Notification For UGC- NET July -2018

For Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or

Junior Research Fellowship &
Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development Govt. of India)

H-149, Sector-63, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar – 201 309(UP).

_____________________________________________________________________

E-mail: net@cbse.gov.in Tele: 7042399520, 7042399521,

7042399525, 7042399526.

Website: cbsenet.nic.in Fax: 0120-2427772

 Important Dates

1. Submission of online application 06.03.2018

form
2. Last date for Applying Online 05.04.2018
3. Last date of submission of Fee 06.04.2018
through online generated Bank
challan, at any branch of
(Syndicate/Canara/ICICI Bank)
or through credit/debit card
4. Correction in Particulars of 25/04/2018 to 01/05/2018
application form on the website
5. Date of Examination 08.07.2018

NOTE: PRINTOUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

(CONFIRMATION PAGE) SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO
CBSE.

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 INDEX

S. NO. CONTENTS PAGE NO.

1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 4
2. JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW SHIP 4
3. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY 5
4. AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION 5-6
5. EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT 6
PROFESSOR)
6. EXAMINATION FEE AND PAYMENT OF MODE 6-7
7. SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST 7
8. PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF 7-8
RESULT
9. PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY 8-9
10. ADMISSION CARD 9
11. HOW TO APPLY 9-10
12. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 10-11
13. CHECK LIST FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION 12
FORM
14. SUBJECT & SYLLABUS OF TEST 12-14
15. CITIES OF EXAMINATION 14-16
16. LIST OF STATES/UNION TERRITORIES ALONG WITH 16
THEIR RESPECTIVE CODES
17. TIME SCHEDULE FOR NET JULY, 2018 16
18. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF TEST BOOKLET AND 17-18
ANSWER SHEET
19. LIST OF SUBJECTS OF POST GRADUATION 19
20. LIST OF POST GRADUATION COURSES 20
21. LIST OF UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA AS INFORMED BY 20
UGC

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 IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

i) Before submission of the online Application Form, the candidate should read this notification
carefully.

ii) On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education announces holding of
the National Eligibility Test(NET) on 08th JULY, 2018 (SUNDAY)for determining the
eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research
Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in Indian universities and colleges. CBSE
will conduct NET in 84 subjects (listed under item no.14 on page 12-14) at 91 selected
Cities of Examination (listed under item no.15 on page 14-16) spread across the country.

iii) The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for
Assistant Professor only will depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of
NET in aggregate. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor will
not be considered for award of JRF. Candidate appearing in NET should clearly specify in the
prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF& Eligibility for Assistant
Professor both OR only for eligibility for Assistant Professor. Candidates who qualify the Test
for eligibility for Assistant Professor will be governed by the rules and regulations for
recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as
the case may be.

iv) The result of the UGC-NET to be held on 08th July, 2018 will be made available on
the websites: cbsenet.nic.in as and when it is declared. The candidate will not be individually
intimated about their result. The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research
Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related
subject and are also eligible for Assistant Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other
national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance
with the procedure prescribed by them.

v) Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/Persons with Disability(PwD)/Other

Backward Classes(OBC)(Non creamy layer), as per the central list of Other Backward Classes
available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India
website: www.ncbc.nic.in, candidate will be given such special concessions as may be decided
by the UGC.

2) JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP:

Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research fellowship will be eligible to
receive fellowship of UGC under various schemes, subject to their finding placement in
universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the offer is three years w.e.f. the date of
issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates who have already joined M. Phil./
Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET
result or date of their joining, whichever is later.

