Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to announce University Grant Commission's National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) July 2018 results by the end of this month, according to reports.
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