CBSE will conduct UGC NET 2017 on 5 November, instead of 19 November.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has notified a major change in the exam schedule of UGC NET November 2017. The Board, in a latest notification, has revised the exam date. CBSE will conduct the next UGC NET 2017 on 5 November 2017. Official notification for the same will be released on 24 July and candidates can start applying from 1 August. CBSE conducts UGC NET for Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for Assistant Professor post. BREAKING NEWS : UGC NET Eligibility Criteria Changes

Revised Notice UGC NET Nov 2017

CBSE UGC NET 2017 notification was released almost after two months of delay. The decision of scrapping July exam was not received well by aspirants and protests had started against the move to curtail the bi annual examination to a yearly event. Activists of Students Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest in front of University Grants Commission (UGC) headquarters, ITO, Delhi against the move. SFI condemned the ‘atrocious move’ by the UGC to scrap the exam scheduled for July which was then scheduled to be conducted on 19th of November. READ MORE : UGC Change Rules : Tweaks Quota To Set Level NET Playing Field.

UGC NET July 2017 Important Dates

Take a look at the important dates of UGC NET July 2017.

UGC NET July 2017, Notification Date : 24th July 2017
Start Date of UGC NET July 2017 : 1 August 2017
Last Week of UGC NET July 2017 : 30 August 2017
Fee Can Be Paid Up to : 31 August 2017
Date of UGC NET July 2017 examination : 05 November 2017 (Changed)
Maximum age limit UGC NET July 2017 : 28 years (for JRF)
Max. Age limit for Asst. Prof. : No Upper Age limit for UGC NET July 2017

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CBSE declared UGC NET result for the January exam on 29 May 2017. Let alone delay in result declaration, CBSE UGC NET January 2017 was marred with controversy as well. CBI had registered FIR in NET answer sheet scam; on the other hand the Board’s decision of conducting the exam, which is the most important for those aspiring for JRF and Assistant Professor post, only once a year was not accepted well by many aspirants.

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The exam is conducted to determine the eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor in various Indian Colleges and Universities. CBSE will hold the UGC NET Exam 2017 in 84 subjects at 90 selected NET Examination Cities spread across the country. Read More : CBSE UGC NET Exam Pattern for July 2017 – Learn and Follow!

UGC NET 2017 Application Fee

The Application fee is payable through credit/ debit card or through e-challan.
The fee through e-challan will be paid in cash to Canara/ICICI/ Syndicate /HDFC bank.