I am a B.Sc graduate and have done my PG in geography. Can I attend NET in my PG?
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Yes you can attend NET in PG because you have a PG degree.
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You can apply for the UGC NET Exam, if you have completed Masters or Post graduation. The Basic Eligibility for the UGC NET Exam is to complete the Masters with at least 55 % marks in the post-graduation. The National Eligibility test is conducted every year in the month of June/Dec and many candidates apply for this exam. There is no age limit to appear in the National Eligibility test. The candidates qualified for the UGC NET-https://www.eduncle.com/cbse-ugc-net-exam Exam can apply for lectureship and JRF programme.
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As you said that you have done your PG in geography, therefore, you are able to give your UGC NET exam in Geography subject. For applying in the UGC NET Geography exam you must have Post-graduation in Geography, Applied Geography, Geo-Informatics or any other related subjects with 55% aggregate ( for General Category and 50% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Transgenders).
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Yes, you are eligible to appear for the UGC NET examination. As per the required education qualification, you must be completed your Masters to appear in UGC NET Exam. There are 99 subjects for which CBSE Board conducts the NET examination. You can choose geography subject to appear for the NET exam.
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If you have already completed your PG, you can apply for the NET exam. Choice of subjects in this exam may vary in accordance with the subject which you were studying in PG. Please check for detailed eligibility for the UGC NET 2018 entrance exam at the link mentioned below:
https://www.shiksha.com/teaching-education/exams/ugc-net.
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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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