Can I write UGC NET exam at the age of 18?

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Komal Sharma
7 years ago
Hello, There is no age limit in UGC NET Exam but for JRF the upper age limit is 30 years. You can appear in UGC NET Exam at the age of 18 years, but you must have a post-graduation degree with minimum % criteria. You can check the complete UGC NET Eligibility Criteria https://scoop.eduncle.com/ugc-n

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Neha Garg
7 years ago
Hello Shreya, There is no minimum age criteria for applying in NET exam but upper age should not be more than 30 years. You should have your post graduation degree with minimum 55% (for general category). It is not possible to take post graduation degree at the age of 18. Therefore, you must comple

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8 years ago
Hello, Candidates with Commerce, Arts and Humanities subject can pursue lectureship programme with the help of UGC NET exam. The exam is going to be conducted on 8th July 2018,m whereas, the applications would begin from 6th March. UGC has made changes in the exam pattern in 2018. Now, there wo

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4 years ago
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science et

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5 years ago
According to the eligibility criteria under UGC NET a candidate can apply for UGC before or opto for the age of 31. You can write UGC but for that, you must have a master's degree with 55% marks and a Graduate degree.

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Rakhi Agrawal
7 years ago
Yes, you can appear for the UGC NET Exam. As per the rules set by the UGC there is upper age limit for JRF I. e. 30 years and 5 years relaxation is given to ST/SC/PwD/OBC/Transgender category candidates. There is no upper age limit for Assistant Professor. Before applying for the UGC NET Exam you mu

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Shalini Sharma
8 years ago
Hello Shreya, Yes, you can appear for UGC NET exam at the age of 18. But according to UGC guidelines, you should have Master's degree with minimum 55% aggregate marks (for General category) or 50% aggregate marks (for SC/ST/PwD/OBC category). The maximum age limit for UGC NET JRF exam is 30 years a

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8 years ago
The candidates who are applying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship must not age more than 30 years. There's no such upper age limit criteria for Assistant Professors. However, 5 years age relaxation will be provided to candidates belonging to OBC, ST, SC, PWD and Women Applicants.

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