While the CBSE conducted the exam on July 8 this year, the online registration process started on March 6, 2018. The newly-formed National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the UGC NET exam to be held in December this year.
How to apply for UGC NET?
Simple steps to apply as follows:
Step 1: Visit cbsenet.nic.in.
Step 2: Click on the relevant link
Step 3: Enter the required information.
Step 4: Submitting the application.
Step 5: Take a printout for future reference.
The NET is conducted to select the eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Professor and the award of Junior Research Fellowship.
Question paper pattern
The UGC NET exam is held in two sessions comprising two different papers.
The UGC NET exam pattern is mentioned below.
All the papers will have multiple-choice questions (MCQ).
UGC NET paper 1, and 2 will have a total of 320 marks with a total time duration of 3 hours.
UGC NET paper 1 will have 100 marks and paper 2 will have a total of 200 marks.
UGC NET Paper 1 exam timing: 1 Hour (9.30 am – 10.35 am)
UGC NET Paper 2 exam timing: 2 Hour (11.00 am – 1.00 pm)
Serial Number Subject Name Subject Code
1 General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) 00
2 Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics 01
3 Political Science 02
4 Philosophy 03
5 Psychology 04
6 Sociology 05
7 History 06
8 Anthropology 07
9 Commerce 08
10 Education 09
11 Social Work 10
12 Defence and Strategic Studies 11
13 Home Science 12
14 Public Administration 14
15 Population Studies 15
16 Music 16
17 Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) 17
18 Maithili 18
19 Bengali 19
20 Hindi 20
21 Kannada 21
22 Malayalam 22
23 Oriya 23
24 Punjabi 24
25 Sanskrit 25
26 Tamil 26
27 Telugu 27
28 Urdu 28
29 Arabic 29
30 English 30
31 Linguistics 31
32 Chinese 32
33 Dogri 33
34 Nepali 34
35 Manipuri 35
36 Assamese 36
37 Gujarati 37
38 Marathi 38
39 French (French Version) 39
40 French (English Version)
41 Spanish 40
42 Russian 41
43 Persian 42
44 Rajasthani 43
45 German 44
46 Japanese 45
47 Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. 46
48 Physical Education 47
49 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies 49
50 Indian Culture 50
51 Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management 55
52 Law 58
53 Library and Information Science 59
54 Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies 60
55 Comparative Study of Religions 62
56 Mass Communication and Journalism 63
57 Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre 65
58 Museology & Conservation 66
59 Archaeology 67
60 Criminology 68
61 Tribal and Regional Language/Literature 70
62 Folk Literature 71
63 Comparative Literature 72
64 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
65 Women Studies 74
66 Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) 79
67 Geography 80
68 Social Medicine & Community Health 81
69 Forensic Science 82
70 Pali 83
71 Kashmiri 84
74 Konkani 85
75 Computer Science and Applications 87
76 Electronic Science 88
77 Environmental Sciences 89
78 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
79 Prakrit 91
80 Human Rights and Duties 92
81 Tourism Administration and Management. 93
82 BODO 94
Highlights
11.48 lakh candidates took the eligibility test across 91 cities.
Till now, the CBSE has been conducting the examination.
The UGC NET 2018 July Session examination conducted on July 8.
NTA will conduct the UGC NET December 2018.
Name of the Exam: National Eligibility Test
Official Website: http://nta.ac.in/
Exam Type: National level
Paper Language: Hindi and English
Type of Questions: Objective Type Questions
Mode of Exam: Online (from the December 2018 session)
Marking Scheme: 2 marks for every correct answer. No negative marking.
Online Application Form submission start date: From March 5, 2018
Last date for Applying Online: April 12, 2018
Last Date of submission of Fee: April 13, 2018 (Extended)
Correction in Application Form:
25 April 25, 2018 to May 1, 2018
Uploading of Admit Card: 3rd Week of June