NET DECEMBER 2010 NOTIFICATION

The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 26th December, 2010 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship in Indian universities and colleges. UGC will conduct NET in 77 (seventy seven) subjects (listed under item no. 9) at 70 (Seventy, including four new centres) selected University Centres (listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country. The result of the UGC-NET held on 27th June, 2010 and the one to be held on 26th December, 2010 will be made available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in and shall also be published in the Employment News as and when it is declared. The candidates will not be individually intimated about their result. The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for lectureship. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF will depend on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for lectureship will not be considered for award of JRF. Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & eligibility for Lectureship OR only for eligibility for Lectureship. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of lecturers of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be. Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Visually Handicapped (VH)/Physically Handicapped (PH) / Other Backward Classes (OBC) (Non-creamy layer), as per the central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website : www.ncbc.nic.in, candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission.
	JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP :
	Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship of UGC under various schemes, subject to finding their placement in universities/IITs/institutions. The validity period of the offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates who already have joined M.Phil/Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or date of their joining, whichever is later.
3) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY     i)   Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Physically Handicapped (PH)/Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.     ii)   Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/PH/VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their P.G. degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.     iii)   The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e., from 55% to 50%) for appearing in NET.     iv)   Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject.     v)   Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC(Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PH/VH certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms (obtained while applying on-line). Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility alongwith printout of their Application Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.     vi)   Candidates with post-graduate diploma/certificate course(s), should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their course(s) with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi.
4) AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :     i)   Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.12.2010. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority. Three years’ relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.     ii)   Lectureship: There is no upper age limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.
5) EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP) :     i)   NET/SET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment of Lecturers in Universities/Colleges/Institutions. Provided, however, that candidates, who are or have been awarded Ph.D. Degree in compliance of the “University Grants Commission (minimum standards and procedure for award of Ph.D. Degree), Regulation 2009, shall be exempt from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions.” The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in NET.     ii)   For SET Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) accredited by UGC for eligibility for Lectureship held prior to 1st June 2002, are exempted from appearing in NET, being eligible to apply for Lectureship anywhere in India. For SET held from 1st June 2002 onwards, the qualified candidates are eligible to apply for the post of lecturer only in the universities/ colleges belonging to the state from where they have cleared their SET.
6) EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT :       For General candidates, the examination fee is Rs.450/-; for Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in ), the fee is Rs. 225/- and for SC/ST/PH/VH candidates, it is Rs. 110/-. The candidate is expected to fill the Bank Challan Form in triplicate (Bank Copy, UGC Copy & Candidate’s Copy) as given in the Notification. All the three copies of the Challan Form have to be submitted in any branch of State Bank of India along with the bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-. The bank will retain one copy and return two copies of the challan to the candidate. The candidate has to attach the UGC copy of the challan with the printout of online Application Form which he/she has to submit to the Registrar of UGC-NET Centre opted by the candidate. Please note that fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be rejected. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
7) SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST :     i)   The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will be held on 26th December, 2010 in two separate sessions as under:   Session Paper   Marks Duration First I 100 1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.) First II 100 1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON) Second III 200 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. UGC has decided to provide choice to the candidates from the December 2009 UGC-NET onwards. 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 questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each of these papers will consist of a Test Booklet containing 50 compulsory objective type questions of two marks each. The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper-I and Paper-II on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet provided along with the Test Booklet. The detailed instructions for filling up the OMR Sheet will be sent to the candidate along with the Admit Card.       Paper-III will consist of only descriptive questions from the subject selected by the candidate. The candidate will be required to attempt questions in the space provided in the Test Booklet. The structure of Paper-III has been revised from June, 2010 UGC-NET and is available on the UGC website www.ugc.ac.in. Paper-III will be evaluated only for those candidates who are able to secure the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I and Paper-II, as per the table given in the following:       CATEGORY MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS PAPER - I PAPER - II PAPER - I + PAPER - II GENERAL 40 40 100 (50 %) OBC/PH/VH 35 35  90 (45 %) SC/ST 35 35 80 (40 %)       The minimum qualifying criteria for award of JRF is as follows :       CATEGORY MINIMUM QUALIFYING MARKS PAPER - I PAPER - II PAPER - I + PAPER - II PAPER - III GENERAL 40 40 100 (50 %) 100 (50 %) OBC/PH/VH 35 35  90 (45 %) 90 (45 %) SC/ST 35 35 80 (40 %) 80 (40 %)       However, the final qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by UGC before declaration of result.     ii)   For Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates thirty minutes’ extra time shall be provided separately for paper-I and Paper-II. For paper-III, forty five minutes’ extra time shall be provided. They will also be provided the services of a scribe who would be a graduate in a subject other than that of the candidate. Those Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates who are not in a position to write in their own hand-writing can also avail these services by making prior request (at least one week before the date of UGC-NET) in writing to the Co-ordinator of the test centre. Extra time and facility of scribe would not be provided to other Physically Handicapped candidates.     iii)   Syllabus of Test: Syllabi for all NET subjects can be downloaded from the UGC Website www.ugc.ac.in and are also available in the libraries of all Indian universities. UGC will not send the syllabus to individual candidates.     iv)   In Paper III, candidate has the option to answer either in Hindi or in English in all subjects except the languages where the candidate is required to write in the concerned language only. In case of Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science and Environmental Sciences, the question papers have to be answered in English only.     v)   In case of any discrepancy found in the English and Hindi versions, the questions in English version shall be taken as final.
