The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results of University Grants Commission’s (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) examination, which were held on January 22, 2017.
The results are available on the official website of UGC NET – cbsenet.nic.in or cbseresults.nic.in. A total of 7.94 lakh candidates appeared for the exam, 4,500 of whom took the Yoga test.
The NET exam was conducted in three parts. In part 1, candidates had to answer 50 out of 60 multiple choice questions of 2 marks each. In part 2, there were 50 questions carrying two marks each and part 3 contained 75 questions carrying two marks each.
The exam is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for the posts assistant professor and Junior Research Fellowship.
Those who qualify for the JRF are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible to apply for the post of an assistant professor in Indian universities and colleges.
Notably, the award of JRF and eligibility for assistant professor’s post depends on the merit in all the three papers of NET. However, candidates qualifying exclusively for an assistant professor are not considered for JRF.
Candidates who have scored at least 55% in their master’s degree are eligible for NET.
CBSE conducts NET twice a year for the grant of junior research fellowship and eligibility for assistant professorship in universities and colleges.
Here’re steps for checking the results:
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