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Hi, i am a distance education degree holder. Now i want to apply for UGC NET. Am i eligible for doing so?

Rekha Srivastava

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Hi, i am a distance education degree holder. Now i want to apply for UGC NET. Am i eligible for doing so?

Rekha Srivastava

If your distance education is approved by UGC then then you are eligible for UGC NET exam.

NET stands for National Eligibility Test.

The educational qualification required for NET exam is masters degree from a recognized university with above 55% marks. 5% relaxation is given for SC/ST category candidates. Final year student are also eligible for NET exam.

There is no age criteria for NET exam but for JRF posts, your age should be below 28 years.

Marks distribution for each papers of NET Exam:-

Section 1 - 100 marks(60 questions are there)
Section 2 - 100 marks(50 questions are there)
Section 3 - 150 marks(75 questions are there)

UGC NET is the University Grants Commission National Eligibility test. A candidate can appear for this entrance exam for lectureship and Junior Research fellowship if the candidate has done post graduation from a recognized university with at least 55% marks in it.

If you have done in distance mode then your institute must be approved by UGC and Distance Education council for master's degree. The upper age limit for the JRF is 28 years.

It is conducted in June and December every year.