NET - NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST
is a test to determine eligibility for college and university level lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals. It aims to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in teaching professions and research.
Educational Qualification
University Grants Commission (UGC) is responsible for conducting through out India. The first eligibility test was held in 1989 and since then it is conducted twice every year. The UGC-CSIR NET for other science subjects is conducted by Council of scientific and industrial Research (CSIR) jointly with UGC.