UGC Net June 2015 Notification and Dates

UGC NET 2015 (June) Exam Notification and Online Application Dates. UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) June 2015 eligibility, syllabus, admit card, results

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting the National Eligibility Test(NET) on 28th June 2015 (Sunday), on behalf of the University Grants Commission. The UGC NET is conducting for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for Assistant Professor, in Indian universities and colleges.

UGC NET 2015 Notification and Dates

National Eligibility Test (NET)-2015

Junior Research Fellowship/Eligibility for Lectureships

On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) shall hold the National Eligibility Test(NET) on 28th June 2015 (Sunday) 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 conductNET in 84 subjects  at 89 selected Cities of Examination spread across the country

The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Assistant Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for Assistant Professor only will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor will not be considered for award of JRF

Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR only for Eligibility for Assistant Professor.

Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/ colleges/state governments, as the case may be

Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with disability (PWD)/Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy layer), as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India websitewww.ncbc.nic.in, candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission

Important Dates

Submission of online application form	16th April 2015
Last date for Applying Online	15th May 2015
Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank challan , at any branch of (Syndicate/Canara ICICI Bank) or through credit/debit card	16th May 2015
Date of Examination	28th June 2015 (Sunday)

UGC NET ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent exam from universities/institutions recognised by UGC (list attached page No.21 to 47) in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science &Applications, Electronic Science etc (list of subjects of post graduation attached at page No.18 to 19) are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test

Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of Junior Research Fellowship/eligibility for Assistant professor only after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination OR equivalent with at least 55% marks(50% marks in case of OBC(Non- creamy layer)/SC/ST/PWD(persons with disability) category candidates. Such candidates must complete their P.G degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified

The PhD degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET

Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. The candidates, whose post graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No.14 (on page 11), may appear in a related subject

Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility nor printout of their Application Form (Confirmation Page) to CBSE. However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the UGC/CBSE at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action

Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi

Age Limit & Relaxation

i) Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01st June 2015. A relaxation up to 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC (Non-Creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website www.ncbc.nic.in SC/ST/PWD categories and to women applicants
Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority

Three years relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing LLM Degree; total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances

ii) Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor

Exemption (Eligibility for Assistant Professor)

i) NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a PhD Degree in accordance with the UGC (Mini. Standards & Procedure for Award of the PhD Degree) Regulations 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SELT/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions

ii) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET

iii) For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 01st Dec.-2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India

For SET held from 01st Dec-2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in the universities/colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared their SET