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Dear Friends,
I want to apply for NET for doing PhD in Geography. I want to know for which subject I should apply? I have completed my M.A. in Geography. Kindly tell me.

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Dear Friends,
I want to apply for NET for doing PhD in Geography. I want to know for which subject I should apply? I have completed my M.A. in Geography. Kindly tell me.

You have completed M.A course in Geography so you can do Ph.D course in Geography. You can apply for UGC NET exam in Geography subject.

NET stands for National Eligibility Test. This exam is conducted by UGC.

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)

Books for UGC NET exam in Geography:-

UGC NET/JRF/SET Geography (Paper-II & III) (includes Previous Years’ Solved Papers) by Ritesh Kumar & Sujit Kumar

U.G.C.-NET/ JRF / SET Geography (For Paper 2 and Paper 3) by Rajeev R. Shrivastava

UGC NET/SET Geography Paper II & III by Naseeruddin Khan, Indra Kr. Lal

UGC-NET/SET Geography (Paper II & III) by Sanjay Gupta

Upkar - U.G.C.-NET/SLET Geography (Paper II & III) by Rajeev R. Srivastava

UGC-NET-Geography (Paper II & III) by Sanjay Gupta