What is the UGC NET examination?

The National Educational Testing Bureau of the UGC conducts NET to determine eligibility for lectureship, Assistant professor, and for an award of JRF for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for entrants in the teaching profession and research. Eligibility Criteria: Students who have secured at least 55 percent marks in a Master's Degree or equivalent examination from universities or institutions recognized by UGC in Humanities and Social Science, Computer Science, Applications, Electronic Science, etc. are eligible for the NET exam. The OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PWD category students who have secured at least 50 percent marks in a Master's degree or equivalent examination are eligible for the NET exam. The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master's level examination had been completed by September 19th, 1991 shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5 percent in aggregate marks for appearing in UGC NET. Age Limit: 31 years for JRF and No age limit for AP. The validity of the UGC NET Certificate for AP or lectureship in 2021 is valid for life. Students can benefit from the award letter anytime. However, for the award of a JRF, the UGC NET e-Certificate remains valid for three years from the date of issue. However, according to the official website, the system was changed in 2022 so that the Certificate will be valid for 4 years from the date the UGC NET E-Certificate was issued. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the M.Phil and Ph.D. admissions processes in universities and higher education institutions have been postponed, commencing in March 2020. The validity of the UGC NET Certificate has been extended by up to four years for: 1- JRF Award Letter NFSC 2- Maulana Azad National Fellowship 3- Minority Students' National Fellowship (MANF). Career opportunities after JRF and their promotions: 1- JRF: SRF 2- Project Fellow: SRF 3- Project Assistant/Associate: Senior Project Assistant/Associate 4- Author: Senior Author 5- Project Manager: Project Head Career opportunities after AP and their promotions: 1- Junior AP: Assistant Professor 2- AP: Senior AP 3- Senior AP: AP 4- AP: Associate Professor 5- Associate Professor: Professor 6- Professor: General Head PSUs Jobs after NET: IOCL, BHEL, NTPC, PGCIL, NMRL, ONGC, BEL, HPCL, OIL. Academic jobs after NET: Program Executive, Transmission Executive, Center Manager, IP Lead, Lab Trainer, Guest Faculty, Consultant, Coaching Tutor Online or Offline.

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The National Testing Agency NTA has been entrusted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) with the task of conducting UGC NET which is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for 'Assistant Professor' and 'Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor' in Indian universities and colleges. Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Masters Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. Are eligible for this Test.

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