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 authority will release the NTA UGC NET provisional answer key after the conclusion of an exam in a few days along with the question paper and response sheet. It will help the candidates to verify their responses, estimate the probable scores and evaluate their performance in the examination.
No. candidate can not submit the UGC NET application form offline. It was released on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The application form was released online on October 7. All the process of the online form including the registration, document upload, fee payment, confirmation, etc. must be completed online by visiting the official website.
In the UGC NET exam, two marks are awarded for every correct answer. There is no negative marking in the exam. For every correct answer, two marks are awarded. Scroll down to know the marking scheme.
UGC NET Marking Parameters | Marks Allotted |
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Correct answer | +2 |
Incorrect answer | 0 |
Un-attempted question | 0 |
The NTA released the UGC NETadmit card 2025 for the December session exam. It was released on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The admit card is a mandatory document thata needs to be carried at the examination centre by the candidate.
The UGC NET December session exam is ongoing. As per the students' feedback UGC NET January 2 Paper 1 was Moderate some felt that Assertion & Reasoning part was a bit difficult. Paper 1 was lengthy.
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