The National Testing Agency (NTA)
INTRODUCTION
- The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) with the task of conducting UGC-NET, which is a Test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘Assistant Professor’ as well as ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor’ in Indian Universities and Colleges.
The UGC-NET is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode w.e.f. December 2018 onwards. - Awarding of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/ or Eligibility for Assistant Professorship depends on the aggregate performance of the candidate in Paper-I and Paper-II of UGC-NET. The candidates qualifying only for Assistant Professorship are not eligible to be considered for the award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the eligibility test for Assistant Professorship are governed by the rules and regulations of the concerned Universities/Colleges/State Governments, as the case may be for recruitment of Assistant Professor.
- UGC-NET is conducted twice every year (June & December). In order to regularize the UGC-NET examination cycle, the National Testing Agency (NTA), with the concurrence of UGC is conducting UGC NET June 2023 in 83 subjects, at selected cities across the country.
- The candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA websites https://nta.ac.in/ and University Grants Commission (UGC)-NET | India (nta.nic.in) for latest updates.
UGC – NET June 2023
- The UGC NET June 2023 will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in multi shifts as per the time schedule specified in the Information at a glance.
Mode of Examination
- The Examination shall be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.
Medium of Question Paper
- (i) The medium of Question Paper shall be in English & Hindi only except language papers.
- (ii) Option of medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen by the Candidate, while filling the Application Form online. The option once exercised cannot be changed.
- (iii) Candidates are required to answer in the medium as per option exercised in the Application Form.
- (iv) In case of any ambiguity in translation/construction of a question in the exam, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.
Marking Scheme
- (a) Each question carries 02 (two) marks.
- (b) For each correct response, candidate will get 02 (two) marks.
- (c) There is no negative marking for incorrect response.
- (d) No marks will be given for questions un-answered/un-attempted/marked for Review.
- (e) To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as correct option.
- (f) If a question is found to be incorrect/ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the credit.
- (g) If a question is found to be incorrect and the Question is dropped, then two marks (+2) will be awarded to only to those candidates who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error. Since, there is no negative marking, candidate needs to choose one nearest option as correct answer.
Reservations
- Reservation Policy of the Government of India is applicable to UGC-NET According to this, in the Central Universities and Institutions which are deemed to be Universities, the reservation of seats shall be as follows:
- 15% of the seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
- 7.5% of seats Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
- 27% of the seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List*
- 10% of the seats for General-Economically Weaker Sections (General- EWS) candidates.
- 05% of the seats in the above-mentioned categories for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) with 40% or more disability.
Apply Online
- Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using own Email Id and Mobile No.
- Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application Number.
- Upload scanned images of (i) the recent photograph (file size 10Kb – 200Kb) either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background.
- (ii) candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb - 30kb)
- Step-3: Pay fee using SBI/ CANARA/ ICICI/ HDFC Bank/Debit Card/Credit Card/UPI and keep proof of fee paid. All the 3 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. The submission of Application of a candidate could be considered as successful and his/her candidature would be confirmed only on the successful transaction/receipt of the prescribed application fee from him/her.
Important Points to Note:
- i. The Candidates should fill their complete postal address with PIN Code for further correspondence.
- ii. The Candidate must ensure that e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form are their own (which cannot be changed later) as communication may be sent by NTA through e-mail or SMS.
- iii. The Candidate should not give the postal address, Mobile Number or e-mail ID of Coaching Centre in the Online Application Form.
- iv. In order to appear in UGC-NET June 2023, the candidates are required to apply ‘online’. The Application Form other than online mode shall not be accepted. No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e., through fax/application including email etc.
- v. Online submission of application may be done by accessing the NTA official website: ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- vi. Online Application Form cannot be withdrawn once it is submitted successfully.
- vii. Application Form of candidates who do not fulfill the eligibility criteria shall be rejected. viii. A candidate is allowed to submit only one Application Form. If a candidate submits more than one Application Form, the candidature is likely to be cancelled.
- ix. Request for change in any particular in the Application Form shall not be entertained after closing of the correction window. Note: However, a chance will be given to the candidates to correct/modify/edit some of the particular(s) of the Application Form online only, after submission of Application Form. Candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA website regularly for any updates.
- x. The City of Examination Centres where the test shall be conducted are given in the Information Bulletin. The Cities indicated for the entrance Examination should be carefully chosen by the candidate, as no change will be allowed once application is submitted.
- xi. Selection of a candidate in the test is provisional, subject to being found otherwise eligible for admission.
- xii. In case a candidate is found providing incorrect information or the identity is proved to be false at any time in the future, the candidate shall face penal action as per the law. xiii. The Candidates are not required to send/ submit the confirmation page of Online Application Form to the NTA. However, he/she is advised to retain the following documents with them as reference for future correspondence:
- ❖ At least four printouts of the Confirmation Page of Online Application Form.
- ❖ Proof of fee paid.
- ❖ Photographs (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) –6 to 8 passport size photographs need to be kept aside.
- ❖ The name on the photo identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card. If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, candidate must show the relevant document at the time of exam. Marriage Certificate / Divorce / Decree / Legal Name Change Document.