The result of the UGC-NET held on 29th June, 2008 and the one to be held on 28th December, 2008 will be made available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in and shall also be published in the Employment News as and when it is declared.
The candidates will not be individually intimated about their result.
The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Lectureship.
The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them.
The award of JRF will depend on the performance of the candidate in Net.
However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Lectureship will not be considered for award of Junior Research Fellowship.
Candidates appearing in Net should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both Junior Research Fellow & eligibility for Lectureship OR only for eligibility for Lectureship.
Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Lecturers of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be.
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Visually Handicapped (VH)/Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission.
2) Junior Research Fellowship:
Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship of UGC under various schemes, subject to finding their placement in universities/IITs/institutions.
The validity period of the offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of Junior Research Fellow Award Letter.
However, in case the candidates have already joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of Net result or date of their joining, whichever is later.
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2008
