UGC NET 2023 Notification Out, Application Form, Exam Pattern

UGC NET Notification 2023 Out: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the UGC NET Dec 2023 Notification on 30th September 2023 on the official website. UGC NET or NTA UGC NET exam is conducted twice every year by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to determine the eligibility of the candidates for Assistant Professorship, Junior Research Fellowship, or both for Indian Universities and Colleges. The application process for UGC NET Notification 2023 has been started on 30th September 2023 and will end on 28th October 2023 till 05:00 pm. The NTA UGC NET exam is conducted twice in the month of June & December every year. Though there is a provision for conducting the UGC NET exam twice a year. National Eligibility (NTA) will be conducting UGC NET 2023 (December 2023) session for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to be recruited by the Indian Govt. Universities and Colleges. 

UGC NET 2023 Notification Out

National Testing Agency (NTA) has  uploaded UGC NET 2023 Notification along with exam registration dates and exam dates on 30th September 2023 on its official website. NTA has released UGC NET 2023 Notification pdf for the December 2023 exam for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) on the official website. The NTA will conduct UGC NET 2023 exam for JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor in 83 subjects in CBT mode. Interested candidates can check last year's notification pdf and all the detailed information related to UGC NET December Cycle.

UGC NET 2023 Notification PDF- Click to Download

UGC NET 2023 Exam Summary

As the UGC NET 2023 registration dates and exam dates have been released by NTA for the December 2023 cycle. The candidates must once look at the overview for a glimpse of the UGC NET Exam as discussed in the below table. 

UGC NET Notification 2023 Out

UGC NET online registration dates and other important dates has been announced along with UGC NET Notification 2023. The UGC NET Application Form 2023 has been released on 30th September 2023 at www.ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Check the important dates for UGC NET 2023 as mentioned below. 

UGC NET Exam Date 2024- Click to Check

UGC NET Exam Schedule 2023

The UGC NET exam has been scheduled for 6th December to 22nd December 2023 and UGC NET Admit Card 2023 is released 7-10 days before the exam date on its official website. The UGC NET Shift 1 is held from 9:00 am to 12 noon and Shift 2 is held from 2:0 pm to 6:00 pm. The candidates can have a look at the detailed UGC NET Exam Schedule including reporting time, last entry, and other details from the below table.

UGC NET 2023 Application Form

The application form of UGC NET 2023 has been made available on the official website after the release of UGC NET Notification 2023. By clicking the below link has been redirected to the registration/login page and you can begin your registration process without any delay. The UGC NET Dec 2023 Online Registration link has been released on 30th September and the last date to apply online for UGC NET 2023 is 28th October 2023. The direct link to apply online has been provided below.

Apply Online for UGC NET 2023 Exam (Active)

The process of online application will consist of four steps. Aspirants should keep in mind the below:

- The authority will provide candidates with a chance to correct their application.

- The size of the photograph must be between 10KB to 100KB and the signature size should be between 4KB to 30 KB.

- The dimension should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) for the photograph and 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height) for signature.

- Do not send the printout of the confirmation page to the authority office.

UGC NET 2023 Application Fee 

The application fee for the UGC NET 2023 exam is different for all categories. The application fee is not refundable or transferable once paid. It can be paid through credit/ debit card or e-Challan. All the candidates paying through e-Challan have to make the cash payment in the bank. The category-wise fee details are mentioned below:

1. General/ Unreserved- Rs. 1150/-
2. General-EWS/OBC-NCL- Rs. 600/-
3. SC/ST/PwD & Third Gender- Rs. 325/-

Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.

UGC NET 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must apply after reading the UGC NET eligibility criteria to appear in the UGC NET 2023 exam: Here are the broad pointers:

UGC NET Educational Qualification

- Candidates must have a Master’s degree or equivalent from UGC-recognized Universities/Institutions.
- The qualifying exam has to be passed in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications and Electronic Science.
- Candidates should have scored 55% marks and 50% marks for reserved category students.
- Candidates, appearing in the final semester of the master’s degree can also apply.
- 5% relaxation is given to Ph.D degree holders in aggregate marks. Such candidates should have a Master’s degree examination which shall be completed by 19th September 1991.

UGC NET Age Limit (as on 01/12/2023)

Junior Research Fellowship(JRF) - Not more than 30 years. 

- Relaxation of 5 years is provided in the upper age limit for OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories.
- Three years of relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates with an L.L.M. degree. A relaxation of upto 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.

Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.