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 3) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:
i) Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s
Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC (on the
website:https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/consolidated%20list%20of%20All%20universities.pdf)
in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science &Applications,
Electronic Science etc. (list of subjects of post graduation attached at page No. 20) are eligible
for this Test. The Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer/Scheduled
Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PwD) category candidates who have
secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent
examination are eligible for this Test.
ii) 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 Junior Research Fellowship/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 falling in Non Creamy layer/SC/ST/PwD (persons with
disability)) category candidates. Such candidates must complete their Masters degree or
equivalent examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage
of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
iii) Candidates belonging to third gender in other words transgender would be eligible to
draw the same relaxation in fee, age and qualifying criteria for NET (i.e. Junior Research
Fellowship and Assistant Professor) as are available to SC/ST/PwD categories. The subject
wise cut-offs for this category should be the lowest among those for SC/ST/PwD/OBC –NCL
categories in the corresponding subject.
iv) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by
19th September 1991(irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a
relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.
v) Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post graduation only. The
candidates, whose post graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No.14
(on page 12-13), may appear in a related subject.
vi) Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of
their eligibility nor printout of their Application Form (Confirmation Page) to CBSE.
However the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility
for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the UGC/CBSE at any stage,
their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
vii) Candidates having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/
Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/institute
should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate with
Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities
(AIU), New Delhi. (www.aiu.ac.in)

4) AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION:

i) Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 30 years as on 01.07.2018. A relaxation

up to 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC (Non- creamy layer, as per the
Central list of OBC available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in ) SC/ST/PwD/Transgender
categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having
research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of
post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from
appropriate authority. Three years relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates

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 possessing L.L.M. Degree. A relaxation of up to 5 years is provided to the candidates who
have served in the armed forces subject to the length of service in the armed forces up to the
first day of the month in which the concerned UGC-NET is to be held. Total age relaxation on
the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.
ii) Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for
Assistant Professor.

5) EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR)

i) NET/SET/SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and
appointment of Assistant Professors in Universities/Colleges/ Institutions. In this regard,
exemption from NET/SET/SLET will be governed by UGC regulations and amendments
notified in the Gazette of India from time to time.
ii) The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are
also exempted from appearing in NET.
iii) For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the States Eligibility Test
(SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professor held prior to 1st June 2002, are
exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Assistant Professor anywhere in
India. For SET held from 1 st 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.
6) EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT:

Category General Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy SC/ST/PwD/

layer), as per the Central list of OBC Transgender
available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in
Examination Fee Rs. 1000/- Rs. 500/- Rs. 250/-

i) The candidates may pay the examination fee either by credit/ debit card or through e-
challan generated during the online filling of the application form. In case of e-challan the
payment should be made in the Syndicate/Canara/ICICI Bank. In case the examination fee is
paid through credit/debit card the additional processing charges as following will also be
debited from the credit/debit card of the candidate.
Credit card: - 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable.
Debit Card: - 0.75% of examination fee plus the service tax as applicable
ii) After filling all the details for applying online for NET, the candidate will have the
option to select the mode of payment of examination fee either by credit/debit card or through
e-challan generated during the online filling of the application form indicating their details
therein.
iii) The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at CBSE website
(cbsenet.nic.in) and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will be able to take the printout of
Confirmation Page. In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are
advised as following:-
· If the fee is paid through e-challan be depositing cash in above mentioned bank, the
candidate should contact immediately the concerned bank to update his/her fee status on the
website.
· If the fee is paid through credit/debit card and status is not OK, it means the transaction is
cancelled and the amount will be refunded to concerned credit/debit card within a week. Such
candidates have to pay the fee once again.

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 · Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO
etc. will be rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

7) SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST:

i)The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type
questions and will be held on 08th July, 2018 (SUNDAY) in two separate sessions as under:

Session Paper Marks Number of Question Duration

First I 100 50 questions all are 1 Hour (09:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.) IST
compulsory
Second II 200 100 questions all are 2 Hours (11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M.) IST
compulsory

Paper-I shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. The
questions which will be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of
the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent
thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

Paper-II shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which
will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.

All the questions of Paper – II will be compulsory, covering entire syllabi of earlier Paper II &
Paper – III (including all electives, without options).
The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper – I & Paper – II on the
Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet.
The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR sheet are given on page 16 and 17. It may
be noted that these instructions to candidates will not be sent to any of the candidate by
post.

8) PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF RESULT:

This will comprise of following steps:

Step I: The number of candidates to be qualified (total slots) for Eligibility for Assistant
Professor shall be equal to 6% of the candidates appeared in both the papers of NET.

Step II: The total slots shall be allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of
Government of India.

