English Literature
National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET
Bumper Offer for this Course: If You Qualify the exam for which you are registered, Your full fees will be refunded back
The course is directed by Dr. Prem Shankar Pandey who is UGC-NET, GATE and SET qualified and also the Author of Best-Selling Book “World Literature in Your Fist: An Assortment of English Literature”.
Salient Features of the Course
- Specifically designed for NET in English Literature
- Online live video classes for one hour
- Attend real time video classes sitting at your home
- If anyhow you miss the class you will be getting recorded video of that class
- Complete coverage of Prescribed UGC syllabus in 6 months course
- You will be getting PDF content for every class
- Monthly Quiz contest
- One-to-one guidance for clarification of doubts
- Weekly Progressive Assessment Test on the covered Syllabus
- 20 real time Mock tests before the examination
- Class time: 8-9 PM
The National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET, is the test for determining the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award in Indian universities and colleges. UGC NET is considered as one of the toughest exams in India, with success ratio of merely 6%. NET qualification is mandatory eligibility for universities & government colleges for the selection of Assistant Professor.
- Until July 2018, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the UGC NET exam but from December 2018 onwards, NTA is conducting the UGC National Eligibility Test.
- The Candidates, who have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission Regulation Act 2009, shall be exempted from minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for Assistant Professor or equivalent position in Universities and Colleges.The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.
- The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, and are eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor only in the universities/colleges situated in the State from where they have cleared their SET.
Eligibility
Minimum qualifying marks with aggregate 55% marks to General and 50% to others in master’s degree or Equivalent.
Note: Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC/SC/ST/PwD category candidates).
Age Limit
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Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) |
30 years |
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Assistant Professor |
No upper age limit |
Age Limit Relaxation
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S. No. |
Category |
Age Limit Relaxation (as on 1st December 2019) |
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1 |
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe |
5 years (35 years) |
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2 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
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3 |
Women |
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4 |
Persons with disabilities (PwD) |
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5 |
Transgender |
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6 |
Candidates having research experience |
Period spent on research – Maximum 5 years |
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7 |
Candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree |
3 years |
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8 |
Candidates who have served in the armed forces |
5 years |
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NTA UGC NET Exam Pattern |
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Session |
Paper |
Number of Questions (All are compulsory) |
Marks |
Duration |
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Single |
I |
50 |
100 |
1 Hour |
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II |
100 |
200 |
2 Hours |
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Total |
150 |
300 |
3 Hours |
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Qualifying Criteria
- UGC NET qualifying cut off marks for General category is 40% in Paper I & II while the qualifying marks for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD/Transgender categories is 35% in Paper I & II.
- Amongst those candidates who have obtained Minimum marks a merit list will be prepared subject wise and category-wise using the aggregate marks of two papers secured by such candidates.
- For lectureship, the aggregate cut off marks for – General category is between 54-60%, for OBC NCL it is 49-56%, for SC/ST it is 45-54% and for EWS it is 48-58% (for all subjects).
- On the other hand, Top 6% of candidates will be selected for eligibility of NET Lectureship. Simultaneously, a separate list for JRF would be prepared.
- A separate merit list for the award of JRF will be prepared from amongst the NET qualified candidates figuring in the above merit list prepared.
- The e-certificates of the qualifying candidates shall be available for downloading on the user profile created by the candidates while filling and submitting their online application forms at the UGC Website