UGC NET 2023 Exam

UGC NET or NET exam, which stands for University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test, is the gateway for the candidates who want to make their career in research work or want to impart education in universities and top colleges of India. The national-level exam is conducted twice in June and December of each year. UGC NET is one of the most prestigious exams in the country. The candidates who have completed a master's degree and want to pursue their career in research or lectureship in one of the central universities of the country have to take NTA UGC NET for counselling purposes. Rank holders in the exam get the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for research work.

After qualifying for the UGC NET Exam, candidates can apply for Junior Research Fellowship to pursue PhD from one of the important central universities. Besides this, candidates can go for Assistant Professor posts in the central universities.

UGC NET exam date 2022 subject wise revised by the National Testing Agency for the Phase 2 exam. The exam is postponed to September 2022. National Testing Agency conducts the exam in two shifts, i.e., from 9 am to 12 pm, and the second shift from 3 pm to 6 pm for each subject.

Check the important dates for the UGC NET exam in the table, including the exam date and other important dates. NTA has postponed the 64 subjects exam from September 20 to 30, 2022, which was earlier scheduled for August 12, 13, and 14, 2022. Check the latest available dates for the UGC NET here.

Candidates should check and confirm their eligibility before applying for the exam. Candidates must fulfil certain conditions prescribed under NET exam eligibility criteria 2022, like age limit, educational qualification, and other parameters. NTA had recently made some changes in the UGC NET Eligibility, in which the age limit was also revised.

Along with the updated UGC NET age limit, UGC has announced the change in the qualification PG Degree. Read further to know more about eligibility.

UGC NET Age Limit 2022 is different for JRF and Assistant Professor. The age of candidates applying for JRF must be 31 years, whereas there is no age limit for Assistant Professor. Check out the age limit for both the post and varied categories below:

he NTA UGC NET admit card 2022 for the Phase 2 exam will be released on September 16 on the official website. Candidates will be able to download the admit card by following the steps mentioned below:

• Visit the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

• Click on the Download Admit Card for UGC-NET Dec. 2021 and June 2022 (merged cycles)' link.

• Log in using the 'Application Number', 'Date of Birth' and 'Security Pin'.

• Download the UGC NET admit card 2022.

• Take the printout for future use.

The UGC NET syllabus for both Paper 1 and 2 was revised by the NTA in June 2019. There has been no change in the UGC NET syllabus for all 83 subjects since 2019. The only change is the addition of the new subject 'Hindu Studies' for UGC NET Paper 2 in 2022.
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UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus 2023 comprises topics from General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude, which is common and mandatory for all candidates. Check the complete UGC NET syllabus for Paper 1 below.

UGC NET paper 2 exam is subject-specific and based on the subjects chosen by the candidate. Paper 2 comprises 100 questions that hold two marks for each correct answer. The maximum mark in Paper 2 is two hundred. The candidates have to start preparing for the paper 2 exams from their university days as paper 2 is for specialisation. The candidates have to choose the subject that they have studied in their post-graduation for paper 2. 

Before elaborating on the UGC NET exam pattern, let us have a look at the major highlights of both papers of the exam.

The UGC NET 2023 exam contains two papers that candidates need to complete in a duration of three hours. Both Papers 1 and 2 contain objective-type questions and it is mandatory for candidates to attempt questions from both papers. 

• Candidates need to complete the UGC NET paper in a combined duration of 3 hours (180 minutes) without any break.
• All the questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 are compulsory.
• The medium of the UGC NET question paper 2023 is in English & Hindi only. Candidates need to choose the medium carefully while filling out the UGC NET application form. 
• Each question carries two marks.
• There is no negative marking for incorrect responses.

In UGC NET Paper 1, the official website of NTA informs, "The questions will be generic in nature, intending 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."

Regarding UGC NET Paper 2 exam, the website informs, "This will be based on the subject selected by the candidate. All the questions of Paper 2 will be compulsory."

Candidates need to choose the subject of the UGC NET Paper 2 from the given options of 82 subjects while filling out the application form. Candidates need to appear in the subject of their Post-Graduation only. Candidates, whose Post Graduation subject is not covered in the list of NET subjects, can appear in a related subject.

The UGC NET cutoff 2022 is released category-wise, paper-wise and subject-wise for all 82 subjects. The NTA releases the cut-off marks along with the declaration of the result. Candidates can download the NTA UGC NET cut-off list by following the given steps:

• Visit the official website
• Click on the cut-off link
• Go through the cut-off marks
• Download the PDF

Following are the complete details candidates need to know regarding the UGC NET 2022 application form:

• The Application form has been released through online mode.
• Candidates can fill the application from 30th April 2022.
• The details filled by the candidates in the application form should be same as it appears in their 10th mark sheet, any alteration in the details can cause rejection of application form.
• Candidates must fill the application forms as per the given instruction in the information brochure.
• The application form must be filled before the last date of submission as no candidates are allowed to submit the application form after the prescribed date.
• The last date of submission of application form is till 30th May 2022.
• Candidates are advised to keep the printout of filled application form and fee receipt for future references.

UGC NET 2022 Application form fee can be submitted through online mode only. Candidates can use Net Banking Debit Card / Credit Card / UPI / E-Wallet for transaction of the application fee:

The application form fee for every category of candidate will be as follows:

The correction facility is provided by the NTA for every registered candidate individually. Candidates can rectify their mistakes within the given period of correction facility.

The correction window is opened from 31st May 2022 through online mode. Candidates have to complete the correction before the last date which is till 1st June 2022.