UGC-NET
University Grants Commission-NET 2023
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: 30-09-2023
- Application Last Date: 28-10-2023
- Fee Payment Last Date: 29-10-2023
- Examination Date: 06-12-2023 to 22-12-2023
Application Fee
- General/ Unreserved: Rs.1150/-
- Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL: Rs.600/-
- SC/ ST/ PWD: Rs.325/-
- Pay Fee Through Net Banking Debit Card / Credit Card / UPI ).
UGC NET December 2023 Schedule
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Submission of Online Application Form | 30 September 2023 to 28 October 2023 (upto 05:00 P.M.) |
| Last date for successful transaction of Examination fee | 29 October 2023 (upto 11:50 P.M.) |
| Correction in the Particulars of Application Form online only | 30 – 31 October 2023 (upto 11:50 P.M) |
| Intimation of Cities of exam centres | Last week of the November 2023 |
| Downloading of Admit Card by the Candidate from NTA Website | First week of the December 2023 |
| Dates of Examination | 06 December 2023 to 22 December 2023 |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Provisional Answer Keys on the Website | To be announced later |
| Declaration of Result on NTA website | To be announced later |
UGC NET December Eligibility Criteria
General/ UR /General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent in Humanities and Social Science (including languages), Computer Science and Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. List of subjects at Post Graduation level is attached as Appendix -V. The OBC belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/ SC/ ST/ PwD / Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC-NCL/ SC / ST / PwD / Third gender category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
Age Limitation:
- JRF: Not more than 30 years as on 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. 01.12.2023
- Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.
