Tuesday 4 February 2020

Am I Eligible to Apply for UGC NET Exam? Know the Criteria

Hello Aspirants,

Are you confused that you can apply for UGC NET exam or not?

In this article, I am going to discuss the eligibility criteria for the exam. The aspirants can check if they fulfill all the required criteria for the same.

The UGC NET exam is organized for the selection of candidates for assistant professor in the universities and junior research fellowship in the national universities and institutes.

The eligibility to apply for the exam is given below:


UGC NET Eligibility Criteria


The candidates who fulfill the UGC NET Eligibility criteria as per the UGC Norms as mentioned below, can fill the registration form to appear in the exam.

Educational: The candidates must have completed the post-graduation degree from the UGC approved universities with more than 55% aggregate marks.

There will be some relaxation of 5% marks (50% marks required) for the reserved category candidates.

The candidates are advised to choose the NET subject for paper 2 same as their post-graduation subject. If the subject is not available in the list of 81 NET subjects, they can apply for its related subject.

Note: The candidates, who are in their last year of post-graduation or who’s result is awaiting can also eligible to apply for the exam, However, they need to complete their post-graduation degree within 2 years from the UGC NET result declaration.


Age limit: There is no age limit for the aspirants appearing for assistant professor posts. If the candidates want to apply for NET JRF, the age must be below 30 years.

The reserved category candidates can avail the benefits of reservation. The candidates belong to reserved category can apply for the UGC NET JRF exam till the age of 35 years.




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Frequently Asked Questions regarding UGC NET Eligibility


Que - Are BTech graduates eligible for UGC NET exam?
Ans - No, you are not eligible as post-graduation degree is the minimum eligibility criteria to appear into UGC NET exam. The science stream candidates who have completed the BTech. degree can apply for the CSIR NET exam for one of the five science subjects life, physical, chemical, earth and mathematical science.

Que – Does Final year in MCom student is eligible to apply for UGC NET exam?
Ans- Yes, the candidates of final year in master’s degree or who’s final result is awaited are eligible to apply for UGC NET exam.

Que – Am I eligible for UGC NET after completing PGDM? and I belong to Sc category.
Ans – Yes, you are eligible to apply for UGC NET if you have completed the PGDM from UGC approved university and there is 5-year age relaxation for reserved category candidates. You can apply for the exam till the age of 35 years.



UGC NET Application Form 2020 Process


The NTA is the organizing institute for UGC NET exam and it is organized twice a year in June and December month.

This year, the UGC NET exam will be held from 15th to 20th June and application form will be open from 16th March to 16th April 2020.

Read the official notification and instructions carefully before filling the online UGC NET application form.

Hope this article will help you knowing the eligibility criteria better.

All the best!!

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