The UGC will conduct NET in 78 arts and humanities subjects
(including 'Bodo' as new subject) at 74 University Centres across the country. The candidates who qualify
for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) examination are eligible
to pursue research leading to Ph.D. One can apply either for JRF or
lectureship or for both.
The test will be conducted in 78 subjects including Economics, Political
Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Anthropology, Commerce,
Education, Social Work, Defence and Strategic Studies, Home Science,
Public Administration, Population Studies, Music, Management, Physical
Education, Arab culture and islamic studies, Indian Culture, Labour
Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / Labour and Social
Welfare / Human Resource Management, Law, Library and Information Science,
Mass Communication and Journalism, Performing Arts - Dance / Drama /
Theatre, Museology & Conservation, Archaeology, Criminology, Sanskrit
Traditional Subjects (including Jyotisha / Sidhanta Jyotisha / Navya
Vyakarna / Vyakarna / Mimamsa / Navya Nyaya / Sankhya Yoga / Tulanatmaka
Darsana / Shukla Yajurveda / Madhva Vedanta / Dharma Sastra / Sahitya
/ Purana - itihasa / Agama / Advaita Vedanta), Women Studies, Visual
Arts (including Drawing & Painting / Sculpture / Graphics / Applied
Art / History of Art), Geography.
Eligibility :
1) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without 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 rounding off) in Master’s
degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
2) 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% marks in case
of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their
P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of NET result
with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated
as disqualified.
3) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination
had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (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.
4) Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation
only. The candidates whose post-graduation subject is not covered in
the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject.
Age Limit
Not more than 28 years as on 01.06.2012. 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.
There is no upper age limit for lectureship.
Examination
The test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will be
of objective type. There is no negative marking.
Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research
aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning
ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of
the candidate. Consist of 60 multiple choice questions of two marks
each of which candidates have to answer any 50.
Paper-II shall consist of questions based on the subject selected by
the candidate. Consist of 50 compulsory objective type questions of two marks each.
Paper-III will consist of 75 questions of 2 marks each based on the subject selected by
the candidate, all of
which are compulsory
Application
Application fess is Rs. 450 for general candidates, for OBC candidates
Rs. 225, for SC/ ST candidates Rs. 110. Online application details
i)
The candidates are required to download the Bank
Challan Performa from
the UGC website OR take photocopy from the UGC-NET
Notification published
in the Employment News and then deposit the requisite test fee in any branch of
State Bank of India along with the bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-
ii)
Before applying Online, the
candidates must possess the following : (i) Scanned passport (pp) size
photograph in JPEG format of less than 300 kb, (ii) Copy of Bank Challan (fee
receipt)
iii)
Candidate seeking admission to the Test must apply online (i.e.www.ugcnetonline.in OR
through a link available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in)
iv)
After successful submission, the candidate should take printout
of online Application Form (two
copies), Attendance Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy) on separate
A-4 size papers.
v)
SC/ST/PH/VH candidates and candidates belonging to OBC (non-creamy layer) (as
per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in) must enclose
the attested copy of certificate for the same.
vi)
Candidates seeking age relaxation must enclose the certificate of educational
qualification/research experience entitling the candidates for age relaxation.
vii)
The Application (consisting of two copies of printout of online application
form, one copy of Attendance Slip and one copy of Admission Card) alongwith
required documents must reach the Registrar of the
University (UGC Test Centre).
viii)
Application received after 07.05.2012 at the Test Centre will be rejected.
ix)
Before applying Online
candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available
on UGC website and also to be shortly published in the Employment News. Please
note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft,
IPO etc. will be summarily rejected
x)
The envelope containing the Application
Form should be
superscribed UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, JUNE 2012
xi)
The candidates must affix their recent identical passport size photographs, at
the places indicated, on the printout of Online Application Form and must sign
across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature
spreads over the Application Form beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be
duly attested by the Head of the University Department/Principal of the
College/Class-I Gazetted Officer.
xii)
In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early
enough. UGC will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of
this nature.
More details can be available from the UGC website.
