Get set for UGC-NET this December

Conducted by the National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC), National Eligibility Test (NET) or UGC-NET determines eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The test is conducted in the following subjects:

• Humanities (including languages)
• Social Sciences
• Forensic Science
• Environmental Sciences
• Computer Science and Applications
• Electronic Science

The test this year is scheduled to be conducted December 30.
Eligibility
Test Pattern:
The test comprises three objective type papers spread over two sessions:

Session	Paper	Marks	Number of Question	Duration
First	I	100	60 out of which 50 question to be attempted	1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.)
First	II	100	50 questions all are compulsory	1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 Noon)
Second	III	150	75 questions all are compulsory	2 ½ Hours (01.30 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.)

• Paper-I: General in nature, it assesses the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It is designed to test the reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. 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 50 questions, the first 50 questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.
• Paper-II: It consists of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry two marks.
• Paper-III: This one consists of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry two marks. All questions of Paper-II and Paper-III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet provided along with the Test Booklet.
Centres:
The exam will be conducted at the following nine centres:

• Andhra University Arts College
• AU Science College
• AU College of Engineering
• AU Women’s Engineering College
• Dr B R Ambedkar College of Law
• AU Pharmacy College
• AU School of Distance Education
• Gayatri Vidya Parishad
• Samatha College at MVP Colony

Fee:

General Candidates	Rs 450/-
Other Backward Classes (Non creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website)	Rs 225/-
SC/ST/PWD candidates	Rs 110/-