Step III: In order to be considered for ‘Both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility
for Assistant Professor’ and for ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor Only’, the candidate must
have appeared in both the papers and secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both the papers
taken together for General (Unreserved) category candidates and at least 35% aggregate marks
in both the papers taken together for all candidates belonging to the reserved categories (viz.,
SC, ST, OBC (belonging to Non-Creamy Layer) & PWD) and Transgenders.
Step IV: The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular
category is derived as per the following methodology illustrated below:

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 Number of candidates to be declared
qualified for Eligibility for Assistant
Professor in the subject ‘Economics’ (say)
for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category
Number of candidates belonging to SC
category who secure at least 35% aggregate
marks in both the papers taken together for SC
category for ‘Economics’ (×) Total slots
derived for SC category as per Step II (÷)Total
number of candidates belonging to SC
category over all subjects who secure at least
35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken
together.

The aggregate percentage of the two papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at,
shall determine the qualifying cut-off for Eligibility for Assistant Professor ‘in ‘Economics’
for the SC category.

Similar yardstick shall be employed for deriving the subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for all
categories.

Step V: All candidates who had applied for ‘Eligibility for JRF & Eligibility for Assistant
Professor Both’ out of the total number of qualified candidates derived as per Step IV, shall
constitute the consideration zone for JRF.

Step VI: The total number slots available for awarding JRF is allocated among different
categories as per the reservation policy of Government of India. The procedure for subject-
wise cum category-wise allocation of JRF slots is illustrated below:

Number of candidates to be declared Number of candidates belonging to ST

qualified for JRF & Eligibility for Assistant
Professor Both in the subject ‘Economics’
(say) for Scheduled Tribe (ST) category
category who have opted for JRF and have
qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor
in ‘Economics’ (say) (×) Total JRF slots
available for ST category (÷)Total number of
candidates belonging to ST category over all
subjects who have opted for JRF and have
qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor.

The aggregate percentage of the two papers corresponding to the number of JRF slots arrived
at, shall determine the qualifying cut-off for JRF in ‘Economics’ for the ST category.

Similar allocation procedure is used for all subjects and categories.

It may be noted that the above qualifying criteria decided by UGC/CBSE is final and binding.
9) PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (INCLUDING VISUALLY
CHALLENGED CANDIDATES) HAVING 40% OR MORE DISABILITY.

i) Twenty minutes compensatory time shall be provided for Paper – I and forty minutes
for Paper – II separately.
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 ii) The persons with minimum 40% Disability (Physically Challenged) candidates who
are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail these services of scribe by
making prior request (at least one week before the date of UGC-NET) in writing to the
concerned Centre Superintendent. Compensatory time and facility of scribe would not be
provided to other Persons with Disability (Physically Challenged) candidates.

iii) The candidate has the discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or has to request the
concerned Centre Superintendent for the same in writing at least one week in advance of the
test. In such instances the candidate is allowed to meet the scribe a day before the examination
so as to verify whether the scribe is suitable or not. Those candidates who opt for their own
scribe have to produce the scribe before the concerned Centre Superintendent along with
his/her certificates of educational qualifications at least one day before the test.

iv) There is no provision of Test Booklets in Braille for visually impaired

candidates.

v) The candidates with disability should fill in the percentages and type of disability
correctly in the online application form of NET July, 2018. The type of disabilities are
mentioned as below:
a) blindness and low vision b) deaf and hard of hearing
c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims
and muscular dystrophy
d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;
e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness
in the posts identified for each disabilities.

vi) An amount of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. One thousand only) will be paid to the scribe by the
Centre Superintendent on the day of examination for all papers.
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10) ADMISSION CARD FOR NET July, 2018

It may be noted that the admission card will be uploaded on the website cbsenet.nic.in in the
third week of June, 2018. No admission cards will be sent to the candidates by post. The
candidates should download their admission cards from the website to ascertain their venue of
the Test as mentioned in the Admission Card and appear in the examination only at the
designated examination center. No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination
center other than that allotted to him/her in the admission card.

11) HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATION HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE):

STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
i) Candidate seeking admission to the Test (UGC-NET, July, 2018) must apply online only
on the CBSE website: cbsenet.nic.in
ii) Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below:-
· Passport size photograph in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 40 kb. The dimension of
the photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).
· Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 kb. The dimension of the signature
should be 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height).

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 iii) After filling all the details for applying online for NET the candidates have to select the
option of payment of examination fee either by credit/debit card or through e-challan
generated during the online filling of the application form indicating your details therein
and follow the process as mentioned under 6 (ii & iii) on page 6.
iv) The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card along with their printout
of online admission card on the day of examination.
v) Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification
available on CBSE website cbsenet.nic.in Please note that Fee submitted through any
other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.
vi) In other to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough.
CBSE will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature in
submission of online application during last days.

12) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

i) The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility as given at item no. 3 carefully
and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the Test before filling the
online application Form.
ii) Submission of Online Application is mandatory. Hard copies of application form will
not be accepted by CBSE.
iii) Application Form must be complete in all respects as per the Notification.
iv) All incomplete Application Forms will be rejected.
v) Applications submitted on any other format (including old UGC format) will not
be accepted.
vi) Printout of online application (Confirmation Page) should be kept by the candidate for
further reference.
vii) No applications can be submitted after the last date (i.e. 05/04/2018) and no fee
will be accepted after 06/04/ 2018 in any circumstances.
viii) The Candidate should note that their candidature is strictly provisional. The mere fact
that Admission Card has been issued and the candidate is allowed to appear in the test
shall not imply that the Board has finally accepted his/her candidature.
ix) CBSE may change the city of examination or date of examination without
assigning any reason.
x) It may be noted that the Admission Card will be uploaded on the website
cbsenet.nic.in in the third week of June, 2018. The candidates are requested to
ascertain their venue of the test in the mentioned in the Admission Card and appear in
the examination only at the designated examination center. No candidate will be
allowed to appear at the examination center other than that allotted to him/her
in the admission card.
xi) The candidates are required to bring a photo identity card also along with their
printout of online Admission Card on the day of examination. No candidate will be
allowed to appear in the examination whose admission card is not issued by the
Board.
xii) To ensure fair conduct of examination frisking of the candidates will be done properly
at main entry gate of the exam center. The candidates should report at the examination
center 2 hrs 30 minutes prior to commencement of examination and cooperate with
the invigilators in frisking. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination
center/hall after commencement of examination. No candidate will be allowed to
leave the examination hall/room before 10:00 AM in the 1st session and 1:00 PM
in the 2nd session.

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 xv) All the examination hall/room will have a wall clock so the candidates are not allowed
to wear any type of watch in the examination hall/room.
xvi) The use of calculators of Log Tables is not permitted. Mobile phones, pagers,
electronic devices, bits of paper, books/note books etc. are not allowed in the
Examination Hall/Room. The candidate(s) found in possession of any of these items
in the examination hall/room will be treated as unfairmeans and his/her result will not
be declared.
xvii) The candidates have to follow the instructions given by the invigilators in the
examination hall/room and should not argue with the invigilators or other staff
involved in the examination duty at the examination centre. The candidates, who will
not follow the instructions, will be treated as unfairmeans and his/her result will not
be declared.
xviii) In the examination hall/room, the candidates will neither talk to each other nor discuss
any matter during the examination. The candidates should not disturb the candidates
in the examination room and maintain complete silence during the examination. The
candidate violating these instructions will be treated as unfairmeans and his/her result
will not be declared.
xix) Candidates will not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the
Admission Card or on any other paper.
xx) There are no negative marks of incorrect answers.
xxi) The candidate shall have to return the OMR Sheet of Paper I & II to the Invigilator
before leaving the examination hall/room.
xxii) No TA will be paid to the candidates, on account of appearing at the examination etc
xxiii) The captured images of response sheets (OMR sheets) of the candidates appeared in
NET July, 2018 and answer keys of all the papers will be displayed on the website
cbsenet.nic.in during fourth week of August, 2018 (the exact dates will be notified
later in the newspapers). The candidates, who are not satisfied with the captured
response, may challenge by filling online application form on the website
cbsenet.nic.in and paying a sum of Rs.1000/- per question The challenge of answer
keys will also be accepted online only through the link available on the website
cbsenet.nic.in on payment of Rs.1000/- per question. The fee can be paid by
credit/debit card. In case the challenge of any candidate regarding captured images of
response sheets (OMR sheets)/answer keys is accepted, the fee will be refunded to
such candidates. In all other cases the fee once paid will not be refunded. The
CBSE’s decision on the challenges shall be final and the result will be declared
on the basis of final answer keys. The refund (if any) will be transferred online to
the concerned credit/debit card account so, the candidates are advised to pay from
their own credit/debit card.
xxiv) The marks of all the candidates will be uploaded on CBSE website cbsenet.nic.in soon
after declaration of result. Besides this, CBSE will not issue any marks sheet to
qualified/non qualified candidates.
xxv) No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after declaration of result of NET
July, 2018 will be entertained.
xxvi) There are no negative marks of incorrect answers.
xxvii) Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
xxviii) The decision of the CBSE shall be final in all matters.
xxix) All legal disputes pertaining to this Test shall fall within the jurisdiction of Delhi
Courts only.