UGC NET: Reservation Policy

The reservation policy of the Government of India is applicable to UGC-NET. According to this, in the Central Universities and Institutions which are deemed to be Universities, 10% of the seats are reserved for the category General-Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS), 15% of the seats are reserved for the category Scheduled Caste(SC), 7.5% for the category Scheduled Tribe(ST) and 27% for the category Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non Creamy layer”(OBC-NCL).

Each category will have 4 (four)% reservations horizontally for Persons with Disabilities(PwD) as defined in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act,2016) (source-Press Release by UGC).

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Important Documents for UGC NET 2023 Exam

Candidates have to upload all the original documentsdocuments with the proper size given in the notification pdf. The document required for UGC NET December Application Form 2023 are given below.

UGC NET 2023 Exam Pattern

UGC NET 2023 Examination shall be conducted as Computer Based Test (CBT) only. The Online Test will consist of two papers. both the papers will consist of objective-type, multiple-choice questions. There will be no break between two papers.

Note: For each correct response the candidate will get 2 marks but there is no negative marking for incorrect answer.

UGC NET Paper Details

Exam Mode: The entrance test will be organized in Online CBT mode.

Number of Papers: There will be two papers for the exam – Paper-I and Paper-II.

Number of Questions: A total of 150 questions will be there in the exam paper. 50 questions in Paper I and 100 questions in Paper-II.

Type of Questions: The question paper will contain multiple-choice type questions.

Language Medium: The question paper will be available in the medium language of English and Hindi.

Time Duration: Paper I will be of 1-hour duration while Paper II will be of 2 hours.

Total Marks: Paper 1 will be 100 marks and Paper-II will be 200 marks.

Marking Scheme: For every correct answer, 2 marks will be given. There will be no provision of negative marking for incorrect answers.

Click Here to View UGC NET Exam Pattern (Paper I + Paper II)

UGC NET 2023 Syllabus

NTA has released UGC NET Syllabus 2023 exam along with its official notification. A candidate must know the syllabus of the exam before preparing for the same. UGC NET 2023 exam will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) consisting of two papers, i.e., Paper I and II conducted in a single session (No break between both papers). All candidates can check UGC NET detailed syllabus (Paper I + Paper II) by clicking on the link mentioned below:

Click Here to View UGC NET Syllabus [Paper I + Paper II]

UGC NET Previous Year Question Papers PDF- Click Here

UGC NET 2023 Selection Procedure

Candidates qualifying for the entrance test of UGC NET 2023, will be selected in the subject-wise and category-wise merit list published online. Top 6% of total students who have appeared for both the papers in the test will be considered qualified for the entrance test. Admission into various Indian Universities or Institutions for the position of Assistant professor or JRF will be offered on the basis of cut-off score secured as per their categories. The top 15% of candidates from each category and subject will be selected and declared eligible for Assistant Professor Position only. 

UGC NET 2023 Exam Centre

National Testing Agency conducts the UGC NET 2023 exam across 224 cities all over the country. The applicants have to choose their preferences while submitting their UGC NET Application Form. The list of UGC NET exam centers is provided below.

UGC NET 2023 Admit Card

National Testing Agency (NTA) has released UGC NET 2023 Admit Card on ugcnet.nta.nic.in. All the Eligible Candidates, who had enrolled for the UGC NET 2023 Examination, can check the details for Admit Card by clicking on the link which will be updated here.

UGC NET 2023 Answer Key

After completion of the entrance exam, the board will publish the UGC NET 2023 Answer key. Candidates will be able to download the Answer key online mode. The Answer key will be released for both Paper – I and II in various sets containing all the right answers of the questions asked in the exam paper. Candidates can also challenge the answer key in case they are not satisfied with the answers given in it. After considering the challenges, a final answer key will be released by the board.

UGC NET Answer Key Details- Click to Check

UGC NET 2023 Result

After the completion of exams and the release of the answer key, the board will announce the result. The results will be released once the exam has been conducted. Students can check their results online mode by submitting their roll number and date of birth. Only the candidates who will qualify for the test by securing the cut-off marks will be called for the counselling process.

UGC NET 2023 Scorecard

The scorecard will be released along with the release of results. UGC NET 2023 Scorecard will mention various important details about the candidate and the entrance exam. These details will include the candidate’s name, course name, hall ticket number, total marks, marks secured by the candidate in Paper I and II, rank scored and percentage.

UGC NET 2023 Cut Off

UGC NET 2023 Cut Off will be published online by the authority after the entrance test. Separate category wise and subject wise merit lists will be drawn for the students successfully securing the cut off marks. In the below table we have mentioned the cut off marks for various categories as per last year trends: