If I do postgraduate in Hindi (private), will I be eligible to appear for UGC NET exam?
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Yes, you will be eligible to appear for UGC NET exam.
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CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. -
Hello Rahil,
Yes, you are eligible to appear for the UGC NET Hindi Subject. As per the norms candidates who have qualified or qualifying their masters from private are also eligible. But make sure your institute is affiliated from UGC.
The aim of NTA UGC NET is conducted to test the eligibility of the Post-Graduated students for the post of an Assistant Professor and JRF.
To apply for the UGC NET Exam, a candidate must fulfil the eligibility criteria i.e. The maximum age limit to appear for JRF is 30 years (general category), 33 years LLM aspirants), 35 years (SC/ST/OBC/Transgender/Female candidate).
Along with the age criteria, you mus...more -
UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) is an entrance exam which awards lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship to the deserving candidates. To appear in this examination, candidates must have to complete their post-graduation or should pursuing in last year of their Master’s degree.
If you want to apply for UGC NET 2018 then follow the official website - https://cbsenet.nic.in/
I hope this will be helpful to you. Best of luck. -
You must have scored 55% in your Masters to be eligible for 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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