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The National Testing Agency administers the NTA UGC NET Exam primarily to select candidates for assistant professor positions and to grant junior research fellowships. After passing the exam, there are numerous other options to take advantage of, in addition to research fellowships and lectureships that can be acquired through the UGC NET.
The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test is known as UGC NET. Held biannually, it is one of the largest exams in the nation. The purpose of the exam is to determine if applicants are qualified for junior research fellowships and lectureships. It provides scholarships, and placement eligibility as a lecturer for top universities in India.
Source: About UGC
The University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) twice a year, in June and December. The UGC NET test is administered by the NTA in two papers, known as paper 1 and paper 2. Its goal is to evaluate applicants’ suitability for teaching and research at the college and university levels.
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks Allotted |
| Paper 1: Teaching & Research Aptitude | 50 | 100 |
| Research Methodology | 10 | 20 |
| Communication | 10 | 20 |
| Comprehension | 10 | 20 |
| Critical Thinking & Reasoning | 10 | 20 |
| General Awareness | 10 | 20 |
| Paper 2: Subject Specific | No. of Questions | Marks Allotted |
| Specific to your chosen subject | 100 | 200 |
| UGC-NET 2024 Events | UGC-NET Date 2024 (Expected) |
| UGC-NET 2024 June Registrations | April 2024 |
| Admit Card June 2024 Download Starts | May 2024 |
| UGC-NET 2024 June Exam | Between June 10 to 21, 2024 |
| UGC-NET 2024 June Result Declaration | July End 2024 |
Here are the steps to register for the latest UGC-NET 2024 exam:
Here is the latest application fee for UGC-NET 2024:
| Category | Fee (In INR) |
| General category | 1150 |
| OBC (NCL) | 600 |
| SC/ST/PwD | 325 |
The official admit card for UGC-NET will be released once there is a final exam date. Mostly, the admit cards are released 3 days prior to the exam so that the students can look out their exam location. It is compulsory to carry your admit card. You will not be allowed to enter the exam premises without an admit card. Candidates are advised to colour-print their admit cards. The expected date for the admit card release of 2024 UGC-NET is May end or June first week of 2024. You can download the admit card from the official website of NTA. Your admit card will consist of all the information including, roll number, exam centre, NET subject, date and time.
The National Testing Agency posts the exam locations on its official website. When completing the application form, you must specify your top four choices for UGC NET exam centres where you want to take the test. Here is the list of all the allotted states for UGC-NET:
| Agartala | Chamarajnagar | Hubli | Mangalagiri | Saharanpur |
| Agra | Chamba | Hyderabad / Secunderabad | Mangaluru (Mangalore) | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar |
| Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar | Chandauli | Idukki | Mathura | Salem |
| Ahmednagar | Chandigarh / Mohali / Panchkula | Imphal | Mau | Samastipur |
| Aizawl | Chandrapur | Indore | Medak | Sambalpur |
| Ajmer | Chengalpet | Itanagar / Naharlagun | Medchal | Sangareddy |
| Akola | Chennai | Jabalpur | Meerut | Sangli |
| Alappuzha / Chengannur | Chhatarpur | Jagatsinghpur | Moradabad | Sasaram |
| Aligarh | Chhindwara | Jagdalpur | Morena | Satara |
| Allahabad / Prayagraj | Chikkaballapur | Jagtial | Motihari | Satna |
| Almora | Chikmagalur | Jaipur | Mumbai / Navi Mumbai | Shillong |
| Alwar | Chirala | Jajpur | Munger | Shimla |
| Amaravathi | Chitradurga | Jalandhar | Murshidabad | Shivamoga |
| Ambala | Chittoor | Jalgaon | Muzaffarnagar | Siddipet |
| Ambedkar Nagar | Chittorgarh | Jalpaiguri | Muzaffarpur | Sikar |
| Ambikapur | Coimbatore | Jammu | Mysuru | Silchar(Assam) |
| Amravati | Cuddalore | Jamnagar | Nagapattinam | Siliguri |
| Amreli | Cuttack | Jamshedpur | Nagpur | Silvassa |
