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UGC NET Exam 2023

UGC NET is a national-level test that determines students' eligibility for solely Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor positions in Indian universities and colleges.

Important Dates
1
Registration Begins :
March 2023
2
Last Date for Application :
May 2023
3
Admit Card Release :
June 3, 2023
4
Exam Date :
Phase I- June 13 to June 17, 2023. Phase II- June 19 to June 22, 2023
5
Result :
To be notified
Exam Details
Website :
https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/
Mode :
Online
Exam Fee :
in INR UR/ General candidates 1000 General –EWS/ OBC – NCL candidates 500 ST/ SC/ PWD/ Transgender candidates 250
Reservation :
Yes
Exam Frequency :
Twice a Year
Duration :
3 hour
Conducted By :
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Languages :
Hindi, English
Eligibility
Min Age : 23 Years
Max Age : 31 years for Junior Research Fellowship No age limit for Assistant Professorship
Number of Attempts : There is no limit in the number of attempts
Qualification Criteria : Any post Graduate
Aggregate Percentage / Marks Required : Masters Degree with 55% Marks
Marking Scheme, Pattern & Cut-Offs
Exam Mode :
MCQ (Online computer-based testing (CBT))
Stages :
1
Negative Marking :
There is no negative marking
Number of Ques. :
Paper I 50 Paper II 150 Questions
Maximum Marks :
300
Cut-Offs :
To qualify UGC NET exam, candidates have to score minimum marks (Cut off). For the Merit List for UGC NET Exam, the aggregate score secured in all three papers by individual candidate is take

Syllabus

Each course's syllabus will be unique and will be based on the relevant UG and PG academic year. The whole curriculum will be available to candidates via the UGC NET 2023 information bulletin.Students must visit the NTA website to obtain the whole UGC NET Syllabus online.

Reservation Criteria

For UGC NET Exam 2023, seats reservation is as following:-

1. 15% - for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. 

2. 7.5% - for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.

3. 27% - for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates.

4. 10% - General -Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) candidates.

Latest Exam Updates

UGC NET Subjects

Subject Codes

Adult Education/Continuing Education/Andragogy/Non-Formal Education

46

Anthropology

07

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

49

Arabic

29

Archaeology

67

Assamese

36

Bengali

19

Bodo

94

Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies

60

Chinese

32

Commerce

08

Comparative Literature

72

Comparative Study of Religions

62

Computer Science and Applications

87

Criminology

68

Defence and Strategic Studies

11

Dogri

33

Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business Economics

 

01

Education

09

Electronic Science

88

English

30

Environmental Sciences

89

Folk Literature

71

Forensic Science

82

French (French Version)

39

Geography

80

German

44

Gujarati

37

Hindi

20

Hindu Studies

102

History

06

Home Science

12

Human Rights and Duties

92

Indian Culture

50

Japanese

45

Kannada

21

Kashmiri

84

Konkani

85

Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management

55

Law

58

Library and Information Science

59

Linguistics

31

Maithili

18

Malayalam

22

Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management)

 

17

Manipuri

35

Marathi

38

Mass Communication and Journalism

63

Museology & Conservation

66

Music

16

Nepali

34

Oriya

23

Pali

83

Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre

65

Persian

42

Philosophy

03

Physical Education

47

Political Science

02

Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies

 

90

Population Studies

15

Prakrit

91

Psychology

04

Public Administration

14

Punjabi

24

Rajasthani

43

Russian

41

Sanskrit

25

Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/Navya Vyakarna/Vyakarna/Mimansa/Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tulanatmaka Darsan/Shukla Yajurveda/Madhav Vedant/Dharmasasta/Sahitya/Puranotihasa/Agama)

 

73

Santali

95

Sindhi

101

Social Medicine & Community Health

82

Social Work

10

Sociology

05

Spanish

40

Tamil

26

Telugu

27

Tourism Administration and Management.

93

Tribal and Regional Language/Literature

70

Urdu

28

Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)

79

Women Studies

74

Yoga

100

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Concerning the UGC NET 2023

When was the UGC NET June 2023 Application Form made available?

Ans: There are two examination periods in UGC NET 2023: June and December. The June session application form was released on released on May 10, 2023. The last date to fill out the application form was May 31, 2023.

What is the cost of the UGC NET Application Form?

Ans: The registration cost for UGC NET 2023 is INR 1000/- for general applicants, INR 500/- for OBC-NCL candidates, and INR 250/- for ST/SC/PwD candidates.

What is the deadline for submitting a UGC NET application?

Ans: The deadline for submitting UGC NET forms for each session is the second week of April 2023 for the July session and the final week of September 2023 for the December session.

When was the UGC NET entrance test for the June 2023 cycle held?

Ans: The UGC NET entrance test for the June 2023 cycle was held from 13th June to 22nd June 2023 in two phases- Phase I and Phase II. 

Is there any negative marking on the UGC NET examination?

Ans: There will be no negative marking in the UGC NET 2023 entrance examination.

What is the maximum age restriction for taking the UGC NET exam?

Ans: Candidates must be at least thirty years old to take the exam. A candidate over the age of thirty will not be permitted to take the exam.