National Eligibility Test
Sign in to saveThe University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (UGC–NET) is a standardised test in India conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the University Grants Commission. It is designed to determine the eligibility of candidates for: awarding of the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), appointment as assistant professor, and admission to PhD in Indian universities and colleges. The exam can be taken in any one of the 85 subjects. The UGC–NET National Eligibility Test is in the list of the top 10 toughest exams in India.
Key facts
- Examination.name
- University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test
- Examination.acronym
- UGC–NET
- Examination.type
- Computer based test (CBT)
- Examination.test_admin
- National Testing Agency
- Examination.prerequisite
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Examination.year_started
- 1989–90
- Examination.duration
- 3 hours (180 minutes)
- Examination.score_range
- 0–100 (Paper I) 0–200 (Paper II)
- Examination.score_validity
- Three years (JRF) Lifetime (assistant professor)One year (PhD admission)
- Examination.offered
- Twice annually(Usually in the months of December and June).
- Examination.attempt_restriction
- No restriction
- Examination.regions
- India
- Examination.language
- Mainly English and Hindi
- Examination.test_takers
- 5,44,485 (Dec 2021, June 2022 merged cycles)
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Official website
University Grants Commission (UGC)-NET | India
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- test
- Country
- India
- Official website
- ugcnet.nta.nic.in
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Qualifying criteria
- SET/SLETs
- UGC NET Mandatory for PhD admission
- See also
- References
- External links
The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (UGC–NET) is a standardised test in India conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the University Grants Commission. It is designed to determine the eligibility of candidates for: awarding of the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), appointment as assistant professor, and admission to PhD in Indian universities and colleges. The exam can be taken in any one of the 85 subjects. The UGC–NET National Eligibility Test is in the list of the top 10 toughest exams in India.
Until July 2018, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the exam, which was taken over by the NTA since December 2018. Currently, the exam is being conducted twice a year in the months of June and December in CBT-mode. From December 2018 onward, NTA started releasing the UGC-NET e-certificate and JRF award letter online on its official website for the qualified candidates.
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