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SCHEME AND DATE OF EXAMINATION : |
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The UGC-NET will be conducted in objective mode from
June, 2012 onwards. The Test will consist of three papers. All the
three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be
held on 24th June, 2012 (SUNDAY)
in two separate sessions as under: |
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Marks |
Number of Question |
Duration |
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First |
I |
100 |
60 out of which 50 question to be attempted |
1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M.
to 10.45 A.M.) |
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II |
100 |
50 questions all are compulsory |
1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M.
to 12.00 NOON) |
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Second |
III |
150 |
75 questions all are
compulsory |
2½ Hours (01.30 P.M.
to 04.00 P.M.) |
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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. 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. |
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Paper-II
shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the
subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. |
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Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions
from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2
marks.
The
candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I,
Paper-II and Paper-III 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.
The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in
Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below: |
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CATEGORY |
Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained |
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PAPER – II |
PAPER– III |
| GENERAL |
40 (40%) |
40 (40%) |
75 (50 %) |
| OBC(Non-creamy layer) |
35 (35%) |
35 (35%) |
67.5 (45 %) rounded off to 68 |
| PH/VH/SC/ST |
35 (35%) |
35 (35%) |
60 (40 %) |
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Only such candidates who
obtain the minimum required marks in each Paper, separately, as
mentioned above, will be considered for final preparation of result.
However, the final
qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and
Eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by UGC before declaration
of result. |
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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. |
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Syllabus of Test: Syllabi 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. |
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vi) |
In case of any discrepancy found in the English and
Hindi versions, the questions in English version shall be taken as
final. |
