UGC NET 2024: Exam Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus, & Complete Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2024

 

The conducting authority of the exam sets some guidelines to appear in the exam known as Eligibility criteria. It is crucial to satisfy these criteria to apply for the exam. 

 

The eligibility for the UGC NET Exam has been decided based on two major factors i.e., education qualification and age limit.

 

UGC NET Education Qualification 2024-

✔ If you have completed post-graduation or have enrolled for the master's, you can apply for this exam.

 

✔ Candidates require 55% percent marks in their Master’s Degree for the General/EWS category and 50% marks for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD/ Transgender.

 

✔ Candidates require 75% percent marks in their 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree program.

 

✔ PhD degree holders can also apply for the UGC NET June 2024 Exam.

 

UGC NET 2024 Age Limit-

 

✔ There is no age restriction to appear for the UGC NET Assistant Professor post.

✔ If you want to apply for JRF, your maximum age should be 30 years.

 

UGC provides some relaxation in the upper age limit for UGC NET- JRF aspirants, such as:

 

 

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC, ST, SC, PWD, Transgender and Women Applicants	5 years
Research Experience (only if an approved university or institute produces the certificate)	5 years
L.L.M. Degree	3 years
Armed Forces	5 years

 

Here, check the detailed UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2024 before applying for the exam.

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Reservation

 

Reservation Policy of the Government of India applies to NTA UGC According to this, in the Central Universities and Institutions that are deemed to be Universities, the reservation of seats shall be as follows:

 

S.No.	Category	Reservation
1	Scheduled Caste (SC)	15%
2	Scheduled Tribe (ST)	7.5%
3	Other Backward Classes (OBC)- Non Creamy Layer (NCL)	27%
4	General-Economically Weaker Sections (General- EWS)	10%
5	Person with Disability (PwD)	04%

 

Note:- The percentage has been increased from 4% to 5 %, vide Decision dated 05.04.2022 of the Commissioner under Section 32 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

 

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2024

The UGC NET Paper Pattern of Exam 2024 gives you knowledge about the exam and an understanding of its methodology and marking scheme.
 

According to the UGC NET Exam Pattern, the test will consist of two papers (paper I & II).
 

NTA UGC NET Paper 1 is common for all candidates and contains 50 questions for total 100 marks. It is primarily designed to test your Research Aptitude and Teaching Aptitude (Methods of Teaching, Nature of Teaching, Factors affecting teaching, Evaluation system, Learner’s characteristics, Teaching aids).

 

Paper-II is based on the selected subject (the subject you opt for) and contains 100 questions for total 200 marks.

 

Paper Pattern of NTA NET 2024	Paper I	Paper II
Total Marks	100	200
Number of Questions	50	100
Type of Questions	MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Marking Scheme	No negative marking
Duration	3 Hours (180 minutes) Without any break

 

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UGC NET Online Application Form 2024

 

An application form is the first process to register for the exam. If you want to appear in the NTA UGC NET 2024, then you should submit the NET Exam form.

 

You can apply for the exam in just four easy steps: -

 

» Step 1 – Go to the official website  (https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/) and register for the 2024 Exam.
 

» Step 2 – Fill in the personal and educational details in the online application form.
 

» Step 3 – Upload your scanned Photograph and Signature as per the UGC NET guidelines.
 

» Step 4 – Pay the application fee through SBI /Syndicate/HDFC /ICICI Payment Gateways i.e., Debit/Credit Card or Net Banking/Paytm.

 

To make it easier for applicants to apply appropriately and successfully, Eduncle has come up with the step-by-step procedure of the UGC NET Application Form 2024 along with a visual demonstration.

 

 

NTA UGC NET Syllabus 2024

 

The syllabus gives an idea of the topics asked in the exam. Before starting preparation for the exam, make sure that you have got the updated NTA NET June 2024 Syllabus of Paper 1 & 2 your chosen subject.
 

The UGC NET Syllabus of Paper 1 is common for all candidates. In contrast, the Paper 2 syllabus will be based on the subject you have opted to appear in the exam.

 

Here, you will find the syllabus of Paper 1 along with the number of subtopics included.

 

UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus	Total No. of Subtopics
Teaching Aptitude	19
Research Aptitude	12
Comprehension	A passage of text will be given. Questions will be asked from the passage.
Communication	7
Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude	7
Logical Reasoning	18
Data Interpretation	6
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	7
People, Development and Environment	20
Higher Education System	6

 

 

You can check and get the free UGC NET Syllabus 2024 for Paper 1 and Paper 2 (all 83 subjects) here along with the list of their important chapters and topics.

