“We strongly encourage all universities to adopt NET exam scores for PhD admissions starting from the 2024-2025 academic session,” Prof Kumar said.“This will undoubtedly contribute to fostering a more conducive environment for academic pursuit and scholarly advancement in our nation,” he added.In a public notice posted on Wednesday night, UGC said that currently, the NET scores are used to award Junior Research Fellowship (JRI) and as eligibility for appointment as Assistant Professor for those with a Master’s degree. NET is conducted twice a year, in June and December.“To help the students with one national entrance test for Ph.D admissions as a part of implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the UGC constituted an expert committee to review the provisions of the National Eligibility Test (NET),” the notice said.Based on the expert committee’s recommendations in its 578th meeting held on March 13, 2024, the UGC has decided that from the academic session 2024-25, the NET score can be used for admission to Ph.D programmes in place of entrance tests conducted by the different universities/HEIs (Higher Education Institutions), it said.It further said that from June 2024 onwards, the NET candidates will be declared eligible in three categories: Category 1: Eligible for (i) admission to PhD with JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor.Category 2: Eligible for (i) admission to PhD without JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor.Category 3: Eligible for admission to PhD programme only and not for the award of JRF or appointment as Assistant Professor.
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