The UGC (NET) Humanities is conducted by the University Grants Commission.

The UGC(NET) Test will determine the eligibility of Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for appointment of Lecturers in Universities and colleges in the subjects falling in Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Application and Electronic Science. The UGC (NET) Humanities Test comprises of 3 papers. UGC conducts NET twice a year i.e. in the month of June and December.

ELIGIBILITY - NET :
(i). Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) (50% marks for SC/ST/PH/VH) in Masters Degree or equivalent examination in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Applications, Electronic Sciences etc. are eligible for this test. (ii). Candidates who are in the final year or have appeared for Master's degree or equivalent examination can also apply for the test. However, such candidates will be considered eligible for JRF/LS only after they have passed the Masters Degree examination or equivalent with atleast 55% (50% marks for SC/ST/PH/VH) marks. These 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. (iii). The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master's level examination were completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for relaxation of 5% of marks(i.e from 55% to 50%) to appear in NET Examination. (iv). Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their Post Graduation only. The candidates whose PG subjects is not covered in the list of subjects provided by UGC, may appear in the subject related to the one they had at PG. EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITIY FOR LECTURESHIP) For Ph.D candidates : NET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Lecturers in Universities/Colleges/Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D Degree in compliance of the "University Grants Commission (minimum standards and procedure for award of Ph.D Degree), Regulation 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET / SET for recruitement and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions. The candidates who have passed the UGC / CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET. For SET Candidates : The candidates who have cleared the State Level Eligibility Test (SET ), accredited by the UGC for Lectureship prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in the NET being eligible to apply for Lecturership anywhere in India. For SET examinations

scheduled in or after June 2002, the qualified candidates shall be eligible to apply for the post of lecturer only in the university/ colleges belonging to the same state whose SET Examination they have cleared. However, those candidates are also eligible to apply for appearing in the NET, if they so desire. Age Limit : The upper age limit for being eligible for the test is as under : (a) For Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): Candidate should be 28 years for December / June Exam of the corresponding year, relaxable upto 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH and 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 permissable to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. (b) For Lecturership : There is no upper age limit.

SCHEME OF THE TEST

The Test will consist of three papers.

Paper-I will consist of 60 multiple choice questions of two mark each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any 50. The paper shall be of general nature intended to assess the teaching / research aptitude of the candidate. It is designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension and divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated. Total Marks of Paper-I will be 100. Paper-II will consist of 50 objective type questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. The candidates will have to mark their response for each question on the answer sheet attached at the end of the test booklet. Total Marks of Paper-II will be100. Negative marking at the rate of 25% has been introduced. For each incorrect answer, 0.5 marks shall be deducted. Paper-III will have four sections:

Section-1 : It requires the candidate to write a critique of a given passage or stanza from a known thinker / writer. Five questions will be asked on this passage requiring an answer upto 30 words. It shall carry 25 marks (55=25). In case of Science subjects, a theoretical problem will be set for the candidates to analyse. The questions will be based on Paper-III(A). Section-2 : Fifteen questions will be asked on the syllabus of Paper-III(A). The questions are to be answered in upto 30 words each and carries 5 mark each. (155=75marks). There will be no internal choice. Section-3 : Questions will be asked from all electives and candidate has to choose one elective

and answer the five questions from it. The questions will be based on Paper-III(B). There is no internal choice. The questions are to be answered in upto 200 words and carries 12 mark each, (5 12=60marks). Where there is no elective, 5 questions will be set across the Paper-III syllabus. Section-4 : Essay writing- One question with internal choice on general themes, and contemporary, theoretical or of disciplinary relevance to be answered in 1000 words and shall carry 40 marks. The total marks for Paper-III(A) and Paper-III (B) will be 200.

Paper-III will be evaluated only for those candidates who are able to secure the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II, as given below: Category General PH/VH SC/ST 40 35 35 Min. Qualifying Marks Paper-I Paper-II Paper-I+Paper-II 40 35 35 100(50%) 90(45%) 80(40%)

The minimum qualifying criteria for award of JRF is as follows : Category General PH/VH SC/ST 40 35 35 Min. Qualifying Marks Pap-I Pap-II PapI+Pap-II Pap-III 40 35 35 100(50%) 90(45%) 80(40%) 100(50%) 90(45%) 80(40%)

The total marks and duration of Papers I, II & III are as given below: Session Paper Total Marks Duration First First I II 100 100 1hr & 15 min. (9.30 to 10.45am) 1hr & 15 min. (10.45 to 12.00pm)

Second III 200 2hrs & 30 min. (1.30 to 4.00pm) Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowships will be eligible to receive fellowship under various schemes subject to finding their placement in the University / IITs / Other National Organisations. The validity of the offer is two year w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF award letter. However, in case

the candidate has already joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship will be from the date of declaration of examination result or date of joining, whichever is later.

