NTA UGC NET JRF Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria
Candidates with more than or equal 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree
OR equivalent examination from UGC recognized universities/institutions in Humanities
Social Science, Computer Science &Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this
Test.

Candidates with 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent
examination for Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy
layer/Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ persons with disability (PWD)
category are eligible for this Test.

Candidates are 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.

But 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 have to 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.

Candidates who hold Ph.D. degree and whose Master’s level examination had been
completed by 19th September 1991 shall get relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e.
from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.

Candidates should prefer to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. And for
those candidates, whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in can
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 NTA. 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/NTA at any stage, their
candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

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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


Junior Research Fellowship
Age should not be more than 28 years as on 01.07.2016.

A relaxation up to 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC/ 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 L.L.M.
Degree.

Assistant Professor
There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor.

Exemption (Eligibility for Assistant Professor)


NET/SLET/SET shall continue the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and
appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. But the Ph. D
holders candidates with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and
Procedure for Award of the Ph. D. 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.

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

For SET Candidates


The candidates, who have cleared the States Eligibility Test (SET) credited by UGC for
eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st Dec 2002, are relieved from appearing in
NET, being eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India.

For SET held from 1st Dec 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply
for the post of Assistant Professor only in the universities/ colleges situated in the
same state from where they have cleared SET.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

I am 42 yrs old. Can I appear in NETor JRF in Tourism Administration and


Management ? Completed MTM from IGNOU And I have also cleared NET in
Physical Education in year 1998 .

( - bh...@ on 09-Aug-2016)

1 Answer

You can appear for NET and not JRF, for NET there is no age limit. for JRF the cap is 28
years. For tourism administration you can refer solutions to past papers at -
https://www.doorsteptutor.com/Exams/UGC/Tourism-Administration/

- Examrace on 10-Aug-2016

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