Eligibility for UGC NET exam and need for coaching classes

National eligibility test are conducted by the university grants commission to select the candidates for lectureship and for award of junior research fellowship in teaching professional and research. The aim of the exam is to ensure a minimum standard for candidates entering these professions. The test is conducted in social sciences, environmental science, forensic sciences, Geo science, chemical sciences, and all engineering branches and also in computer science and applications.  

The exam is conducted twice a year in June and December. Notifications for exams comes in month of February or March and August or September.  The test in computer science and application is conducted in three papers in two sessions. Two papers are held in first session. In the first paper, which is of 100 marks, candidate has to attempt 50 questions out of 60 questions.

In the second paper of the first session, there are 50 objective type questions and all are compulsory. The third paper contains 75 questions and all are compulsory.  Each question is of   2 marks each. The duration of first two papers is only 75 minutes each, while the duration for third paper is two and half hours.  

Graduation or post graduation in science or technology with at least 55 % marks is the minimum education qualification for candidates appearing for science streams and technological side exams. For candidates belonging to schedule caste or schedule tribe and other backward classes the minimum 50 % marks are needed for taking exams. Visually handicapped candidates are also required to have at least 50 % marks. 

Candidates appearing for post graduation exams can sit in the NET exams but they have to show the minimum passing marks required for the UGC NET at the time of selection .If they are not able to get the required minimum marks in their post graduation, and then they are considered ineligible for the further selection process.

Candidates with only graduation degree in sciences, Study Material of UGC NET Computer Science engineering or other subjects are eligible for fellowship only when they have registered for PhD courses. They have to do this registration within two years.

Coaching institutes make extensive notes on the exams UGC NET coaching for Management in Delhi according to the latest exam pattern. The notes for computer science are prepared by highly experienced faultily. These days’ notes can be downloaded from the sites of institutions. The mock papers and detail discussion on the weak points of candidates helps a candidate to prepare for the final exams. The coaching classes are helpful because they clear the basic concepts especially in science and technology subjects and helps students to face all possible questions in the coaching classes itself. Self study may not give enough time to a candidate for going through entire syllabus.  But a coaching institution helps students to study the entire syllabus in systematic way with proper guidance.