Last Date for UGC NET Dec 2013 Online Registration Extended

The last date for National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2013 online registration has been extended to 4th November, 2013.

University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi will conduct the NET exam for Dec 2013 session on 29th December, 2013.

The examination (UGC NET) is held twice a year, i.e. in the months of June and December to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian universities and colleges.

UGC NET exam will be conducted in 79 subjects.

The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Assistant Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for Assistant Professor only will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor will not be considered for award of JRF.

Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR only for Eligibility for Assistant Professor. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be.

Important Dates

Related Links:

UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2013 Notification

UGC-NET Pattern Likely to Change from June 2014