 

UGC NET 2024 Study Material & Books Recommendations by Experts

 

Good quality study material is very important for UGC NET Preparation to score well in the exam. Eduncle provides the complete updated UGC NET Study Material to prepare for the 2024 exam that will help you to boost your preparation for a good result.

 

Below, you can check some best books for UGC NET Paper 1.

 

Books Name	Publication Name
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I – Teaching & Research Aptitude	Danika Publishing Company
NTA UGC NET/JRF/SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research Aptitude	Arihant Publication
Go to UGC NET Paper 1 Guide	Disha Publication
UGC-NET/JRF/SET Teaching & Research Aptitude (General Paper-I)	Upkar Publication

 

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UGC NET Previous Year Question Papers & Answer Key

 

Solving previous years' papers & sample papers designed by qualified faculty have always been the best technique to improve your NET Exam 2024 scores.
 

The National Eligibility Test is one of the popular exams among postgraduate students. Every year, more than 8 lakh students register for each session, in which only 6% of them get selected for JRF and Assistant Professor.
 

So, to prepare in the best way for the exam, we would suggest you solve the Last 5 exams' UGC NET Previous year Question Papers along with their UGC NET Answer Key 2024.
 

Solving previous years’ question papers helps you in various ways like the idea of exam difficulty level, types of questions asked, important topics, etc. And with the answer key, you can get an idea about your accuracy level.

 

You can download the previous papers & solutions sessions below.

          

General Paper 1	English	Commerce	Management	Computer Science
Economics	Education	HRM	Political Science	Library Science
Law	Sociology	Yoga	Geography	Other Subjects
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UGC NET 2024 Mock Test Papers

 

Practicing is the best way to prepare for the exam, and mock tests will help you with it. By solving the NTA NET 2024 Mock Test, you can recall all the topics that you have covered. 
 

They will help you to increase your speed and accuracy so that you can attempt as many questions as possible with maximum accuracy and score better in the exam.
 

NTA provides NET mock test papers for all subjects.You can also get the free UGC NET Mock Test 2024. 
 

 

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UGC NET June 2024 City Slip

The National Testing Agency has released the Advance Intimation for Allotment of Examination City for UGC NET June 2024 to be conducted from on 21th August 2024 to 04 September 2024, on the official Website.

 

You can Download Examination City Intimation Slip of UGC – NET June 2024, (using their Application No. and Date of Birth) from the website website by Following Steps given below-

(a)  first of all, go to the website-ugcnet.nta.ac.in

(b)  Click on the City intimation 2024 link.

(c)  Fill out the application number, date of birth, security pin etc.

(d)  Click on the Submit button.

(e)  UGC NET 2024 city intimation Slip will appear on the Display and Check the Exam City Slip for  NET 2024 Exam.

 

UGC NET 2024 Admit Card – How to Download

 

In order to attempt the exam, you must carry the UGC NET Admit Card 2024 at the Examination Hall. You can download the Hall ticket Subject wise from UGC NET website.

 

The admit card for UGC NET 2024 June session has been released on 17th August 2024 on the UGC NET website (https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/). If you have successfully applied for this exam, then you must check the complete procedure and important details regarding UGC NET 2024 Admit Card.

 

Some other documents that you are required to carry for the NTA UGC NET Exam 2024 with the admit card are: -

 

♦ Passport Size Photo

♦ Original Authorized Id Card
 

♦ PwD Certificate (If Eligible)
 

You can check the procedure to download the Admit card below: -

 

» Step 1 – Go to the official website and click on the download admit card link.
 

» Step 2 – Fill all the required details and submit it.
 

» Step 3 – Now, check your admit card details and download it for further use.

 

How to Prepare For UGC NET Exam 2024? Tips & Study Plan by Subject Experts!

 

If you are preparing for UGC NET 2024, then you must study hard as the difficulty level of this exam is very high.
 

Hence, our experts have come up with the best study plan and tips that can help you to improve your scores:

 

♦  Start your preparation with updated study material.
 

♦  It is important to follow a proper schedule.
 

♦  Solving the question papers is the best way to recall all the syllabus topics.
 

♦  According to the NTA NET Toppers, practice and revision are always a success mantra to crack the exam.

