UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023, Check Age Limit, Educational Qualification

UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023

UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: UGC NET Examination takes place twice a year conducted by the National Testing Agency and the mode of examination is online. The UGC NET notification and application forms are released by the commission along with the eligibility criteria. A thorough reading of the detailed UGC NET Eligibility criteria is a must for candidates before applying. The exam will take place in various subjects at selected exam centers spread across the country.

An application form has to be filled up specifying whether a candidate wants to apply only for Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor for the UGC NET exam. Sincere preparation and hard work are significant for the appearing candidates. A proper study of the previous year's question papers will be a help for candidates to give it a shot in the UGC NET exam 2023.

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UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023

UGC NET is a qualifying exam for Post Graduate students to become Assistant Professors in colleges, or to apply for Research Fellowships. The educational and age criteria for the same is as follows.

Educational Qualification 

A Master's degree holder or equivalent from recognized universities in Electronic Science, Computer Science and Applications, Social Science and Humanities (including languages), etc. with at least 55 % marks are eligible for the exam. 

• In the following category, candidates must secure 50 % marks – Persons with Disability, Transgender, Non-Creamy Layer of Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribe.
• Candidates waiting for their results or pursuing their Master's degree or whose qualifying examinations have been delayed can apply for the test.
• 55 % marks in Master's degree is a must for candidates to be considered for Junior Research Fellowship and 50 % marks for reserved category and they will be admitted provisionally.
• Completion of a master's degree within two years from the date of the UGC NET 2023 results with the necessary percentage of marks has to be fulfilled, and the candidate will be disqualified if failed.
• A relaxation of 5 % in aggregate marks from 55 % to 50 % who completed the Master's level examination before September 19, 1991, irrespective of the date of declaration of result is applicable for Ph.D. degree candidates.
• A transgender candidate has the same provision of relaxation in fee, age, and qualifying criteria for NET as available for SC/ST/PwD candidates. The transgender category with subject-wise cutoffs is lowest among those for ST/SC/PwD/OBC-NCL categories in the respective subject.
• It is advisable for candidates to opt similar NET subject for Paper 2 as their specialization is in post-graduation. The candidate can appear in a related subject if the post-graduation subject is not a part of 81 NET subjects.
• A post-graduate diploma/certificate holder who completed under an Indian university/Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate holder who completed under a foreign university/institute should in their own interest, hold a degree similar to a Master's degree of recognized Indian university from Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. Attempt a Free Mock Test Here

UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Age Limit     

The following is the age limit and relaxation for Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professorship in UGC NET 2023 – 

• Eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship – Candidates should not be more than 30 years as on the 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. 01.06.2023.
• A relaxation of up to 5 years is provided to candidates under the OBC-NC, SC, ST, PwD categories, transgenders and women applicants.
• Age relaxation is also given out to candidates with a research experience similar to the years/period spent on research in the respective subject or post-graduation degree.
• 5 years is the limit to researchers and the relaxation will be provided if the candidate has a certificate from the appropriate authority.
• Upper age relaxation can be availed by LLM degree candidates of 3 years.
• Benefits for a candidate who served in Armed Forces is in the form of relaxation of up to 5 years subject to the length of service in the armed forces up to 01.06.2023.
• Age relaxation cannot exceed 5 years on the above grounds under any circumstances.
• Assistant Professor – A candidate can apply for Assistant Professor and comprises no upper age limit.

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UGC NET Exemptions For Assistant Professor    

The minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professorship is NET/SET/SLET in Indian universities and colleges. UGC regulations and amendments notified in the Gazette of India govern some exemptions from NET/State Eligibility Test/SLET from time to time. 

• Candidates who passed the examination of UGC/CSIR/Junior Research Fellowship conducted in 1989 will be exempted from appearing in NET.
• Candidates who were successful in SET accredited by UGC for Assistant Professor held before June 1, 2002, are exempted to appear in NET and can apply for the same anywhere in India.
• SET held after June 1, 2003, and candidates successful in it can apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in colleges and universities in respective states.

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Reservations 2023   

• The reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes candidates is 15 %.
• The reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes candidates is 7.5 %.
• The reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer candidates is 27 %.
• The reservation of seats for General – Economically Weaker Sections candidates is 10%.
• The reservation of seats for Persons with Disability with 40 % or more disability is 4 % in the above categories.

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UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Selection Criteria For Lectureship

Only 6 percent of candidates who appeared will qualify for the examination and become eligible for the post of Assistant Professor. A category-wise reservation policy will be applied for these qualified candidates.

The subject-wise merit list and UGC NET qualifying criteria for Lectureship as per category are prepared on the basis of the following:

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UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Selection Criteria 2023 For JRF

For Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) only 1 percent of the appeared candidates will be eligible for the certificate. The formula to select the qualified candidates for JRF is: