UGC
National Eligibility Test (NET) June 2014
The University Grants Commission will hold the next
National Eligibility Test (NET) on 29th June 2014 (Sunday) for
determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for
Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility
for Assistant Professor in Indian Universities and colleges.
NET will be conducted in 79 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, Managementetcat
86 selected NET Coordinating Institutions spread across the country. The full
list of subjects is given at http://ugcnetonline.in/subjects.php
and the list of Coordinating centres, at
http://ugcnetonline.in/Test_centre.php
Those who qualify for the award of Junior Research
Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their
post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Assistant
Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national
organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in
accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF and
Eligibility for Assistant Professor both or Eligibility for Assistant Professor
only will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of
NET.
However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for
Assistant Professor will not be considered for award of JRF. Candidates
appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form
whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Assistant
Professor both OR only for Eligibility for Assistant Professor. Candidates who
qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by
the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the
concerned universities/ colleges/state governments, as the case may be.
Junior Research Fellowship: Those qualifying for
the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship
of UGC under various schemes, subject to their finding placement in
universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the offer is two years
w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates
who have already joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship
shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or date of their joining,
whichever is later.
Conditions of Eligibility: Applicant should have
scored 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 Science, Computer Science &
Applications, Electronic Science etc. However, Other Backward Classes (OBC)
belonging to non-creamy layer / Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) /
Persons with disability (PWD) category candidates need only a minimum of 50%
marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination to be
eligible for taking this Test.
Those who have appeared or will be appearing at the
qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose results are 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/Assistant Professor
eligibility subject to completing 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.
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 (from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.
Applicants are advised to appear in the subject of
their post-graduation only. Those applicants, whose post-graduation subject is
not covered in the list of subjects offered, may appear in a related subject.
Age Limit & Relaxation: For Junior Research
Fellowship applicant should not be more than 28 years of age as on 01.06.2014.
A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/PWD categories and to
women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to those 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.
For Assistant Professor, there is no upper age
limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor.
Exemption (Eligibility for Assistant Professor):
NET/SLET/SET will continue to be the minimum eligibility condition for
recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/
Colleges/Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been
awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission
(Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009,
shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of
NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or
equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions. Those who have
passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from
appearing in NET.
SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the
State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant
Professor held prior to 1stJune 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being
eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India. For SET held from
1stJune 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the
post of Assistant Professor only in the universities/ colleges situated in the
state from where they have cleared their SET.
Scheme and Date of Test: The Test will be held on
29th June, 2014 (Sunday) in two separate sessions and will have three papers.
All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions. In session
I to be held from 9.30 am to 12 noon, there will be two papers, each carrying
100 marks and each of 1¼ hours duration. Paper I to be held from 9.30 am to
10.45 am, will have 60 questions of which 50 have to be answered. Each carry 2
marks.In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the
first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.In Paper
II, to be held from 10.45 am to 12 noon, there will be 50 questions, all of
which are compulsory and each with 2 marks.In Session II, Paper III will be
held from 1.30 pm to 4. Pm (two and a half hours) and it will have 150 marks
with 75 questions, each with 2 marks, all of which are compulsory.
Paper-I will 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. Paper-II will have questions based on the
subject selected by the candidate. Paper-III will have questions from the
subject selected by the candidate. There are no negative marks for incorrect
answers.
Paper-II and Paper-III will cover entire syllabus
(including all electives, without options).Syllabi for all NET subjects can be
downloaded from www.ugc.ac.in and are also available in the libraries of all
Indian Universities.
A candidate who does not appear in Paper-I, will
not be permitted to appear in Paper-II and Paper-III. Candidate will have to
mark the responses for questions of all papers on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR)
sheet provided along with the Test Booklet.No candidate will be allowed to
leave the examination hall/room before 11.30 a.m. in the 1st session and 3.30
p.m. in the second session.Use of calculators or Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile
phones, pagers, electronic devices etc. are not allowed in the Examination
Hall/Room.
For Persons with Disability (Visually Challenged
candidates) compensatory time will be provided for completing the test. Details
are given in the Notification at http://www.ugcnetonline.in/
Candidates have to return the original OMR Sheet of
Paper I & II together and Paper-III to the Invigilator before leaving the
examination hall/room. However, candidates are allowed to carry the Test
Booklets of Paper-I, II and III along with duplicate copy (carbon less copy) of
OMR Sheet on conclusion of examination.
Examination fee: Examination fee for General
candidates is Rs.450/-; For Other Backward Classes (NCL), it is Rs. 225/- and
for SC/ST/PWD candidates, it is Rs. 110/-. Fee has to be paid through the
Challan that would be generated while applying online.
