UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2024, Qualification and Age Limit
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the UGC NET exam to ascertain candidates' eligibility for the position of Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Indian universities and colleges. Lakhs of candidates who wish to appear in the exam must submit their UGC NET Application Form after confirming their eligibility. Before applying for UGC NET 2024, the candidates must be aware of the detailed UGC NET Eligibility 2024. Candidates who fail to meet the UGC NET Eligibility Criteria in terms of educational qualification and age limit will not be approved to appear in the UGC NET examination by NTA.
UGC NET Eligibility Criteria 2024
The UGC NET eligibility criteria primarily revolve around a candidate's educational qualifications and age limit, similar to any other exam. The eligibility criteria for the candidates who are planning to prepare for UGC NET 2024 exam is to have a Master's degree in the relevant subject from a recognised university with at least 55% marks in their Master's Degree. There is no upper age limit for the role of Assistant Professor and the upper age limit for JRF post is 30 years.
UGC NET Educational Qualification
Candidates need to have the following educational qualifications in order to be eligible to apply for the UGC NET 2024 July exam:
| UGC NET Educational Qualification |
| General/Unreserved/General-EWS candidates who have obtained at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in a Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC. |
| Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course, those who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited, or those whose qualifying examinations have been delayed are also eligible to apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and will be eligible for the award of JRF/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they are declared qualified in their Master’s Degree or equivalent exam with a minimum of 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC-NCL/ SC / ST / PwD / Third gender category candidates). Also, such candidates should finish their Master’s degree or equivalent exam within two years from the date of NET result with the required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be considered disqualified. |
| Candidates belonging to the Third gender category can avail of the relaxation in fee, age, and Eligibility Criteria for NET (i.e., JRF and Assistant Professor) as prescribed for SC/ST/PwD categories. |
| The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination has been completed by 19 September 1991 (irrespective of the date of announcement of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for participating in NET. |
| Candidates with a post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by an Indian University/ Institute or a foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by a foreign University/ institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/ certificate with a Master’s degree of a recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi |
UGC NET Age Limit 2024
The UGC NET age criteria that candidates need to meet in order to be eligible for the posts of JRF and Assistant Professor through the UGC NET July 2024 exam are as follows:
UGC NET Assistant Professor Age Limit 2024
There is no age limit to apply for the post of UGC NET Assistant Professor or Lectureship. Candidates of all ages can apply for this post.
UGC NET JRF Age Limit 2024
Candidates applying for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) should not be more than 30 years of age on the first day of the month in which the UGC NET 2024 exam concludes. This age limit is applicable for the current examination only.
UGC NET Age Limit Relaxation 2024
Age Relaxation of JRF age criteria is given to SC, ST, OBC, PwD, women, and other category candidates. Have a look at the age relaxation for the reserved categories below.
| UGC NET Age Limit Relaxation 2024 | |
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Transgender | 5 years |
| Females of all categories | 5 years |
| Candidates having research experience | Limited to the period spent on research (Maximum of 5 years) |
| Candidates holding LLM degree | 3 years |
| Candidates in armed forces (subject to the length of service in the armed forces) | 5 years |
UGC NET Eligibility 2024- Reservation Policy
- 15% seats for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates.
- 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates.
- 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates.
- 10% for General - Economically Weaker Sections candidates.
- 5% seats in the above-mentioned categories for Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability.