NET exam after M.Com

Hi I have completed M.Com now can I apply for NET exam?

[Raman Vij]

Yeah you are eligible to apply for NET exam after M.Com. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2014 on behalf of the UGC.

NET Exam Eligibility-

Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination with at least 55% marks from recognised University by UGC 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 with at least 50% marks in Master’s degree or equivalent examination.

Final year student of Master degree can also apply.

Age limit

Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on December 1, 2014.
Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for Assistant Professor.

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.

Contact details

Central Board of Secondary Education
Sector 26, Chandigarh ‎

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hii sir, I completed My Mcom now I wants to give the UGC NET Examination will you please tell me am I eligible to give the NET examination ?

[Raman Vij]

yes, definitely you are eligible for the UGC NET Examinations .

The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research..


Eligibility criteria:

he candidate need to completed Master degree with any desire subject from a recognized University or equivalent qualification and the candidate must secure at least 55% aggregate marks in their examination and 50% relaxation is given to the reserved categories.

Candidates who are appeared or candidates who are appearing in the final year of Master degree examination and whose results still awaited or candidates whose appearing examinations have been delayed may also eligible to apply for NET examination.

Junior Research fellowship: - The candidates age not more than 28 years at the time of appearing for this examination and relaxation also given to the reserved categories.

Lectureship :- There is no upper age limits for lectureship.

Examination Pattern : There would be following two papers conducted

Paper I - Teaching and Research Aptitude - Reasoning Ability, Comprehension, Divergent Thinking, General Awareness and there would be 60 objective type questions

Paper II - This is the second test in this exam and it would be on the basis of that subject which would be selected by the candidate in examination and it has 50 objective type questions

Paper III - There would be 75 objective type question on the basis of your selected subject in the exam

for your convince here I am attaching the Syllabus of the UGC NET Management subject

