UGC NET December 2024 Online Apply Started @ugcnet.nta.ac.in

The National Testing Agency (NTA) invites online applications for the University Grants Commission (UGC) NET – 2024. NTA will conduct UGC-NET December 2024 for the ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ and eligibility for the ‘Assistant Professor’ across 85 subjects, all in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. All eligible and interested male and female candidates can apply online at the UGC NET official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in.

UGC NET December 2024: Overview

Article Name	UGC NET December-2024
Test Agency	National Testing Agency
Department	Department of Higher Education
Test Edition	December-2024
Exam Date	01 January to 19 January 2025
Exam Mode	Computer Based Test
Application Mode	Online
Official Website	ugcnet.nta.nic.in

Latest updates: UGC-Net December 2024 Online apply started from 19 November 2024. Application Last date is 10 December 2024. Apply Link Given below in Important Link Section.

Important Dates

Event	Date
Submission of Online Application Form	11 December 2024
Last date for submission of Examination fee (through Credit Card/ Debit Card/Net Banking /UPI)	12 December 2024
Correction in the Particulars in Online Application Form	13 December to 14 December 2024
Announcement of City of Exam Centre	Updated Soon
Downloading of Admit Card from NTA Website	Updated Soon
Date of Examination	01 January 2025 to 19 January 2025
Centre, Date and Shift	As mentioned on Admit Card
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Key(s)	Updated Soon
Challenge Answer Key	Updated Soon
Final Answer Key	Updated Soon
Declaration of Result	Updated Soon

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
General/ Unreserved	Rs. 1150/-
General-EWS/OBC-NCL	Rs. 600/-
SC/ST/PwD	Rs. 325/-
Third Gender	Rs. 325/-

UGC NET December 2024 Eligibility Criteria

• General/UR/General-EWS candidates must 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. List of subjects at Post Graduation level is attached as Appendix -V.
• OBC belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/SC/ST/PwD/Third gender category candidates must have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination to be eligible for this Test.
• Candidates currently pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course, or candidates awaiting the result of their final year Master’s degree examination, or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed, may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and considered eligible for the award of JRF/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after passing their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks for 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 the required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

Age Limitation:

• JRF: Not more than 30 years as of 1st day of the month in which the examination concludes, i.e., 01.01.2025
• Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.
• Admission to PhD: There is no upper age limit for applying for UGC-NET for Admission to PhD.

How To Apply Online For UGC NET 2024

To apply for the UGC NET exam, follow these steps:

• Visit the official NTA website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in and register online using your own Email Id and Mobile Number.
• Fill out the Online Application Form and make a note of the Application Number generated by the system. Upload scanned images of your recent photograph (file size: 10Kb – 200Kb) with 80% of your face visible against a white background (without a mask), and your signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb).
• Pay the application fee using SBI, CANARA, ICICI, HDFC Bank, Debit Card, Credit Card, or UPI. Keep proof of the fee payment.
• After successful payment, download, save, and print a copy of the Confirmation Page of the Application Form for future reference.
• Note: The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be available for download only after the successful payment of the fee by the candidate.

Uploading of Scanned images for UGC NET Form

i) Candidate’s Photograph Upload:

Candidates must upload a photograph adhering to the following specifications:

• The photograph should not include any cap or goggles.
• The face of the candidate (without a mask) should cover at least 80% of the frame, including the ears, against a white background.
• Note: A passport-size photograph is required for uploading on the Online Application Form and for pasting on the Attendance Sheet at the Examination center.
• Candidates should scan their passport-size photograph for uploading and ensuring the file size is between 10 kb to 200 kb.

ii) Candidate’s Signature Upload:

Candidates are required to upload their full signature in running handwriting in the designated box on the Online Application Form.

• Writing the full name in capital letters in the box will not be accepted as a signature, leading to the rejection of the Application Form.
• And unsigned Online Application Forms will also be rejected.
• Candidates should sign their full name on white paper using a Blue/Black Ink pen and scan it for uploading,
• The file size must be between 04 kb to 30 kb.

Important Links

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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.

Note: 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

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