UGC NET Selection Process 2023: Steps, Selection Criteria

Candidates who are preparing for UGC NET 2023 should know the UGC NET selection process to prepare accordingly. The selection process consists of various steps in which the candidates are sorted out until at last there remains only 6% (for assistant professor) and 1% (for JRF) from which the final selection will be made. Check out the details UGC NET selection process given below.

Candidates who intend to appear for UGC NET 2023 exam should have a good understanding of the UGC NET selection process. Let us now go through the UGC NET selection process, which will help you understand:

• How the number of candidates to be qualified is decided?
• What procedure is followed for selection?

We shall now discuss how this selection of candidates is made as per the UGC NET selection process. It will help you in planning your preparation strategy and understanding the efforts you need to put in to clear the cut-off.

(A) Mode of Examination:

The UGC NET 2023 exam is going to be conducted online as a Computer Based Test (CBT).

(B) Examination Pattern:

The test will consist of objective-type questions. It will comprise two papers- Paper 1 & Paper 2. Both papers are compulsory for qualifying for Lectureship and JRF. The UGC NET Exam Pattern of both papers has been given in the table below:

 Now, we will discuss the process followed for the selection of the candidate. The following steps will be followed:

(C) UGC NET Selection Process:

Step I:

• The candidate belonging to the General category needs to secure at least 40% aggregate in both the papers taken together and at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for the candidates belonging to the Reserved category (SC, ST, OBC, PWD, Transgender) to be considered for Assistant Professor or JRF.

Step II:

• The number of candidates who qualify for Assistant Professor should be equal to 6% of the total candidates who appeared in both papers (Total slots).
• Similarly, the number of candidates who qualify for the award of JRF should be equal to 1% (approx.) of the total candidates who appeared in both papers.

Step III:

• The total slots shall be allocated to different categories as per the Government's Reservation Policy.

Step IV:

• The methodology used for calculating the number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a specific category is shown below:

• The aggregate percentage of both papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at, will determine the qualifying cut-off for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in ‘Management’ subject for the General category.
• Similarly, subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for all categories can be computed by applying the same methodology.

Step V:

• All the candidates who had applied for ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor & JRF both’ out of the total number of qualified candidates computed as per Step IV, shall be taken into consideration zone for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

Step VI:

• The total number of slots available for awarding JRF is allocated among different categories subject-wise as per the Government's Reservation Policy.
• The UGC NET selection process followed for category-wise cum subject-wise allocation of JRF slots is shown below:

Example: Number of candidates to be declared qualified for JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in the subject ‘Management’ for the General category

• The aggregate percentage of both papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at, will determine the qualifying cut-off for the award for JRF ‘in the ‘Management’ subject for the General category.
• A similar procedure is used for all subjects and categories. It should be noted that the above-mentioned criteria are final and binding.

Important Note: The subject-wise and category-wise merit list is prepared based on marks obtained by the candidates in all the rounds of the selection process.

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UGC NET Exam will be conducted in multiple shifts, resulting in candidates obtaining raw marks in different sessions. These raw marks will be converted into NTA Scores, which will correspond to the percentile score achieved by each candidate. For instance, if a candidate scores 40% in both Shift 1 and Shift 2, and the corresponding Percentile score for 40% is 78 in Shift 1 and 79 in Shift 2, then all candidates who score equal to or above the 78th percentile in both shifts will qualify for the General Category (with percentile scores ranging from 100 to 78). The same method will be used to determine eligibility cut-offs for other categories.

UGC NET Selection Process भारतीय विश्वविद्यालयों और कॉलेजों में सहायक प्रोफेसर बनना चाहते हैं या जूनियर रिसर्च फैलोशिप (JRF) के लिए पात्र होना चाहते हैं। यूजीसी नेट का चयन प्रक्रिया आवेदन, एडमिट कार्ड, परीक्षा और रिजल्ट के चरणों से बनता है। उम्मीदवारों को NTA की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट पर यूजीसी नेट आवेदन पत्र भरना और जमा करना होगा।

आवेदन प्रक्रिया पूरी होने के बाद, NTA द्वारा यूजीसी नेट एडमिट कार्ड जारी किया जाता है, जिसे उम्मीदवारों को डाउनलोड करना होता है और परीक्षा केंद्र पर ले जाना होता है। यूजीसी नेट परीक्षा दो पेपरों से बनी होती है - पेपर I और पेपर II। उम्मीदवारों को पेपर I और II दोनों के लिए अलग-अलग पासिंग मार्क्स प्राप्त करने होते हैं। अगर उम्मीदवारों को उत्तीर्ण माना जाता है, तो वे चयन प्रक्रिया के अगले चरण में बढ़ते हैं। चयन प्रक्रिया के अंत में उम्मीदवारों को मेरिट सूची में शामिल किया जाता है। उम्मीदवारों की मेरिट सूची उनके पेपर I और II में प्राप्त अंकों के आधार पर तैयार की जाती है। यदि उम्मीदवारों ने जूनियर रिसर्च फैलोशिप (JRF) के लिए आवेदन किया है, तो उन्हें एक अलग स्तर के मार्क्स प्राप्त करने की आवश्यकता होती है।

UGC NET Selection Process follows the Reservation Policy of the Government of India, which is implemented on a category-wise basis. The reservation percentage for different categories is as follows:

• 15% for Scheduled Castes
• 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes
• 10% for General EWS candidates
• 4% for Persons with Disabilities (PwD)
• 27% for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer

Additionally, there is also a reservation for Kashmiri Migrants, which is subject to notification from the Ministry of Education for the Academic Session 2021-22.