NET

Eligibility Criteria:
1- UGC NET Educational Qualification 2023:
Students must have completed their post-graduation from a UGC-recognised college or university. A relaxation of five percent in educational qualification is given to reserved category students. Students who have cleared SET (State Eligibility Test) before June 1, 2002, are exempted from taking the UGC NET exam.
2- UGC NET Age Limit 2023:
1- Students should not be more than 30 years of age in order to be eligible for NTA NET JRF.
2- There is no age restriction to applying for the post of Assistant Professor and for JRF is 31.
3- A relaxation of 5 years in age criteria is given to reserved category students. For more information, you may visit the Shiksha UGC NET page. (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/ugc-net-exam). I hope this will help you.

No, it is not compulsory in many universities as they conduct their own Doctor of Philosophy entrance exam followed by interviews or counseling. And if you are National Eligibility Test qualified then you will be exempted from the entrance exam. However, top institutes prefer candidates with National Eligibility Test/State Eligibility Test certificates. Also, the National Eligibility Test/State Eligibility Test is compulsory for lecturership eligibility till now. A Doctor of Philosophy is mandatory for Assistant Professor in University that is at the Post-graduation level from 1st July 2023. A doctor of Philosophy is mandatory for Assistant Professor in Promotion. University Grant Commission-National Eligibility Test will remain the eligibility criteria for Assistant Professors. For more information, you may visit the Shiksha UGC NET exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/ugc-net-exam). I hope this will help you.

Best Books for CSIR NET Mathematics:
1- Foundations of Functional Analysis by S. Ponnusamy
2- CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SLET Mathematical Sciences (Paper I & II) by Dr. A. Kumar
3- Contemporary Abstract Algebra by N L Carothers
4- Complex Variables & Applications by James Brown & Ruel Churchill
5- Topics in Algebra by I N Herstein
6- CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SET Mathematical Sciences by Alok Kumar (Upkar)
7- Real analysis by HL Royden
8- Complex Variables and Applications by Ruel Churchill, James Brown
9- Contemporary Abstract Algebra by Joseph A Gallian
10- Classical Mechanics by Herbert Goldstein
11- Fundamentals of Statistics by S C Gupta
12- Integral Equations & Boundary Value Problems by Dr. MD Raisinghania
13- Abstract Algebra by Dummit and Foot
14- Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations by MD Raisinghania
15- How to Become a Human Calculator by Aditi Singhal
16- Advanced Differential Equations by MD Raisinghania
17- Linear Algebra Done Right, third edition, 2015 by Sheldon Axler
18- Basic Course in Real Analysis by S. Kumaresan
19- Principles of Mathematical Analysis by W. Rudin
20- Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable by S. Narayan
The two most popular books for the CSIR NET Maths Preparation are Foundations of Functional Analysis by S. Ponnusamy and CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SLET Mathematical Sciences for Paper 1 and paper 2 by Dr. A. Kumar.