What Is the Full Form of NET?
The NET full form is National Eligibility Test. NET is an important national entrance examination for postgraduates who wish to pursue a Ph.D. or a career as a teacher in India (UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET). It is a test used to evaluate eligibility for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) and Assistant Professor positions in Indian institutions and colleges.
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NET is the minimum qualification for technical and research teaching. Multiple subjects, including Computer science & engineering, social science, computer application, forensic science, political science, history, sociology, home science, anthropology, law, and education, are assessed in the test described above. Literature subjects include English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Marathi, French, Spanish, and Japanese.
Few Points about NET
- NET is administered by the UGC (University Grants Commission). UGC administers this test throughout India.
- The first test was conducted in 1989, and it has been conducted twice a year since then.
- UGC CSIR NET examines scientific disciplines. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is in question.
- The CBSE administered the UGC NET test until July 2018, but beginning in December 2018, the UGC National Eligibility Test will be administered by the NTA (National Testing Agency).
- The primary purpose of this examination is to classify candidates for university lectureships and the Junior Research Fellowship.