8) IMPORTANT :     i)   The national level Test for determining the eligibility of candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowship/Lectureship in science subjects (Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physical Sciences) is conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The candidates in science subjects, desirous of availing UGC-JRF or obtaining eligibility for Lectureship in these subjects are advised to appear in the Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship conducted by CSIR.     ii)   The UGC-NET for JRF/eligibility for Lectureship will be held at the University Test Centres specified in the list under item No. 10. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF CENTRE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
9) SUBJECTS :     The list of NET subjects along with their respective codes is as given below: Subject Code Name of the Subject   01 Economics 02 Political Science 03 Philosophy 04 Psychology 05 Sociology 06 History 07 Anthropology 08 Commerce 09 Education 10 Social Work 11 Defence and Strategic Studies 12 Home Science 14 Public Administration 15 Population Studies* 16 Music 17 Management 18 Maithili 19 Bengali 20 Hindi 21 Kannada 22 Malayalam 23 Oriya 24 Punjabi 25 Sanskrit 26 Tamil 27 Telugu 28 Urdu 29 Arabic 30 English 31 Linguistics 32 Chinese 33 Dogri 34 Nepali 35 Manipuri 36 Assamese 37 Gujarati 38 Marathi 39 French 40 Spanish 41 Russian 42 Persian 43 Rajasthani 44 German 45 Japanese 46 Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education 47 Physical Education 49 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies 50. Indian Culture 55 Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management 58 Law 59 Library and Information Science 60 Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies 62 Comparative Study of Religions 63 Mass Communication and Journalism 65 Performing Arts – Dance/Drama/Theatre 66 Museology & Conservation 67 Archaeology 68 Criminology 70 Tribal and Regional Language/Literature 71 Folk Literature 72 Comparative Literature 73 Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimamsa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsana/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhva Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa/Agama/Advaita Vedanta) 74 Women Studies 79 Visual Arts (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture/ Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) 80 Geography 81 Social Medicine & Community Health 82 Forensic Science 83 Pali 84 Kashmiri 85 Konkani 87 Computer Science and Applications 88 Electronic Science 89 Environmental Sciences 90 International and Area Studies 91 Prakrit 92 Human Rights and Duties 93 Tourism Administration and Management     * The candidates with Master’s Degree in Geography (with specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/Statistics are also eligible to appear in the subject “Population Studies”(Code 15).
10)  TEST CENTRES     The Test Centres with their respective codes are given below. Printout of Online Application Form should be addressed to the Registrar of the respective University Test Centres. However, candidates desirous of appearing at the Centre Code No. 65 shall address their Application Forms to the Principal of the College. PLEASE NOTE THAT CHANGE OF CENTRE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.   Centre Code Name of the Centre     01 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202 002. 02 University of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211 002. 03 Andhra University, Visakhapatnam – 530 003. 04 Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar – 791 111. 05 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221 005. 06 Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560 056. 07 M.P. Bhoj Open University, Raja Bhoj Marg, Bhopal – 462016. 08 Berhampur University, Berhampur – 760 007. 09 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046. 10 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli – 620 024. 11 University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713 104. 12 University of Calcutta, Kolkata – 700 073. 13 University of Calicut, Kozhikode – 673 635. 14 Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut – 250 005. 15 Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur – 208 024. 16 Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi – 682 022. 17 Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi – 110 025. 18 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya , Indore – 452 001. 19 Dr. B. S. A. Marathwada University, Aurangabad – 431 004. 20 Gauhati University, Guwahati – 781 014. 21 Goa University, Goa – 403 203. 22 Deendayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur–273 009. 23 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad – 380 009. 24 Gulbarga University, Gulbarga – 585 106. 25 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar – 143 005. 26 Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla – 171 005. 27 University of Jammu, Jammu (Tawi) – 180 006. 28 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur – 342 001. 29 Jiwaji University, Gwalior – 474 011. 30 Karnatak University, Dharwad – 580 003. 