On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian universities and colleges.

CBSE will conduct NET in 83 subjects at 88 selected NET Examination Cities spread across the country.

Eligibility Criteria:


Application fee:
The candidates belonging to the general category are required to pay an application fee of Rs 600. Those belonging to the OBC category should pay Rs 300 and those belonging to the SC/ST/PwD category are required to pay only Rs 150.
Category: Fees
General: Rs 600
OBC: Rs 300
SC/ST/PwD: Rs 150
UGC NET Subjects:

Economics
Political Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
History
Anthropology
Commerce
Education
Social Work
Defence and Strategic Studies
Home Science
Public Administration
Population Studies
Hindustani Music (Vocal/Instrumental)
Management
Maithili
Bengali
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Odia
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Arabie
English
Linguistics
Chinese
Dogri
Nepali
Manipuri
Assamese
Gujarati
Marathi
French
Spanish
Russian
Persian
Rajasthani
German
Japanese
Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy / Non Formal Education
Physical Education
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
Indian Culture
Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management
Law
Library and Information Science
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies
Comparative Study of Religions
Mass Communication and Journalism
Dance
Museology & Conservation
Archaeology
Criminology
Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
Folk Literature
Comparative Literature
Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/Mimamsa/Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tulanatmaka Darsana/ Shukla Yojurveda/ Madhv Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/Agama/Advaita Vedanta)
Women Studies
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture/Graphics/Applies Art/History of Art)
Geography
Social Medicine & Community Health
Forensic Science
Pali
Kashmiri
Konkani
Computer Science and Applications
Electronic Science
Environmental Sciences
International and Area Studies
Prakrit
Human Rights and Duties
Tourism Administration and Management
Bodo
Santali
Karnatik Music (Vocal Instrument, Percussion)
Rabindra Sangeet
Percussion Instruments
Drama/Theatre