UGC NET Examination syllabus of Management

CBSE UGC NET December 2015 Management Syllabus
Code No. : 17
Subject : Management ( including Business Administration Management / Marketing / Marketing Management / Industrial Relations and Personnel Management., etc ).
Note :
There will be two question papers, UGC NET Management Paper II and Paper III ( Part – A & B ). UGC NET Management Paper II will cover 50 Objective Type Questions ( Multiple choice, Matching type, True / False, Assertion – Reasoning type ) carrying 100 marks.
UGC NET Management Paper III will have two Parts – A and B; UGC NET Management Paper III ( A ) will have 10 short essay type questions ( 300 words ) carrying 16 marks each. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit ( i.e. 10 question from 10 units; Total marks will be 160 ).
UGC NET Management Paper III ( B ) will be compulsory and there will be one question from each of the Electives. The candidate will attempt only one question ( one elective only in 800 words ) carrying 40 marks. Total marks of UGC NET Management Paper III will be 200.
UGC NET Management Paper II & Paper III ( A ) [ Core Group ]
Unit – I
• Managerial Economics – Demand Analysis
• Production Function
• Cost – Output Relations
• Market Structures
• Pricing Theories
• Advertising
• Macro – Economics
• National Income Concepts
• Infrastructure – Management and Policy
• Business Environment
• Capital Budgeting
Unit – II
• The concept and significance of organisational behaviour – Skills and Roles in an organisation – Classical, Neo – Classical and Modern Theories of Organisational Structure – Organisational Design – Understanding and Managing individual behaviour personality – Perception – Values – Attitudes – Learning – Motivation.
• Understanding and Managing Group Behaviour, Processes – Inter – personal and group dynamics – Communication – Leadership – Managing change – Managing conflicts.
• Organisational Development.
Unit – III
• Concepts and perspectives in HRM; HRM in changing environment.
• Human Resource Plarming – Objectives, Process and Techniques.
• Job analysis – Job Description.
• Selecting Human Resources.
• Induction, Training and Development.
• Exit policy and Implications.
• Performance Appraisal and Evaluation.
• Potential Assessment.
• Job Evaluation.
• Wage Determination.
• Industrial Relations and Trade Unions.
• Dispute Resolution and Grievance Management.
• Labour Welfare and Social Security Measures.
Unit – IV
• Financial Management – Nature and Scope.
• Valuation Concepts and Valuation of Securities.
• Capital Budgeting Decisions – Risk Analysis.
• Capital Structure and Cost of Capital.
• Dividend Policy – Determinants.
• Long – Term and Short – Term Financing Instruments.
• Mergers and Acquisitions.
Unit – V
• Marketing Environment and Environment Scanning; Marketing Information Systems and Marketing Research; Understanding Consumer and Industrial Markets; Demand Measurement and Forecasting; Market Segmentation – Targeting and Positioning; Product Decisions, Product mix, Product Life Cycle; New Product Development; Branding and Packaging; Pricing Methods and Strategies.
• Promotion Decisions – Promotion mix; Advertising; Personal Selling; Channel Management; Vertical Marketing Systems; Evaluation and Control of Marketing Effort; Marketing of Services; Customer Relation Management;
• Uses of Internet as a Marketing Medium – Other related issues like branding, market development, Advertising and retailing on the net.
• New issues in Marketing.
Unit – VI
• Role and Scope of Production Management; Facility Location; Layout Planning and Analysis; Production Planning and Control – Production Process Analysis; Demand Forecasting for Operations; Determinants of Product mix; Production Scheduling; Work measurement; Time and Motion Study; Statistical Quality Control.
• Role and Scope of Operations Research; Linear Programming; Sensitivity Analysis; Duality; Transportation Model; Inventory Control; Queueing Theory; Decision Theory; Markov Analysis; PERT / CPM.
Unit – VII
• Probability Theory; Probability distributions – Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential; Correlation and Regression analysis; Sampling theory; Sampling distributions; Tests of Hypothesis; Large and small samples; t z, F, Chi – square tests.
• Use of Computers in Managerial applications; Technology issues and Data processing in organizations; Information systems; MIS and Decision making; System analysis and design; Trends in Information Technology; Internet and Internet – based applications.
Unit – VIII
• Concept of Corporate Strategy; Components of Strategy Formulation; Ansoffs Growth Vector; BCG Model; Porter’s Generic Strategies; Competitor Analysis; Strategic Dimensions and Group Mapping; Industry Analysis; Strategies in Industry Evolution, Fragmentation, Maturity, and decline.
• Competitive strategy and Corporate Strategy; Transnationalization of World Economy; Managing Cultural Diversity; Global Entry Strategies; Globalisation of Financial System and Services; Managing International Business; Competitive Advantage of Nations; RTP and WTO.
Unit – IX
• Concepts – Types, Characteristics; Motivation; Competencies and its development; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Small business – Concepts Government policy for promotion of small and tiny enterprises; Process of Business Opportunity Identification;
