ExamNotice

1. The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 16th December, 2007 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility for Lectureship in Indian universities and colleges. UGC will conduct net in 77 (seventy seven) subjects (listed under item no. 9) at 66 (sixty six) selected University Centres (listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country.

1. JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Candidates qualifying for, the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship of the UGC under various schemes, subject to finding their placement in universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates have already joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date o commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or date of their joining, whichever is later.

2. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:
3. Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without grace or rounding off) in Master’s Degree (or) equivalent examination from Universities/Institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Physically Handicapped (PH)/Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without grace or rounding off) in Master’s degree examination are eligible for this Test.
4. Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of NET Result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
5. The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks 9i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET
6. Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post – graduation only. The candidates whose post – graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject.
7. Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC/SC/ST/PH/VH certificate along with their Application Forms. Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility alongwith the Application Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
8. AGE LIMIT & RELATXATION:
9. Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.12.2007. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post – graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority. Three years’s relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances
10. Lectureship: No upper age limit.
11. EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP):
12. For M. Phil/ Ph.D candidates: The candidates having Ph.D. Degree in the concerned subject are excepted from NET for Under Graduate and Post Graduate level teaching. The candidates having M. Phil Degree in the concerned subject are exempted form NET for Under Graduate level teaching only. The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted form appearing in NET.
13. For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates shall be eligible to apply of the post of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their SET, All SET qualified candidates are also eligible to appear in NET, if they so desire.
14. EXAMINATION FEE AND MORE OF PAYMENT:

1. SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST:

ii) For Visually handicapped candidates, thirty minutes’ extra time shall be provided separately for paper-I and Paper-II. For paper-III, forty five minutes’ extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate.