NET exam pattern and qualifying marks

Hi can you please provide me the exam pattern and qualifying marks for NET entrance exam?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Central Board of Secondary Education will be conducting the forthcoming edition, December 2014, of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on behalf of the University Grants Commission on December 28, 2014.

NET exam pattern

The paper of the UGC NET is conducted in two sessions and it has a total of three papers to be qualified in the given time frame.

First Session:

Paper I: This paper consists of general knowledge based objective type questions basically covering the following topics under it:

1. Teaching Aptitude

2. Research Aptitude

3. Reading Comprehension

4. Logical Reasoning

5. Mathematical Reasoning

6. Data Interpretation

7. Information and Communication Technology

8. Communication

9. Current Affairs related to the subject and

10. Higher Education System- Governance, Polity and Administration etc

Total Number of Questions: 60

Number of Questions to be attempted: First 50 will be evaluated

Total Marks Allotted: 100

Time Allotted: 1&1/4 Hours

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Paper II:

Objective type multiple choice based questions from the subject selected for exam. The candidates should attempt all the questions.

Number of Questions: 50

Duration of Exam: 1and ¼ Hours

Total Marks Allotted: 100

Session II:

The session II consists of the third and the last paper. This consists of objective type questions from the subject selected for exam by the applicants.

Total Number of Questions: 75

Total Marks Allotted: 150

Duration of Exam: 2 and half Hours

Qualifying Criteria:

The candidates will not be penalized for the wrong answers hence, they can attempt as number of questions as they feel like.

Cut off Marks for each paper-

For general category- Paper I: 40%; Paper II: 40% & Paper III: 50%

For OBC/ PWD/SC/ST category- Paper I: 35%; Paper II: 35% & Paper III: 40%

Contact details

Central Board of Secondary Education
Shiksha Sadan, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110002 ‎
011 2321 2603 ‎

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