I have completed my M.Tech in ECE. Am I eligible for UGC NET exam?
What subjects do I have to choose? can I choose other subjects also?
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Hello Brahmmala,
The UGC NET exam is a national eligibility test which is conducted for the determination of the candidates for assistant professor and junior research fellowship.
Yes, you are eligible for the UGC NET exam. The minimum eligibility criteria for the exam is a Master's degree.
The eligibility criteria are as follows:
Educational qualification: The candidates must have the post graduation degree with minimum 55% marks from the recognised university.
Age limit: The candidates must be below 30 years old for the JRF while there is no age limit for the assistant professor.
You can choose the subject in which you have completed you...more -
Hello Brahmmala, As per the NTA guidelines candidates who have completed their Masters degree with minimum 55% aggregate marks (for General) or 50% aggregate marks (for OBC/SC/ST/PwD) or are in the qualifying year can apply for the UGC NET exam. UGC NET exam is conducted in 81 subjects. Candidates can apply for the UGC NET exam with their post graduation subject or related to that. So, as you have completed M.Tech in Electronics, you appear for the UGC NET Electronic Science exam. Recently, UGC NET application process is going on. If you want, you can apply for the exam till 30th March 2019. To get the complete details related to the U...more -
Yes, you are eligible and you can choose subject. But, have you prepared for it?
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Yes, you are eligible to appear for the UGC NET Exam. As you said that you have completed your M.Tech in ECE, so you can choose any relevant subject. Along with this, you must fulfill other eligibility criteria like:
1) Required minimum 55% (for general category) in your Master's.
2) Your age must not be more than 30 years, if you are applying for JRF. If you are going for Lectureship, then there are no age criteria.
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The Commission released the UGC NET 2025 December session examination dates on the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The exam will be conducted from December 31 to January 7, 2025. The detailed schedule will be released later.
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.
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