The National Testing Agency (NTA) invites online applications for University Grants Commission (UGC) NET – 2024. NTA will conduct UGC-NET December 2024 for ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ and eligibility for ‘Assistant Professor’ edition in 85 subjects in CBT mode. All eligible and interested male and female candidates can apply online at UGC NET official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in from 19th November 2024 to till the application last date 10th December 2024 for UGC – NET December 2024.
UGC-NET
University Grants Commission-NET 2024
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: 19-11-2024
- Application Last Date: 10-12-2024
- Fee Payment Last Date: 11-12-2024
- Examination Date: 01 to 19 January 2025
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 2024 Schedule
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Correction in the Particulars of Application Form online only | 12 December 2024 to 13 December 2024 (upto 11:50 P.M) |
| Announcement of City of Exam Centre | To be Intimated Later |
| Downloading of Admit Card from NTA Website | To be Intimated Later |
| Date of Examination | 01 January 2025 to 19 January 2025 |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Provisional Answer Keys on the Website | To be Intimated Later |
UGC NET December Eligibility Criteria 2024
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. 01.01.2025
- Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.
- Admission to PhD: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Admission to PhD.
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UGC NET December 2024 Notification PDF
Online applications are invited from eligible male and female candidates for University Grants Commission (UGC) NET – 2024 for December edition by the The National Testing Agency (NTA). The online applications will be accepted from 19th November 2024 to 10th December 2024. The exam will be conducted from 01 to 19 January 2025. Before apply online candidates must read the Information Bulletin carefully, you can download Information Bulletin in PDF through given link as under:
NTA UGC NET December 2024 Summary
| Test Agency | National Testing Agency |
| Test Name | University Grants Commission (UGC)-NET 2024 |
| Test Edition | December 2024 |
| Department | Department of Higher Education |
| Application Start Date | 19 November 2024 |
| Application Last Date | 10 December 2024 |
| Exam Date | 01 to 19 January 2025 |
| Download Notification | UGC NET Notification 2024 |
| Apply Online For | UGC NET 2024 |
UGC NET 2024 Normalization Procedure
- For multi-shift papers, raw marks obtained by the candidates in different shifts/sessions will be converted to NTA Score (percentile).
- The detailed procedure on NTA Score being adopted is available on NTA website under Normalization procedure based on Percentile Score.
- In case a subject test is conducted in multi-shifts, NTA Score will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate. The calculated NTA Score for the Raw Marks for all the shifts/sessions will be merged for further processing for deciding the allocation.
- In the events of the percentiles for the multi-shifts being dissimilar / unequal, the lowest will be the eligibility cut-off for that category for all candidates (i.e. all shifts).
- For Example: In the examination held in two shifts, if the 40% marks correspond to a Percentile score of 78 in Shift 1 and 79 in Shift 2, then all those equal to or above 78 percentiles (Percentile score of 100 to 78) in both shifts will become eligible in General Category. Similar method will be adopted for the other categories to determine eligibility cutoffs. In case the examination is held in a greater number of shifts the same principle shall apply.
UGC NET 2024 Syllabus and Exam Pattern
The Examination shall be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.
The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions. There will be no break between papers.
| Paper | Marks | Number of Questions | MCQ | Total duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 thinkingand general awareness of the Candidate. | 03 hours (180 minutes) without any break. All the questions are compulsory. |
| II | 200 | 100 | This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge. |
Updated Syllabus for all NET Subjects can be downloaded from the UGC website: https://www.ugcnetonline.in/syllabus-new.php.
UGC NET Exam Medium of Question Paper
- The medium of Question Paper shall be in English & Hindi only
- Option of medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen by the Candidate, while filling the Application Form online. The option once exercised cannot be changed.
- Candidates opting for Hindi medium in the Application Form will be given bilingual paper, but candidates opting for English medium will be given English version only.
- Candidates are required to answer in the medium as per option exercised in the Application Form.
- In case of any ambiguity in translation/ construction of a question in the exam, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.
Marking Scheme of UGC NET 2024
- Each question carries 02 (two) marks.
- For each correct response, candidate will get 02 (two) marks.
- There is no negative marking for incorrect response.
- No marks will be given for questions un-answered/un-attempted/marked for Review.
- To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as correct option
- If a question is found to be incorrect/ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the credit.
- If a question is found to be incorrect and the Question is dropped, then two marks (+2) will be awarded to all those who have appeared in the exam. The reason could be due to human error or technical error.