| Amritsar | Daman | Jamui | Nainital | Sindhudurg |
| Anand | Damoh | Jangaon | Nalanda | Sirmaur |
| Anantapur | Darbhanga | Jaunpur | Nalgonda | Sirohi |
| Anantnag | Darjeeling | Jeypore(Odisha) | Namakkal | Sitamarhi |
| Angamaly | Datia | Jhansi | Nanded | Sitapur |
| Angul | Dausa | Jharsuguda | Nandurbar | Sivaganga |
| Araria | Davangere | Jhunjhunu | Nandyal | Siwan |
| Ariyalur | Dehradun | Jodhpur | Narasaraopet | Solapur |
| Arrah | Delhi / New Delhi | Jorhat | Nashik | Sonbhadra |
| Arwal | Deoghar (Jharkhand) | Junagadh | Naugarh | South 24 Parganas |
| Asansol | Dewas | Kadapa | Navsari | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Ashok Nagar | Dhanbad | Kakinada | Neemuch | Sriganganagar |
| Aurangabad | Dharmapuri | Kalyani | Nellore | Srikakulam |
| Aurangabad(Bihar) | Dharwad | Kanchipuram | New Tehri | Srinagar (J & K) |
| Azamgarh | Dhenkanal | Kannur | Nizamabad | Sultanpur |
| Bagalkot | Dhule | Kanpur | Noida / Greater Noida | Supaul |
| Bahraich | Dimapur | Kanyakumari / Nagercoil | North 24 Parganas | Surampalem |
| Balaghat | Dindigul | Karaikal | Ongole | Surat |
| Balangir | Diu | Karimnagar | Osmanabad | Surendranagar |
| Balasore (Baleswar) | Dumka | Karur | Palakkad | Suri |
| Ballari | Durgapur | Karwar | Palghar | Suryapet |
| Ballia | Eluru | Kasaragod | Pantnagar | Tadepalligudem |
| Banaskantha | Ernakulam / Moovattupuzha | Katihar | Paralakhemundi (Gajapati) | Tanuku |
| Banda | Erode | Kaushambi | Parbhani | Tezpur |
| Banka | Faizabad | Kavaratti | Paschim Medinipur | Thane |
| Bankura | Faridabad | Kendrapara | Pathanamthitta | Thanjavur |
| Barabanki | Fatehpur | Kendujhar (Keonjhar) | Pathankot | Thiruvallur |
| Baragarh | Fazilka | Khagaria | Patiala / Fatehgarh Sahib | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Baramulla | Firozabad | Khammam | Patna | Thoothukudi |
| Bareilly | Firozpur | Khandwa | Pauri Garhwal | Thrissur |
| Baripada / Mayurbanj | Gadag | Khargone (West Nimar) | Payyannur | Tiruchirappalli |
| Barmer | Gandhidham | Kodagu | Phulbani (Kandhamal) | Tirunelveli |
| Beed | Gangtok | Koderma | Ponda | Tirupathi |
| Begusarai | Gaya | Kohima | Porbandar | Tiruppur |
| Belagavi (Belgaum) | Ghaziabad | Kolar | Port Blair | Tiruvannamalai |
| Bengaluru | Ghazipur | Kolhapur | Pratapgarh | Tumakuru |
| Bengaluru- Urban | Godhra | Kolkata | Proddatur | Udaipur |
| Berhampur / Ganjam | Gondia | Kollam | Puducherry | Udhagamandalam |
| Bettiah | Gopalganj | Korba | Pudukkottai | Udham Singh Nagar |
| Betul | Gorakhpur | Kota | Pulwama | Udhampur |
| Bhabua | Gudur | Kothagudem | Pune | Udupi / Manipal |
| Bhadrak | Gulbarga / Kalaburgi | Kottayam | Purba Medinipur | Ujjain |
| Bhagalpur | Guntur | Kozhikode / Calicut | Puri | Una |
| Bhandara | Gurugram | Krishnagiri | Purnea | Unnao |
| Bharatpur | Guwahati | Kullu | Raebareli | Vadodara |
| Bhatinda | Gwalior | Kurnool | Raichur | Vaishali |
| Bhavnagar | Hajipur | Kurukshetra | Raigad | Valsad / Vapi |
| Bhilai Nagar / Durg | Haldwani | Latur | Raipur | Varanasi |
| Bhilwara | Hamirpur (HP) | Leh | Rajahmundry | Vellore |
| Bhimavaram | Hanumangarh | Lucknow | Rajkot | Vidisha |
| Bhind | Hapur (Panchsheel Nagar) | Ludhiana | Ramanagara | Vijayawada |
| Bhopal | Haridwar | Machilipatnam | Ramanathapuram | Viluppuram |
| Bhubaneswar | Hassan | Madhepura | Rampur | Virudhunagar |
| Bidar | Hathras | Madhubani | Ranchi | Visakhapatnam |
| Bijnor | Haveri | Madurai | Ratlam | Vizianagaram |
| Bikaner | Hayathnagar | Mahabubabad | Ratnagiri | Warangal |
| Bilaspur(Chhattisgarh) | Hazaribagh | Mahbubnagar | Rayagada | Wardha |
| Bokaro | Himatnagar | Malappuram | Rewa | Wayanad |
| Bulandshahr | Hooghly | Malda | Roorkee | Yadgir |
| Buldhana | Hoshangabad | Malkangiri | Rourkela | Yavatmal |
| Burdwan | Hoshiarpur | Mandi | Rupnagar | |
| Chaibasa | Howrah | Mandya | Sagar |
The UGC-NET syllabus is available on the official website. The syllabus does not change often, but you should always check out the latest updates. The UGC-Net Paper is divided into two parts, Paper 1 and Paper 2.
