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    Eligibility Criteria

    • Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for UGC-NET.
    • Nationality: Candidates of all nationalities can apply for the exam
    • Academic Qualification
      • Candidates who are currently studying in the 3rd or higher years of any undergraduate degree program or who have completed any government approved degree program in Engineering/ Technology/ Science/ Architecture/ Humanities are eligible to appear for UGC-NET EXAM.
      • Candidates who have completed any government-approved degree in Engineering/Architecture/ Technology/Science/Commerce/Arts are eligible to apply. However, candidates who have certificates from any professional society need to ensure that the examinations are conducted by AICTE/MoE/UGC/UPSC approved societies.
      • Candidates who have obtained/are pursuing their qualifying degree from countries other than India: Candidates must be currently in the 3rd or higher years or must have completed their Bachelor’s degree (of at least three years duration) in Engineering/ Technology/ Science/ Architecture/ Humanities.
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    Degree / ProgramQualifying Degree / ExaminationDescription of Eligible Candidates
    B.E. / B.Tech. /B. Pharm.Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Technology (4 years after 10+2 or 3 years after B.Sc. / Diploma in Engineering / Technology)Currently in 3rd year / ALready Completed
    B.ArchBachelor’s degree of Architecture (5-year course) / Naval Architecture (4-year course) / Planning (4-year course)Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed
    B.Sc. (Research) / B.S.Bachelor’s degree in Science (Post-Diploma / 4 years after 10+2)Currently in the 3rd year or higher or already completed
    Pharm. D.(after 10+2)6 years degree program, consisting of internship or residency training, during third year onwardsCurrently in the 3rd/ 4th/ 5th/ 6th year or already completed
    M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.V.Sc.Degree holders of M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.V.Sc and those who are in the 5th/ 6th/ 7th semester or higher semester of such programme.5th/ 6th/ 7th or higher semester or already completed
    M. Sc. / M.A. / MCA or equivalentMaster’s degree in any branch of Arts / Science / Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Applications or equivalentCurrently in the first year or higher or already Completed
    Int. M.E. / M.Tech.(Post-B.Sc.)Post-B.Sc Integrated Master’s degree programs in Engineering / Technology (4-year program)Currently in the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th year or already completed
    B.Sc. (Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry)4-years programCurrently in the 3rd/ 4th year or already completed

    Exam Pattern

    ParticularsDetails
    Examination ModeComputer Based Test (Online)
    Duration3 Hours
    Section
    • General Aptitude (GA)
    • Candidate Selected Subject
    Type of Questions
    • Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
    • Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)
    • Numerical Answer Type (NAT) Questions
    Design of Questions
    • Application
    • Analysis
    • Comprehension
    • Recall
    • Synthesis
    Number of Questions65 Questions (including 10 questions from General Aptitude)
    Distribution of Questions in all Papers except AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL
    • Engineering Mathematics – 13 Marks
    • Subject Questions – 72 Marks
    • General Aptitude – 15 Marks
    Distribution of Questions in AR, CY, DA, EY, GG, MA, PH, ST, XH and XL
    • Questions from Subject Concerned – 85 Marks
    • General Aptitude – 15 Marks
    Total Marks100 Marks
    Marking SchemeAll of the questions will be worth 1 or 2 marks
    UGC-NET Negative MarkingTwo types of MCQs:
    • MCQs – 1 mark for each correct answer; 1/3 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
    • MCQs – 2 marks for each correct answer; 2/3 marks will be deducted for every incorrect response. There are no negative marks for Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions
    • NO negative marks for MSQ & NAT.

    Section-wise Marks Distribution

    SectionTotal QuestionsMarking Per QuestionsTotal Marks
    General Aptitude10 (NAT/MSQ/MCQ) 1 0r 215
    Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence25 (NAT/MCQ) and 30 (NAT/MSQ) 1 and 285(25 + 60)
    Total65 100

