UGC- NET

Commonly known as UGC NET, University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) is an entrance test conducted in order to select the eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Professor for Colleges/Universities level lectureship and for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

JRF awardees will be eligible to pursue research in their postgraduate subject from IIT's or other national organisations. Such candidates are also eligible for the post of Assistant Professor in Colleges/Universities of India.

The award of ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both’ or ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor only’ depends on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of UGC-NET in aggregate. 

Candidates who qualify for ‘Assistant Professor only’ are not eligible for award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Assistant Professor governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Profess.

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UGC - NET EXAM SYLLABUS

After going through the UGC NET Exam Pattern, you must be aware of the UGC NET Syllabus in detail. The below information will take you through the UGC NET Syllabus.


UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-I will test you on the Research and Teaching Aptitude. The topics covered under this are -



  • Teaching Aptitude

  • Research Aptitude

  • Comprehension

  • Communication

  • Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

  • Logical Reasoning

  • Data Interpretation

  • Information and Communication Technology

  • People Development and Environment

  • Higher Education System


The UGC NET Paper I will be based on the above module. You can expect five questions of 2 marks each from the above modules.


The UGC NET Paper-II syllabus will be subject-specific. You can get the detailed syllabus for 81 different streams from the UGC NET Syllabus and therefore, plan your exam preparation strategy.