UGCs tough norms blow to NET aspirants

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsWhen the University Grants Commission last week released the answer key for the National Eligibility Test held on June 24, many candidates who had written the test thought they had secured the required marks. But their joy was short-lived as the UGC introduced new criteria mandating higher marks to clear the test when it actually released the results.While inviting applications for the test, the UGC has announced that general candidates would be required to obtain minimum marks separately - 40 per cent in Paper-I, 40 per cent in Paper-II and 50 per cent in Paper-III. The norms are 35 per cent each in Paper I and II and 45 per cent in Paper III for OBCs and 35 per cent each in Paper I and II and 40 per cent in Paper III for SC/ST groups.Sathya, a graduate in Mass Communication, checked her marks with the help of the answer key and found she had got 64 per cent marks in Paper I, 48 per cent marks in Paper II and 50.7 per cent marks in Paper III. She thought she had cleared the test. But when the result was announced couple days ago, her name was not in the list.She failed to qualify because the UGC has introduced a new criterion mandating that the candidates should get certain percentage of marks as aggregate of all three papers (65 percent for general category, 60 percent for OBC and 55 percent for SC/ST).Another NET aspirant, V Sathyaraj, said, “Out of 70 candidates at the centre where I wrote the test, only one cleared the Eligibility for Lectureship and none the Junior Research Fellowship.” As the UGC conducted the NET exam in the objective type mode, without negative marks for wrong answers, the scoring could be high, which could be the reason for increasing the eligibility marks for clearing NET exam, said a professor.first published:September 22, 2012, 10:50 ISTlast updated:September 22, 2012, 10:50 IST
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When the University Grants Commission last week released the answer key for the National Eligibility Test held on June 24, many candidates who had written the test thought they had secured the required marks. But their joy was short-lived as the UGC introduced new criteria mandating higher marks to clear the test when it actually released the results.

While inviting applications for the test, the UGC has announced that general candidates would be required to obtain minimum marks separately - 40 per cent in Paper-I, 40 per cent in Paper-II and 50 per cent in Paper-III. The norms are 35 per cent each in Paper I and II and 45 per cent in Paper III for OBCs and 35 per cent each in Paper I and II and 40 per cent in Paper III for SC/ST groups.

Sathya, a graduate in Mass Communication, checked her marks with the help of the answer key and found she had got 64 per cent marks in Paper I, 48 per cent marks in Paper II and 50.7 per cent marks in Paper III. She thought she had cleared the test. But when the result was announced couple days ago, her name was not in the list.

She failed to qualify because the UGC has introduced a new criterion mandating that the candidates should get certain percentage of marks as aggregate of all three papers (65 percent for general category, 60 percent for OBC and 55 percent for SC/ST).

Another NET aspirant, V Sathyaraj, said, “Out of 70 candidates at the centre where I wrote the test, only one cleared the Eligibility for Lectureship and none the Junior Research Fellowship.” As the UGC conducted the NET exam in the objective type mode, without negative marks for wrong answers, the scoring could be high, which could be the reason for increasing the eligibility marks for clearing NET exam, said a professor.