31 University of Kashmir, Srinagar – 190 006. 32 University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 034. 33 Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – 132 119. 34 University of Lucknow, Lucknow – 226 007. 35 M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 002. 36 University of Madras, Chennai – 600 005. 37 Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai – 625 021. 38 Mangalore University, Mangalore – 574 199. 39 Manipur University, Imphal – 795 003. 40 Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur – 313 001. 41 University of Mumbai, Mumbai – 400 032. 42 Nagarjuna University, Guntur – 522 510. 43 Nagpur University, Nagpur – 440 001. 44 North Bengal University, Darjeeling – 734 430. 45 North Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793 022. 46 Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500 007. 47 Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur – 492 010. 48 Panjab University, Chandigarh – 160 014. 49 Patna University, Patna – 800 005. 50 University of Pune, Pune – 411 007. 51 University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302 004. 52 Ranchi University, Ranchi – 834 008. 53 Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur – 482 001. 54 H.N. Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar-246 174 55 Sambalpur University, Sambalpur – 768 019. 56 Saurashtra University, Rajkot – 360 005. 57 Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517 502. 58 Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur – 812 007. 59 Tripura University, Agartala – 799 004. 60 Utkal University, Bhubaneswar – 751 004. 61 Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra – 282 004. 62 Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer – 305 009. 63 Mizoram University, Mizoram, Post Box No.190, Aizawl –796012. 64 Nagaland University, P.B.341, Lumani, Kohima –797 001. 65 Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair – 744 104. 66 Dr. Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa – 486 003. 67 Assam University, Silchar – 788 011. (Assam) 68 Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh – 786 004. 69 Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, P.O. Tadong-737 102. (Gangtok, Sikkim) 70 Tezpur University, Tezpur – 784 028. 71 Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan 72 Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak – 124001 73 Punjabi University, Patiala – 147002 74 University of Mysore, Crawford Hall, Mysore – 570005
11) HOW TO APPLY (APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE) :       STEPS FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM       i)   The candidates are required to download the Bank Challan Performa from the UGC website OR take photocopy from the UGC-NET Notification published in the Employment News and then deposit the requisite test fee in any branch of State Bank of India along with the bank charges (commission) of Rs.20/-.     ii)   Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the following : (i) Scanned passport (pp) size photograph in JPEG format should be less then 300kb, (ii) Copy of Bank Challan (fee receipt)     iii)   Candidate seeking admission to the Test must apply online (i.e. www.ugcnetonline.in OR through a link available on the UGC website: www.ugc.ac.in).     iv)   After successful submission, the candidate should take printout of online Application Form (two copies), Attendance Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy) on separate A-4 size papers.     v) SC/ST/PH/VH candidates and candidates belonging to OBC (as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in ) must enclose the attested copy of certificate for the same.     vi) Candidates seeking age relaxation must enclose the certificate of educational qualification/research experience entitling the candidates for age relaxation. (for details, please see item no. 4).     vii) The Application (consisting of two copies of printout of online application form, one copy Attendance Slip and one copy Admission card) alongwith required documents (as mentioned in item No. 13) must reach the Registrar of the University (UGC Test Centre).     viii) Application received after 1.11.2010 at the Test Centre will be rejected.     ix) Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available at UGC website and also to be shortly published in the Employment News. Please note that Fee submitted through any other mode like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.     x) The envelope containing the Application Form should be superscribed “UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, DECEMBER, 2010”.     xi) The candidates must affix their recent identical passport size photographs, at the places indicated, on the printout of Online Application Form and must sign across the photograph after it is affixed so that a part of the signature spreads over the Application Form beyond the photograph. Besides, it should be duly attested by the Head of the University Department/Principal of the College/Class-I Gazetted Officer.     xii) In order to avoid last minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough. UGC will not be responsible for network problems or any other problem of this nature.
