notification,unreserved candidates who have secured at least 55% marks in master’s degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC in Humanities and Social Science, Computer Science and Applications, and Electronic Science are eligible for the exam. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to the non-creamy layer/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe /Persons with Disability and third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks in master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for the same. There is no upper age limit to appear for the UGC NET professorship exam, whereas, for the post of JRF (Junior Research Fellowship), the candidates must be not more than 30 years old on the first day of the month in which the examination is concluded, i.e.
01.06.2024. A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/Third gender categories and women applicants. As per the UGC NET 2024 June notification, the application fee for general candidates is ₹1,150; General-EWS/OBC(NCL) ₹600; and for SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender candidates ₹325.
All categories must pay the examination fee before the last day of fee payment, i.e. May 12, 2024 at 11.50 pm. Candidates can submit the fee through net banking/debit card/credit card/UPI.
The UGC NET June 2024 examination will be conducted on June 18, 2024. The duration of the exam will be 180 minutes (3 hours). The exam will be conducted in OMR (Pen & Paper), mode.
The test will consist of two papers. Both papers will consist of objective-type, multiple-choice questions. There will be no break between papers.
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