Last Updated - September 29, 2018 With the registration process of UGC NET December 2018 currently on till September 30, there is a lot of confusion in the minds of the aspirants. The doubts are owing to several changes that have been introduced in a phased manner, let alone the major change in the conducting body of from CBSE to NTA. In order to clear the air for the candidates aspiring to score a position of Junior Research Fellowship or an Assistant Professor both in Indian Universities and Colleges. Listed below are the major changes introduced after the introduction of National Testing Agency. Change 1: Conducting Body Up till recently, CBSE was responsible to conduct UGC NET on behalf of University Grants Commission. But with the commissioning of the autonomous National Testing Agency NTA under the aegis of Ministry of HRD, Govt. In fact, UGC NET December 2018 is going to be the first national examination to be convened by the agency. Change 2: Mode of Examination Till date, UGC NET has been conducted in the offline i. However, come December 2018, the test will be conducted in the fully computerized mode. NTA will hold NET in 84 subjects at 91 selected cities of spread across the country. Check Change 3: Category of candidates A new category of candidates has been introduced from December 2018 onwards, i. A relaxation of up to 5 years is allowed to all reserved category and women candidates. Candidates with an LLM degree are allowed a relaxation up to 3 years while armed force personnel are allowed 5 years conditions applied. However total age relaxation cannot exceed 5 years. Note: There is no upper age limit for Assistant Professors. Change 5: Exam Pattern The exam pattern of UGC NET has been altered as well. Whereas in the earlier versions of the exam, candidates had to attempt 175 questions in 3 separate papers in consecutive sessions on a single day, within a total time span of 5 hours, December 2018 onwards, UG NET candidates will have to answer 150 questions in 2 papers in 2 consecutive sessions on a single day, with a total time span of 3 hours. There will be a break of 30 minutes between the two sessions. The type of questions asked in UGC NET would be of objective type and carry 2 marks each. There is still no provision for negative marking in the exam. Check Change 6: Exam Schedule In the earliest notification from the NTA, the schedule for UGC NET December 2018 was announced as December 2 — 16, 2018. In the same notification, declaration of the result was scheduled for the final week of January 2019. However, in the Information Bulletin for the exam as released by NTA, the exam dates have been rescheduled to December 9 — 23, 2018, while the results are to be expected by January 10, 2019. The bulletin also states that the exact date and shift of the examination will be posted on the NTA website by 21st October 2018. UGC NET Registration -! Change 7: Examination Fees NTA has cut down the examination fees for each category of candidates applying for UGC NET. Change 8: Document Specifications There are certain minor changes in the specifications of the scanned images of documents that are required to be uploaded along with the UGC NET Application. Passport number, Ration Card number, Bank Account number or any other valid identity number issued by the Government is acceptable in place of Aadhaar number. Conclusion: is held to ascertain the eligibility for lectureship and also the award of Junior Research Fellowship JRF to Indian nationals. The test is a means to maintain high standards in research as well as the teaching profession at Indian Universities and Colleges. UGC NET is conducted in Humanities including languages , Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications, and Electronic Science. For the December 2018 edition of the exam, the online registration process is on through the official website. Since the test format has been changed from paper-based to computer-based, NTA, under the directive of the MHRD has established a network of 2,697 Test Practice Centers where candidates can register for the free practice of simulated computerized tests in the model of UGC NET.
