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UGC NET Eligibility 2020: Age Limit, Qualification Requirement, Exemption and Reservation

In UGC NET 2020 you will have to fulfill some requirements which are mentioned. To get the UGC NET syllabus links are given. 
There is slight changes in UGC NET 2020 syllabus of subjects of NET exam. UGC NET EXAM patern is also changed to go through it you can visit or check as UGC NET EXAM PATTERN in the search box.
By closing all the waste matter NET eligiblity criteria is mentioned below.

Highlights of UGC NET 2020 Eligibility

• Master’s Degree holders with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for reserved candidates) can register for the exam.  
• Students in the final year of the master’s program or waiting for its result can also apply for the exam. 
• Ph.D. degree holders who completed their master’s degree before September 19, 1991 will be given a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks.
• Applicants must not be more than 30 years of age as on June 1, 2020 to apply for Junior Research Fellowship.
• SC, ST, OBC, PWD, Transgender and Women candidates are given an age relaxation of up to 5 years.

Eligibility criteria for UGC Net.

UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2020

Before applying for UGC NET 2020, candidates must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility for the test. 

• Candidates do not have to send any certificates/ documents to National Testing Agency in support of their eligibility. 
• NTA does not verify the details provided by the candidates in the application form and hence their candidature will be purely provisional subject to the fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
• In case, NTA or UGC detect any ineligibility at any stage, the candidature will be cancelled and legal action may be taken against the candidates.

UGC NET 2020 eligibility criteria in terms of academic requirement, age limit, and reservation are explained below: 

UGC NET Educational Qualification Requirements 2020

Candidates securing at least 55% marks in their Master’s Degree or equivalent from recognized universities in Humanities (including languages), Social Science, Computer Science and Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this test.

• However, candidates belonging to non-creamy layer of other backward classes (OBC-NC), scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST), persons with disability (PwD) and transgender category have to score at least 50% marks. 
• Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or are waiting for their result or whose qualifying examinations have been delayed can apply for the test.
• However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and will be considered for award of JRF or recruitment as Assistant Professor only when they will pass their Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (50% marks for reserved category).
• Such candidates will also have to complete their Master degree within two years from the date of UGC NET 2020 result with the required percentage of marks, failing which they will be treated as disqualified. 
• Candidates with Ph.D. degree whose Master’s level examination was completed before September 19, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) will be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in UGC NET 2020.
• Transgender candidates will be provided the same relaxation in fee, age and qualifying criteria for NET (i.e. JRF and Assistant Professor) as are available to SC/ ST/ PwD categories. The subject wise cutoffs for the transgender category will be the lowest among those for SC/ ST/ PwD/ OBC–NCL categories in the respective subject.
• Candidates are suggested to choose the same NET subject for Paper 2 as their specialization in Post Graduation. However, if your post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of 81 NET subjects, you can appear in a related subject. 
• Candidates possessing Post Graduation Diploma/ Certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute or foreign degree/ diploma/ certificate awarded by a 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.

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UGC NET Age Criteria

UGC NET 2020 Age Limit and Relaxation

UGC NET 2020 Age Limit and Relaxation for Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professorship are given below:

• Junior Research Fellow: Candidates should not be more than 30 years as on June 1, 2020.
• Candidates belonging to OBC-NC, SC, ST, PwD categories, Transgenders and women applicants are provided a relaxation of upto 5 years.
• Candidates with research experience will also be provided age relaxation equivalent to the years/ period spent on research in the respective subject or Post Graduation Degree.
• Relaxation to researchers can be of up to 5 years and will only be provided on production of a certificate from the appropriate authority.
• Candidates with L.L.M. Degree will be permitted an upper age relaxation of 3 years.
• Candidates who have served in the armed forces will be provided the benefit of relaxation of upto 5 years subject to the length of service in the armed forces upto June 1, 2020.
• Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.
• Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit to apply for Assistant Professor.

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UGC NET Exemptions

UGC NET Exemptions for Assistant Professor

NET/ SET/ SLET is the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professorship in Indian Universities and Colleges. However, certain exemptions from NET/ SET/ SLET will be governed by UGC regulations and amendments notified in the Gazette of India from time to time. 

ABOUT UGC NET EXAM ...................

The National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET, is the test for determining the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award in Indian universities and colleges. UGC NET is considered as one of the toughest exams in India, with success ratio of merely 6%. Previously, the passing ratio was around 3% - 4%. Assistant Professors in private colleges may or may not be NET qualified but NET qualification is mandatory for universities & government colleges. The Assistant Professor in universities & government colleges is governed under 7th pay Commission with entry pay of ₹ 57,700 excluding HRA, DA and other allowances making it one of the highest paying government job with 3% of annual increment. According to recent report of National Testing Agency(NTA), total 10,34,872 candidates have applied for December 2019 examination, covering 81 subjects, across 700 centres in 219 cities.

Until July 2018, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the UGC NET exam but from December 2018 onwards, NTA is conducting the UGC National Eligibility Test. As per the press-release by Indian Government, the exam would be conducted twice a year June month and December month, and it will be conducted in an online mode instead of offline mode.

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