UGC NET 2020 Overview

ExamType	Format	Language
National Level	Online/CBT, Offline/PBT	English

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC), conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET). The test is required to regulate the eligibility for the posts of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian universities and in colleges. CBSE will conduct the UGC-NET 2020 in 84 subjects in 91 NET examination cities across the country.

UGC NET 2020 application process for the exam conducted in November has already started. CBSE released UGC NET 2020 notifications on August 4, 2020 after which online application form submission process also started. UGC NET 2020 application process started from August 11, 2020 and the last date to submit the online application form is September 11, 2020. Those interested in taking the same should fill the UGC NET application form before the last date.

There will be three papers of NET and final selection of the candidates depends on their performance in all three papers.

UGC NET 2020 Overview

Exam Name	UGC NET 2020
Conducting Body	CBSE
Certificate Issuance Body	UGC-NET Bureau issues E-certificates
UGC NET 2020 Notifications	August 4, 2020
UGC NET 2020 Online Application Process	August 11, 2020 to September 11, 2020
UGC NET 2020 November Exam Date	November 05, 2020

Latest Updates

UGC NET 2020 Exam Dates Announced

CBSE Releases UGC NET 2020 Admit Cards

UGC NET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Aspirants who wish to apply for UGC NET 2020 should first check the eligibility criteria. UGC NET 2020 eligibility criteria give you an overview of the qualities the exam conducting body is looking for in the candidates.

Candidates don’t need to send any documents or the printout of their Application Form to CBSE.

Educational Qualification

The candidate should have passed a Master’s degree with minimum 55% marks (without rounding off) from a UGC recognised university in any of the 100 subjects mentioned on the official website of CBSE UGC NET.

Students belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD category are required to have at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree are eligible for the test.

Those candidates who are appearing in the qualifying examination or waiting for the results can also apply. However, they are required to complete their PG within two years from the date of NET result.

The PhD degree holders who have completed their Master’s degree by September 19, 1991, will be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in the aggregate marks.

Candidates should try to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. However, they can appear in a related subject if their post graduation subject is not covered in the list of 84 subjects.

Age

Junior Research Fellowship
Candidate should not be more than 28 years of age as on November 1, 2020. There is a relaxation of 5 years for women applicants and the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC and PwD category.

Assistant Professor
There is no upper age limit for the candidates applying for the post of assistant professor.

For detailed information on UGC NET 2020 Eligibility Criteria, read more

UGC NET 2020 Application Details

Candidates can apply for UG NET 2020 exam only by filling online application form. To be considered for the award of JRF, candidates filling the form should clearly specify whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor OR only for Assistant Professor. This is essential for the final selection as the rules and regulations for selection of JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor are different.

UGC NET 2020 Application Process

· Candidates applying for CBSE UGC 2020 exam are required to visit the official website of the CBSE NET.

· Fill up all the required information in the online application form, upload the scanned copy of photograph and signature.

· After fillip up all the details, make a payment of examination fee through credit/debit card or through e-challan.

UGC NET 2020 Important Dates

Event	Date
UGC NET 2020 Notifications	August 04, 2020
Submission of Online Application Form	August 11, 2020
Last date for UGC NET Online Application	September 11, 2020
Last date for submission of fee through e-challan	September 12, 2020
Correction in application form	September 19 to 25
UGC NET 2020 Admit Card	3^rd Week of October
Examination date	November 5, 2020

UGC NET 2020 Admit Card

No admit cards will be sent to the candidates by post. Applicants who applied for UGC NET 2020 need to download the admit cards from the official website of CBSE. UGC NET 2020 admit cards will be uploaded by the authorities in the third week of October 2020, after which candidates can download the same by logging in their accounts.

For UGC NET 2020 Application Form, read more

Application fees detail

UGC NET application will not be accepted until candidates pay the required fees. The candidates can pay the examination fee either by debit/credit card or through e-challan which needs to be generated while filling the application form. Those making payment through e-challan need to visit any branch of Syndicate, Canara or ICICI Bank before September 12, 2020, to make the payment.

An additional processing charge will be debited from the accounts of candidates making payment through debit/credit card.

· Credit card: - 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable.

· Debit Card: - 0.75% of examination fee plus the service tax as applicable

UGC NET 2020 Admission Fee

Category	Exam Fee
General	Rs. 1,000/-
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	Rs. 5,00/-
SC/ST/PWD	Rs.2,50/-

Fee once paid will not be refunded in any condition.

Exam Pattern

UGC NET Exam Pattern

UGC NET 2020 Counselling/Interview

UGC NET Cut-off Top Management Colleges

UGC NET 2020 Exam Syllabus

UGC NET 2020 syllabus includes 84 subjects. Candidates can download complete UGC NET 2020 syllabus from the official website of UGC. The syllabus is NET subjects is also available in Indian Universities.

Note: CBSE won’t send UGC NET 2020 syllabus to individual candidates.