                                                                                           
 

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NTA UGC NET June Exam 2024 Session  – Statistics You must Know

 

It is important to have the information of previous NET Exam like: -

 

♦ How many students appeared in NTA NET last June Session?
 

♦ How many subjects are there in the exam? etc.
 

These stats will help you to get a better understanding of the exam. So, we have shared the NTA NET Exam statistics below for your reference.

 

NTA NET Statistics	Stats (Approximate)
Candidates Registered	11,21,225
Candidates Appeared	9,08,580
Total candidates qualified	will be notified
Candidates qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor only	will be notified
Candidates qualified for JRF & eligible for Assistant Professor	will be notified
No. of Subjects	83
Exam Centers	360 cities across

 

 

UGC NET Result 2024 & Cut off

 

Result is the outcome of your preparation and they help you decide the path to your goal. For the proper idea and to strategize the preparation, you should check the previous year's cut off marks as it will help you to set your target for the exam.

 

The UGC NET result 2024 For June Cycle will be release by the NTA NET by the release of the final answer key.
 

Note - NTA has been declared the 2023 Exam Result along with the cut off on 19th January 2024. you can check the NTA NET Dec 2023 cut off marks for the unreserved category: -

 

NET Subjects	Cut off marks for Assistant Professor	Cut off marks for JRF & Assistant Professor
Computer Science	160	184
Law	176	200
Sociology	184	210
Library Science	166	188
English	182	208
Geography	166	188
Commerce	160	184
Management	170	194
Political Science	190	216
Human Rights and Duties	180	200
Education	184	208
Economics	154	180

 

 

Eduncle has also given the complete cut-off for other categories and a step-by-step procedure to check the UGC NET Cut Off Marks and UGC NET Result here. 

 

In case any candidate faces difficulty in downloading the Result, he/she can mail at ugcnet@nta.ac.in For more updates or latest news keep visiting the Official website of Eduncle.

 

UGC NET Subjects Code-

 

Schedule of UGC NET June 2024 (Exam Date:21 August 2024 to 04 September 2024)
Shif t -1 (09:30 AM to 12:30 PM)				Shift -2 (03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
S.No.	Subject Code	Subject Name		S.No.	Subject Code	Subject Name
1	30	English		1	30	English
2	45	Japanes		2	33	Dogri
3	65	Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre		3	40	spanish
4	10	Social Work		4	41	Russian
5	12	Home Science		5	42	Persian
6	16	Music		6	62	Comparative Study of Religions
7	20	Hindi		7	102	Hindu Studies
8	39	French (French Version)		8	14	Public Administration
9	50	Indian Culture		9	09	Education
10	60	Buddhist - Jaina - Gandhian and Peace Studies		10	19	Bengali
11	67	Archaeology		11	32	Chinese
12	87	Computer science and aoolications		12	43	Rajasthani
13	03	Philosophy		13	49	Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
14	66	Museology And Conservation		14	84	Kashmiri
15	01	Economics		15	05	Sociology
16	18	Maithili		16	20	Hindi
17	29	Arabic		17	23	Oriya
18	37	Gujarati		18	34	Nepali
19	041	Russian		19	35	Manipuri
20	043	Rajasthani		20	36	Assamese
21	044	German		21	95	Santali
22	83	Pali		22	24	Punjabi
23	91	Prakrit		23	26	Tamil
24	94	Bodo		24	80	Geography
25	101	Sindhi		25	38	Marathi
26	06	History		26	21	Kannada
27	07	Anthropology		27	06	History
28	04	Psychology		28	58	Law
29	11	Defence and Strategic Studies		29	25	Sanskrit
30	15	Population Studies		30	73	Sanskrit Traditional
31	068	Criminology		31	17	Management (including Business Admn. Mgt
32	31	Linguistics		32	47	Physical Education
33	79	Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)		33	27	Telugu
34	81	Social Medicine & Community Health		34	63	Mass Communication and Journalism
35	82	Forensic Science		35	08	Commerce
36	93	Tourism Administration and Management.		36	74	Women Studies
37	22	Malayalam		37	02	Political Science
38	28	Urdu		38	100	Yoga
39	55	Human Resource Management
40	68	Criminology
41	70	Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
42	71	Folk Literature
43	85	Konkani
44	89	Environmental Sciences
45	103	Indian Knowledge systems
46	08	Commerce
47	59	Library and Information Science
48	90	Politics including International Relations
49	92	Human Rights and Duties
50	02	Political Science
51	72	Comparative Literature

 

 

NTA UGC NET 2024 E-Certificate

 

Conducting the National Eligibility Test and providing the award of certificates and JRF to the qualified candidates is the responsibility of NTA (previously, the University Grants Commission was responsible for releasing the certificate).
 

