UGC NET 2011 Exam Scheme

UGC NET Jun 2011 Scheme and Date of Test :

    UGC National Eligibility Test will consist of three papers. All the three NET Exam Papers will be held on 26th June, 2011 in two separate sessions as under :

Session     Paper    Marks     Duration
First     I    100    1 ¼ Hours ( 09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M. )
First     II     100     1 ¼ Hours ( 10.45 A.M. to 12.00 Noon )
Second     III     200     2 ½ Hours ( 01.30 P.M. to 04.00 P.M. )

UGC NET Paper I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching / research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

UGC has decided to provide choice to the candidates from the December 2009 UGC NET onwards. Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of two marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.

UGC NET June Exam Paper II shall consist of questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each of these papers will consist of a Test Booklet containing 50 compulsory objective type questions of two marks each.

The candidate will have to mark the responses for UGC NET questions of Paper I and Paper II on the Optical Mark Reader ( OMR ) sheet provided along with the UGC NET Test Booklet. The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR Sheet will be sent to the candidate along with the UGC NET Exam Admit Card 2011.

UGC NET 2011 Exam Paper III will consist of only descriptive questions from the subject selected by the candidate. The candidate will be required to attempt questions in the space provided in the UGC NET Eligibility Test Booklet. The UGC NET Paper III Structure has been revised from June, 2010 UGC NET and is available on the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in.

UGC NET Paper III will be evaluated only for those candidates who are able to secure the minimum qualifying marks in UGC National Eligibility Test Paper I and Paper II, as per the table given in the following :
Category     Minimum Qualifying Marks
Paper I     Paper II    Paper - I + Paper - II
General     40     40     100 (50 %)
OBC /PH / VH     35     35     90 (45 %)
SC / ST     35     35     80 (40 %)

UGC NET 2011 Application Form

i)  The candidates are required to download the Bank Challan Performa from the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in OR take photocopy from the UGC NET Exam Notification published in the Employment News and then deposit the requisite UGC NET 2011 Test Fee in any branch of State Bank of India along with the bank charges ( commission ) of Rupee 20/-.

ii)  Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the following :

    To Scanned passport (pp) size photograph in JPEG format should be less then 300kb.
    To Copy of Bank Challan ( fee receipt ).

iii)  The Candidate seeking admission to the University Grant Commission National Eligibility Test must apply online ( i.e. www.ugcnetonline.in OR through a link available on the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in ).

iv)  After successful submission, the candidate should take printout of UGC NET June Online Application Form ( two copies ), Attendance Slip ( one copy ) and UGC NET Exam Admission Card (one copy) on separate A – 4 size papers.

v)  SC / ST / PH / VH candidates and candidates belonging to OBC ( as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in ) must enclose the attested copy of certificate for the same.

vi)  Candidates seeking age relaxation must enclose the certificate of educational qualification / research experience entitling the candidates for age relaxation. ( for details, please see item no. 4 ).

vii)  UGC NET Application ( consisting of two copies of printout of online application form, one copy Attendance Slip and one copy UGC NET June 2011 Admission Card ) alongwith required documents (as mentioned in item No. 13 ) must reach the Registrar of the UGC University ( UGC NET Test Centre 2011 ).

viii)  Application received after 02.05.2011 at the UGC NET Test Center will be rejected.

ix)  Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available at UGC website www.ugc.ac.in and also to be shortly published in the Employment News. Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc., will be summarily rejected.

x)  The envelope containing the UGC National Eligibility Test Application Form should be superscribed “UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, JUNE 2011”.

xi)  The candidates must affix their recent identical passport size photographs, at the places indicated, on the printout of UGC Online Application Form and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the UGC NET June 2011 Application Form beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department / Principal of the College / Class I Gazetted Officer.

xii)  In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. UGC will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature.

UGC NET 2011 Eligibility

3) Conditions of UGC NET Test Eligibility 2011 :

i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks ( without rounding off ) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities / institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities ( including languages ) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this UGC National Eligibility Test June 2011.

The Scheduled Caste ( SC ) / Scheduled Tribe ( ST ) / Physically Handicapped ( PH ) / Visually Handicapped ( VH ) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks ( without rounding off ) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this UGC NET Test.

ii) 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 UGC NET 2011 Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF / Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks ( 50% marks in case of SC / ST / PH / VH category candidates ). Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of UGC NET Result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

iii) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 ( irrespective of date of declaration of resul t) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks ( i.e., from 55% to 50% ) for appearing in UGC NET Exam June 2011.

iv) 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. 9, may appear in a related subject.

v) Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC ( Non Creamy Layer ) / SC / ST / PH / VH certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms ( obtained while applying online ).

Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates / documents in support of their eligibility alongwith printout of their Application Form. Therefore, 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 Commission at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.

vi) Candidates with post graduate diploma / certificate courses, should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their courses with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi ( www.aiuweb.org ).

4) UGC NET Jun 2011 Age Limit & Relaxation :

i) UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship : Not more than 28 Years as on 01.06.2011. A relaxation upto 5 Years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC / ST / OBC / PH / VH 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. Total age relaxation on the above ground (s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.

ii) UGC NET Lectureship 2011 : There is no upper age limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.

5. Exemption ( Eligibility for UGC NET Lectureship 2011 )

i) UGC 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 Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission ( Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree ) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET / SLET / SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities / Colleges / Institutions.

ii) For UGC SET Candidates : The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test ( SET ) accredited by UGC for eligibility for UGC NET Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For UGC SET Exam held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of lecturer only in the universities / colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their UGC SET Examination.

6. UGC NET Jun 2011 Examination Fee and Mode of Payment :

For General candidates, the UGC NET Examination fee is Rupee 450/-; for Other Backward Classes ( Non Creamy Layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in), the fee is Rupee 225/- and for SC / ST / PH / VH candidates, it is Rupee 110/-. The candidate is expected to fill the Bank Challan Form in triplicate ( Bank Copy, UGC Copy & Candidate’s Copy ) as given in the UGC NET Exam 2011 Notification.

UGC NET 2011 Exam Date

1. The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test ( NET ) on 26th June, 2011 ( Sunday ) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowship ( JRF ) and Eligibility for Lectureship in Indian universities and colleges. The University Grants Commission will conduct NET Exam in 78 ( seventy eight including ‘Bodo’ as a new subject ) subjects ( listed under item no. 9 ) at 74 ( Seventy four ) selected UGC NET Exam 2011 Centres ( listed under Item no. 10 ) spread across the country.

UGC NET Exam Result 2011 held on 27th December, 2010 and the one to be held on 26th June, 2011 will be made available on the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in and shall also be published in the Employment News as and when it is declared. The candidates will not be individually intimated about their UGC NET Exam June Result 2011.

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 lectureship. 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 will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for lectureship will not be considered for award of JRF.

Candidates appearing in UGC NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & eligibility for Lectureship ( or ) only for eligibility for Lectureship. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of lecturers of the concerned universities / colleges / state governments, as the case may be.

Scheduled Caste ( SC ) / Scheduled Tribe ( ST ) / Visually Handicapped ( VH ) / Physically Handicapped ( PH ) / 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 website : www.ncbc.nic.in, candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission.