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University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced notification for National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2012 examination. Candidates will be selected for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship based on NET examination. Those selected for JRF will get admission in Doctoral programmes along with a fellowship.

Applicants should have passed in Post Graduation in the concerned subject with at least 55 percent marks. Those appearing for the final year examinations can also apply. Age must be below 28 years for JRF and there is no age limit for Lectureship.

Interested candidates can register online through www.ugcnetonline.in . Last date for online registration is 16th November 2012. NET December 2012 examination will be held on 30th December 2012. For more details, see www.ugc.ac.in OR www.ugcnetonline.in .

UGC NET pattern has been changed recently. There will be objective type multiple choice questions in all the three papers. The examination syllabus remain same for all the subjects. The Paper 3 also will be in objective type.

University Grants Commission will release UGC NET June 2012 Results during November – December 2012. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has conducted the National Educational Test (NET) on 24th June 2012. About 7 lakhs candidates were appeared for the examination. The huge response is due to the changes in the examination pattern. The results can be obtained from http://ugcnetonline.in or www.ugc.ac.in.

It is estimated that about 47000 candidates appeared for the UGC NET examination in New Delhi center alone in a total of 105 exam centers. Another 200 candidates who did not receive hall tickets/ admit cards have taken the examination at Indraprastha University center.

UGC has changed the examination structure from June 2012. The descriptive paper (Paper – III) has been changed to objective type. With this change all the papers in the examination will be in objective multiple choice type only. Lakhs of students find it easier than the earlier UGC NET with the changes pattern.

Candidates those qualified for NET – JRF will get a fellowship to pursue M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in the Universities. They will also be eligible for lectureship. Candidates who have qualified in NET for Lectureship will not receive any fellowship. But they are eligible for lectureship and can join in research courses without fellowship.