    UGC-NET DA SYLLABUS

    General Aptitude Syllabus
    TopicsSub-Topics
    Verbal AptitudeBasic English grammar: tenses, articles, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, verb-noun agreement, and other parts of speech Basic vocabulary: words, idioms, and phrases in context Reading and comprehension Narrative sequencing
    Quantitative AptitudeData interpretation: data graphs (bar graphs, pie charts, and other graphs representing data), 2- and 3-dimensional plots, maps, and tables Numerical computation and estimation: ratios, percentages, powers, exponents and logarithms, permutations and combinations, and series Mensuration and geometry Elementary statistics and probability.
    Analytical AptitudeLogic: deduction and induction, Analogy, Numerical relations and reasoning
    Spatial AptitudeTransformation of shapes: translation, rotation, scaling, mirroring, assembling, and grouping Paper folding, cutting, and patterns in 2 and 3 dimensions
    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Syllabus
    TopicsSubtopics
    Probability and Statistics
    • Counting (Permutations and Combinations)
    • Probability Axioms
    • Sample Space
    • Events
    • Independent Events
    • Mutually Exclusive Events
    • Marginal, Conditional, and Joint Probability
    • Bayes’ Theorem
    • Conditional Expectation and Variance
    • Mean, Median, Mode, and Standard Deviation
    • Correlation and Covariance
    • Random Variables
    • Discrete Random Variables and Probability Mass Functions (Uniform, Bernoulli, and Binomial Distribution)
    • Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distribution Functions (Uniform, Exponential, Poisson, Normal, Standard Normal, t-Distribution, Chi-Squared Distributions)
    • Cumulative Distribution Function
    • Conditional Probability Density Function
    • Central Limit Theorem
    • Confidence Interval
    • z-Test
    • t-Test
    • Chi-Squared Test
    Linear Algebra
    • Vector Space
    • Subspaces
    • Linear Dependence and Independence of Vectors
    • Matrices
    • Projection Matrix
    • Orthogonal Matrix
    • Idempotent Matrix
    • Partition Matrix and Their Properties
    • Quadratic Forms
    • Systems of Linear Equations and Solutions
    • Gaussian Elimination
    • Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
    • Determinant
    • Rank
    • Nullity
    • Projections
    • LU Decomposition
    • Singular Value Decomposition
    Calculus and Optimization
    • Functions of a Single Variable
    • Limit
    • Continuity and Differentiability
    • Taylor Series
    • Maxima and Minima
    • Optimization Involving a Single Variable
    Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms
    • Programming in Python
    • Basic Data Structures: Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, and Hash Tables
    • Search Algorithms: Linear Search and Binary Search
    • Basic Sorting Algorithms: Selection Sort, Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort
    • Divide and Conquer Techniques: Mergesort, Quicksort
    • Introduction to Graph Theory
    • Basic Graph Algorithms: Traversals and the Shortest Path
    Database Management and Warehousing
    • ER-Model (Entity-Relationship Model)
    • Relational Model: Relational Algebra, Tuple Calculus
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)
    • Integrity Constraints
    • Normal Form
    • File Organization
    • Indexing
    • Data Types
    • Data Transformation: Normalization, Discretization, Sampling, and Compression
    • Data Warehouse Modeling: Schema for Multidimensional Data Models
    • Concept Hierarchies
    • Measures: Categorization and Computations
    Machine Learning
    • Supervised Learning
    • Regression and Classification Problems
    • Simple Linear Regression
    • Multiple Linear Regression
    • Ridge Regression
    • Logistic Regression
    • k-Nearest Neighbors
    • Naive Bayes Classifier
    • Linear Discriminant Analysis
    • Support Vector Machine
    • Decision Trees
    • Bias-Variance Trade-off
    • Cross-validation Methods: Leave-One-Out (LOO) Cross-validation, k-Folds Cross-validation
    • Multi-layer Perceptron
    • Feed-forward Neural Network
    • Unsupervised Learning:
    • Clustering Algorithms
    • k-Means and k-Medoid Clustering
    • Hierarchical Clustering
    • Dimensionality Reduction
    • Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
    Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Search: Informed Search, Uninformed Search, Adversarial Search
    • Logic: Propositional Logic, Predicate Logic
    • Reasoning under Uncertainty Topics
    • Conditional Independence Representation
    • Exact Inference through Variable Elimination
    • Approximate Inference through Sampling

    Important Dates

    ParticularsTentative Dates
    Commencement of the UGC-NET online registration processAugust 2024
    Deadline of registration process along with late feesOctober 2024
    Closing date of extended online registration process along with Late FeeOctober 2024
    Modification in the UGC-NET Application formNovember 2024
    Release of Admit cardJanuary 2025
    UGC-NET 2025 Exam DateFebruary 2025