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 13) CHECK LIST FOR FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

The candidates are advised to ensure the following pints before filling the Online
Application forms:
i) Whether they fulfil the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the
heading ‘CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY’ and ‘AGE LIMIT’
ii) That they have filled their CATEGORY, viz, GENERAL/OBC (non-creamy layer)/
SC/ST/ PwD/Transgender, in the relevant column correctly.
iii) That they have filled their subject and city of examination and code in the relevant
column correctly.
iv) That the Person with Disability (PwD) candidates have filled the relevant column in
The online application form. Only PwD candidates have to fill this column and the
others have to leave it blank.
v) Whether they have kept a printout of application form (confirmation page) for their
own record.

14) SUBJECT & SYLLABUS OF TEST: All questions of Paper – II will be

compulsory, covering entire syllabus of earlier Paper - II & Paper –III (including all
electives, without options). Syllabi for all NET subjects can be downloaded from the
UGC website www.ugc.ac.in/net/syllabus.aspx and are also available in the libraries
of all Indian Universities. CBSE will not send the syllabus to individual
candidates.
The list of NET subjects along with their respective codes is as given below:

Code Subject
01 Economics
02 Political Science
03 Philosophy
04 Psychology
05 Sociology
06 History
07 Anthropology
08 Commerce
09 Education
10 Social Work
11 Defence and Strategic Studies
12 Home Science
14 Public Administration
15 Population Studies*
16 Hindustani Music (Vocal/Instrumental)
17 Management
18 Maithili
19 Bengali
20 Hindi
21 Kannada
22 Malayalam
23 Odia
24 Punjabi
25 Sanskrit
26 Tamil
27 Telugu

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28 Urdu
29 Arabic
30 English
31 Linguistics
32 Chinese
33 Dogri
34 Nepali
35 Manipuri
36 Assamese
37 Gujarati
38 Marathi
39 French
40 Spanish
41 Russian
42 Persian
43 Rajasthani
44 German
45 Japanese
46 Adult Education/Continuing Education/Andragogy/Non Formal Education
47 Physical Education
49 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
50 Indian Culture
55 Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human
Resource Management
58 Law
59 Library and Information Science
60 Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies
62 Comparative Study of Religions
63 Mass Communication and Journalism
65 Dance
66 Museology & Conservation
67 Archaeology
68 Criminology
70 Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
71 Folk Literature
72 Comparative Literature
73 Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/Navya Vyakarna/
Vyakarna/Mimamsa/Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tulanatmaka Darsana / Shukla Yajurveda/
Madhva Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/Agama/Advaita Vedanta)
74 Women Studies **
79 Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture/Graphics/Applies Art/History of Art)
80 Geography
81 Social Medicine & Community Health
82 Forensic Science
83 Pali
84 Kashmiri
85 Konkani
87 Computer Science and Applications
88 Electronic Science
89 Environmental Sciences
90 International and Area Studies
91 Prakrit
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92 Human Rights and Duties
93 Tourism Administration and Management
94 Bodo
95 Santali
96 Karnatik Music (Vocal Instrument, Percussion)
97 Rabindra Sangeet
98 Percussion Instruments
99 Drama/ Theatre
100 Yoga
*The candidates with Master’s Degree in Geography (with specialization in Population
Studies) or Mathematics/ Statistics are also eligible to appear in the subject “Population
Studies” (Code 15).

