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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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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