75 percent of students with a four-year bachelor’s degree from De GREE may take the NET exam and pursue a PhD, according to the UGC

New Delhi: According to Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), students with four-year undergraduate degrees may now immediately apply for the NET and pursue a doctorate. In order to pursue a PhD program, students must earn at least 75% of their four-year undergraduate degree, or comparable grades, with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

A master’s degree with at least 55% of the possible points was formerly required in order to be eligible for the National Eligibility Test (NET). This year, the test will not be computer-based; rather, it will be administered offline. On June 16, tests will be given for every topic.

“Candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees are now eligible to apply for the NET and pursue a PhD straight. Such applicants, regardless of the field in which they earned their four-year bachelor’s degree, are permitted to sit for examinations on a topic in which they choose to pursue a PhD, Kumar told PTI.

“Candidates having passed a four-year or eight-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75 percent marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed,” the chairman of the UGC said.

According to the UGC’s judgment, applicants from economically disadvantaged sections, SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), differently abled candidates, and other categories may be eligible for a five percent mark relaxation or its equal grade, he said. Indian citizens may take the UGC-NET test to see whether they qualify for one of three programs offered by Indian universities and colleges: “award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as assistant professor,” “appointment as assistant professor and admission to PhD,” or “admission to PhD only.”

The exam’s application period opened on Saturday and ends on May 10.