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CBSE UGC NET January 2017 admit cards out on December 21

The next UGC-NET for Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for Assistant Professor on January 22, 2016 at selected cities across India

CBSE UGC NET January 2017 admit cards out on December 21

Trupti Ramball

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that the admit cards of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) next National Eligibility Test (NET) examination will be available on its official website on December 21, 2016. The exam has been scheduled for January 22, 2017.

Dates to remember 

Online application form submission begins:  October 17, 2016
Last date for applying online:  November 23, 2016
Last date of submission of fee through online generated bank challan, at any branch of Syndicate / Canara / ICICI / HDFC bank: November 24, 2016
Correction in particulars of application form on the website:  November 28 to December 3, 2016
 
Uploading of admit card:  December 21, 2016 
Date of examination:  January 22, 2017  

Steps to download admit card

Candidates can download their admit cards from the official website. To download CBSE UGC NET January 2017 exam admit card 
 
1. Log on to the official website of CBSE UGC NET, cbsenet.nic.in
2. Click on the link  “Click here to download admit card for UGC NET January 2017 exam”
3. Enter details on the login page such as registration number, password or date of birth, etc.
4. Click on the “Login/Submit” button to get the admit card 
5. Download and save the admit card 
6. Take a printout 

According to the official notification, candidates will not be allowed to appear in the exam without a printed hard copy of the admit card. They also have to carry along a valid ID proof (original and photocopy), and a passport sized photograph to the exam hall. 

Examination schedule 

Session Paper Marks Number of question Duration
First I 100 60 out of which 50 question to be attempted 1¼ hours
09:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Second
II 100 50 questions all are compulsory
1¼ hours 
11:15 AM to 12:30 PM

Third

III 150 75 questions all are compulsory
2½ hours 
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM

The test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will comprise only objective type questions and held in three separate sessions:

Paper I is 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. 60 (sixty) multiple choice questions of 2 marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any 50 (fifty). In the event of the candidate attempted more than 50 questions, the first 50 questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated. 

Paper II includes 50 objective-type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. Paper-III will comprise 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks. All the questions of Paper II and Paper III will be compulsory, covering entire syllabus (including all electives, without options).

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper I, Paper II and Paper III 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 17 and 18. It may be noted that these instructions to candidates will not be sent to any of the candidate by post. 

Results 
 
The result of the UGC-NET to be held on will be made available on the websites www.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.

NET subjects

CBSE will conduct NET in 84 subjects at 90 selected cities of examination spread across the country.


Subject code Subject name
 
1     Economics
2     Political Science
3     Philosophy
4     Psychology
5     Sociology
6     History
7     Anthropology
8     Commerce
9     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
28   Urdu
29   Arabie
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 Yojurveda/ Madhv Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/                    Agama/ Advaita Vedanta)
74    Women studies
79    Visual art (including Drawing and painting/ Sculpture/ Graphics/ Applies art/ History of art)
80    Geography
81    Social medicine and 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
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

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First Published: Dec 20 2016 | 12:05 PM IST

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