National Testing Agency on behalf of University Grand Commission conducted National Eligibility Exam in India. In this article, all the general information regarding the UGC-NET Exam.
Expected Dates
The UGC-NET exam is held twice a year June and December
For June 2019 Exam
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| Release of Notification | First week of February |
| Online Application Form submission | First week of March |
| Admit Card | Two to three weeks prior to the exam |
| UGC NET Exam Date | UGC NET Exam Date |
| UGC NET Result Date | By July |
For December 2019 Exam
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| Online application form submission begins | First week of September 2019 |
| UGC NET Exam Date | December 2019 |
| Declaration of result | January 2020 |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
- Candidates of Unreserved Category must have at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwD must have 50% (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination
- Final Year students of Masters Degree
Age
For Junior Research Fellowship
- Not more than 30 years as on 01.07.2018.
- 5 years relaxaion to the candidates belonging to OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Transgender categories/women applicants.
- Relaxation of up to 5 years for the candidates who have served in the armed forces
For Assistant Professor:
- There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor.
Exam Pattern
| Phase | No. Of Questions | Marks | Time |
| Phase I | 50 | 100 (2 Marks Each) | 1 Hours/60 Minutes |
| Phase II | 100 | 200 (2 Marks Each) | 2 Hours/120 Minutes |
Cut Off
- UGC NET qualifying cut off marks for General category is 40% in Paper I & II
- The qualifying marks for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD/Transgender categories is 35% in Paper I & II
