UGC-NET IN OBJECTIVE MODE FROM JUNE 2012 ONWARDS

UGC-NET IN OBJECTIVE MODE FROM JUNE 2012 ONWARDS

 

1.      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 the day of examination in two separate sessions as under:

 

Session	Paper	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
First	I	60 out of which 50 questions are to be attempted	50x2 = 100	1¼ Hours (09.30 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.)
First	II	50 questions all of which are compulsory	50x2 = 100	1¼ Hours (10.45 a.m. to 12.00 Noon.)
Second	III	75 questions all of which are compulsory	75x2 = 150	2½ Hours (01.30 p.m. to 04.00 p.m.)

 

2.      The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below:

Category	Minimum marks (%) to be obtained
	Paper-I	Paper-II	Paper-III
General	40 (40%)	40 (40%)	75 (50%)
OBC	35 (35%)	35 (35%)	67.5 (45%) rounded off to 68
PH/VH/SC/ST	35 (35%)	35 (35%)	60 (40%)

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.

 

3.      The syllabus of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III will remain the same.

 

4.      The candidates will be allowed to carry the carbon printout of OMR Response Sheets with them on conclusion of the examination.

 

5.   There will be no negative marking.