The certificates will be issued for those candidates who will qualify for the NTA NET Exam. The validity of the JRF certificate award is three years from the date of issue. At the same time, it is valid for a lifetime for a lectureship. NTA Will released the E-Certificate for the UGC NET June 2024 after Exam result.

 

National Testing Agency takes 10 to 20 days to issue the certificates after the result declaration. With the certificate, you will get many benefits such as: -
 

⇒ You can apply for JRF and assistant professor in any reputed institutes across India.

 

⇒ You can take advantage of the scholarship & fellowship offered by UGC.

 

Note - NTA has released the NTA NET Certificates for December 2023 on the official Website. Click on the link to get the complete details of the UGC NET E-Certificate.
 

 

 

What After Qualifying NTA UGC NET Exam 2024?

 

There are multiple options available after clearing NTA UGC NET Exam 2024. For e.g., Lectureship and Assistant Professor opportunities in UGC Approved Universities.

 

You can also get the following jobs through NET JRF: -

 

 ♦  JRF (Junior Research Fellow)

 ♦  PF (Project Fellow)

 ♦  PA (Project Assistant/Associate)

 ♦  Author

 ♦  Project Manager

 

Check other career scopes after qualifying for the exam through - UGC NET Career Scopes.

 

 

UGC NET Exam Review 2024

 

Before starting your exam preparation, it is important to know the difficulty level of the exam to make the study plan accordingly. UGC NET Exam Review will help you with it.
 

As per the previous exam students' feedback, the difficulty level of the NET NTA Exam was: -

 

♦ NTA NET Paper 1 was moderate level.
 

♦ The overall difficulty level of Paper 2 was moderate to difficult.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions of NTA UGC NET Exam 2024

 

Here, we have covered the most asked Queries Regarding the UGC NET 2024 exam. Check them below:
 

Query 1) How many times is the UGC NET conducted in a year?

Ans – NTA conducts the UGC NET Exam twice in June and December. The upcoming session of the exams are in June and December.

 

Query 2) How many subjects are available in UGC NET 2024?

Ans – UGC NET Exam 2024 will be conducted in 83 subjects.

 

Query 3) Will UGC NTA NET 2024 be conducted online?

Ans – Yes, UGC NET 2024 Exam will be conducted in online CBT mode only.

 

Query 4) What are the passing marks for the UGC NET Exam?

Ans – You will have to secure minimum qualifying marks in both papers. The approx. qualifying marks for the General category are 40% or (78 Percentile) whereas, reserved category candidates require 35% aggregate marks.

 

Query 5) What is the UGC NET salary of a qualified lecturer?

Ans – The salary of an Assistant Professor varies from INR 35,000 to 65,000 per month.

 

Query 6) How many attempts for UGC NET Exam?

Ans –There is no limit for appearing in the UGC NET Exam for the post of Assistant Professor.

 

Query 7) Is it possible to apply for UGC NET in two different subjects?

Ans – No, you can only apply for one Subject of UGC NET 2024 in a session.

 

Query 8) Which subject I should choose for NET 2024?

Ans – The subject from which you have pursued your master’s degree is the best to choose in UGC NTA NET.

 

Query 9) How tough is it to crack the NET 2024 Exam?

Ans – The difficulty level of the National Eligibility Test is tough because as per the UGC policy, 6% of those candidates who appear in both the papers and obtain minimum qualifying marks in aggregate of both the papers are declared NET qualified.  But you can crack it by adopting the right approach, smart study tips, and quality study material.

 

Query 10) What is the qualification for UGC NET exam?

Ans – Candidates require 55% percent marks in their Master’s Degree for the General/EWS category and 50% marks for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD/ Transgender.

 

Query 11) Can I change the exam center in UGC NET Exam?

Ans – No, it is not possible to change exam center but you can change your NTA UGC NET Exam Centre during the correction form.

 

Query 12) When was the UGC NET June 2024 Exam be conducted?

Ans - The UGC NET June 2024 exam was held from 21st August to 4th September 2024.
 

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