Introduction
The UGC National Eligibility Test (UGC NET December 2019) will be a national level eligibility test for enrollment in Ph.D courses and appointment as Assistant Lecturer. The exam is conducted by NTA (National Testing Authority) twice every year in June and December. The official notification has been released by NTA on 21st August 2019. The registration for UGC NET December 2019 will begin by September 09, 2019. In June 2019, 6,81,718 candidates appeared for the test.
List of Contents
- Important Dates.
- Date of Examination.
- Mode of Answering.
- Medium of Examination.
- List of Accepted Subjects.
- Eligibility Criteria.
- How to Apply?
- Admit Card.
- Examination Pattern.
- Syllabus
- Answer Key.
- Results.
- Important Links.
Important Dates
The important dates for UGC NET ’19 are as follows
| Events | Dates |
| Official Notification | 21.08.2019 |
| Registration Begins | 09.09.2019 |
| Admit Card Release | 09.11.2019 |
| Exam Date | Dec 2-6, 2019 |
| Results | 31.12.2019 |
Date of Examination
UGC National Eligibility Test December 2019 shall be conducted on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th of December 2019. The exam will be conducted in 2 shifts for 5 days to accommodate the large number of applicants.
Mode of Answering
The examination will be an objective type computer based test.
Medium of Examination
UGC NET questions are in Hindi and English both. Candidates can opt for either language.
List of Subjects for Paper-II
There are a total of 101 subjects to choose from for Paper II of UGC NET. Candidates can view the list and corresponding syllabus by clicking here.
Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
Candidates are from Indian origins only are allowed to appear in the exam.
Educational Qualification
Candidate must be a master’s degree holder with minimum 55% marks in the chosen subject. The minimum marks for SC/ST/OBC are 50%.
Students pursuing a master’s degree can also appear in the exam. However, the result shall only be valid for 2 years.
Candidates who have passed CSIR UGC JRF before 1990 or any state level test before 2003, need not sit for UGC NET.
Candidates who hold a foreign degree which is equivalent to the degree recognized by UGC are eligible to appear in UGC NET exam.
Age Limit
Candidates appearing for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) must not be older than 30 years as on 01.01.2020.
SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Female candidates have can avail age relaxation of 5 years.
Candidates who have pursued L.L.M. can avail age relaxation of 3 years.
There is no upper age limit for applying for Assistant Lecturer.
How to Apply?
UGC NET December 2019 application portal shall remain active between September 09, 2019 to October 09, 2019.
The application process is entirely online.
Candidates can visit the official website of NTA to register themselves for the exam by clicking here.
Admit Card
Admit Cards shall be released by NTA from 9th of November 2019.
Candidates can download their Admit Card from the NTA website.
Exam Pattern
UGC NET comprises of 2 papers. The first paper is common for all. The second paper is subject specific.
Paper 1
Paper 1 of UGC NET will be a 100 marks exam of 1 hour duration
There will be a total of 50 questions with each carrying 02 marks.
This paper will test the candidate’s ability in the following:
- Comprehension,
- Reasoning ability,
- General awareness, and
- Divergent thinking.
Paper 2
UGC NET Paper 2 will be a 200 marks test of duration 2 hours.
It will comprise of total 100 MCQs. It will cover the syllabus according to the field the candidate has chosen.
The paper-wise details are tabulated below
| Paper | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Paper 1 | 50 | 100 | 1 Hour |
| Paper 2 | 100 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| Total | 150 | 300 | 3 Hours |
UGC NET Syllabus and Previous Year Papers
NTA has brought several changes in the UGC NET syllabus.
To download the new syllabus, click here.
To download previous year question papers, click here.
UGC NET 2019 Answer Key
NTA releases the official answer key of UGC NET at their official website.
Link to download the answer key shall be updated here.
UGC NET December 2019 Results
UGC NET December 2019 results shall be declared on 31st of December 2019.
The link to download the result shall be posted here.
Important Links
| NTA Website | www.nta.ac.in |
| UGC Website | www.ugc.ac.in |
| Syllabus | click here |
| Previous Year Papers | click here |
| FAQs | click here |
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