UGC NET 2020: Registration (Started) Exam Date (15-20 Jun), Eligibility, Pattern

UGC NET 2020 Application Form has been released on 16 March 2020 for June Session. The last date to apply for 16 April 2020. UGC NET is a national level entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA. UGC NET 2020 is scheduled from June 15 to June 20, 2020. This exam aims to determine the eligibility of the candidates for the following positions NET JRF (Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant professor) and Assistant Professor. To apply for UGC NET 2020, candidates must have a post-graduate degree with a minimum of 55% marks. UGC NET 2020 is conducted as a computer-based test (CBT) only. UGC NET exam is conducted twice every year in June and December respectively. Candidates must go through the complete article to get full information about UGC NET 2020 (June month). 

Latest Update

UGC NET 2020 Application form has been released by NTA on the official website on 16 March 2020.

UGC NET 2020 Application Form

The complete details of UGC NET Application Form 2020 are given below:

• UGC NET online application form for June session has been released online on 16 March 2020. The last date to apply for UGC NET is 16 April 2020.
• UGC NET application form is available on the NTA official website (National Testing Agency).
• Candidates had to submit only one application.
• Candidates had to ensure that the e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form is theirs as all information/communication was to be sent by NTA through the e-mail address or SMS on the given Mobile Number only.
• UGC NET June 2020 Exam Dates: 15 - 20 June 2020

Steps to fill the NET 2020 Online Application:

The following online steps will guide the aspiring candidates to understand the procedure of application form and fill the form:

• Step 1: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application No.
• Step 2: Enter all the details asked in UGC NET 2020 application form.
• Step 3: Upload scanned images of photographs and signature in JPG/JPEG format.
• Step 4: Pay the application fee using SBI/HDFC/Syndicate/ICICI Payment Gateway and keep proof of fee paid.
• Step 5: Print at least four copies of Confirmation Page after successful remittance of fee.

UGC NET 2020 Application Fee

Candidate can check the below-given table to find out the application fee structure as per categories defined:

UGC NET 2020 Registration Fee

Category	Amount
General/Unreserved	Rs. 1000/-
Other Backward Classes (OBC)- (NCL - Non-Creamy Layer)/Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	Rs. 500/-
SC/ST/PwD/Transgender	Rs. 250/-

Mode of Payment: Application Fee had to be paid through either of the following modes: Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI.

• NTA does not accept any other mode of payment i.e. Demand Draft /Cheque/Cash/IPO/Money Order etc.
• After successful payment, the candidate will be able to print the Confirmation Page.

NOTE: Request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will not be entertained by NTA under any circumstances

UGC NET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must fulfil the UGC NET 2020 Eligibility Criteria given below to appear for the exam:

• Candidates must have a minimum of 55% marks in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC whereas, the Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Transgender category candidates must have at least 50% marks in their Master’s Degree for NET eligibility.
• Candidates who are currently pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their final year exam of Master’s degree and waiting for their result or candidates whose qualifying examination has been delayed will also be eligible for the exam.      
• Candidates who belong to the transgender category would be eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee, age and qualifying criteria for NET as are available to SC/ST/PwD categories. 

Age limit and Relaxation for UGC NET

 (i) UGC NET JRF:

• Not more than 30 years as on 01 December 2020. 
• A relaxation of up to 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC/SC/ST/PwD/Transgender categories and women applicants. 
• Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates with research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a  maximum of 5 years, on the production of a certificate from the appropriate authority. 
• Candidates with L.L.M. Degree will get three years of relaxation in age. 
• Candidates who have served in the armed forces subject to the length of service in the armed forces up to the first day of the month in which the concerned UGC-NET is to be held will also get a relaxation of up to 5 years.

 (ii) Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for Assistant Professor.

Exemption (Eligibility for Assistant Professor)

• Applicants must have cleared either NET/SET/SLET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/Institutions. However, in this regard, exemption from NET/SET/SLET will be governed by UGC regulations and amendments notified in the Gazette of India from time to time.
• Candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR/JRF examination before 1991 are also exempted from appearing in NET.
• For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test (SET) for Assistant Professor held before 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, and are eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India.

UGC NET 2020 Admit Card

The candidates can download the UGC NET 2020 Admit Card from 15 May 2020 on the official website of NTA and the candidates need to download the same.

