PhD Admission to be Based on NET Scores from 2024-25; Announces UGC Chairman

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The decision was taken by UGC in the 578th meeting held on March 13, 2024, based on the recommendations of an expert committee formed by the commission.

PhD Admission to be Based on NET Scores from 2024-25

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that from the academic session 2024-25, National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be considered by various institutes offering PhD Admission. The decision has been made in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), making it a single entrance exam for PhD admission across the country.

Previously, various universities conducted separate PhD Entrance Exams, which was a hassle as the students had to register and sit for the exams separately. According to the official notice, “many universities conduct their entrance tests for admission to their PhD programs requiring the students to write multiple PhD entrance tests.to help the students with one national entrance test for PhD admissions as a part of implementing the National Education Policy 2020. The UGC constituted an expert committee to review the provisions of the National Eligibility Test (NET).”

The decision was taken by UGC in the 578th meeting held on March 13, 2024, based on the recommendations of an expert committee formed by the commission. The committee suggested that the NET score will be used for PhD admissions in place of entrance tests conducted by various universities/HEIs.

UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has taken to X and posted on the admission process for Ph.D. Admission to be conducted for the academic session 2024-25.

From the academic session 2024-2025, all universities can use NET score for admission to PhD programmes in place of entrance tests conducted by the different universities/HEIs. NTA is working on launching the NET application process for June 2024 session sometime next week. pic.twitter.com/IVzKgu56gB
— Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar (@mamidala90) March 27, 2024

UGC informed that from June 2024 onwards, the UGC NET qualified candidates will be eligible in three categories:

Category-1: Eligible for admission to PhD with JRF and appointment as an assistant professor.
Category-2: Eligible for admission to PhD without JRF and appointment as an assistant professor.
Category-3: Eligible for admission to PhD program only.

The notice also mentions that the result of NET will be declared in percentile along with the marks obtained by a candidate to utilize the marks for admission to Ph.D.

For students who qualify in Categories 2 and 3, 70 percent weightage will be given for test scores and 30 percent weightage for the interview for admission to Ph.D. programs. The PhD admission will be based on the combined merit of NET marks and the marks obtained in the interview/viva voce.

The marks obtained in the NET by the candidates in Categories 2 and 3 will be valid for one year for admission to Ph.D.

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