University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC – NET)

UGC-NET is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘award of Junior Research Fellowship and
appointment as Assistant Professor’, ‘appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.’ and ‘admission to Ph.D.
only’ in Indian universities and colleges.
➢ The candidates qualifying under the ‘appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.’ category will be eligible
for appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D. but not for the award of JRF.
➢ The candidates qualifying under the ‘admission to Ph.D. only’ category will be eligible for admission to Ph.D. only but not
for the award of JRF and/or appointment as Assistant Professor.
➢ The JRF-qualified candidates are admitted into the Ph.D. programme based on an interview as per the UGC (Minimum
Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022.
➢ UGC NET under category-2 category-3 can be used as an entrance test for Ph.D. admission in place of entrance tests
conducted by the different universities/HEIs for admission to Ph.D.
➢ For candidates qualified under the category-2 and category-3, the marks obtained in the NET will have 70% weightage and
30% weightage will be based on the performance in the interview/viva voce conducted by the University/HEI concerned.
The Ph.D. admission will be based on the combined merit of NET marks and the marks obtained in the interview/viva
voce.
➢ For admission to Ph.D., the marks obtained in the NET by the candidates in category-2 and category-3 will be valid for a
period of one year from the date of declaration of the result of UGC-NET.
➢ The result of NET will be declared in percentile along with the marks obtained by a candidate to utilize the marks for
admission to Ph.D.
➢ The number of candidates who will be qualified for ‘admission to the Ph.D. only’ will be decided by the results committee.

The selection of candidates for the following Fellowships will be made through the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment:
• National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC)

• National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC)
• National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (NFPwD)
Candidates aspiring for the Fellowships listed above, shall also have to apply for the Test.

UGC – NET June 2024 Exam Date:

Every year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET exam twice to determine eligibility for Assistant Professorships, Junior Research Fellowships, or both for Indian Universities and Colleges. The NTA UGC NET exam is conducted twice in June & December every year. The NTA has released the official notice regarding the revised exam date of the UGC NET June Session. UGC NET June 2024 Exam is scheduled to be held on the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th, and 30th of August, 02nd, 03rd 04 September 2024. The exam will be held in Computer Based Mode. Candidates can refer to the article for exam patterns and other exam-related details for UGC NET Exam 2024.

The UGC - NET June 2024 will be conducted in OMR Based mode as per the time schedule specified in the Information at a
glance, in the Subjects given at Appendix -II in selected Cities spread across the Country (Appendix -VII).
Mode of Examination
The Examination shall be conducted in OMR Based mode only.
Pattern of Examination
The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions. There will
be no break between papers.

 Subject and Syllabus of Test
The List of Subjects and their Codes for UGC - NET June 2024 are given at Appendix -II.
Syllabus for all NET Subjects can be downloaded from the UGC website: https://www.ugcnetonline.in/syllabusnew.php.The National Testing Agency will not provide the copy of syllabus to any candidate.
 Medium of Question Paper
(i) The medium of Question Paper shall be in English & Hindi only, except language papers.
(ii) Option for medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen by the Candidate, while filling the Application
Form online. The option once exercised cannot be changed.
(iii) Candidates are required to answer in the medium as per option exercised in the Application Form.
(iv) In case of any ambiguity in translation/construction of a question in the exam, its English version shall be treated
as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.

Eligibility Criteria for UGC – NET June 2024

Qualifying Examination:
(a) General/Unreserved/General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in
Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC (available on the
website: www.ugc.ac.in in Humanities and Social Science (including languages), Computer Science and
Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. List of subjects at Post Graduation level is attached as
Appendix -III. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/Scheduled Caste
(SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Third gender category candidates who have secured at
least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
(b) Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their
qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying
examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted
provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have
passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC-NCL/
SC / ST / PwD / Third gender category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or
equivalent examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing
which they shall be treated as disqualified.

However, those candidates who qualify for ‘Admission to Ph.D. Only’ must complete their Master’s degree or
equivalent examination within one year from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which
they shall be treated as disqualified.
(c) Candidates belonging to the Third gender category are eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee, age and Eligibility
Criteria for NET (i.e. JRF and Assistant Professor) as are available to SC/ST/PwD categories. The subject-wise
qualifying cut-offs for this category would be the lowest among those for SC / ST / PwD / OBC–NCL / General EWS categories in the corresponding subject.
(d) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examinations have been completed by 19 September 1991
(irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55%
to 50%) for appearing in NET. The list of Post – Graduation courses and their codes is given at Appendix -IV.
(e) 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 attached as Appendix -II, may appear in a related subject.
(f) Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility nor printout of their
Application Form or Confirmation Page to NTA. However, the candidates, in their own interest, must ensure
themselves about their eligibility for the test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the UGC/NTA at any
stage, their candidature will be cancelled, and they shall be liable for legal action. NTA does not verify the information
provided by the candidates during online registration and hence candidature will be purely provisional subject to
the fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
(g) Candidates with post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute or foreign
degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/ institute should in their own interest, ascertain the
equivalence of their diploma/degree/ certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from
Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi (www.aiu.ac.in) and for the Law students, they have to ascertain
their equivalence from Bar council of India.
(h) The candidates having passed a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75%
marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of
5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy
layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision
of the Commission from time to time (refer to University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures
for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022 https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/0909572_Minimum-Standards-andProcedure-for-Award-of-PhD-Degree.pdf)
The candidates qualifying in the NET, based on a four-year undergraduate degree, will be eligible for the award of
the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for admission to the Ph.D.
The candidates qualifying in the NET, based on a four-year undergraduate degree, will not be eligible for
appointment as Assistant Professor.

(i) The candidates who are pursuing Four Year/8 Semester Bachelor’s Degree Programme and are in their last
semester/year may also apply for the test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be
considered eligible for the award of JRF/admission to Ph.D. only after fulfilling the requirements contained in the
University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022
within two years (if qualified for award of JRF)/within one year (if qualified for admission to Ph.D. only) from the
date of declaration of the NET result, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
(j) The candidates with a Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree Programme are allowed to appear in a subject (the List of Subjects
and their Codes for UGC - NET June 2024 are given at Appendix-II) in which they want to pursue a Ph.D. irrespective
of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor’s degree.