UGC NET is a National Eligibility Test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), once every year. This test is held at the national level for the selection of Assistant Professors and for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in the Indian colleges and universities. The qualifying students may get awarded with both the fellowship and the post of Assistant Professor depending upon their performance in the exam. It is conducted on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC). For the year 2018, CBSE will conduct the exam in 84 subjects and in 91 cities all over India.
The earlier patterns of the UGC exam required 3 papers to be attempted by students. The pattern has changed since 2018, and now only 2 papers are required to be attempted.
The list of topics covered in the UGC NET Paper1 is summarized below:
Section |
Questions |
Marks |
Teaching Aptitude |
5 |
10 |
Research Aptitude |
5 |
10 |
Reading Comprehension |
5 |
10 |
Communication |
5 |
10 |
Reasoning (including Maths) |
5 |
10 |
Logical Reasoning |
5 |
10 |
Data Interpretation |
5 |
10 |
Information & Communication Technology (ICT) |
5 |
10 |
People & Environment |
5 |
10 |
Higher Education System: Governance, |
5 |
10 |
Total |
50 |
100 |
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Not everyone is eligible to appear for the UGC NET exam. There are pre-qualifications required to be able to enter into this examination. In general, the below criteria must be met to appear in the exam:
In order to qualify the UGC NET exam one must fulfill and understand the below criteria:
The application forms for the UGC NET exam are made available online. It is essential for the candidates to read the form properly and fill it correctly. No changes are allowed in the form after submission. Incorrect information will lead to termination of candidature. Proofs of all information filled in the form can be asked to produce at the time of result.
Admit Card for the CBSE NET exam is also made available online. Students are required to take the printout of the Admit Card and carry it along with them on the examination day to the exam hall. Permission to enter the examination hall will only be granted to students carrying the hall admit card. The Admit Card must be properly and clearly printed, with the following details visible on it:
Candidate Name,
The preparation of the UGC exam entails a lot of hard work and strategic planning. The exam is on the National level and therefore the competition is ever increasing. Understanding the pattern and a lot of practice from the previous year’s question papers could be a real help in the preparation. Avatto.com provides you solved UGC exam papers as well for reference.
The successful students qualifying the UGC exam are awarded Junior Research Fellowship which opens up the opportunity for them to pursue research in their post-graduation subject or a related subject. They also become eligible for the post of Assistant Professor. The qualified students are highly valued by top Indian Universities, IITs and other Indian organizations and may get hired for full-time research work in these colleges. Students are also eligible for productive jobs in the Public Sector Undertakings (PSU). The employment depends on the UGC NET score achieved by the student. The posts awarded are of Executives in the disciplines of Management, Science (R&D), Corporate Communications, Human Resource, Finance etc. in their organization