Central board of secondary education national eligibility test NET July 2018

Submission of online application  form : 06/03/2018

Last date for Applying Online : 12/04/2018

Last  date  of  submission  of  Fee  throug h  online  generated  Bank  challan, at any branch of  (Syndicate/ Canara/ICICI Bank) or through credit/debit card : 06/04/2018

Correction in Particulars of application form on the website : 25/04/2018 To 01/05/2018

Date of Examination : 08/07/2018

1) Candidates wh o have  secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master ’ s  Degree  OR  equivalent  examination  from  universities/institutions  recognised  by  UGC

2) Candidates who  a re  pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or candidates  who  ha ve  appeared  for  their  qualifying  Master ’ s  degree  (final  ye ar)  examination  a nd  whose  result is still  awa ited  or candidates whose  qualifying examina tions h a ve been  delayed ma y  also apply  for this test

3) Candidates belonging to third gender in other words transgender would be eligible to  draw  the  same  relaxation  in  fee,  age and  qualifying  criteria  for  NET

Examination fee : General category - Rs. 1000 /-, OBC candidate - Rs. 500 /- & SC/ST candidates - Rs. 250 /-

Age limit :

1) Junior Research Fellow : Not more than  30 years as on 01. 07 .201 8 . A relaxation  up  to 5  years  is  provided  to  the  candidates  belonging  to  OBC (Non - creamy  layer,  as  per  the  Central   list   of   OBC   available   on   website:  www.ncbc.nic.in )   SC/ST/ Pw D /Transgender categories and to women applic ants. 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  app ropriate  authority.  Three  years  relaxation  in  age  will  be  permissible  to  the  candidates possessing  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 up  to  the  first day of the month in which  the concerned  UGC - NET is to be held.  Total age relaxation on  the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.

2) Assistant Professor : There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor

Paper I : shall  consist  of  50  objective  type  compulsory  questions  each  carrying  2  marks.  The  questions  which  will  be of  general  nature,  intended  to  assess the  teaching/research  aptitude of  the  candidate. It  will primarily be designed to test reasoning abilit y, comprehension, divergent  thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

Total marks - 100, Total questions - 50 & Duration - 1 hour ( 09:30 AM To 10:30 AM )

Paper II : shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which  will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.

Total marks - 200, Total questions - 100 & Duration - 2 hours ( 11:00 AM To 1:00 PM )