Net May Be Back

• High Court Nagpur Bench : Stay Order on exemption from NET for M.Phil./ Ph.D. holders

Maharashtrta government resolution for filling backlog of disabled dated 22.05.2007 says that High Court Nagpur Bench gives stay order on exemption from NET for M.Phil./ Ph.D. holders.

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• No exemption from NET for M.Phil. holders
  THE HINDU 31 MAY 2007 Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
  Exemption for doctoral degree holders
  THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Holders of M.Phil. degree will not be exempted from clearing the NET examinations of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for being appointed as teachers in institutions under the University of Kerala................

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• NET system on way back?
  THE HINDU 14 JAN 2007
  Parul Sharma
  NEW DELHI: Though speculation is rife that the National Eligibility Test (NET) -- that was scrapped by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in June this past year -- will return as the basic eligibility criterion for appointment of teachers in colleges and universities, the Committee entrusted to review the decision has said it is too early to jump to any conclusion................
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• Govt will have a say in MPhil, PhD progs

[LIS-Forum] Govt will have a say in MPhil, PhD progs??? TOI 4/05/07 Mumbai edition
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Mumbai: In a move that has been panned by academicians, the state has asked colleges wanting to offer MPhil and PhD to get a clearance from thegovernment. This will be in addition to the university’s approval process.........
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• UGC to restore National Eligibility Test for aspiring lecturers

January 12, 2007

New Delhi: The National Eligibility Test (NET), which was done away by University Grants Commission in June 2006 for M.Phil and Ph.D degree holders, is likely to be restored again by it as the basic eligibility criteria for the appointment of teachers in colleges and universities..................................

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• NET made mandatory for appointment of teachers

Hindustan times : New Delhi
January 11, 2007
The National Eligibility Test (NET) may soon return as the basic eligibility criteria for appointment of teachers in the colleges and the universities..................................

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• NET Exam not to be scraped

Smriti Kakamachandran (Tribune News Service)

New Delhi, October 11

Less than six months after it announced that candidates with an M.Phil or a Ph.D. degree would be exempt from clearing the National Eligibility Test (NET), the University Grants Commission is all set to revert back to the selection criteria for appointing lecturers ......................

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• Eastern Regional Conference on NET Examination
  Date: 19.10.2006

Under the sponsorship of UGC a day-long conference on NET examination was organized and hosted by Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata on 19 October, 2006. Vice-Chancellors, eminent academicians, experts, students/research scholars from various universities of eastern region ....................Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission and Chairperson, UGC-NET Review Committee ................................... and the very philosophy of introducing NET examination as a screening test for the selection of quality teachers in the realm of higher education...............................

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Exemption From NET For MPhil / PhD Holders

The UGC Chairman Sukhdev Thorat has announced at a press conference that those who hold Ph D or M Phil degree will be exempted from NET/SET. Notification dated 14th June 2006. According to this notification, the UGC announced that MPhil and PhD candidates would be exempted from taking the NET. While MPhil candidates will be eligible for teaching at the undergraduate level, PhD fellows will be eligible for postgraduate teaching.

In 2002 UGC decided to extend the exemption for only PhD degree holders, who had completed their PhD on or before 31 December 2002.

In 1993, UGC decided to give exemption from NET for the PhD and MPhil degree holders, who had completed their PhD and MPhil on or before 31 December 1993 and were eligible for the post of lecturer.

According to Notification of UGC dated 19th September 1991,
minimum qualifications for the post of lecturer in University and Colleges are
"Good academic record with at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade at Master's degree level in the relevant subject from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from a foreign university.
Candidates besides fulfilling the above qualifications should have cleared the eligibility test for Lecturers conducted by UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the U.G.C."
In 1993, UGC decided to give exemption from NET for the PhD and MPhil degree holders, who had completed their PhD and MPhil on or before 31 December 1993 and were eligible for the post of lecturer.

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UGC-NET National Eligibility Test For Lecurership

The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship in indian universities. UGC conducts NET twice a year, i.e., in the months of June and December. The notifications announcing the June and December examinations are published in the months of March and September respectively.The results of these examinations are declared in the month of October and April respectively

UGC-NET Examination Results

View results for UGC-NET Examinations
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