UGC NET

Yes, you are eligible to appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET) if you have completed your PGDM from an AICTE approved institution. As per the eligibility criteria for NET, candidates who have completed their postgraduate degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks from a recognised university or institution are eligible to appear for the exam. The eligibility criteria also state that candidates who have completed their professional degree such as PGDM, MBA, MCA etc. , are eligible for NET if their degree is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Therefore, since your PGDM degree is AICTE approved, you are eligible to appear for NET, subject to fulfilling other eligibility criteria such as age limit, nationality, etc.

The good score varies for every subject in UGC NET exam as the NTA (National Testing Agency) takes the UGC NET exam for more than 80 subjects every year. It completely depends on the difficulty level of the subjects. However, the average difficulty level of the UGC NET exam is moderately difficult. The candidates securing more than 65 per cent marks will tentatively qualify for the UGC NET exam. For securing the position of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates have to secure more than 67 per cent of marks as the top 1 per cent of candidates will be selected as JRFs among the candidates who will qualify for the assistant professorship.
Overall, the good score for the UGC NET exam lies between 65 to 70 per cent of the marks. There are higher chances of getting selected for the candidates who secure more than 65 per cent of marks.

Yes, the UGC NET cut-off for the UGC NET June cycle was released on October 17, 2024. The cut-off for the UGC NET June Cycle is released for JRF and Assistant Professors in PDF format which is accessible on the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in. To download these PDFs the candidates have to follow the steps given below: a) Go to the official website b) Click on the Cut off link for the UGC NET June Cycle (Cut Off Marks for JRF or Cut Off Percentile for Assistant Professors)c) The PDF for the UGC NET June cycle will appear on the screend) Download the cut-off PDF and save it for later useHowever for the June 2024 session, the cut off is released fori) JRF ii) Assistant Professor iii) PhD only

The age limit criteria for the UGC NET exam has been given below for the candidates: For JRF: The upper age limit to apply for Junior Research Fellowship is 30 years as on the date of the UGC NET exam. However, there is age relaxation given to the reserved candidates as per the norms of the Indian government. 5 years of age relaxation is given to ST/SC/OBC-NCL/PwD/Tansgender and Female candidates. For Assistant Professorship: There is no upper age limit to apply for the Assistant Professor eligibility exam. The candidates should not that the age is calculated from the date of the exam. Therefore, the candidates should not be more than 30 years of age on the day of UGC NET exam to be eligible for the JRF.

Yes you can definitely appear for the UGC NET exam again If you did not clear it in the first attempt. The UGC NET exam is conducted twice a year by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the selection of Assistant Professor and award for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in various Indian Universities and Colleges. There is no limit on the number o attempts that you can makefor the UGC NET exam. However, you have to fulfill the eligibility criteria for the exam, which include having master's  degree with at least 55 per cent marks (50 per cent for reserved categories) or equivalent from the UGC recognised University. The age eligibility for the UGC NET exam has been given below for the candidates:Candidates applying for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) should not be more than 30 years of age as on the first day of the month in which the UGC NET 2023 exam concludes. UGC NET JRF Age Limit Relaxation 2023Relaxation of JRF age criteria is given to SC, ST, OBC, PwD, women, and other category candidates. Have a look at the age relaxation for the reserved categories below. CategoryAge Relaxation (in years)SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Third Gender5Females of all categories5Candidates having research experienceLimited to the period spent on research(Maximum of 5 years)Candidates holding LLM degree3Candidates in armed forces(subject to the length of service in the armed forces)5