UGC NET 2013 (June) Notification and Dates

Important Dates

1)	Last date for Applying Online & generation of filled Bank Challan for Fee.		30.04.2013
ii)	Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank Challan, at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).		02.05.2013
iii)	Last date of taking printout of Application Form,  Attendance Slip and Admit Card from UGC website (www.ugcnetonline.in)		05.05.2013
iv)	Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the respective Coordinating University opted by the candidate (with fee receipt & category certificate(s) )		08.05.2013
NOTE :	PRINTOUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SENT DIRECTLY TO THE UGC OFFICE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

 

UGC NET ELIGIBILITY :

AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :

i)  Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.06.2013. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/ PWD/OBC (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in) categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having 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 production of a certificate from appropriate authority. Three years’ relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances. ii)  Lectureship: There is no upper age limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.

 

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CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree; or equivalent examination from Universities/Institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science and Applications, Electronic Science etc are eligible for this test

The SC/ST/PH/VH 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 have appeared or will be appearing at the 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/Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates)

Such candidates must complete their PG degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified

The Ph.D degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET

Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only

The candidates whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects may appear in a related subject

Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC (non creamy layer)/SC/ST/PH/VH certificate along with online printout of their application forms (obtained while applying on-line)

Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility along with printout of their application form

Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the test

In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the commission at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action

Candidates with Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate Courses, should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their courses with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi www.aiuweb.org

5) EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP) :

1) NET/SLET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/ Colleges/Institutions. Provided however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded a Ph. D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.

ii) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.

iii) For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges situated in the state from where they have cleared their SET.

 

6) EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT :

For General candidates, the examination fee is Rs.450/-; for Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in), the fee is Rs. 225/- and for SC/ST/PWD candidates, it is Rs. 110/-. i) After filling all the details for applying online for NET, the computer will automatically generate your ‘Bank Challan’ indicating your details therein A print out of this Bank Challan may be taken by the candidate for payment through cash, on the next working day (after generating the challan from www.ugcnetonline.in) at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI) alongwith bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-. ii) Two days after the payment of fee at SBI through filled Bank Challan, the candidate is required to check the status of fee payment at UGC website (www.ugcnetonline.in) and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will be able to take the printout of online Application Form (one copy), Attendance Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy) on separate A-4 size papers. The candidate has to attach the UGC copy of the challan with the printout of online Application Form which he/she has to submit to the Registrar/Principal of UGC-NET Coordinating University/College opted by the candidate. Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

 

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UGC Net 2013 Subjects

The list of NET subjects along with their respective codes are as given below:

01 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 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 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 Arts – 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 Jyotis ha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimamsa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsana/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhva Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/Agama/Advaita Vedanta) 74 Women Studies 79 Visual Arts (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 International and Area Studies 91 Prakrit 92 Human Rights and Duties 93 Tourism Administration and Management. * The candidates who have completed their Master’s Degree in Geography (with specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/Statistics are also eligible to appear in the subject “Population Studies”(Code 15). Download UGC 2012 Notification

HOW TO APPLY

STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

i)	Candidate seeking admission to the Test (UGC-NET, June,2013) must apply online (i.e. www.ugcnetonline.in OR through a link available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in).
ii)	Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the Scanned passport size photograph in JPEG format of less than 300 kb.
iii)	After filling all the details for applying online for NET, the computer will automatically generate your ‘Bank Challan’ indicating your details therein A print out of this Bank Challan may be taken by the candidate for payment through cash, on the next working day (after generating the challan from www.ugcnetonline.in) at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI) alongwith bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-
iv)	Two days after the payment of fee at SBI through filled Bank Challan, the candidate is required to check the status of fee payment at UGC website ( www.ugcnetonline.in ) and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will be able to take the printout of online Application Form (one copy), Attendance Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy) on separate A-4 size papers.
v)	SC/ST/PWD candidates and candidates belonging to OBC (non-creamy layer) (as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in ) must enclose the attested copy of certificate for the same.
vi)	Candidates seeking age relaxation must enclose the certificate of educational qualification/research experience entitling the candidates for age relaxation. (for details, please see item no. 4).
vii)	The Application (consisting of one copy of printout of online application form and one copy of Attendance Slip) along with bank challan and other required documents (as mentioned in item No. 13) must reach the Registrar/Principal of the Coordinating University/College on or before 08.05.2013.
viii)	The candidates should retain the print out of online Admission card with them and will bring it on the day of examination after affixing the identical passport size photograph. The photograph must be signed across by the candidate after affixing, so that a part of the signature spreads over the Admit Card. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department/ Principal of the College/ class-I Gazetted officer.
ix)	It may be noted that no Admission Card will be issued by the respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges. Candidates are requested to ascertain their venue of the test/seating arrangement from the website of the respective NET Coordinating University/College and note it in their printout of online Admission Card at least 10 days before the Test, i.e. upto 20th June, 2013.
x)	The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also along with their printout of online Admission Card on the day of examination.
xi)	It may be pointed out that noting of seating arrangement/venue of test from the website of respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges will be the sole responsibility of candidate only. The NET Coordinating Universities/ Colleges will not inform to the candidate separately regarding the seating arrangement/Venue of Test.
xii)	Application received after 08.05.2013 at the NET Coordinating Universities/ Colleges will not be considered.
xiii)	Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available on UGC website (i.e. www.ugcnetonline.in OR through a link available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in ). Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.
xiv)	The envelope containing the Application Form should be superscribed “UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, JUNE, 2013”.
xv)	The candidates must affix their recent identical passport size photographs, at the places indicated, on the printout of Online Application Form and Attendance Slip must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the Application Form and Attendance Slip beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department/ Principal of the College/Class-I Gazetted Officer.
xvi)	In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. UGC will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in submission of online application during last days.

