National Eligibility Test (NET) : Eligibility
The eligibility criteria's are :
i) Only those candidates are eligible to appear in NET who have completed/
are pursuing a UGC specified Master’s degree in :
- LLM ( Master of Law of Laws)
- MBA ( Master of Business Administration)
- M.Com ( Master of Commerce)
- MD ( Master of Medicine)
- M.Dance ( Master of Dance)
- M.Ed. ( Master of Education)
- M.Ind. ( Master of Indology)
- ML ( Master of Laws)
- M.Lib.Sc. ( Master of Library Science)
- M.Litt. ( Master of Literature or Master of Letters)
- M.Mus. ( Master of Music)
- MOL ( Master of Oriental Learning)
- MPEd. ( Master of Physical Education)
- MSW ( Master of Social Work)
- M.Sc. ( Master of Science)
- M.Stat. ( Master of Statistics)
- M.Tech. ( Master of Technology)
- M.Text ( Master of Textiles)
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- Parangat
- Shikshan Parangat
- MA ( Master of Arts)
- MCA ( Master of Computer Applications)
- MFA ( Master of Fine Arts)
- MJ ( Master of Journalism)
- MLIS ( Master of Library & Information Science)
- Shiksha Acharya
- MPA ( Master of Performing Arts)
- MPS ( Master of Population Studies)
- M.E. ( Master of Engineering)
- M.F.C. ( Master of Finance and Control)
- M.B.E. ( Master of Business Economics)
- M.I.B. ( Master of International Business)
- M.C.S. ( Master of Corporate secretaryship)
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Note: The updated list can also be seen/obtained from the UGC website
www.ugc.ac.in
ii) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without grace or
rounding off) in Master’s Degree (or) equivalent examination from Universities/
Institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and
Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science
etc. are eligible for this Test.
The Scheduled Caste(SC)/ Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ Physically Handicapped(PH)/
Visually Handicapped(VH) category candidates who have secured at least
50% marks (without grace or rounding off) in Master’s degree examination
are eligible for this Test.
iii) Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying
Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited
OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also
apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally
and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility
only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent
with at least 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates).
Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within one
year from the date of NET with required percentage of marks, failing which
they will be treated as disqualified.
iv) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been
completed by a particular time/ year declared by the UGC (irrespective
of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of
5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.
Age Limit & Relaxation
i) Junior Research Fellowship : Not more than 28 years
as on 1st June of the year of admission. A relaxation upto 5 years is
provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH/ VH categories
and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates
having research experience, limited to the period spent on research
in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to
a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate
authority.
Three years’ relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates
possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s)
shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.
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ii) Lectureship : No upper age limit except for M. Phil/ Ph.D
candidates & SET Candidates
i) For M. Phil/ Ph.D candidates: The candidates
having Ph.D. Degree in the concerned subject are exempted from NET
for Under Graduate and Post Graduate level teaching. The candidates
having M. Phil Degree in the concerned subject are exempted from NET
for Under Graduate level teaching only. The candidates who have passed
the UGC/CSIR JRF examination are also exempted from appearing in NET.
ii) For SET Candidates: The candidates who have
cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET), accredited by UGC for eligibility
for Lectureship are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible
to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For SET held from 1 st
June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates shall be eligible to apply
for the post of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging
to the state from where they have cleared their SET. All SET qualified
candidates are also eligible to appear in NET, if they so desire.
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