| Subject | Topics |
| Teaching Aptitude | – Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, understanding, and reflection), characteristics, and basic requirements – Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (academic, social, emotional and cognitive), individual differences, Factors affecting teaching related to Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment, and Institution – Methods of teaching in higher learning institutions: Teacher-centred vs learner-centred methods; offline vs online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc.), Teaching support system: Traditional, modern, and ICT-based – Evaluation systems: Elements and types of evaluation, evaluation in Choice Based Credit Systems in higher education, computer-based testing, innovations in evaluation systems |
| Research Aptitude | – Research: Meaning, typology, and characteristics, Positivism and post-positivist research. – Research Methods: Experimental, descriptive, historical, qualitative, and quantitative, Research steps, Thesis and article writing: Format and referencing, Application of ICT in research, Research ethics. |
| Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude | – Types of Reasoning, Number series, letter series, codes, and relationships. – Mathematical aptitude: Fractions, time and distance, ratios, proportions, percentages, profit and loss, interest, discounts, averages, etc. |
| Comprehension | – Responding to questions based on a given passage of text. |
| Logical Reasoning | – Understanding the structure of arguments, categorical propositions, mood and figure, and formal and informal fallacies. – Evaluating deductive and inductive reasoning, Exploring analogies and Venn diagrams for argument validation. – Indian Logic: Means of knowledge (Pramanas), inference structure, invariable relations, and fallacies of inference. |
| Communication | – Communication: Meaning, types, and characteristics. – Effective communication: Verbal, nonverbal, intercultural, group, classroom, Barriers to effective communication, Mass media and society. |
| Information and Communication Technology (ICT) | – Introduction to ICT: General abbreviations and terminology, Basics of Internet, Intranet, Email, Audio and Video Conferencing. Digital initiatives in higher education, ICT in governance. |
| Logical Reasoning | – Understanding the structure of arguments, categorical propositions, mood and figure, and formal and informal fallacies. – Evaluating deductive and inductive reasoning, Exploring analogies and Venn diagrams for argument validation. – Indian Logic: Means of knowledge (Pramanas), inference structure, invariable relations, and fallacies of inference. |
| Information and Communication Technology (ICT) | – Introduction to ICT: General abbreviations and terminology, Basics of Internet, Intranet, Email, Audio and Video Conferencing. Digital initiatives in higher education, ICT in governance. |
| People, Development and Environment | – Development and its connection to environmental concerns, Millennium development, and Sustainable development goals, Human interactions with the environment, the impact of anthropogenic activities, local, regional, and global environmental issues (air, water, soil, noise pollution, waste, climate change). – Effects of pollutants on human health, Assessment of natural and energy resources, Natural hazards and disaster mitigation strategies, Environmental legislation and international efforts. |
| Data Interpretation | – Sources, data acquisition, and classification, Quantitative and qualitative data. – Graphical representation: Bar charts, histograms, pie charts, table charts, line charts, Data interpretation and its relevance in governance. |
| Higher Education System | – Historical exploration of higher education institutions in ancient India, Evolution of higher learning and research in post independence India. – Diverse learning programs in India: Oriental, conventional, nonconventional, professional, technical, skill-based education, Value education and environmental education, Policies, governance, and administration in the higher education system. |
For Paper 2, UGC NET provides applicants with 102 subjects to choose from, in addition to 84 electives. The chart that follows lists the important subjects from the top 11 UGC NET subjects that most committed applicants usually choose.
