Exams
UGC NET Application Form 2023: The University Grant Commission (UGC) conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine the eligibility to award the Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Lectureship in order to work and further pursue a Ph.D. in Indian Universities and Colleges. The exam includes various subjects of Humanities along with Social Science and English. The UGC NET 2023 exam will be conducted from the 13th to the 22nd of June 2023. The application process is from 10th to 31st May 2023. Let's have a look at the entire details of the UGC NET Application Form and understand the steps to apply for the post.
The UGC NET 2023 exam will be held from the 13th of June to the 22nd of June 2023. The application process is from 10th to 31st May 2023. The following table will be updated with the release of the notification.
Events | Dates |
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Registration process starts | 10th May 2023 |
Last date of submission | 31st May 2023 |
Correction window | 2nd to 3rd June 2023 (Till 11.59 PM) |
Availability of Admit card | Second week of June 2023 |
Exam Dates | 13th to 22nd June 2023 |
Release of Answer Key | To Be Announced |
Announcement of Results | To Be Announced |
Candidates can apply for UGC NET 2023 through the link below. Candidates should also make sure to read the selection criteria, eligibility, and steps of the application process before applying for a smoother application process.
To avoid any inconvenience at the time of UGC NET registrations, candidates should keep the following documents ready beforehand.
The Application form is available on the official website. Candidates can follow the below-given steps to fill their application forms for the UGC NET Exam.
Information to be provided in the registration form are.
Note: from December 2018 onwards, Aadhaar Card is not a mandatory document for UGC NET registrations. Candidates can provide any other valid Government ID number like- bank account number, passport number, etc.
Once all details are filled in, click on the Submit button. The candidates must review the information given on the page and click on the Final Submit button to proceed with the process. Once it is submitted, an application number will be generated and displayed on the screen. Write down the application number and keep it for future use.
The candidates should click on the Complete Application Form and start entering the remaining details of the application form. The details to be filled in in the application form include:
Details | Applied For | Education Details |
Name, Gender, Nationality, PwD category option, Minority community option, Date of birth, Single girl child option, Category, Diabetic option, A subject name in the post-graduation exam | Post name (Assistant Professor or JRF), Four choices of the examination center (in order of priority), Subject opted for UGC NET | Post-graduation pass status, Post-graduation qualifying examination from (India or outside India), Post-graduation board/ university name, Post-graduation result mode, Post-graduation course/ stream name, Post-graduation qualifying examinations state, Post-graduation year of passing/ appearing |
Research/ MPhil/ Ph. D/ Ex-Service Details | Doctorate Details | Security Pin |
Research specialization, (if any), Whether MPhil passed or appeared, Whether an ex-serviceman? Whether you possess research experience in the subject of post-graduation, Whether PhD passed or /appearing | Whether already a doctorate student | Security Pin (as shown on the screen) |
The candidates should click on Submit after all the required details are filled in. After reviewing the details entered in the application form, the candidates must click on the Final Submit button.
The candidates must upload their scanned photo and signature as per the specifications given below. The format of the scanned images and the signature should be JPEG.
Feature | Size |
Size of the photographed image | More than 10 kb and less than 200 kb |
Size of the signature image | More than 4 kb and less than 30 kb |
Candidates can pay UGC NET application fee through HDFC/SBI/ Syndicate/ ICICI/ Paytm payment gateway.
(debit card/ credit card/ net banking/ UPI).
Category | UGC NET Application Fee |
General | Rs.1,000/- |
General-EWS (Economically Weaker Section | Rs.500/- |
OBC- NCL (Other Backward Classes- Non-creamy layer) | Rs.500/- |
SC (Scheduled Castes ) | Rs.250/- |
ST (Scheduled Tribes) | Rs.250/- |
PwD (Persons with Disabilities) | Rs.250/- |
Transgender | Rs.250/- |
On successful payment of the application fee, a confirmation page is generated. Candidates require to take a minimum of four printouts of the confirmation page and keep them for future use.
Once the process of registration is over, the National Testing Agency offers a one-time facility to the candidates for correction of the application form. The steps for form correction are given below:
Step 1: Visit the official website
Step 2: Click on the application form correction button
Step 3: Login using the application number & password
Step 4: Click on the link available for form correction
Step 5: Read the instructions carefully
Step 6: Click on I agree.
Step 7: Click on Proceed
Step 8: Make the required changes.
Step 9: Click on Submit.
Step 10: Review the corrections made.
Step 11; cluck on Final submission.
Step 12: Take a printout of the revised Confirmation
No, negative marking is not applicable.
The duration of the examination is 3 hours (180 minutes).
No, the UGC NET application form can be submitted online on the official website of the examination only.
No, the UGC NET application fee can be paid in online mode through credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ UPI only.
Yes, once the online form submission process ends, NTA opens the window for form correction.
The steps for form correction are given below:
Step 1: Visit the official website
Step 2: Click on the application form correction button
Step 3: Login using the application number & password
Step 4: Click on the link available for form correction
Step 5: Read the instructions carefully
Step 6: Click on I agree.
Step 7: Click on Proceed
Step 8: Make the required changes.
Step 9: Click on Submit.
Step 10: Review the corrections made.
Step 11; cluck on Final submission.
Step 12: Take a printout of the revised Confirmation
Last date to apply for UGC NET 2023 is 31st May 2023.
Application fee for UGC NET 2022 is as follows :
General/Unreserved – Rs. 1150/-
Other Backward Classes (OBC) – (NCL)/ Economically Weaker Section (EWS): Rs. 600/-
For SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender: Rs. 325/-
Visit the official UGC NET website - https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ to download your admit card.
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