**The candidates with Master’s Degree in Humanities (including languages) and Social
Sciences are eligible to appear in subject ‘Women Studies’ (Code 74).

15) CITIES OF EXAMINATION:

The candidates have to select any four cities of their choice for examination of NET July,
2018. The efforts will be made to allot city of examination to the candidates in order of the
choice opted by them in their application form. However, in some exceptional
circumstances, a different city of nearby area may be allotted.

CODE STATE CITIES OF EXAMINATION

NO.
1 ANDHRA PRADESH GUNTUR
2 TIRUPATI
3 VISAKHAPATNAM
4 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS PORTBLAIR
5 ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR
6 ASSAM GUWAHATI
7 SILCHAR (ASSAM)
8 DIBRUGARH
9 TEZPUR
10 BIHAR BHAGALPUR
11 PATNA
12 CHANDIGARH CHANDIGARH
13 CHHATISHGARH BILASPUR
14 RAIPUR
15 DELHI NEW DELHI
16 GOA GOA
17 GUJARAT AHMEDABAD
18 PATAN
19 RAJKOT
20 VADODARA
21 HARYANA FARIDABAD
22 HISSAR
23 KURKSHETRA
24 MURTHAL (SONEPAT)
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25 HIMACHAL PRADESH DHARMSHALA
26 SHIMLA
27 JAMMU & KASHMIR JAMMU
28 SRINAGAR (J&K)
29 JHARKHAND RANCHI
30 KARNATAKA BENGALURU
31 DHARWAD
32 GULBARGA
33 MANGALORE
34 MYSORE
35 KERELA KOCHI
36 KOZKIKODE
37 THIRVANANTHAPURAM
38 MADHYA PRADESH BHOPAL
39 GWALIOR
40 INDORE
41 JABALPUR
42 REWA
43 UJJAIN
44 MAHARASHTRA AMRAVATI
45 AURANGABAD
46 JALGAON
47 KOLHAPUR
48 MUMBAI
49 NAGPUR
50 NASIK
51 SOLAPUR
52 PUNE
53 MANIPUR IMPHAL
54 MEGHALAYA SHILLONG
55 MIZORAM AIZAWAL
56 NAGALAND KOHIMA
57 ORISSA BERHAMPUR
58 BHUBANESWAR
59 SAMBALPUR
60 PUDUCHERRY PUDUCHERRY
61 PUNJAB AMRITSAR
62 PATIALA
63 RAJASTHAN AJMER
64 BIKANER
65 JAIPUR
66 JODHPUR
67 KOTA
68 UDAIPUR
69 SIKKIM GANGTOK (SIKKIM)
70 TAMIL NADU CHENNAI
71 COIMBATORE
72 MADURAI
73 TIRUCHIRAPALLI

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74 TELANGANA HYDERABAD
75 WARANGAL
76 TRIPURA AGARTALA
77 UTTAR PRADESH AGRA
78 ALIGARH
79 ALLAHABAD
80 BAREILLY
81 GORAKHPUR
82 KANPUR
83 LUCKNOW
84 MEERUT
85 VARANASI
86 UTTARAKHAND DEHRADUN
87 NAINITAL
88 SRINAGAR (UTTRAKHAND)
89 WEST BENGAL BURDWAN
90 DARJEELING
91 KOLKATA

16) THE LIST OF STATES/UNION TERRITORIES ALONG WITH THEIR

RESPECTIVE CODES IS GIVEN BELOW:

Andhra Pradesh(01), Arunachal Pradesh(02), Assam(03), Bihar(04), Delhi(05), Goa(06),

Gujarat(07), Haryana(08), Himachal Pradesh(09), Jammu & Kashmir(10), Karnataka(11),
Kerala(12), Madhya Pradesh(13), Maharashtra(14), Manipur(15), Meghalaya(16), Mizoram(17),
Nagaland(18), Odisha(19), Punjab(20), Rajasthan(21), Sikkim(22), Tamil Nadu(23),
Tripura(24), Uttar Pradesh(25), West Bengal(26), Andaman & Nicobar Islands(27), Dadar &
Nagar Havelli (28), Daman & Diu(29), Lakshadweep(30), Puducherry (31), Chhattisgarh(32),
Jharkhand(33), Uttarakhand (34), Chandigarh(35), Telangana(36).

