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SCHEME AND DATE OF EXAMINATION :

i)
The UGC-NET will be conducted in objective mode from June, 2012 onwards. The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on 24th June, 2012 (SUNDAY) in two separate sessions as under:

Session
Paper
Marks
Number of Question
Duration

First
I
100
60 out of which 50 question to be attempted
1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.)

First
II
100
50 questions all are compulsory
1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON)

Second
III
150
75 questions all are compulsory
2½ Hours (01.30 P.M. to 04.00 P.M.)

Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of two marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any fifty (50). In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.

Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet