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ave secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Masters Degree OR equivalent universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social er Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste ribe (ST)/Physically Handicapped (PH)/Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have 0% marks (without rounding off) in Masters degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this

ave appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Masters degree (final year) examination and l awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for r, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of ligibility only after they have passed their Masters degree examination or equivalent with at least marks in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their P.G. on within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which ed as disqualified.
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holders whose Masters level examination had been completed by 19 September, 1991 te of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from ppearing in NET.

vised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates whose postis not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject.

ng concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC(Non-creamy VH certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms (obtained while applying onates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility alongwith plication Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about he Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage, their e cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

ost-graduate diploma/certificate course(s), should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence with Masters degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org)

IBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP) :

shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of s, who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University ons, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of ns in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.

ates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for ureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply nywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible ost of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging to the state from where they have .

About the N E T The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The Test is conducted in Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications and Electronic Science.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conducts the UGC-CSIR NET for other Science subjects, namely, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences jointly with the UGC. The tests are conducted twice in a year generally in the months of June and December. For candidates who desire to pursue research, the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) is available for five years subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. UGC has allocated a number of fellowships to the universities for the candidates who qualify the test for JRF. The JRFs are awarded to the meritorious candidates from among the candidates qualifiying for eligibility for lectureship in the NET. JRFs are available only to the candidates who opt for it in their application forms. The test for Junior Research Fellowship is being conducted since 1984. The Government of India, through its notification dated 22nd July, 1988 entrusted the task of conducting the eligibility test for lectureship to UGC. Consequently, UGC conducted the first National Eligibility Test, common to both eligibility for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship in two parts, that is, in December 1989 and in March , 1990. ^TOP N E T Schedule UGC conducts NET twice a year, i.e., in the months of June and December. The notifications announcing the June and December examinations are published in the months of March and September respectively in the weekly journal of nation-wide circulation, viz, Employment News. N E T Results Declaration Schedule The result of June, UGC-NET is declared generally in the month of October. Similarly December, UGC-NET result is usually declared in the month of April. The UGC-NET results published in the Employment News are also available on UGC website. N E T for Science Subjects The NET in Major Science Subjects, viz., Chemical Sciences; Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences is conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The concerned notifications are issued separately by CSIR. Submission of the Application Forms for Appearing in The UGC-NET The procedure for applying for UGC-NET is described in detail in the notification for the relevant examination. The notification is published in the Employment News generally in the months of March and September and is also uploaded on the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in. ^TOP Non-Receipt of NET Certificate. In the case of non-receipt of NET certificate the candidates are advised to correspond with/contact the Head, NET Bureau, UGC, South Campus, University of Delhi, Benito Juarez Marg., New Delhi 110 021.In their covering letter, they must state their Roll No., the date of UGC-NET in which they have appeared and UGC-Ref. No. (in case known to them). In case, they have not submitted the attested copies of their documents earlier, they may do so with the covering letter duly signed by them. Attested copies of the following documents may be submitted: i. ii. iii. iv. v. High School/Higher Secondary/Matriculation Certificate depicting date of birth. Master's degree/Provisional Certificate. Consolidated mark-sheet of Master's degree course. (Wherever grades are assigned, conversion table in terms of consolidated percentage may be produced from the issuing authority). Caste certificate (only in case of SC/ST/OBC candidates) Certificate of Physical disability (only in case of Physically Handicapped and Visually Handicapped candidates). Notes:

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All certificate have to be attested by a gazetted officer with his/her official stamp bearing his/her name, designation and official address. The certificates, which are in languages other than Hindi and English, may be translated in Hindi or English and attested by the issuing authority of the original certificates.

Procedure of issuing Duplicate Certificate Duplicate NET certificate shall be issued only in the event of loss/ non-receipt of the original one. The candidate may submit the following documents for getting the duplicate certificate issued: i. An affidavit on a Judicial stamp paper duly attested by the competent Authority for the loss of original certificate issued by the UGC mentioning the name of the candidate, his/her particulars like father's and mother's names, date of UGC-NET, Roll number, subject, address etc. The candidate must state in the affidavit that in case of his/her discovering the original NET certificate/JRF Award letter, he/she would not misuse it and return it to the NET Bureau. A demand draft of Rs. 100/- drawn in favour of the Secretary, University Grants Commission, New Delhi payable at State Bank of India, Service Branch, (Code No. 7687), New Delhi. An attested Copy of FIR registered at a Police Station. The Attestation stamp of the Class-I gazetted officer must bear his/her name, designation and official address.

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