17) TIME SCHEDULE FOR NET July, 2018

Paper-1 Paper-2
DATES OF EXAMINATION 08.07.2018 (Sunday) 08.07.2018 (Sunday)
a) Entry in the Examination Hall 07.00 AM (IST) 10.45 AM (IST)
b) Distribution of Test Booklet 09.15 AM(IST) 10.50 AM (IST)
c) Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/ 09.25 AM(IST) 10.55 AM (IST)
opened to take out the Answer Sheet
d) Last entry in the Examination Hall 09.30 AM (IST) 11.00 AM (IST)
e) Test commences 09.30 AM(IST) 11.00 AM (IST)
f) Test concludes 10.30 AM (IST) 1.00 PM(IST)

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18) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF TEST BOOKLET AND ANSWER SHEET

The candidates will find the Answer Sheet placed inside the sealed Test Booklet. The seal will be
broken/ opened by the candidates on the announcement by the invigilator and the Answer Sheet
shall be taken out. Do not open/break the seal before the announcement. The candidates should
verify the serial number and series of the Test Booklet with the serial number and series of OMR
sheet. In case of any variation, the Test Booklet and OMR sheet should be immediately returned to the
invigilator for the replacement with another set of same series available in the examination hall/centre.

1. Each Answer Sheet will have a pre-printed Test Booklet Code like A, B, C or D. The
candidates are required to check that the Test Booklet Code pre-printed on the Answer Sheet is the
same as printed on the Test Booklet.

2. The Answer Sheet used will be of special type which will be scanned on Optical Scanner.
The following columns of the Answer Sheet are to be filled in neatly and accurately by the
candidate with Blue/Black ball point pen only. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.

I. Roll Number II. Name of the candidate

III. Father’s Name IV. Centre Number
V. Name of the Examination Centre VI. Signature of the candidate

WRITING OF PARTICULARS AND RESPONSES WITH BLUE/BLACK BALL POINT PEN

ONLY WILL BE FILLED UP AS FOLLOWS:

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING THE RESPONSES IN PEN AND

PAPER BASED EXAMINATION

(i) Out of four alternatives for each question, only one circle for the correct answer is to be
darkened completely with blue/black Ball Point Pen only. For example Question No. 008 in
the Test Booklet reads as follows:
Qutub Minar is situated in

(1) Delhi

(2) Mumbai

(3) Agra

(4) Bengaluru

The correct response to this question is (1) Delhi. The candidate will locate Question No. 008
in the Answer Sheet and darken the circle (1) as shown below:

008 ˜ k l m

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 (ii) Use Blue or Black Ball Point Pen to completely darken the appropriate circle, i.e. one circle
for each entry.
The answer once marked is not liable to be changed. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited. If any
candidate uses the pencil for darkening the answer sheet, his/her answer sheet will be rejected.
(iii)A light or faintly darkened circle is a wrong method of marking and liable to be rejected by the
Optical Scanner. So, the circle should be properly darkened. Any other partial or ‘X’ or ‘P’
may not get captured by the scanner.

(iv) The Correct way of marking is shown below.

Correct Method

(v) If the candidate does not want to attempt any question he/she should not darken the circle
given against that question.
(vi) Please do not fold the Answer Sheet and do not make any stray marks on it.

(vii) ROUGH WORK

The candidate will not do any rough work on the Answer Sheet. All rough work is to be done
in the Test Booklet itself.

(viii) CHANGING AN ANSWER IS NOT ALLOWED

The candidates must fully satisfy themselves about the accuracy of the answer before
darkening the appropriate circle as no change in answer once marked is allowed. Use of eraser
or white/correction fluid on the Answer Sheet is not permissible as the Answer Sheets are
machine gradable and it may lead to wrong evaluation.