Paper 01 is mandatory and common for everyone. However, paper 2 consists of 82 subjects. You are required to take a look at the list and go for the subject in which you passed your master’s or the one you want to appear for.
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| Development Studies / Econometrics / Applied Economics / Development Eco. / Business Economics / Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning | Linguistics | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
| Political Science | Chinese | Folk Literature |
| Philosophy | Dogri | Comparative Literature |
| Psychology | Nepali | Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha / Sidhanta Jyotish / Navya Vyakarna / Vyakarna / Mimansa / Navya Nyaya / Sankhya Yoga / Tulanatmaka Darsan / Shukla Yajurveda / Madhav Vedant / Dharmasasta / Sahitya / Puranotihasa / Agama). |
| Sociology | Manipuri | Women Studies |
| History | Assamese | Visual Art (includes Sculpture Graphics / History of Art / Drawing & Painting / Applied Art) |
| Anthropology | Gujarati | Geography |
| Commerce | Marathi | Social Medicine & Community Health |
| Education | French (French Version) | Forensic Science |
| Social Work | Spanish | Pali |
| Defence and Strategic Studies | Russian | Kashmiri |
| Home Science | Persian | Konkani |
| Public Administration | Rajasthani | Computer Science and Applications |
| Population Studies | German | Electronic Science |
| Music | Japanese | Environmental Sciences |
| Management (includes Business Administration Management, Marketing, Marketing Management, Industrial Relations, and Personnel Management, Personnel Management, Financial Management, and Cooperative Management) | Continuing Education / Andragogy / Adult Education / Non-Formal Education | Politics includes international relations and international studies, such as defence and strategic studies, as well as studies of the Soviet Union, Africa, South Asia, West Asia, and South East Asia. |
| Maithili | Physical Education | Prakrit |
| Bengali | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | Human Rights and Duties |
| Hindi | Indian Culture | Tourism Administration and Management. |
| Kannada | Industrial Relations / Labour Welfare / Labour and Social Welfare / Personnel Management / Human Resource Management | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
| Malayalam | Law | Folk Literature |
| Oriya | Library and Information Science | Comparative Literature |
| Punjabi | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha / Sidhanta Jyotish / Navya Vyakarna / Vyakarna / Mimansa / Navya Nyaya / Sankhya Yoga / Tulanatmaka Darsan / Shukla Yajurveda / Madhav Vedant / Dharmasasta / Sahitya / Puranotihasa / Agama). |
| Sanskrit | Comparative Study of Religions | Women Studies |
| Tamil | Mass Communication and Journalism | Visual Art (includes Sculpture Graphics / History of Art / Drawing & Painting / Applied Art) |
| Telugu | Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre | Geography |
| Urdu | Museology & Conservation | Social Medicine & Community Health |
| Arabic | Archaeology | Forensic Science |
| English | Criminology | Pali |
| Kashmiri | Tourism Administration and Management. | Electronic Science |
| Konkani | Bodo | Environmental Sciences |
| Computer Science and Applications | Santali | Politics includes international relations and international studies, such as defence and strategic studies, as well as studies of the Soviet Union, Africa, South Asia, West Asia, and South East Asia. |
| Human Rights and Duties | Sindhi | Prakrit |
| Exam Syllabus & Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
| Teaching Aptitude | 5 | 10 |
| Research Aptitude | 5 | 10 |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | 10 |
| Communication | 5 | 10 |
| Reasoning (including Maths) | 5 | 10 |
| Logical Reasoning | 5 | 10 |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | 10 |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 5 | 10 |
| People & Environment | 5 | 10 |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 50 | 100 |
When completing the application form, you must select the UGC NET Paper 2 subject from the list of 83 alternatives. You are only allowed to sit for the subject in which you completed your post-graduation.