Application: Application for UGC-NET, June, 2014
has to be made online at www.ugcnetonline.in or through a link available at
www.ugc.ac.in.Before applying Online, applicant must keep ready, the scanned
passport size photograph of less than 300 kb in JPEG format.After applicants
fill all the details for applying online, the computer will automatically
generate the ‘Bank Challan’ of the applicant indicating his/her details. The
last date for applying Online & generation of filled Bank Challan for fee
is 5.5.2014.
A print out of this Bank Challanhas to be taken by
the applicant for payment through cash, on the next working day after
generating the challan, at any branch of SBI alongwith Bank chargesof Rs.40/-.
The last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank Challan, at
any branch of SBI is 7.5.2014.
Two days after the payment of fee at SBI through
filled Bank Challan, the candidate is required to check the status of fee
payment at www.ugcnetonline.in and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will
be able to take the printout of online Application Form (one copy), Attendance
Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy) on separate A-4 size papers. Last
date of taking printout of Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admit Card
from UGC website www.ugcnetonline.in is 10.05.2014.
Candidates must affix their recent identical
passport size photographs, at the places indicated, on the printout of Online
Application Form and Attendance Slip must sign across the photograph after it
is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the Application Form
and Attendance Slip beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be duly attested
by the Head of the University Department/ Principal of the College/Class-I
Gazetted Officer.
Applicant should attach the UGC copy of the Bank
Challan with the printout of online Application Form. Those belonging to OBC
(NCL) /SC/ST/PWD must enclose the attested copy of certificate for the same.
Those seeking age relaxation must enclose the certificate of educational qualification/research
experience entitling the candidates for age relaxation
The Application (consisting of one copy of printout
of online application form and one copy of Attendance Slip) along with Bank
Challan (in original) and other required documents as specified must reach the
Registrar/Principal of the NET Coordinating Institution on or before 15.05.2014
in an envelope super-scribed ‘UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research
Fellowship and Eligibility for Assistant Professor, June, 2014’.
Applicants should retain the print out of online
Admission card with them and should bring it on the day of examination after
affixing the identical passport size photograph. The photograph must be signed
across by the candidate after affixing, so that a part of the signature spreads
over the Admit Card. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the
University Department/ Principal of the College/ class-I Gazetted officer. No
Admission Card will be issued by the respective NET Coordinating Institutions. Candidates
are requested to ascertain their venue of the test/seating arrangement from the
website of the respective NET Coordinating Institution and note it in their
printout of online Admission Card at least 10 days before the Test (upto
19thJune, 2014). Candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also
along with their printout of online Admission Card on the day of examination.
Results: A candidate has to first secure a minimum
mark in each of the three papers to be considered for inclusion in the merit
list for the award of JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor. The minimum
marks needed for Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III for General candidates would
be 40 marks (40%), 40 marks (40%) for Paper I and Paper II and 75 (50%) for
Paper III. For OBC (Non-creamy layer)/ PWD/ SC/ ST, it would be 35 (35%), 35
(35%) and 60 (40 %)respectively for Papers I, II and III. These candidates will
be eligible for the next stage of the process.
Amongst those candidates who have cleared the
minimum mark stipulation, a merit list will be prepared subject-wise and
category-wise using the aggregate marks of all the three papers secured by such
candidates. Top 15% candidates (for each subject and category), from the merit
list mentioned, will be declared NET qualified for eligibility for Assistant
Professor only.A separate merit list for the award of JRF will be prepared from
amongst the NET qualified candidates.
The resultwill be made available at www.ugc.ac.in and www.ugcnetonline.in
as and when it is declared. The candidates
will not be individually intimated about their result.The marks of all
candidates will be uploaded at www.ugcnetonline.in soon after declaration of
result. Besides this, UGC will not issue any mark sheet to
qualified/non-qualified candidates.
Those Candidates having any grievances with regard
to answer key(s) even after declaration of result of NET June, 2014, may send a
written request to the Head, UGC NET Bureau, South Campus University of Delhi,
Benito Juarez Marg, New Delhi-110021 supporting his/her stand with standard
books/literature along with a Demand Draft of Rs.5,000/- in favour of
Secretary, UGC within one month from the date of declaration of result of NET
June, 2014 examination. The request(s) so received will be placed before the Expert
Committee(s) for re-examination of the answer key(s). In case the answer key(s)
is/are found to be incorrect, the UGC will process the result in the light of
changed key(s) and qualify the additional candidates for JRF and/or eligibility
for Assistant Professor. However, the result of previously qualified candidates
for JRF and/or eligibility for Assistant Professor shall remain unchanged.
For more details, visit http://www.ugcnetonline.in/
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