UGC NET is held to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as Assistant Professor’, ‘appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD.’ and ‘admission to PhD only’ in Indian universities and colleges.
The candidates qualifying under the ‘appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD’ category will be eligible for appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD but not for the award of JRF.
The candidates qualifying under the ‘admission to PhD only’ category will be eligible for admission to PhD only but not for the award of JRF and/or appointment as Assistant Professor.