MBA Entrance Exam Engineering Entrance Medical Entrance Exam 2012

UGC NET 2011

UGC NET 2011 Syllabus

Syllabus for all NET subjects can be downloaded from the UGC Website www.ugc.ac.in and are also available in the libraries of all Indian universities. UGC will not send the syllabus to individual candidates.

In Paper III, candidate has the option to answer either in Hindi or in English in all subjects except the languages where the candidate is required to write in the concerned language only. In case of Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science and Environmental Sciences, the question papers have to be answered in English only.

In case of any discrepancy found in the English and Hindi versions, the questions in English version shall be taken as final.

UGC NET 2011 IMPORTANT :

The national level Test for determining the eligibility of candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowship/Lectureship in science subjects (Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physical Sciences) is conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The candidates in science subjects, desirous of availing UGC-JRF or obtaining eligibility for Lectureship in these subjects are advised to appear in the Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship conducted by CSIR.

The UGC NET 2011 for JRF/eligibility for Lectureship will be held at the University Test Centres specified in the list under item No. 10. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF CENTRE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

UGC NET 2011

National Eligibility Test 2011

Important Dates 2011

UGC NET 2011 Application Submission Start Date : 29-3-2011

UGC NET 2011 Application Submission End Date : 25-4-2011

UGC NET 2011 Last date for receiving the documents at the test center: 2-5-2011

UGC NET 2011 Examination Date : 26-6-2011

UGC NET 2011 SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST :

The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will be held on 26th June 2011 in two separate sessions as under:

Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. UGC has decided to provide choice to the candidates from the December 2009 UGC-NET onwards. Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of two marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.

Paper-II shall consist of questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each of these papers will consist of a Test Booklet containing 50 compulsory objective type questions of two marks each.

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I and Paper-II on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet provided along with the Test Booklet. The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR Sheet will be sent to the candidate along with the Admit Card.

Paper-III will consist of only descriptive questions from the subject selected by the candidate. The candidate will be required to attempt questions in the space provided in the Test Booklet. The structure of Paper-III has been revised from June 2010 UGC-NET and is available on the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in.

Paper-III will be evaluated only for those candidates who are able to secure the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II, as per the table given in the following:

However, the final qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by UGC before declaration of result.

For Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates thirty minutes’ extra time shall be provided separately for paper-I and Paper-II. For paper-III, forty five minutes’ extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate. Those Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail these services by making prior request (at least one week before the date of UGC-NET) in writing to the Co-ordinator of the test centre. Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped candidates.

UGC NET 2011 Notification

Before submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should read this notification carefully.

The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 26th June 2011 (Sunday)

for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for

Lectureship in Indian universities and colleges. UGC will conduct NET in 78

(seventy eight including ‘Bodo’ as a new subject) subjects (listed under item no. 9) at 74 (Seventy four)

selected University Centres (listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country.

The result of the UGC-NET held on 26th December 2010 and the one to be held on 26th June 2011 will be made available

on the UGC official websites: http://www.ugc.ac.in [or]  http://www.ugcnetonline.in and shall also be published in

the Employment News as and when it is declared. The candidates will not be individually intimated about their result.

The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship 2011 are eligible to pursue research in the subject

of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for lectureship. The universities, institutions, IITs

and other national organizations may select the JRF 2011 awardees for whole time research work in accordance

with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF 2011 will depend on the performance of the candidate

in all three papers of NET 2011. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for lectureship will not be considered

for award of JRF 2011. Candidates appearing in UGC NET 2011should clearly specify in the prescribed Application

Form whether they are applying for both JRF 2011 & eligibility for Lectureship OR only for eligibility for Lectureship.

Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for

recruitment of lecturers of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be.

Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Visually Handicapped (VH)/Physically Handicapped (PH) / Other Backward Classes

(OBC) (Non-creamy layer), as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward

Classes (NCBC), Government of India website : http://www.ncbc.nic.in, candidates will be given such special concessions

as may be decided by the Commission.

UGC NET 2011 JRF 2011 JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP:

Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship 2011 will be eligible to receive fellowship of UGC

under various schemes, subject to their finding placement in universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the

offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF 2011 Award Letter. However, in case the candidates who already

have joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET

result or date of their joining, whichever is later.

UGC NET 2011 AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :

Junior Research Fellowship 2011: Not more than 28 years as on 01.06.2011.

A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH 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.

Lectureship: There is no upper age limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.

UGC NET 2011 EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP) :

NET 2011/ 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 2011 / SLET  / SET   for recruitment and appointment

of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions.

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 belonging to the state from where they have

cleared their SET.

UGC NET 2011 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/PH/VH candidates, it is Rs. 110/-. The candidate is expected to fill the Bank Challan Form in triplicate (Bank Copy, UGC Copy & Candidate’s Copy) as given in the Notification. All the three copies of the Challan Form have to be submitted in any branch of State Bank of India along with the bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-. The bank will retain one copy and return two copies of the challan to the candidate. 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 of UGC-NET Centre 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.