Can I write UGC NET exam at the age of 18?
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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-net-exam-eligibility here. -
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 would be only two papers:
UGC NET Paper 1 and UGC NET Paper 2.
If you have completed your post graduation in commerce, arts or humanities, you can get UGC scholarships worth INR 25000 by qualifying the UGC entrance exam. -
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 complete your post graduation before applying. -
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 etc. -
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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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 must check the eligibility criteria.
To appear in the UGC NET Exam you must have completed your Post-Graduation with minimum 55% (General category) or 50% (OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category) candidate is the required educational qualification. -
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 and ST/SC/PwD/OBC category candidates get 5 years' relaxation in age limit.
For assistant professor, there is no upper age limit. -
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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The Commission released the UGC NET notification 2025 for the December session in the form of PDF on October 7 at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The registration also started for the December sesison along with the notification. The last date to apply is November 7, 2025.
There are several books available in the market that consist of the UGC NET practice sets. Also, some standard guidebooks include model test papers for the practicing of the UGC NET exam. Online test series are also available for the candidates who are aspiring to prepare for the UGC NET exam.
Candidates can check below the important books that can be used for the preparation for UGC NET paper 2 Commerce and English.
Commerce: Some of the books are Trueman's UGC NET Commerce, CB Gupta's Business Organisation, etc.
English: Some of the books are Arihant UGC NET English Literature, History of English Literature by Edward Albert, etc.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the December session of the UGC NET 2025 exam. The notification is not released yet. It is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor, the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and the admission to Ph.D.s in Indian universities and colleges.
After BA, you need to pursue an MA in Urdu (or a related subject).
Once you complete or are in the final year of your MA, you can apply for UGC NET in Urdu.
In short:
BA alone cannot fulfill the eligibility for UGC NET.
The eligibility for UGC NET is MA in Urdu (or related field) with 55%+ marks
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