UGC NET 2020 Syllabus

Code	Subjects
1	Economics
2	Political Science
3	Philosophy
4	Psychology
5	Sociology
6	History
7	Anthropology
8	Commerce
9	Education
10	Social Work
11	Defence and Strategic Studies
12	Home Science
14	Public Administration
15	Population Studies*
16	Hindustani Music (Vocal/Instrumental)
17	Management
18	Maithili
19	Bengali
20	Hindi
21	Kannada
22	Malayalam
23	Odia
24	Punjabi
25	Sanskrit
26	Tamil
27	Telugu
28	Urdu
29	Arabic
30	English
31	Linguistics
32	Chinese
33	Dogri
34	Nepali
35	Manipuri
36	Assamese
37	Gujarati
38	Marathi
39	French
40	Spanish
41	Russian
42	Persian
43	Rajasthani
44	German
45	Japanese
46	Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non Formal Education
47	Physical Education
49	Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
50	Indian Culture
55	Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management
58	Law
59	Library and Information Science
60	Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies
62	Comparative Study of Religions
63	Mass Communication and Journalism
65	Dance
66	Museology & Conservation
67	Archaeology
68	Criminology
70	Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
71	Folk Literature
72	Comparative Literature
73	Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimamsa/Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tulanatmaka Darsana / Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhva Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/Agama/Advaita Vedanta)
74	Women Studies **
79	Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture/ Graphics/Applies Art/History of Art)
80	Geography
81	Social Medicine & Community Health
82	Forensic Science
83	Pali
84	Kashmiri
85	Konkani
87	Computer Science and Applications
88	Electronic Science
89	Environmental Sciences
90	International and Area Studies
91	Prakrit
92	Human Rights and Duties
93	Tourism Administration and Management
94	Bodo
95	Santali
96	Karnatik Music (Vocal Instrument, Percussion)
97	Rabindra Sangeet
98	Percussion Instruments
99	Drama/ Theatre
100	Yoga

CBSE UGC NET 2020 List of Subjects

UGC NET 2020 Exam Centers

Candidates applying for UGC NET 2020 exam are allowed to select four cities for their NET 2020 examination center. The governing body will try to allot city their choice, but there is no assurance of getting the same examination center. Candidates can also be allotted a different city in some nearby area.

CODE NO.	STATE	CITIES OF EXAMINATION	CODE NO.	STATE	CITIES OF EXAMINATION
1	ANDHRA PRADESH	GUNTUR	46	MAHARASHTRA	JALGAON
2		TIRUPATI	47		KOLHAPUR
3		VISAKHAPATNAM	48		MUMBAI
4	ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS	PORTBLAIR	49		NAGPUR
5	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	ITANAGAR	50		NASIK
6	ASSAM	GUWAHATI	51		SOLAPUR
7		SILCHAR (ASSAM)	52		PUNE
8		DIBRUGARH	53	MANIPUR	IMPHAL
9		TEZPUR	54	MEGHALAYA	SHILLONG
10	BIHAR	BHAGALPUR	55	MIZORAM	AIZAWAL
11	BIHAR	PATNA	56	NAGALAND	KOHIMA
12	CHANDIGARH	CHANDIGARH	57	ORISSA	BERHAMPUR
13	CHHATISHGARH	BILASPUR	58		BHUBANESWAR
14	CHHATISHGARH	RAIPUR	59		SAMBALPUR
15	DELHI	NEW DELHI	60	PUDUCHERRY	PUDUCHERRY
16	GOA	GOA	61	PUNJAB	AMRITSAR
17	GUJARAT	AHMEDABAD	62	PUNJAB	PATIALA
18		PATAN	63	RAJASTHAN	AJMER
19		RAJKOT	64		BIKANER
20		VADODARA	65		JAIPUR
21	HARYANA	FARIDABAD	66		JODHPUR
22		HISSAR	67		KOTA
23		KURKSHETRA	68		UDAIPUR
24		MURTHAL (SONEPAT)	69	SIKKIM	GANGTOK (SIKKIM)
25	HIMACHAL PRADESH	DHARMSHALA	70	TAMIL NADU	CHENNAI
26	HIMACHAL PRADESH	SHIMLA	71		COIMBATORE
27	JAMMU & KASHMIR	JAMMU	72		MADURAI
28	JAMMU & KASHMIR	SRINAGAR (J&K)	73		TIRUCHIRAPALLI
29	JHARKHAND	RANCHI	74	TELANGANA	HYDERABAD
30	KARNATAKA	BENGALURU	75	TELANGANA	WARANGAL
31		DHARWAD	76	TRIPURA	AGARTALA
32		GULBARGA	77	UTTAR PRADESH	AGRA
33		MANGALORE	78		ALIGARH
34		MYSORE	79		ALLAHABAD
35	KERELA	KOCHI	80		BAREILLY
36		KOZKIKODE	81		GORAKHPUR
37		THIRVANANTHAPURAM	82		KANPUR
38	MADHYA PRADESH	BHOPAL	83		LUCKNOW
39		GWALIOR	84		MEERUT
40		INDORE	85		VARANASI
41		JABALPUR	86	UTTARAKHAND	DEHRADUN
42		REWA	87		NAINITAL
43		UJJAIN	88		SRINAGAR (UTTRAKHAND)
44	MAHARASHTRA	AMRAVATI	89	WEST BENGAL	BURDWAN
45		AURANGABAD	90		DARJEELING
			91		KOLKATA

CBSE UGC NET 2020 Exam Centres

UGC NET 2020 Contact Details

Central Board of Secondary Education

Plot No. 149, Block - H,
Sector - 63, Noida - 201309
Distt- Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.)

Telephone No. : 7042399520, 7042399521, 7042399524,
7042399525, 7042399526, 7042399528, 7042399529

Fax No. : 0120-2427772
Email : net@cbse.gov.in