Summary
UGC NET 2023 notification was issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on 29 December 2022, for December Cycle
As per the UGC NET eligibility criteria for 2023, NTA revised the upper age limit for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) on 5 January 2023
UGC NET 2023 notification was issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on 29 December 2022, for December Cycle. It must further be noted that applicants who fail to meet the UGC NET eligibility will be disqualified by the NTA at the later stage of the examination.
As per the UGC NET eligibility criteria for 2023, NTA revised the upper age limit for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) on 5 January 2023. Applicants must not be more than 30 years old to apply for UGC JRF. The last date for determining the upper age limit for UGC NET December Cycle 2022 was fixed at 1 December 2022, instead of 2 February 2023. It must further be noted that there is no age limit for Assistant Professors/Lecturers. Applicants who meet the UGC NET 2023 eligibility requirements can fill up the application form.
UGC NET Eligibility 2023 – Educational Qualification
- Applicants must have secured at least 55 per cent marks in master’s degree exams. However, a relaxation of five per cent is given to applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (OBC)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Transgender category. Hence applicants from these categories need only 50 percent aggregate marks in their master’s degree exams.
- Applicants further must have completed their post-graduation from a UGC recognised college/university in relevant streams.
- Applicants appearing in or awaiting results for the final year examination of master’s degree are also at present considered eligible to apply online for the UGC NET exam. However, they will be admitted provisionally and will further be considered eligible only if they pass their master’s exam with the required percentage. “Such candidates must complete their PG degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified”, states the official website.
- PhD degree holders who completed their master’s exams on 19 September 1991 will be for a relaxation of five per cent marks in their aggregate.
Last updated on 01 Mar 2023