VALUE OF FELLOWSHIP
The amount of the fellowship is Rs.12,000/- per month at present. The progress of the research work done by a JRF on the completion of two years of the award may be assessed as per the procedure laid down by the Commision. The fellowship may be withdrawn if the work is not considered satisfactory. The fellowship for the third and subsequent years will be Rs. 14,000/per month. Candidates who will qualify the test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Lecturers of the concerned Universities/Colleges/State Govts. etc. Candidates qualifying JRF shall avail the award within one year from the date of issue of the award letter.

ELITE-UGC DECEMBER 2010 / JUNE 2011

A Correspondence Course for students appearing in the UGC (NET) for JRF and Lecturership Examination (in Humanities). We are providing course material for Commerce, Computer Applications, Economics, Education, Electronic Science, English, Geography, History, Home Science, Library & Information Science, Management, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Our course material is based on the NET syllabus prescribed by UGC. It covers all the topics mentioned in the syllabus. The syllabus being vast, we have presented it in a concise, lucid manner dividing it into a number of volumes. These volumes consist of extensive theory as well as typical questions and problems. The course is designed in the best possible manner so as to enable the students to face the NET with confidence. Our course material is also suitable for SET/SLET. Paper I General Paper

The course material will contain objective type questions with answers on various subjects like comprehension, logical reasoning, teaching aptitude, analysis evaluation, deductive and inductive reasoning etc. It will be provided in 6 volumes. Paper II - The course material will contain important theory parts in brief and a large number of objective type questions with answers. Paper- III (A) The course material will consist of extensive theory covering important topics. It will also contain descriptive questions and answers. The course materials for Paper-II and Paper-III(A) together will be provided in 10-15 volumes. Paper - III (B) The course materials will cover certain selected electives from each subject. These will contain descriptive theory alongwith essay type questions and answers. We offer the

following

electives

in

each

subject.

The Student should opt for any one of the electives given below. The Course material for the selected elective only will be provided in 1 or 2 volumes. 1. COMMERCE

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives only. a) Accounting and Finance b) c) Human d) International Business 2. COMPUTER Marketing Resource SCIENCE AND Management APPLICATIONS

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) Theory of Computation - Context free grammars - Linear Bounded Automata (LBA) - Turing Machine (TM) Chomsky Hierarchy of Languages b) Models for Information Channel - Variable Length Codes - Error Correcting and Detecting Codes Image Processing Data Compression Techniques c) Linear Programming Problem (LPP) - Assignment and Transportation Problems - Shortest Path Problems - Network Flow Problem -Matroids - Non linear Programming d) Neural Networks Fuzzy Systems e) Unix Windows

e) Unix - Windows 3. ECONOMICS

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) d) Theory Growth Single of and Planning Consumer Productivity and Equation Behaviour Trends and in Economic Linear Theory Indian of Model Firms Agriculture Development

e) The Rise and fall of Bretton-Wood and emerging International Monetary System. 4. EDUCATION

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) d) e) Teacher Education 5. ELECTRONIC SCIENCE Educational Educational Measurement Educational Special Administration and Evaluation Technology education

As the syllabus is the same for Paper-II, Paper-III(A) and Paper-III(B) [that is, no separate electives for Paper-III(B)], the course material for Paper III(B) is included in the course material of Paper II and III (A). 6. ENGLISH

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) Indian writing in and Literary English other and Indian Literature in English translation.

American

non-British Theory

English and

Literatures. Criticism.

d) History of English Language, English language Teaching 7. GEOGRAPHY

As per the syllbus, there is no separate Electives for Paper III (B) which is combined with Paper III (A). (Syllbus for Paper III A and B are common). 8. HISTORY

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) Modern Indian History 9. HOME SCIENCE Ancient Medieval Indian Indian History History

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) d) e) Home Food Institutional Child Clothing and Community Management and Human and Resource and and Nutrition Dietetics Development Textiles Management

f) Home Science Extension Education 10. LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE

As the syllabus is the same for Paper-II, Paper-III(A) and Paper-III(B) [that is, no separate electives for Paper-III(B)], the course material for Paper III(B) is included in the course material of Paper II and III (A). 11. MANAGEMENT

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) Nature & Scope of Financial Human Resource Management Marketing Management

d) Indian Foreign Trade and Policy. 12. PHILOSOPHY

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) d) e) Gandhian Philosophy The Central Linguistic Concepts History turn in Vedanta and the of conception and of religions Philosophy Hermeneutics Philosophy

Phenomenology

13.

POLITICAL

SCIENCE

As per the syllabus, there is no separate Electives for Paper III (B) which is combined with Paper III (A). (Syllabus for Paper III A and B are common). 14. PHILOSOPHY

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) Current Trends Developmental in Social Psychology Processes

c) Human Development and Individual Differences, Guidance in Schools, Counselling d) Development of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

e) Psychopathology, Mental Health 15. SOCIOLOGY

Course material will be provided in one or two volumes for the following electives. a) b) c) d) e) The Website course Industry Sociology Population Gender materials of will be UGC despatched of and and by Registered Rural and Sociology Society Development Society Society Book-Post.

http://www.ugc.ac.in/>

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