UGC NET Application Form 2024, Direct Link to Apply

UGC NET Application Form 2024: The University Grant Commission (UGC) conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine the eligibility to award the Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Lectureship in order to work and further pursue a Ph.D. in Indian Universities and Colleges.

UGC NET 2024 Application Form

The exam includes various subjects of Humanities along with Social Science and English. The UGC NET 2024 exam will be conducted on the 18th of June 2024. Let’s have a look at the entire details of the UGC NET Application Form and understand the steps to apply for the post.

UGC NET Application Form – Important Dates

The UGC NET 2024 exam will be held from the 18th of June 2024. The other important dates will be provided by UGC through the official notification when it is released. The following table will be updated with the release of the notification.

Events	Dates
Registration process starts	20th April 2024
Last date of submission	15th May 2024
Correction window	18th May – 20th May 2024
Availability of Admit card	14th June 2024
UGC NET Exam Date	18th June 2024
Release of Answer Key	To Be Announced
Announcement of Results	To Be Announced

UGC NET Application Form 2024 – Application Link

Candidates can apply for UGC NET 2024 through the link below. Candidates should also make sure to read the selection criteria, eligibility, and steps of the application process before applying for a smoother application process.

UGC NET Application Form 2024 – Documents Required for Applying

To avoid any inconvenience at the time of UGC NET registrations, candidates should keep the following documents ready beforehand.

• Board/ University certificate
• Ration card/ Passport number/ Aadhaar card number/ Voter ID or other Government ID
• Degree certificate
• Category certificate
• EWS (Economically Weaker Section )certificate
• PwD (Person with Disability) Certificate
• Scanned images of photo and signature in JPEG format (file size of the  photo: 10 kb to 200 kb, file size of the signature: 4 kb to 30 kb)
• A valid E-mail ID
• mobile number
• Permanent & correspondence address with the pin code
• Four examination center cities in order of preference
• Code of NET subject for which the candidate wishes to take the examination
• Code of the post-graduation course.

Steps To Fill Application Form for UGC NET Exam 2024

The Application form is available on the official website. Candidates can follow the below-given steps to fill out their application forms for the UGC NET Exam.

Step 1: Fill UGC NET Registration Form

• Visit the official website.
• Click on the Fill UGC NET Application Form (available at the bottom of the home page)
• Click on New Registration
• Download the information brochure
• Click on “Click here to proceed”
• The UGC NET registration form will be displayed on the screen.

  Information to be provided in the registration form is as follows.

Personal Details

• Name of the Candidate
• Father’s Name
• Mother’s Name
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Identification Number

Note: from December 2018 onwards, Aadhaar Card is not a mandatory document for UGC NET registrations. Candidates can provide any other valid Government ID number like- bank account number, passport number, etc.

Contact Details

• Complete Postal Address
• E-mail Id
• Mobile Number

Choosing a Password

• Password
• Security question
• Security Answer
• Security pin

Once all details are filled in, click on the Submit button. The candidates must review the information given on the page and click on the Final Submit button to proceed with the process. Once it is submitted, an application number will be generated and displayed on the screen. Write down the application number and keep it for future use.

Step 2: Fill UGC NET Application Form

The candidates should click on the Complete Application Form and start entering the remaining details of the application form. The details to be filled in in the application form include:

Details	Applied For	Education Details
Name, Gender, Nationality, PwD category option, Minority community option, Date of birth, Single girl child option, Category, Diabetic option, A subject name in the post-graduation exam	Post name (Assistant Professor or JRF), Four choices of the  examination center (in order of priority), Subject opted for UGC NET	Post-graduation pass status, Post-graduation qualifying examination from (India or outside India), Post-graduation board/ university name, Post-graduation result mode, Post-graduation course/ stream name, Post-graduation qualifying examinations state, Post-graduation year of passing/ appearing
Research/ MPhil/ Ph. D/ Ex-Service Details	Doctorate Details	Security Pin
Research specialization, (if any), Whether MPhil passed or appeared, Whether an ex-serviceman? Whether you possess  research experience in the subject of post-graduation, Whether PhD passed or /appearing	Whether already a doctorate student	Security Pin (as shown on the screen)

The candidates should click on Submit after all the required details are filled in. After reviewing the details entered in the application form, the candidates must click on the Final Submit button.

Step 3: Upload Signature And Image

The candidates must upload their scanned photo and signature as per the specifications given below. The format of the scanned images and the signature should be JPEG.

Feature	Size
Size of the photographed image	More than 10 kb and less than 200 kb
Size of the signature image	More than 4 kb and less than 30 kb

Step 4: Pay the UGC NET  Application Fee

Candidates can pay UGC NET application fee through HDFC/SBI/ Syndicate/ ICICI/ Paytm payment gateway.

(debit card/ credit card/ net banking/ UPI).

Category	UGC NET Application Fee
General	Rs.1,150/-
General-EWS (Economically Weaker Section	Rs.600/-
OBC- NCL (Other Backward Classes- Non-creamy layer)	Rs.600/-
SC (Scheduled Castes )	Rs.325/-
ST (Scheduled Tribes)	Rs.325/-
PwD (Persons with Disabilities)	Rs.325/-
Transgender	Rs.325/-

Step 5: Download The Confirmation Page

On successful payment of the application fee, a confirmation page is generated. Candidates are required to take a minimum of four printouts of the confirmation page and keep them for future use.

UGC NET Application Form 2024 – Important Points

• Candidates must submit the UGC NET application form online mode on the official website of the examination only. UGC NET applications submitted in any other mode will not be entertained.
• A candidate can submit only one application form
• The candidate must enter their Email ID and mobile number in the application form correctly as all-important correspondence regarding the examination will be done through E-mail or SMS by the National Testing Agency.
• All four steps of the application process (registration, application form filling, uploading of the photo & signature, and the application fee payment) can be done together or at separate times
• Candidates are not required to upload any document other than the scanned copy of the photo & signature in the application form
• If the confirmation page is not generated/ displayed after the payment of the application fee, it means that the transaction has been canceled.
• In such cases, the amount deducted from the candidates’ accounts will be refunded. The candidate needs to make another transaction of the fee payment.
• The candidates must keep printed copies of the confirmation page for future reference.
• The entire UGC NET process of application is online, the candidates are not required to send any document through post/ fax/ by hand/ E-mail to the National Testing Agency.

UGC NET Application Form 2024 – Application Form Correction

Once the process of registration is over, the National Testing Agency offers a one-time facility to the candidates for correction of the application form. The steps for form correction are given below:

Step 1: Visit the official website

Step 2: Click on the application form correction button

Step 3: Login using the application number & password

Step 4: Click on the link available for form correction

Step 5: Read the instructions carefully

Step 6: Click on I agree.

Step 7: Click on Proceed 

Step 8: Make the required changes.

Step 9: Click on Submit.

Step 10: Review the corrections made.

Step 11; cluck on Final submission.

Step 12: Take a printout of the revised Confirmation 

The candidates can make corrections in the following sections (if required):

• Personal details
• The choice of examination center
• Educational information
• Scanned photo & signature

UGC NET Application Form 2024 – Conclusion

This blog will be updated as and when the notification for UGC NET is released. Until then candidates can prepare according to the syllabus and exam pattern provided and practice using the mock tests.

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