If more than one circle is darkened or if the response is marked in any other manner except the
‘Correct Method’ shown above, it shall be treated as wrong way of marking.

Prior to handing over the Answer Sheet soon after the examination is over, the candidate must
sign the attendance sheet as a proof thereof. The examinee is permitted to carry the Test
Booklet.

WARNING:
1. Persons removing pages from the test-booklet during examination, impersonating or
trying to appear through forged means will be dealt with as per law.
2. Canvassing directly or indirectly or influencing staff by unfair means would lead to
serious consequences including disqualification of the candidates.

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19) LIST OF SUBJECTS OF POST GRADUATION

S. No. Subject of Post Graduation S. No. Subject of Post Graduation

1 Economics 37 Marathi
2 Political Science 38 French
3 Philosophy 39 Spanish
4 Psychology 40 Russian
5 Sociology 41 Persian
6 History 42 Rajasthani
7 Anthropology 43 German
8 Commerce 44 Japanese
9 Education 45 Adult Education/Continuing Education
10 Social Work 46 Andragogy/Non Formal Education
11 Defence and Strategic Studies 47 Physical Education
12 Home Science 48 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
13 Public Administration 49 Indian Culture
Labr. Welfr./ Pers. Mgmt / Industrial
14 Population Studies 50 Relation / Labr. & Soc Welfr. / HRM
15 Music 51 Law
16 Management 52 Library and Information Science
17 Maithili 53 Buddhist
18 Bengali 54 Comparative Study of Religions
19 Hindi 55 Mass Communication and Journalism
Performing Arts - Dance / Drama /
20 Kannada 56 Theatre
21 Malayalam 57 Museology & Conservation
22 Oriya 58 Archaeology
23 Sculpture 59 Criminology
60 Tribal and Regional Language /
24 Sanskrit Literature
25 Tamil 61 Folk Literature
26 Telugu 62 Comparative Literature
27 Urdu 63 Sanskrit Traditional Subjects
28 Arabic 64 Jyotisha
29 English 65 Sidhanta Jyotisha
30 Linguistics 66 Navya Vyakarna
31 Chinese Vyakarna
32 Dogri 68 Mimamsa
33 Nepali 69 Navya Nyaya
34 Manipuri 70 Sankhya Yoga
35 Assamese 71 Tulanatmaka Darsana
36 Gujarati 72 Shukla Yajurveda

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 73 Madhva Vedanta 87 Geography
74 Dharma Sastra 88 History of Art
75 Sahitya 89 Applied Art
76 Purana – itihasa 90 Graphics
77 Agama 91 Electronic Science
78 Women Studies 92 Environmental Sciences
79 Visual Arts 93 International and Area Studies
80 Drawing & Painting 94 Prakrit
81 Computer Science and 95 Human Rights and Duties
Applications
82 Konkani 96 Tourism Administration and
Management
83 Kashmiri 97 Punjabi
84 Pali 98 Advaita Vedanta
85 Forensic Science 99 Bodo
86 Social Medicine & Community 100 Santali
Health

20) LIST OF POST GRADUATION COURSES

Course Code Course Name Course Code Course Name Course Code Course Name
1 Ayurvedacharya 13 MCA 25 M. Plan
2 Acharya 14 M.F.M. 26 M.Sc.
3 LLM 15 M.H.R.D. 27 M. Stat.
4 M. Arch. 16 M.I.B 28 M. Tech.
5 M.Com 17 M. Mkt. M. 29 M. V. Sc.
6 M. Dance 18 M. Optom. 30 MA
7 M.Ed. 19 MHA 31 M.F.T.
8 M. Lib. Sc. 20 MJMC 32 M. P. Ed.
9 M.Litt. 21 MMC 33 MTM
10 M. Mus 22 MOT 34 MPES
11 M. Pharm. 23 MPH 35 Others
12 MBA 24 MSW

21) Please see the following website for list of universities in India:-
https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/consolidated%20list%20of%20All%20universities.pdf

The candidates have to select option Other in the dropdown list and fill the name of the University, if
they have passed/appearing in their Post Graduation Examination from a University which is not
mentioned in the list.

Central Board of Secondary Education shall not be responsible for any

printing error(s) in this notification.

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