Code of UGC-NET Subject 2024
| Subject | Subject Code | Subject | Subject Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. | 46 | Anthropology | 07 |
| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 49 | Arabic | 29 |
| Archaeology | 67 | Assamese | 36 |
| Bengali | 19 | Bodo | 94 |
| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | 60 | Chinese | 32 |
| Commerce | 08 | Comparative Literature | 72 |
| Comparative Study of Religions | 62 | Computer Science and Applications | 87 |
| Criminology | 68 | Defence and Strategic Studies | 11 |
| Dogri | 33 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development Economics / Business Economics | 01 |
| Education | 09 | Electronic Science | 88 |
| English | 30 | Environmental Sciences | 89 |
| Folk Literature | 71 | Forensic Science | 82 |
| French (French Version) | 39 | Geography | 80 |
| German | 44 | Gujarati | 37 |
| Hindi | 20 | ***Hindu Studies | 102 |
| History | 06 | Home Science | 12 |
| Human Rights and Duties | 92 | Indian Culture | 50 |
| Japanese | 45 | Kannada | 21 |
| Kashmiri | 84 | Konkani | 85 |
| Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management | 55 | Law | 58 |
| Library and Information Science | 59 | Linguistics | 31 |
| Maithili | 18 | Malayalam | 22 |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management) | 17 | Manipuri | 35 |
| Marathi | 38 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 63 |
| Museology & Conservation | 66 | Music | 16 |
| Nepali | 34 | Oriya | 23 |
| Pali | 83 | Performing Art – Dance/ Drama/ Theatre | 65 |
| Persian | 42 | Philosophy | 03 |
| Physical Education | 47 | Political Science | 02 |
| 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 | Population Studies | 15 |
| Prakrit | 91 | Psychology | 04 |
| Public Administration | 14 | Punjabi | 24 |
| Rajasthani | 43 | Russian | 41 |
| Sanskrit | 25 | 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 |
| Santali | 95 | Sindhi | 101 |
| Social Medicine & Community Health | 81 | Social Work | 10 |
| Sociology | 05 | Spanish | 40 |
| Tamil | 26 | Telugu | 27 |
| Tourism Administration and Management | 93 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | 70 |
| Urdu | 28 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/ Sculpture Graphics/ Applied Art/ History of Art) | 79 |
| Women Studies | 74 | Yoga | 100 |
How To Download NTA UGC NET Admit Card 2024
- The Admit Card would be issued provisionally to the candidates of December 2024 of UGC NET, subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
- The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website and appear for the Examination at the given Centre on date, shift, time and discipline as indicated in his/her Admit Card.
- In case a candidate is unable to download Admit Card from the website, he/she may approach the Help Line of NTA between 09:30 am to 5:30 pm or write to NTA at: ugcnet@nta.ac.in
UGC NET 2024 Provisional Answer Key
- The NTA will display Provisional Answer Key of the questions on the NTA website ugcnet.nta.nic.in to provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the Provisional Answer Key. The Answer Keys are likely to be displayed for two to three days.
- The Candidates will be given an opportunity to make a challenge online against the Provisional Answer Key on payment of Rs. 200/- per question challenged as a nonrefundable processing fee.
- Key Challenge procedure- Only paid challenges made during stipulated time through key challenge link will be considered. Challenges without justification/ evidence and those filed on any other medium other than the prescribed link will not be considered.
- The NTA decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared on the basis of final answer keys.
How To Apply Online For UGC NET 2024
Online submission of application may be done by accessing the NTA official website: ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using own Email Id and Mobile No..
- Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application Number. Upload scanned images of: (i) a recent photograph (file size 10Kb – 200Kb) either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background; (ii) candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb)
- Step-3: Pay fee using SBI/ CANARA/ ICICI/ HDFC Bank/ Debit Card/Credit Card/ UPI and keep proof of fee paid.
- Step-4: Download, save and print a copy of Confirmation Page of the Application Form (which would be downloadable only after successful remittance of fee) for future reference.
Note:- The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate.
Uploading of Scanned images for UGC NET Form
(i) Candidate’s Photograph: to be uploaded
- Photograph should not be with cap or goggles. Photograph should cover 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background.
- Note: Passport size photograph is to be used for uploading on Online Application Form and also for pasting on Attendance Sheet at the Examination centre.
- The candidate should scan his/her passport size photograph for uploading. File size must be between 10 kb to 200 kb.
(ii) Candidate’s Signature : to be uploaded
- The candidates are required to upload the full signature in running hand writing in the appropriate box given in the Online Application Form. Writing full name in the Box in Capital letters would not be accepted as signature and the Application Form would be rejected. Further, unsigned Online Application Forms will also be rejected.
- The candidate should put his full signature on white paper with Blue/ Black Ink pen and scan for uploading.
- File size must be between 04 kb to 30 kb
UGC NET 2024 Helpline Details
- Helpline Number – 011 – 40759000 / 011 – 69227700
- Helpline Email – ugcnet@nta.ac.in
FAQs : NTA UGC NET Exam 2024
- Q.1. What is the full form of UGC NET?
- Ans:- The full form of UGC NET is University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test.
- Q.2. What is UGC NET?
- Ans:- The meaning of UGC NET is University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has entrusted the responsibility of conducting UGC-NET to the National Testing Agency. UGC-NET is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges.
- Q.3. What is UGC NET 2024 application submission last date?
- Ans:- Last date for submission of online application form is 10th December 2024.
- Q.4. What is exam fee for UGC NET 2024?
- Ans:- Examination fees will be charged as per category as follows: General: Rs.1100/-, Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL: Rs.550/- and SC/ ST/ PWD: Rs.275/-
- Q.5. What is eligibility criteria for UGC NET 2024?
- Ans:- Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/ institutions recognized by UGC.
- Q.6. What is helpline number for UGC NET Exam 2024?
- Ans:- Helpline number : 011 – 40759000 / 011 – 69227700.