• The Admit Card is available through online mode only.
• Candidates must carry their admit card along with any of the photo id proof (Aadhar Card, Driving License, and Voter Card, etc.) with them on the exam day.
• Furthermore, the candidates must keep their admit card safely for further procedure of admission as they will not be issued any duplicate admit card.
• No Admit Card shall be issued to the candidates whose applications are found to be incomplete for any reasons (including indistinct/doubtful photographs/unsigned Applications) or who do not fulfil the eligibility criteria for the examination. 

UGC NET 2020 Exam Pattern

Candiates can check the details regarding UGC NET 2020 Exam Pattern that are provided below:

• The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of objective type questions. There will be no break between papers. 
• There will be an online Computer Based Test (CBT).

UGC NET Paper Pattern

Paper	Marks	No. of Questions	MCQ	Total duration
I	100	50	The questions will be generic, intending to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.	180 minutes (three hours) without any break. All the questions will be compulsory.
II	200	100	This will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.
TOTAL	300	150

NOTE: Marking Scheme - For each correct response the candidate will get 2 marks. There will not be any negative marking for an incorrect response. No marks will be given for unanswered/Marked for Review questions. 

Click to get UGC NET 2020 Information Brochure PDF for the June session

UGC NET 2020 Syllabus

The syllabus of UGC NET 2020 will give an idea about the subject and can help with the preparation. Candidates will be provided with the syllabus of the respective subject they have opted for the entrance exam based on their post-graduation specialization. The syllabus of NET 2020 for 101 subjects can be downloaded in both English and Hindi medium as per the convenience. 

UGC NET 2020 Preparation Tips 

Before start preparing for the exam, candidates can refer to the UGC NET 2020 preparation tips given below to score good marks in the exam:

• Candidates must check the syllabus, exam format and marking scheme of UGC NET before starting their exam preparation.
• Candidates must start their preparation early so that they can get enough time for the revision.
• Prepare notes and go through these notes every day to refresh your memory and remember the studied topics.
• Candidates should fix their weekly targets and try to achieve them and calculate their success weekly and try to improve themselves every week.
• Candidates must solve all the question paper of previous years and also the sample question papers. This would help the candidate to have an idea about the pattern of examination.
• Applicants should refer to the standard books for study material and also follow the textbook reading methodology-OK4R

1. Overview
2. Key ideas
3. Reading the topic totally
4. Recall
5. Reflect
6. Review

UGC NET 2020 Answer Key

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the UGC NET 2020 Answer Key in June 2020 after the completion of NET Exams. Check further details below:

• National Eligibility Test Answer Key will be available in online mode.
• NTA will release the provisional answer key for each paper separately.
• The response key/answer key contain the correct answers to the questions asked in the papers.
• Candidates can challenge the answer key by submitting the fee of Rs. 1000/- for each question.

UGC NET 2020 Result

Candidates can check  UGC NET 2020 Result that will be declared on 05 July 2020. The result will be prepared based on the final answer key.

• UGC NET scorecard can be downloaded by entering the roll number, application number and date of birth. 
• Details like name, category, total marks, scores obtained in each paper.

UGC NET 2020 Exam Centres

Candidates can check the list of cities for test for NTA UGC NET 2020 for December session below:

