Eligibility for UGC NET exam and exam pattern

On behalf of the UGC, the central board of secondary education holds Nation eligibility test to judge the eligibility of the Indian citizens for teaching profession and also select the candidates for junior research fellowship programs. The exam is conducted all over India in more than 80 subjects from science humanities, and technology field.

Candidates with at least 55% marks in master degree or equivalent exam from recognized universities can take part in the exam. The other backward classes belonging to non creamy layer, schedule tribe or schedule castes candidates must have at least 50 % marks. The persons with physical difficulties also need 50 % marks to sit in the exam.

Candidates who have appeared or will appear in the master’s degree exam but have not received the result can also take part in the exam. However, they have to show the result of the exam with required marks at the time joining the assistant professor programs or junior research fellowship.  If they have failed to secure the minimum required marks, then they shall be treated as disqualified. 

PhD degree holders, are given relaxation of 5 percent, that is they have to secure only 50 % marks to sit for the UGC NET exam. Candidates can appear in any subject to clear the exam but it is suggested that the subject should be their qualifying subject in masters’ exam.

Candidates belonging to the reserved categories are required to submit their category certificates along with application of the exam form.  Other candidates are not required to submit any certificate with the application form, but they must show the certificate or documents, when asked.

According to the latest exam pattern, Study Material of UGC NET Computer Science

the examination will be conducted in three phases. Each phase will have one paper. The paper will be of objective type question in two sessions. The paper 1 and paper 11 carry 100 marks each. The paper 1 will have 60 questions, of which 50 have to be attempted. The paper 11 will have 50 questions and all must be attempted. The time period to complete the exam is 75 minutes per paper.

             

The second session will have one paper, paper 111 of 75 questions, carrying 150 marks. All questions are compulsory in this paper. The time period for this paper is 2.5 hours.

The first papers 1 will be of general nature aimed to test the teaching aptitude, reasoning ability, comprehension and divergent thinking of the candidate. The paper 11 and paper 111 will have 50 and 75 questions respectively UGCNET coaching for Management in Delhi from the subject chosen by the candidate. The questions in these papers cover the entire syllabus of the subject and are compulsory. The candidates will mark their answers for questions on optical mark reader, which will be provided alongside the test booklet.