About the NET
The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals. This is done to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The test is conducted in Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications, and Electronic Science.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conducts the UGC-CSIR NET for other Science subjects, namely, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences, jointly with the UGC. The tests are conducted twice a year, generally in the months of June and December. For candidates interested in research, the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) is available for five years subject to fulfilling certain conditions. UGC has allocated a number of fellowships to universities for candidates who qualify for the JRF. The JRFs are awarded to meritorious candidates from among those qualifying for eligibility for lectureship in the NET. JRFs are available only to candidates who opt for it in their application forms.
The test for Junior Research Fellowship has been conducted since 1984. The Government of India, through its notification dated 22nd July 1988, entrusted the task of conducting the eligibility test for lectureship to UGC. Consequently, UGC conducted the first National Eligibility Test, common to both eligibility for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship, in two parts, one in December 1989 and the other in March 1990.
NET Schedule
UGC conducts NET twice a year, in the months of June and December. Notifications announcing the June and December examinations are published in March and September, respectively, in the weekly journal of nationwide circulation, Employment News.
NET Results Declaration Schedule
The result of the June UGC-NET is generally declared in October, while the December UGC-NET result is usually declared in April. The UGC-NET results published in the Employment News are also available on the UGC website.
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