UGC NET

UGC NET 2024 exam will be conducted for a total of 83 subjects. UGC NET exam is conducted by NTA twice a year to determine the eligibility of candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/or Assistant Professor. Candidates need to choose the UGC NET subject as per their area of specialisation in their post-graduation degree course while submitting their online applications. If a candidate’s post-graduation subject is not mentioned in the subject list prescribed by UGC, he or she can choose a related subject. The official UGC NET notification informs, “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 NET subjects, may appear in a related subject.”

You can apply for the UGC NET Exam even if you have a backlog in your post-graduation coursework.The University Grants Commission (UGC) administers the National Eligibility Test (NET) to ascertain a candidate's eligibility for Assistant Professor positions and Junior Research Fellowships (JRF).Candidates must meet several requirements in order to be eligible for the UGC NET Exam. These requirements include age restrictions, educational requirements, and relaxation policies.A post-graduation degree or its equivalent from an accredited university must have been earned by the candidate, with at least 55% of the possible points (50% for those in reserved categories) in the relevant disciplines.The minimum qualifying marks are waived by 5% for candidates who fall under the SC, ST, OBC-NCL, or PwD categories.

Add up the marked answers and the official right answers.For every exam question answered correctly, add two marks. Add zero points to the exam for each wrong response.Add up all of the exam points for all of the right answers. A few days following the exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) publishes the UGC NET answer key. The answer key is available on the NTA's official website and can be downloaded by doing the actions listed below: Go to the official website (a). b) Select "Answer Key" from the homepage's list of links. C) To access your account, enter your login information, which includes your application number and password. D) Select the link to access the exam answer key.

The UGC NET exam's level of difficulty might change depending on the subject and exam cycle. Generally speaking, nevertheless, the UGC NET exam is regarded as a fairly challenging test that evaluates applicants' knowledge, understanding, analytical and reasoning skills, and research aptitude. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has prescribed the UGC NET test format 2024. The UGC NET 2024 exam consists of two exams, Paper 1 and Paper 2, in accordance with the most recent exam pattern. The UGC NET exam lasts for three hours. Multiple-choice (MCQ) questions of the objective type are included in both papers. Combining papers 1 and 2, the candidates are given 150 questions in total. Negative marking is not used in the UGC NET exam. 

Candidates should have secured at least 55 per cent marks in master’s degree exams. A relaxation of five per cent is given to candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (OBC)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Transgender category.Candidates should have completed their post-graduation from a UGC-recognised college/university in relevant streams such as Humanities, Social Science, Electronic Science, Computer Science & Applications, etc.PhD degree holders whose master’s exams were completed on September 19, 1991 (regardless of the result declaration date) are eligible for a relaxation of five per cent marks in the aggregate