• Detailed business plan preparation; Managing small enterprises; Planning for growth; Sickness in Small Enterprises; Rehabilitation of Sick Enterprises; Intrapreneurship (Organisational Entrepreneurship).
Unit – X
• Ethics and Management System; Ethical issues and Analysis in Management; Value based organisations; Personal framework for ethical choices;
• Ethical pressure on individual in organisations; Gender issues; Ecological consciousness; Environmental ethics; Social responsibilities of business; Corporate governance and ethics.
UGC NET Management Paper III ( B )
[ Elective / Optional ]
Elective – I
• Human Resource Management ( HRM ) – Significance; Objectives; Functions; A diagnostic model; External and Internal environment;
• Forces and Influences; Organizing HRM function.
• Recruitment and Selection – Sources of recruits; Recruiting methods; Selection procedure; Selection tests; Placement and Follow-up.
• Performance Appraisal System – Importance and Objectives; Techniques of appraisal system; New trends in appraisal system.
• Development of Personnel – Objectives; Determining Needs; Methods of Training & Development programs; Evaluation.
• Career Planning and Development – Concept of career; Career planning and development methods.
• Compensation and Benefits – Job evaluation techniques; Wage and salary administration; Fringe Benefits; Human resource records and audit.
• Employee Discipline – importance; causes and forms; Disciplinary action; Domestic enquiry.
• Grievance Management – Importance; Process and Practices; Employee Welfare and Social Security Measures.
• Industrial Relations – Importance; Industrial conflicts; Causes; Dispute settlement machinery.
• Trade Unions – Importance of Unionism; Union leadership; National Trade Union Movement.
• Collective Bargaining – Concept; Process; Pre-requisites; New trends in collective bargaining.
• Industrial Democracy and Employee Participation – Need for industrial democracy; Pre – requisites for industrial democracy; Employee Participation – Objectives; Forms of Employee Participation.
• Future of Human Resource Management.
Elective – II
• Marketing – Concept; Nature and Scope; Marketing myopia; Marketing mix; Different environments and their influences on marketing; Understanding the customer and competition.
• Role and Relevance of Segmentation and Positioning; Static and Dynamic understanding of BCG Matrix and Product Life Cycle; Brands – Meaning and Role; Brand building strategies; Share increasing strategies.
• Pricing objectives; Pricing concepts; Pricing methods.
• Product – Basic and Augmented stages in New Product Developments
• Test Marketing Concepts.
• Promotion mix – Role and Relevance of advertising Sales promotion – media planning and management.
• Advertising – Planning, execution and evaluation.
• Different tools used in sales promotion and their specific advantages and limitations.
• Public Relations – Concept and Relevance.
• Distribution channel hierarchy; Role of each member in the channel; Analysis of business potential and evaluation of performance of the channel members.
• Wholesaling and Retailing – Different types and the strengths of each one; Emerging issues in different kinds of retailing in India.
• Marketing Research – Sources of Information; Data Collection; Basic Tools used in Data Analysis; Structuring a Research Report.
• Marketing to Organisations – Segmentation Models; Buyer behaviour models; Organisational, buying process.
• Consumer Behaviour theories and models and their specific relevance to marketing managers.
• Sales Function – Role of technology in automation of sales function Customer relationship management including the concept of ‘Relationship Marketing’.
• Use of internet as a medium of marketing; Managerial issues in reaching consumers / organisation through internet.
• Structuring and managing marketing organisations.
• Export Marketing – Indian and global context.
Elective – III
• Nature and Scope of Financial Management.
• Valuation Concepts – Risk and Return; Valuation of Securities; Pricing Theories – Capital asset pricing model and Arbitrage pricing theory – Understanding financial statements and analysis thereof.
• Capital budgeting decisions; Risk analysis in capital budgeting and Long – Term sources of finance.
• Capital Structure – Theories and Factors; Cost of capital.
• Dividend Policies – Theories and Determinants.
• Working Capital Management – Determinants and Financing; Cash management; Inventory management; Receivables management.
• Elements of Derivatives.
• Corporate risk management.
• Mergers and Acquitions.
• International Financial Management.
Elective – IV
• India’s Foreign Trade and Policy; Export promotion policies; Trade agreements with other countries; Policy and performance of Export zones and Export – oriented units; Export incentives.
• International marketing logistics; International logistical structures; Export Documentation framework; Organization of shipping services; Chartering practices; Marine cargo insurance.
• International financial environment; Foreign exchange markets; Deterrnination of exchange rates; Exchange risk measurement; International investment; International capital markets; International Credit Rating Agencies and Implications of their ratings.
• WTO and Multilateral trade agreements pertaining to trade in goods; trade in services and TRIPS; Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs); International Trade Blocks – NAFTA, ASEAN, SAARC, EU, WTO and Dispute Settlement Mechanism.
• Technology monitoring; Emerging Opportunities for Global Business.