National Eligibility Test NET is conducted by University Grants Commission UGC twice in a year for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the:

Award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and/or
Eligibility for Lectureship in Indian universities and colleges

UGC-NET is usually conducted twice in a year in the month of June and December.

UGC NET 2015 important dates –

Application Forms online registration starting date – 13.02.2015
Closing date of fee deposit – 11.03.2015
Application form online registration last date – 12.03.2015
Application forms hard copy submission last date – 17.03.2015
Last date for receipt of hard copy application form from remote areas: 23.03.2015
Last Date for receipt of written request for change of Examination Centre only on merit basis: 20.04.2015
Single MCQ Examination Date – 21.06.2015

Eligibility-

Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination with at least 55% marks from universities recognized by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc.

50% marks for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with disability (PWD) category candidates

Final year student of master degree can also apply.

Ph.D. degree holders shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks

Age:-

Junior Research Fellowship: The age limit for JRF is 28 years of age.
Lectureship: There is no upper age limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.

UGC NET 2015 Paper Pattern:-

The Test will consist of three papers.

Session:- First

•Paper:- I
•Marks:- 100
•Number of Question:- 60 out of which 50 question to be attempted
•Duration:- 1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.)

Session:- First

•Paper:- II
•Marks:- 100
•Number of Question:- 50 questions all are compulsory
•Duration:- 1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON)

Session:- Second

•Paper:- III
•Marks:- 150
•Number of Question:- 75 questions all are compulsory
•Duration:- 2½ Hours (01.30 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.)

Paper-I

There are Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of each of two marks

Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate.
Each question will carry 2 marks.

Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

All questions of Paper-II and Paper-III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).

Contact details

University Grants Commission
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110002 ‎
011 2338 2091 ‎

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