UGC NET Exam Centres

S.No.	State	City
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
		Naharlagun
2	Assam	Dibrugarh
		Guwahati
		Jorhat
		Silchar
		Tezpur
3	Andaman and Nicobar	Port Blair
4	Andhra Pradesh	Anantapur
		Surampalem
		Bhimavaram
		Chirala
		Chittoor
		Eluru
		Guntur
		Kadapa
		Kakinada
		Kurnool
		Nellore
		Ongole
		Rajahmundry
		Srikakulam
		Tirupati
		Vijayawada
		Visakhapatnam
		Vizianagaram
		Narasaraopet
		Proddatur
5	Bihar	Bhagalpur
		Arrah
		Darbhanga
		Gaya
		Muzaffarpur
		Patna
		Purnea
6	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
7	Chattisgarh	Bilaspur
		Durg
		Bhilai Nagar
		Raipur
8	Daman & Diu	Daman
9	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Dadra and Nagar Haveli
10	Delhi	Delhi
11	Goa	Panaji
12	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
		Anand
		Bhavnagar
		Ghandhinagar
		Himatnagar
		Jamnagar
		Junagadh
		Mehsana
		Rajkot
		Surat
		Valsad
		Vadodara
13	Haryana	Ambala
		Faridabad
		Gurugram
		Hissar
		Karnal
		Kurukshetra
		Sonepat
		Panipat
		Yamuna Nagar
14	Himachal Pradesh	Bilaspur
		Hamirpur
		Palampur
		Shimla
		Solan
		Mandi
		Una
		Kullu
15	Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City
		Dhanbad
		Hazaribagh
		Jamshedpur
		Ranchi
16	Jammu & Kashmir	Baramulla
		Jammu
		Samba
		Srinagar
17	Karnataka	Belgaum
		Bellary
		Bengaluru
		Bidar
		Davangere
		Gulbarga
		Hassan
		Hubli
		Mangaluru
		Mysore
		Shivamoga
		Tumakuru
		Udupi
		Mandya
18	Kerala	Palakkad
		Pathanamthitta
		Thiruvananthapuram
		Thrissur
		Alappuzha
		Angamaly
		Idukki
		Kannur
		Kasaragod
		Kollam
		Kottayam
		Kozhikode
		Malappuram
19	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
20	Madhya Pradesh	Balaghat
		Betul
		Bhopal
		Chhindwara
		Gwalior
		Indore
		Jabalpur
		Rewa
		Sagar
		Shahdol
		Ujjain
21	Maharashtra	Ahmednagar
		Akola
		Amravati
		Aurangabad
		Chandrapur
		Dhule
		Jalgaon
		Kolhapur
		Latur
		Mumbai
		Nagpur
		Nanded
		Nasik
		Navi Mumbai
		Pune
		Raigad
		Ratnagiri
		Sangli
		Satara
		Solapur
		Thane
		Wardha
22	Manipur	Imphal
23	Meghalaya	Shillong
24	Mizoram	Aizawl
25	Nagaland	Dimapur
		Kohima
26	Odisha	Balasore
		Berhampur-Ganjam
		Bhubaneshwar
		Cuttack
		Dhenkanal
		Rourkela
		Sambalpur
27	Puducherry	Puducherry
28	Punjab	Amritsar
		Bhatinda
		Fatehgarh Sahib
		Jalandhar
		Ludhiana
		Pathankot
		Patiala
		Sangrur
29	Rajasthan	Ajmer
		Alwar
		Bikaner
		Jaipur
		Jodhpur
		Kota
		Sikar
		Udaipur
		Sriganganagar
30	Sikkim	Gangtok
31	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
		Coimbatore
		Cuddalore
		Kanchipuram
		Kanyakumari
		Madurai
		Namakkal
		Salem
		Thanjavur
		Thoothukudi
		Tiruchirappalli
		Tirunelveli
		Tiruvallur
		Vellore
		Virudhunagar
32	Telangana	Hyderabad
		Karimnagar
		Khammam
		Mahbubnagar
		Nalgonda
		Warangal
33	Tripura	Agartala
34	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
		Haldwani
		Haridwar
		Nainital
		Pantnagar
		Roorkee
35	Uttar Pradesh	Agra
		Aligarh
		Allahabad
		Bareilly
		Faizabad
		Ghaziabad
		Gorakhpur
		Noida
		Jhansi
		Kanpur
		Lucknow
		Mathura
		Meerut
		Moradabad
		Muzaffarnagar
		Sitapur
		Varanasi
36	West Bengal	Asansol
		Burdwan
		Darjeeling
		Durgapur
		Hooghly
		Howrah
		Kalyani
		Kolkata
		Siliguri
37	Ladakh	Leh

UGC NET 2020 Entrance Exam Highlights

Check the below-given details to know about UGC National Eligibility Test 2020:

Name of the exam	UGC NET 2020 (National Eligibility Test)
Exam conducting body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Level	Nation Level entrance exam
Official website	https://ntanet.nic.in/ntanetcms/public/home.aspx
Exam Mode	Online (Computer Based Test)
Exam purpose	To determine the eligibility of the candidates for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship), Assistant professor, Assistant Professor positions.

Stay connected for UGC National Eligibility Test 2020 conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

About National Testing Agency 

Until 2018 the test was conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education but now December 2018 onwards, National Testing Agency is conducting it successfully. It is a National Agency approved by the Union Council of Ministers established in November 2017. The main aim of NTA is to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. Other than JEE MAIN, NTA also conducts various exams like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate, Common Management Admission Test and Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test.