What is UGC NET. What are the benefits of qualifying it?

Hello, The Exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency for all those aspirants who have pursued the Masters degree and want to become a lecturer or researcher. The main purpose of organising the UGC NET Exam is to check the eligibility of an aspirant for lectureship and for Junior Research Fellowship. After qualifying the exam, officials will release the NET Exam certificate that can be used by qualified candidates in different fields. Here you can check the career opportunities after clearing the NET Exam - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://studentnotifications.blogspot.com/2019/01/aspirants-who-appear-in-ugc-net-exam.html" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://studentnotifications.blogspot.com/2019/01/aspirants-who-appear-in-ugc-net-exam.html</a>. You are suggested to choose the best one as per your interest. Best of luck.

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UGC NET stands for University Grant Commission- National Entrance Test. The exam is biannually held in June (3rd week) and December (3rd week) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education on behalf of UGC. UGC NET exam is essentially required for pursuing higher order research in University departments/Institutes of National Importance/National Laboratories and Institutes of CSIR in various fields of Science & Technology. Those who qualify UGC NET exam are awarded either a JRF or Lectureship on qualifying the NET exam. Eligibility for UGC-NET/JRF exam Indian citizens, who are residing in India are only eligible for the award of UGC/CSIR-NET/JRF fellowships. Candidates who have secured an M.Sc or equivalent degree with 55% marks for general category and 50% marks for SC/ST, Physically and Visually Handicapped candidates and Ph.D. degree holders who had passed Master’s Degree prior to 19th September 1991 are eligible. Age Limit For the award of JRF, the minimum age limit is 19 years and the maximum age limit is 28 years, which is relaxable by 5 years in case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes/OBC, Physically Handicapped/Visually Handicapped and female applicants. For the award of LS (NET) (Lecturer ship), there is no upper age limit. Benefits of Qualifying CSIR NET/JFR UGC/CSIR LS (NET) qualification is now mandatory for coaching in any University/college in India. Students who qualify as JRF are also eligible for lectureship. Moreover, JRF qualification is considered more prestigious as JRF qualified students are entitled to a monthly stipend of 25,000 p. m. for a period of two years. On Completion of two years as JRF and if the fellow is registered for Ph.D. the fellowship is upgraded to SRF (NET) and the stipend is increased to Rs. 28,000/- p. m for the 3rd and subsequent years.

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