THE Ugc Net JRF exam is a National Eligibility Test conducted twice a year by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to select Potential candidates for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship programmes in Central Universities/Colleges in India.
The Ugc Net Jrf Exam provides a gateway for Postgraduates to venture into research works in their field of interest through M.Phil/PhD Programmes in National Universities. The Junior Research Fellowship programme is awarded to meritorious candidates based on their performance in the UGC NET Exam
UGC NET Exam also serves as an eligibility test for getting into the teaching profession as an Assistant professor in Indian Universities.
In this article, we have covered all the information about NET-JRF Exam.
UGC-NET JRF Exam Overview
| Examination Mode | Computer Based Test |
| Medium of Question Paper | English & Hindi |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Timing of examination | 1st Shift – 9 AM to 12 PM 2nd Shift 3 PM TO 6 PM |
| Exam Fee | General/Unreserved – Rs. 1100/- Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL* – Rs. 550/- Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST) / Person with Disability (PwD) / Third Gender – Rs. 275/- |
| Educational Qualification | i) For General/Unreserved/General-EWS – Required 55% Marks in Post Graduation from a recognized university ii) For (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Third gender category – Required 50% Marks in Post Graduation from a recognized university |
| Age Limit | JRF: Not more than 31 years as on 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. 01.06.2022 (This age limit is applicable for the current examination only). A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL /SC/ST/PwD/Third gender categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates with research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on the production of a certificate from the appropriate authority, which should be a recognized Indian university / Institute of National Importance / foreign university which is duly approved/recognized/accredited in its own Country / Public Sector Undertaking of Government of India / State Government in India. The research should not have been carried out towards completion of graduation or post-graduation degree(s). Three years relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates with L.L.M. degree. A relaxation of up to 5 years is provided to the candidates who have served in the armed forces subject to the length of service in the armed forces upto the first day of the month in which the concerned UGC-NET is, conducted, i.e.,01.06.2022. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances. (ii) Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor. |
UGC NET JRF Exam 2023 Imporant Dates
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Online registration and submission of the Application Form | TBA |
| Last date for successful transaction of Examination fee | TBA |
| Correction in the Particulars of Application Form online | TBA |
| Downloading of Admit Card by the Candidate from NTA Website | TBA |
| Date of the Examination | TBA |
| Declaration of Results | TBA |
UGC NET JRF Exam pattern
| Paper | Marks | No of Questions | MCQ |
| I | 100 | 50 | The questions in Paper I intends to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the Candidate. |
| II | 200 | 100 | This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge. |
UGC NET Subjects
The subjects with their respective codes are given below. The syllabus can be downloaded in English & Hindi from the official UGC NET website
| Subject Code | Subject |
|---|---|
00 | General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) |
| 01 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics |
| 02 | Political Science |
| 03 | Philosophy |
| 04 | Psychology |
| 05 | Sociology |
| 06 | History |
| 07 | Anthropology |
| 08 | Commerce |
| 09 | Education |
| 10 | Social Work |
| 11 | Defence and Strategic Studies |
| 12 | Home Science |
| 14 | Public Administration |
| 15 | Population Studies |
| 16 | Music |
| 17 | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
| 18 | Maithili |
| 19 | Bengali |
| 20 | Hindi |
| 21 | Kannada |
| 22 | Malayalam |
| 23 | Oriya |
| 24 | Punjabi |
| 25 | Sanskrit |
| 26 | Tamil |
| 27 | Telugu |
| 28 | Urdu |
| 29 | Arabic |
| 30 | English |
| 31 | Linguistics |
| 32 | Chinese |
| 33 | Dogri |
| 34 | Nepali |
| 35 | Manipuri |
| 36 | Assamese |
| 37 | Gujarati |
| 38 | Marathi |
| 39 | French (French Version) |
| 40 | Spanish |
| 41 | Russian |
| 42 | Persian |
| 43 | Rajasthani |
| 44 | German |
| 45 | Japanese |
| 46 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. |
| 47 | Physical Education |
| 49 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies |
| 50 | Indian Culture |
| 55 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management |
| 58 | Law |
| 59 | Library and Information Science |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions |
| 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism |
| 65 | Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation |
| 67 | Archaeology |
| 68 | Criminology |
| 70 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
| 71 | Folk Literature |
| 72 | Comparative Literature |
| 73 | 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). |
| 74 | Women Studies |
| 79 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) |
| 80 | Geography |
| 81 | Social Medicine & Community Health |
| 82 | Forensic Science |
| 83 | Pali |
| 84 | Kashmiri |
| 85 | Konkani |
| 87 | Computer Science and Applications |
| 88 | Electronic Science |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences |
| 90 | 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. |
| 91 | Prakrit |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. |
| 94 | Bodo |
| 95 | Santali |
| 100 | Yoga |
| 101 | Sindhi |
| 102 | Hindu Studies |
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