CONDITIONS OF
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%
marks 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 in item No. 9, may
appear in a related subject.
v) Candidates seeking
concession in fee are
required to submit attested
copy of their OBC(Non-
creamy layer)/SC/ST/PH/VH
certificate along with online
printout of their Application
Forms (obtained while
applying on-line). Other
candidates are not required
to submit any certificates/
documents in support of their
eligibility alongwith printout
of their Application Form.
Therefore, the candidates, in
their own interest, must
satisfy themselves about
their eligibility for the Test.
In the event of any
ineligibility being detected by
the Commission at any stage,
their candidature will be
cancelled and they shall be
liable for legal action.
vi) Candidates with post-
graduate diploma/certificate
course(s), should in their
own interest, ascertain the
equivalence of their course
(s) with Master's degree of
recognized Indian
universities from Association
of Indian Universities (AIU),
New Delhi.
(
www.aiuweb.org)
EXEMPTION
(ELIGIBILITY FOR
LECTURESHIP) :
i) NET/SLET/SET shall
remain the minimum
eligibility condition for
recruitment and
appointment of
Assistant Professors in
Universities/ Colleges/
Institutions. Provided
however, that
candidates, who are or
have been awarded a
Ph. D. Degree in
accordance with the
University Grants
Commission (Minimum
Standards and
Procedure for Award of
Ph.D. Degree)
Regulations, 2009, shall
be exempted from the
requirement of the
minimum eligibility
condition of NET/SLET/
SET for recruitment and
appointment of
Assistant Professor or
equivalent positions in
Universities/ Colleges/
Institutions.
ii) The candidates who have
passed the UGC/CSIR JRF
examination prior to 1989
are also exempted from
appearing in NET.
iii) 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.
