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5th December 2014, 10:35 AM
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NET exam age criteria
Hi I want to know the age criteria for NET exam to become lecturer?
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6th December 2014, 01:11 PM
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Re: NET exam age criteria
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conduct National Eligibility Test (NET) on behalf of the UGC. The examination will be held nationwide on December 28, 2014. NET eligibility- Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities recognised by UGC with at least 55% marks in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer / Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Persons with disability (PWD) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test. Final year student can also apply. The Ph.D. degree holders shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marksfor appearing in NET. Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute are eligible to apply. Age criteria- Age should not more than 28 years. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PWD categories and to women applicants. NET Exam pattern The examination is made up of three papers. All the three question papers consist of only objective type questions and will be held on June 29, 2014 (Sunday) in two separate sessions as under: First session: Paper I (100 marks): The exam will consist of 60 out of which 50 question have to be attempted. The exam will be held for one hour 15 minutes (09.30 am to 10.45 am) The exam shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. The question paper is designed to test the reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Each question will carry a weightage of two marks each, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any 50. In case the candidate attempts more than 50 questions, the first 50 questions attempted by the candidate will be evaluated. Paper II (100 marks): The exam will consist of 50 questions of which all are compulsory. The exam will be held for one hour 15 minutes (10.45 am to 12.00 noon) The question paper will consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. Second session: Paper III (150 marks): The exam will consist of 75 questions of which all are compulsory. The exam will be held for two hour 30 minutes (01.30 pm to 4.00 pm). The question paper will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. |