I am a M.Com student. Can I select commerce as my subject for UGC NET?
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Hello,
You can appear for UGC NET Exam with commerce subject or with an Economics subject. You can choose any subjects of your choice. One thing you should remember that to apply in UGC NET Exam your post-graduation percentage should be completed with more than 55% if you belong to the general category (5% relaxation for other categories).
Before to start preparation, you have to go through the complete syllabus and exam pattern of UGC NET Commerce. For this, you can follow the link –
https://examsbazaar.wordpress.com/2019/03/25/ugc-net-commerce-exam/
For paper 2 you can refer to UGC NET commerce books by Arihant and Trueman's book...more -
Yes, as a M.Com student, you can select commerce as your subject for UGC NET. The eligibility criteria for UGC NET is a Master's degree or an equivalent degree in the relevant subject or a related discipline with at least 55% marks (50% for reserved category candidates). Since you are pursuing M.Com which is a degree in commerce, you can select commerce as your subject for the UGC NET exam. It is important to note that UGC NET is conducted for various subjects, and you can choose the subject that you have pursued your post-graduation in, or a related subject. The UGC NET exam consists of two papers - Paper I and Paper II. Paper I is a...more
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Yes, you can select commerce as subject for UGC NET, if you are doing M.Com in commerce field. To attempt for NET exam, you have to score at least 55% aggregate marks in the Masters. -
Hi, Yes, of course, you can choose commerce as your subject. All the best.
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Hello,
You can definitely prepare for UGC NET Exam by selecting Commerce. If you have completed the post-graduation in Commerce field and want to make career in lectureship
You must have post-graduation in the given subject with minimum of 55 % and then go for Preparation of for UGC NET Exam. -
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Dr Bharti Singh Dr in Foods and Nutrition and 9yrs experience | Contributor-Level 8
7 years agoYour degree makes you eligible to opt commerce as the NET subject.
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No. The authority has not released the UGC NET certificate for the December session 2025. The exam is scheduled to be conducted from December 31 to January 7, 2026.
The authority will release the UGC NET certificate on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in and also on the e-certificate portal at ecertificate.nta.ac.in. Candidates can download it by using their login credentials including the application number and password or date of birth.
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- Click on the 'Save Your Claims' button
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- Pay INR 200 per question in the online mode
The UGC NET answer key challenge fee per question is INR 200. It is non refundable whether the challenge is accepted or rejected. It can be paid online via debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts.
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