UGC NET 2024: Schedule, Exam Dates, Admit Card, Pattern, Syllabus & Analysis.

Question

The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is a nationwide exam designed to determine eligibility for two key academic positions in Indian universities and colleges: Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) with Assistant Professor. The UGC NET 2024 will cover a total of 83 subjects, each with its own specific syllabus outlined by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Until June 2018, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was responsible for conducting the NET exam on behalf of the UGC, but since then, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has taken over the administration of the exam.

UGC NET Posts and Career Opportunities

Candidates who pass the UGC NET 2024 can qualify for two distinct roles:

1. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): Candidates qualifying for JRF are eligible to apply for both the Assistant Professor role and a Research Scholar position. Research scholars receive a stipend of ₹35,000 per month for the first two years and ₹42,000 from the third year onward, as they work on their research in a chosen field. Additionally, JRF-qualified candidates may pursue an Assistant Professor career while also continuing as research scholars.

2. Assistant Professor: Candidates who pass the eligibility exam for Assistant Professorship are qualified to apply for teaching positions in universities and colleges. While they may also pursue a PhD, it is important to note that candidates who choose to pursue a PhD will not be entitled to any government stipend for their doctoral studies.

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UGC NET 2024 December Session: Important Updates

The UGC NET 2024 examination dates for the December cycle have been revised. The December session will now be held from January 3 to January 16, 2025, instead of the previously scheduled dates of January 1 to January 19, 2025. This exam will cover 85 subjects. The detailed subject-wise and date-wise schedule has been released on the official UGC NET website and candidates can also check it below.

The application correction window for the UGC NET 2024 December session was open from December 13 to December 14, 2024 (until 11:59 PM). Additionally, the last date for examination fee payment was extended to December 12, 2024 (until 11:59 PM), instead of the previous deadline of December 11, 2024.

The official UGC NET 2024 December session notification was released on November 19, 2024, on the official website. The application form for the December session was available from November 19 to December 11, 2024.

A notable update is the introduction of "Ayurveda Biology" as a new subject in the UGC NET exam starting from December 2024, which has been added to the existing list of subjects.

For more detailed information, candidates can refer to the complete update on the UGC NET 2024 December session in this article.

UGC NET 2024 Time Table (December)

The NTA released the the UGC NET 2024 exam schedule for the December session exam. Candidates can check the timetable for the UGC NET exam in the table below:

Date of Exam	SHIFT – 1 (09:00 AM to 12:00 PM)		SHIFT – 2 (03:00 PM to 06:00 PM)
	Subject Code	Subject Name	Subject Code	Subject Name
03 January 2025	014	Public Administration	001	Economics / Rural Economics /Co- operation / Demography / Development Planning/Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development Economics / Business Economics
	009	Education	066	Museology & Conservation
06 January 2025	087	Computer Science and Applications	002	Political Science
	042	Persian	072	Comparative Literature
	041	Russian
	019	Bengali
	032	Chinese
	043	Rajasthani
	049	Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
07 January 2025	008	Commerce	030	English
			100	Yoga
08 January 2025	020	Hindi	036	Assamese
	035	Manipuri	095	Santali
	021	Kannada	010	Social Work
			012	Home Science
			016	Music
			046	Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education.
			050	Indian Culture
			060	Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies
			067	Archaeology
09 January 2025	024	Punjabi	018	Maithili
	026	Tamil	029	Arabic
	080	Geography	037	Gujarati
	038	Marathi	017	Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management)
	023	Oriya	027	Telugu
			047	Physical Education
			073	Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama).
			105	Ayurveda Biology
			104	Disaster Management
10 January 2025	006	History	011	Defence and Strategic Studies
	083	Pali	015	Population Studies
	091	Prakrit	031	Linguistics
	094	Bodo	004	Psychology
			007	Anthropology
			079	Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)
			081	Social Medicine & Community Health
			082	Forensic Science
			093	Tourism Administration and Management.
15 January 2025	025	Sanskrit	103	Indian Knowledge System
	063	Mass Communication and Journalism	022	Malayalam
	045	Japanese	028	Urdu
	065	Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre	055	Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management
	088	Electronic Science	068	Criminology
	074	Women Studies	070	Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
	058	Law	071	Folk Literature
	034	Nepali	085	Konkani
			089	Environmental Sciences
16 January 2025	005	Sociology	059	Library and Information Science
	044	German	090	Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies.
	101	Sindhi	092	Human Rights and Duties
	039	French (French Version)	102	Hindu Studies
			033	Dogri
			040	Spanish
			062	Comparative Study of Religions
			003	Philosophy
			084	Kashmiri

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2024

The UGC NET exam will be conducted in CBT mode (Computer Based Test mode). UGC NET exam pattern comprises two papers- Paper 1 and 2. As per the prescribed UGC NET 2024 exam pattern, both papers contain multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Candidates need to complete both papers in a single duration of three hours. Have a look at the detailed UGC NET exam pattern 2024 below. 

UGC NET Paper	Number of Questions	Marks
Paper 1	50	100
Paper 2	100	200
Total	150	300

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