The National Eligibility Test (NET) is a standardised test conducted at the national level by various agencies of the Government of India. It assesses candidates' eligibility for research fellowships, specifically the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and, in some cases, the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF). The test enables successful candidates to pursue doctoral programmes and contribute to research endeavors within public research institutes and universities across the country.
Additionally, many colleges and universities use the NET as a criterion for appointing assistant professors, with a lower cut-off mark specified than that required for the JRF.
List of NET exams
The NET exams include but not limited to:
- Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board–National Eligibility Test (ASRB–NET)
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
- Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)
- UGC–NET
- CSIR–UGC NET
- Indian Council of Medical Research–Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR–JRF)
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research–All India Competitive Examination (ICAR–AICE)
- Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM)
- Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST)
- Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS)
- NBHM PhD Scholarship Screening Test
References
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- TOI-Online (13 September 2019). "Which exam should you appear for? UGC NET, CSIR NET or both". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- Jacob, Tisha (17 January 2024). "UGC NET Result 2023: Alternative career options if you do not clear the exam". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- Scroll Staff (23 April 2023). "ASRB NET admit card 2023 released at asrb.org.in". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 January 2024.