UGC-NET

The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test is an Indian standardized test for determining the eligibility for the position of assistant professor in Indian universities and colleges, as well as... Wikipedia

  • Acronym:  UGC–NET
  • Type:  Computer based test (CBT) OMR (From June 2024)
  • Developer / administrator:  National Testing Agency
  • Year started:  1989–90
  • Duration:  3 hours (180 minutes)
  • Score / grade range:  0–100 (Paper I), 0–200 (Paper II)
  • Score / grade validity:  Three years (JRF), Lifetime (assistant professor)
  • Offered:  Twice annually
  • Restrictions on attempts:  No restriction
  • Countries / regions:  India
  • Languages:  Mainly English and Hindi
  • Annual no. of test takers:  5,44,485 (Dec 2021, June 2022 merged cycles)
  • Website:  ugcnet.nta.ac.in, ugcnet.nta.nic.in
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo