{"id":827193,"date":"2024-05-16T22:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=827193"},"modified":"2024-05-16T22:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:26:02","slug":"can-i-give-ugc-net-in-first-year-of-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/can-i-give-ugc-net-in-first-year-of-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Give UGC Net in First Year of Masters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Only postgraduate students or students waiting for the final year result of their master&#8217;s degree can apply for the UGC Net examination. Also, the candidate who is applying for the examination must not be more than 30 years of age. Apart from this, a candidate must check the eligibility criteria before applying for this examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The National Testing Agency will conduct the UGC NET June 2024 exam on June 10, 2024. <\/strong>&nbsp;To know more information related to the UGC Net eligibility criteria and other related information, you can continue reading this article till the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-general-eligibility-requirements-of-ugc-net-exam\">General Eligibility Requirements of UGC Net Exam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Given are the general eligibility requirements for the UGC Net examination. To clear the examination, you need to meet with the given eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree with minimum 55% marks (50% for SC\/ST\/OBC\/PwD\/Transgender).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree must be from a UGC recognized university in relevant fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final year students can apply provisionally but need to complete their degree within 2 years with required marks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PhD holders with Master&#8217;s completed before September 19, 1991 get 5% relaxation (only 50% marks needed).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-mock-test\/\"><strong>UGC NET Mock Test<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ugc-net-age-limitations\">UGC Net Age Limitations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no age limit to apply for the post of UGC NET Assistant Professor or Lecturership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ugc-net-jrf-age-relaxation\">UGC NET JRF Age Relaxation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below depicts the relaxation given to the SC, ST, OBC, PwD, women, and other category candidates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Age Relaxation (in years)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SC\/ST\/OBC\/PwD\/Third Gender<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Females of all categories<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Candidates having research experience<\/td><td>Limited to the period spent on research (maximum of 5 years)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Candidates holding LLM degree<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Candidates in the armed forces <br>(subject to the length of service in the armed forces)                                     <\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-participating-colleges\/\"><strong>List of UGC NET Participating Colleges and Universities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ugc-net-jrf-eligibility-criteria\">UGC NET JRF Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some eligibility criteria that you need to meet for the UGC NET JRF position. If you qualify for JRF (research fellowship), you are automatically eligible for Assistant Professor positions. However, qualifying for Assistant Professor only does NOT make you eligible for JRF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-doesn-t-need-to-take-the-ugc-net-exam\">Who doesn&#8217;t need to take the UGC NET exam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some exemptions comes into for some people who does not need to appear for the UGC NET examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PhD holders:<\/strong> People with a PhD following specific UGC regulations don&#8217;t need to take the UGC NET exam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>People who passed UGC\/CSIR JRF before 1989:<\/strong> People who cleared this exam before 1989 are exempt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Those who passed a State Eligibility Test (SET) before June 1, 2002:<\/strong> They can apply for Assistant Professor jobs anywhere in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Those who passed SET after June 1, 2002:<\/strong> They can apply for Assistant Professor jobs only in the state where they cleared their SET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These exemptions are only for applying to Assistant Professor positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f99a5534aed2c4901c7e07ec87a99d44\"><strong>Related Post<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-exam-date\/\"><strong>UGC NET Exam Date<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-admit-card\/\"><strong>UGC NET Admit Card<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-registration\/\"><strong>UGC NET Registration<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-result\/\"><strong>UGC NET Result\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/ugc-net-exam-analysis\/\"><strong>UGC NET Exam Analysis<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/indian-exams\/best-books-for-ugc-net\/\"><strong>Best Books for UGC NET<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1715880279319\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can a M.Sc. first year student give a CSIR NET exam?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Only postgraduate students or students waiting for the final year result of their master&#8217;s degree can apply for the UGC Net examination.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1715880289581\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is one year LLM eligible for UGC NET?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The LLM holders are also eligible for the UGC NET exam.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1715880306040\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can I pass NET in first attempt?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Candidates who prepare a proper study plan and UGC NET Preparation strategy are able to crack the exam in first attempt.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This was all about the \u201cCan I Give UGC Net in First Year of Masters\u201d.&nbsp; For more such informative blogs, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/indian-exams\/teaching\/\"><strong>Teaching Exams Section<\/strong><\/a>, or you can learn more about us by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/indian-exams\/\">&nbsp;<strong>Indian exams<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Only postgraduate students or students waiting for the final year result of their master&#8217;s degree can apply for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":827219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[369,399,403],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-827193","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indian-exams","8":"category-teaching","9":"category-ugc-net"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I Give UGC Net in First Year of Masters? 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