| Exam Duration | 180 Minutes (3 Hours) |
| Medium of Exam | English & Hindi |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Marking of Exam | +2 for Correct Answer No Negative Marking |
| Total Marks | 300 Marks (Paper 1 + Paper 2) |
| Sl# | College Name | Percentile Cut-off (UGC NET) | NAAC Grade |
| 1 | University of Calcutta | 55% (Aggregate) | A |
| 2 | University of Allahabad | 55% (Aggregate) | A |
| 3 | Jiwaji University, Gwalior | Valid UGC NET Rank | A |
| 4 | Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya | Equivalent Grade ‘B’ (7-point scale) | N/A |
| 5 | Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi | 65% | A++ |
| 6 | Assam University, Silchar | Valid UGC NET Score | B |
| 7 | University of Madras, Chennai | Equivalent Grade ‘B’ (7-point scale) | A |
| 8 | GITAM University, Visakhapatnam | Valid UGC NET Rank (M.Phil) | A+ |
| 9 | University of Delhi | Grade ‘B’ (10-point scale) | N/A |
| 10 | ICFAI University, Dehradun | Valid UGC NET Cut-off (7-point scale) | A |
| 11 | National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy | Valid UGC NET Score | N/A |
| 12 | HKBK College of Engineering, Bangalore | Valid UGC NET Score | N/A |
| 13 | Shiv Nadar University, NCR | Valid UGC NET Score | N/A |
| 14 | SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur | Valid UGC NET Cut-off | A+ |
| 15 | SRM University, Amravati | Valid UGC NET Score | N/A |
| 16 | Amity Institute of Anthropology, Noida | Valid UGC NET Score | N/A |
| 17 | Berhampur University, Odisha | Valid UGC NET Score | A |
| 18 | Goa University | Valid UGC NET Score | A |
The NTA takes into account the following elements before announcing the UGC NET Cut-Off. Look at the following:
You are required to score the minimum cut-off for UGC-NET. The required minimum score for each category is as follows:
| Category | Minimum Cut-off ( paper 1 + paper 2) |
| General | 40% |
| SC/ST/OBC | 35% |
| Category | Subjects | UGC NET AP Cut Off 2023 |
| General Category | Economics | 170.000 |
| Political Science | 97.659 | |
| History | 98.523 | |
| English | 97.595 | |
| Commerce | 98.122 | |
| Anthropology | 190.000 |
| Category | Subjects | UGC NET JRF Cut Off 2023 |
| General Category | Economics | 188.000 |
| Political Science | 99.679 | |
| History | 99.787 | |
| English | 99.769 | |
| Commerce | 99.786 | |
| Anthropology | 214.000 |
The admit card 2024 is one of the most crucial documents that all applicants must have with them on test day. Please take note that no candidate will be permitted entry into the exam centre if they do not have a physical copy of their admit card. A few days before the exam day, officials will release the UGC-NET 2024 admit cards.
Officials request appropriate photo identification from applicants who plan to take the exam these days. Authorities may also require candidates to have valid photo ID evidence on the day of UGC-NET 2024 to guarantee candidate safety about identification.
Any of the following can be used as evidence of a photo ID:
You would need to take caution and adhere to the government’s social distance regulations for your safety and the safety of others.
One of the main exam day requirements for the UGC-NET 2024 is being on time. Your admit cards for the UGC-NET 2024 exam will include the reporting time. It is recommended that you keep to the specified reporting time or arrive early to ensure seamless execution of the subsequent procedures.
You are recommended to attend UGC-NET 2024 with your mask and sanitiser for your safety. You are expected to bring a transparent bottle of sanitiser.
The first thing you should do when you arrive at the UGC-NET 202 2024 exam location is go over the seating arrangements. There will be notices on the seating arrangements inside the exam centre or on the notice board.
Hi there, aspiring researchers! To guarantee enough time for studying the curriculum and practising an important number of sample questions, motivated future researchers and professors such as yourself should start preparing for the UGC-NET exams about eight to nine months ahead of time. In the UGC-NET, subject papers carry more weight and have a moderate difficulty level. Consequently, candidates must plan their UGC-NET study time wisely. They can choose to study independently or under supervision, based on their interests and level of knowledge with the UGC-NET syllabus.
The NTA provides UGC-NET mock tests for free on their official website. You can check out their website. Register on the student mock test website and test your learnings: UGC-NET Mock Test
The age limit for UGC is 30 years old for general and 35 for OBC/SC/ST. There is 5 years relaxation for the reserved categories.
There are 150 total questions. The questions are sectioned in 2, paper 1 and paper 2. Paper 1 has 10 sections designed to assess your aptitude for teaching and research, comprehension skills, communication abilities, logical and mathematical reasoning, data interpretation, understanding of ICT, awareness of current affairs and social issues, and knowledge of the Indian higher education system.
The minimum percentage required for UGC NET qualifying is a master’s degree completion or being in the last year of a master’s programme. You would need a 55% minimum to apply. For the reserved categories, it is 50%.
You can find the question papers on the official website. The NTA UGC website provides previous year papers starting from 2011 till last year.