 

12)   GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :     i)   The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility as given at item no. 3 carefully and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the Test before filling the online application and submitting the printout of Online Application Form.     ii)   It may be noted that candidates will not be issued the Admission Card by the respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges. Candidates should note that their candidature is strictly provisional. The mere fact that Admission Card has been issued at the time of online registration and the candidate is allowed to appear in the test shall not imply that the Commission has finally accepted his/her candidature.     iii)   The Application (consisting of one copy of printout of online application form and one copy of Attendance Slip) along with bank challan and other required documents (as mentioned in item No. 13) must reach the Registrar/Principal of the NET Coordinating University/College on or before 08.05.2013.     iv)   It may be noted that no Admission Card will be issued by the respective NET Coordinating University/College. Candidates are requested to ascertain their venue of the test/seating arrangement from the website of the respective NET Coordinating University/College and note it in their printout of online Admission Card at least 10 days before the Test, i.e. upto 20th June, 2013.     v)   The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also along with their printout of online Admission Card on the day of examination.     vi)   It may be pointed out that noting of seating arrangement/venue of test from the website of respective NET Coordinating University/College will be the sole responsibility of candidate only. NET Coordinating University/College will not be held responsible in this regard.     vii)   UGC may change the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges or date of examination without assigning any reason.     viii)   Applications received after the last date will not be entertained.     ix)   No TA will be paid to the candidates.     x)   Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.     xi)   Candidates should correspond only with their respective NET Coordinating University/College for Venue of test/seating arrangement or any other relevant information. UGC will not entertain any requests/queries in this regard.     xii)   The use of calculators or Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, pagers, electronic devices etc. are not allowed in the Examination Hall/Room.     xiii)   A candidate who does not appear in paper-I, will not be permitted to appear in paper-II and paper-III.     xiv)   Candidates will not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the Admission Card or on any other paper.     xv)   Those candidates who are not able to find out their seating arrangement/ venue of Test from the website of the respective NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges for appearing in the UGC-NET till 20th June, 2013, are advised to contact the office of Registrar/Pricipal/Co-ordinator of their UGC- NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges from 21st to 29th June, 2013.     xvi)   Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended and photographs pasted by them in all the places, viz., in their Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admission Card should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.     xvii)   The candidates in their own interest are requested to retain a photocopy of the Application Form and Attendance Slip for their record.     xviii)   Applications submitted on any other format (including old UGC format) will not be accepted.     xix)   Printout of online application sent directly to the UGC will not be accepted.     xx)   Printout of online applications received after the last date (i.e. 08.05.2013) at the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges will not be accepted.     xxi)   Submission of Online Application is mandatory. Hard copies submitted to the NET Coordinating Universities/Colleges without online submission, will not be accepted.     xxii)   Application Form must be complete in all respects as per the Notification.
xxiii)	All incomplete Application Forms will be rejected.
xxiv)	The marks of all the candidates will be uploaded on UGC website (www.ugcnetonline.in) soon after declaration of result. Besides this, UGC will not issue any mark sheet to qualified/non qualified candidates.
xxv)	There is no provision for re-evaluation.
xxvi)	There is no provision of revision of keys once the result is declared.
xxvii)	No candidate should be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before 11.30 a.m. in the 1st session and 3.00 p.m. in the second session.
xxviii)	The candidate shall have to return the original OMR Sheet of Paper I & II together and Paper-III to the Invigilator before leaving the examination hall/room. However, candidates are allowed to carry the Test Booklets of Paper-I, II and III along with duplicate copy (carbon less copy) of OMR Sheet on conclusion of examination.
xxix)	The detailed instructions for the candidates will be uploaded on the UGC website www.ugcnetonline.in or www.ugc.ac.in. during the last week of May, 2013. Candidates may please see the instructions regarding use of Test Booklets, OMR Sheet and Specimen copy of OMR Sheet from the UGC website. It may noted that instructions to candidates will not be sent to the candidate by post.
xxx)	There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
xxxi)	The decision of the Commission shall be final in all matters.
xxxii)	All legal disputes pertaining to this Test shall fall within the jurisdiction of Delhi Courts only.
13)  ENCLOSURES TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION :   The candidates should send the following documents with printout on separate A-4 size papers of their online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) :-       i)   Copy of Bank Challan (UGC copy).     ii)   Attested copies of SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PWD)/ OBC (Non creamy layer) certificates, in case applicable.     iii)   Certificate of educational qualification/research experience, in case applicable, entitling the candidate for age relaxation, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.

 

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