NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST
On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary
Education announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET)
on 05th November 2017 for determining the eligibility of Indian
nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior
Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in
Indian Universities and Colleges. CBSE will conduct NET in 84 subjects
at 91 selected NET Examination Cities spread across the country.
The candidates 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.
The role of CBSE is only upto
the conduct of NET Examination and declaration of result. The
e-certificates to qualified candidate are issued by UGC- NET Bureau. So
the candidates declared qualified in NET are informed to contact Head,
UGC NET Bureau, University of Delhi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Marg ,
New Delhi, Pin Code-110021, Phone No. (011-24116316, 24115416, 24115419) .
It is notified that CBSE will conduct the next
UGC-NET for Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant
Professor on
05th November, 2017 (Sunday). The candidates who desire to appear in the test may see the detailed notification available on the website
http://cbsenet.nic.in from 04th August, 2017.The
candidates are required to apply online from 11th August, 2017. The
last date for applying online is 11th September, 2017 and fee can be
paid up to 12th Spetember, 2017. The CBSE has decided to use Aadhaar
authentication for the applicants at the time of submission of
application form for UGC - NET (November) - 2017. The candidates may see
the detail notification (Requirement of Aadhaar for NET November 2017)
in this regard.
Eligibility Criteria
(Last Update :10/10/2016)
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Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off)
in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from
universities/institutions recognised by UGC (list attached page No. 22
to 48) in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer
Science &Applications, Electronic Science etc. (list of subjects of
post graduation attached at page No. 19 to 20) are eligible for this
Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy
layer/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with
disability(PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks
(without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are
eligible for this Test. | ||
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Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying
Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is 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 Junior
Research Fellowship/eligibility for Assistant professor only after they
have passed their Master’s Degree examination OR equivalent with at
least 55% marks(50% marks in case of OBC(Non- creamy
layer)/SC/ST/PWD(persons with disability) category candidates. Such
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. | ||
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The 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
(i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET. | ||
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Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post
graduation only. The candidates, whose post graduation subject is not
covered in the list of subjects in item No.14 (on page 12-13), may
appear in a related subject. | ||
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Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents
in support of their eligibility nor printout of their Application Form
(Confirmation Page) to CBSE. However the candidates, in their own
interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test.
In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the UGC/CBSE at any
stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for
legal action. | ||
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vi) Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by
Indian University/ Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate
awarded by the foreign University/institute should in their own
interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate
with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association
of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiuweb.org) | ||
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AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION : | ||||||||||||||
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(i)Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on
01.01.2017. A relaxation up to 5 years is provided to the candidates
belonging to OBC (Non- creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC
available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in
) SC/ST/PWD categories and to 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 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. (ii)Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor. EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR) | |||||||||||||||
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NET/SLET/SET shall remain 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 the Ph. D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the
requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SELT/SET for
recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent
positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
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The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET. | ||||||||||||||
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For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the States
Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant
Professor held prior to 1st JUNE 2002, are exempted from appearing in
NET, being eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India.
For SET held from 1st JUNE 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.Important Dates
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Examination Schedule
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