UGC NET Junior Research Fellowship And Lectureship: June 2009 Notification

Last updated: December 13, 2011 by Sarbjit+

UGC website:

www.ugc.ac.in

Date of Exam:

June 28, 2009

Closing Date:

May 04, 2009

University Grants Commission UGC will hold the National Eligibility Test (NET) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and eligibility for Lectureship in Indian universities and colleges.

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF):

Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship of UGC under various schemes, subject to finding their placement in universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates have already joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or date of their joining, whichever is later.

Eligibility:

i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master's Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Physically Handicapped (PH)/Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master's degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.

ii) Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master's degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master's degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

iii) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master's level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.

iv) Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects, may appear in a related subject.

Age Limit:

i) Junior Research Fellowship (as on June 01, 2009):

Maximum 28 years. [Relaxation as per rules]

ii) Lectureship: No upper age limit.

Exemption (Eligibility for Lectureship):

i) For M. Phil/ Ph. D candidates:

The candidates having Ph.D. Degree in the concerned subject are exempted from NET for Under Graduate and Post Graduate level teaching. The candidates having M. Phil Degree in the concerned subject are exempted from NET for Under Graduate level teaching only. The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.

ii) For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their SET. All SET qualified candidates are also eligible to appear in NET, if they so desire.

Examination Fee and Mode Of Payment:

General: Rs.450

Other Backward Classes (OBC): Rs. 225

SC/ST/PH/VH: Rs. 110

The fee should be paid in the form of a single crossed demand draft from any Government of India Bank/Scheduled Government Bank payable at their Service Branch, New Delhi/Delhi only with six months' validity drawn in favour of the Secretary, U.G.C., New Delhi.

List of Subjects for UGC NET Paper II and III with their Syllabus:

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Syllabus for UGC NET Subjetcs for Paper II and Paper III

Pattern and Scheme of UGC NET Paper I, II and III

UGC NET Test Centres:

Application should be addressed to the Registrar of the respective University Test Centres.

How to Apply:

Interested Candidate should fill the Application Form legibly and carefully in their own handwriting with ballpoint pen. TWO COPIES OF THE APPLICATION FORM ALONGWITH ADMISSION CARD, ATTENDANCE SLIP AND DEMAND DRAFT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE UNIVERSITY FROM WHERE THE CANDIDATE HAS OPTED TO APPEAR FOR THE TEST. APPLICATIONS ADDRESSED TO UGC OFFICE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

The envelope containing the Application Form should be superscribed "UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, JUNE, 2009"

The candidates must affix their recent passport size photographs from the same negative at the places indicated in the Application Form and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the Application Form beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department/Principal of the College/Class-I Gazetted Officer.

Admission Card & Roll Number for appearing in the UGC-NET:

Those candidates who do not receive their Admission Card (Roll Number) for appearing in the UGC-NET till June 24, 2009 are advised to contact the office of Registrar/Co-ordinator of their UGC-NET Centres from June 25 to 27 with two identical passport-size photographs duly attested by a gazetted officer. No Admission Card (Roll Number) will be issued on the day of the Test (i.e. 28th June, 2009) under any circumstances.

Download More Details with Advertisement:

http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/netadv/Adv_0609.pdf

Download Application Form, Hall Ticket and Admit Card:

http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/netadv/Advformat_0609.pdf

UGC NET Result:

The result for December 2008 Test has not been declared yet however it is expected to be declared in April 2009. The result for December 2008 and June 2009 will be available at:

http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/netresults.html

Source:

http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/net.html

Solved Sample Question Papers for UGC NET/JRF:

UGC NET: Solved Sample Question Paper I

UGC- NET / JRF: Solved Question Paper II (GK)

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