12)   GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS     i)   The candidates must read the conditions of eligibility as given at item no. 3 carefully and must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for the Test before filling the online application and submitting the printout of Online Application Forms.     ii)   Candidates will be issued the Admission Card by the respective Test Centres after allotment of test venue. Candidates should note that their candidature is strictly provisional. The mere fact that Admission Card has been issued to any candidate shall not imply that the Commission has finally accepted his/her candidature.     iii)   UGC may change the centre(s) or date of examination without assigning any reason.     iv)   Applications received after the last date will not be entertained.     v)   No TA will be paid to the candidates.     vi)   Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.     vii)   The decision of the Commission shall be final in all matters.     viii)   All legal disputes pertaining to this Test shall fall within the jurisdiction of Delhi Courts only.     ix)   Candidates should correspond only with their respective Test centres for Admission Card or any other relevant information. UGC will not entertain any requests/queries in this regard.     x)   The use of calculators or Log Tables is not permitted. Cellular phones, pagers and electronic devices etc. are not allowed in the Examination Hall/Room.     xi)   A candidate who does not appear in paper-I, will not be permitted to appear in paper-II and paper-III.     xii)   Candidates will not be allowed to write any question from the Test Booklet on the Admission Card or on any other paper.     xiii)   Those candidates who do not receive their Admission Card (Roll Number) after allotment of the Venue of Test by the Co-ordinator of the respective Centre for appearing in the UGC-NET till 20th December 2010, are advised to contact the office of Registrar/Co-ordinator of their UGC-NET Centres from 21st to 24th December, 2010, with the copy of Admission Card (Provisional) and two identical passport-size photographs duly attested by a gazetted officer. No Admission Card (Roll Number) will be issued on the day of the Test (i.e. 26th December, 2010). UGC will not be responsible for any delay/non-receipt of the Admission card.     xiv)   The descriptive papers, i.e., Paper-III of language subjects must be answered in the concerned language only.   xv)   Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended and photographs pasted by them in all the places, viz. in their Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admission Card should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.     xvi)   The candidates in their own interest are requested to retain a photocopy of the Application Form, Admission Card and Attendance Slip for record.     xvii)   Applications submitted on any other format (including old UGC format) will not be accepted.     xviii)   Printout of online application sent directly to the UGC will not be accepted.     xix)   Applications received after the last date (i.e. 01.11.2010) at the test centre will not be accepted.     xx)   Submission of Online Application is mandatory. Hard copies submitted to the Test Centre without online submission, will not be accepted.     xxi)   Application Form must be completed in all respect as per the Notification.     xxii)   All incomplete Application Forms will be rejected.
13)    ENCLOSURES TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION   The candidates should send the following documents with printout of their online Application Form (two copies), Attendance Slip (one copy) and Admission Card (one copy on separate A-4 size papers) :       i)   Copy of Bank Challan (UGC copy).     ii)   Attested copies of SC/ST/Visually Handicapped/Physically Handicapped/ OBC (Non creamy layer) certificates, in case applicable.     iii)   Certificate of educational qualification/research experience, in case applicable, entitling the candidate for age relaxation, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.     iv)   Two self addressed unstamped envelopes of 10” X 4” size.
14)    CHECK LIST FOR FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM     The candidates are advised to ensure the following points before filling the Online Application Forms:       i)   whether they fulfil the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the heading ‘CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY’ and ‘AGE LIMIT’.     ii)   that they have filled their CATEGORY, viz., GEN/SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer), in the relevant column correctly.     iii)   that they have filled their subject and test centre in the relevant column correctly.     iv)   that the VH/PH candidates have filled the relevant column in the Online Application Form. Only VH/PH candidates have to fill this column and the others have to leave it blank.     v)   whether they have signed the printout of Online Application Form Admission Card and Attendance Slip.     vi)   whether they have enclosed the required documents with the Application Form before submission at the Test Centre.     vii)   whether they have kept a copy of the submitted documents for their own record.
15) THE LIST OF STATES ALONG WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CODES ARE GIVEN BELOW:       Andhra Pradesh(01), Arunachal Pradesh(02), Assam(03), Bihar(04), Delhi(05), Goa(06), Gujarat(07), Haryana(08), Himachal Pradesh(09), Jammu & Kashmir(10), Karnataka(11), Kerala(12), Madhya Pradesh(13), Maharashtra(14), Manipur(15), Meghalaya(16), Mizoram(17), Nagaland(18), Orissa(19), Punjab(20), Rajasthan(21), Sikkim(22), Tamil Nadu(23), Tripura(24), Uttar Pradesh(25), West Bengal(26), Andaman & Nicobar Islands(27), Dadra & Nagar Havelli(28), Daman & Diu(29), Lakshadweep(30), Pondicherry(31), Chhattisgarh(32), Jharkhand(33), Uttarakhand (34),  Chandigarh(35).
16)	University Grants Commission shall not be responsible for any printing error in this Notification.

The World's Top Universities

The U.S. gets a lot of bad press for the failures of its education system, and some of the supporting data is frightening. A study by the Department of Education found that 30 million adults in the U.S. are functionally illiterate. Another Department of Ed report ranks the U.S. at 35 out of 57 countries for mathematics literacy among 15-year-olds.

But when it comes to higher education, no one on Earth does better than the U.S., according to a new study by Times Higher Education (THE), a London magazine that tracks the higher ed market. Its 2010-'11 annual World University Rankings is dominated by U.S. schools. They hold 72 places among the world's top 200, including all the top five. Great Britain is a distant second, with 29 universities making the cut.

"Money talks," says THE's rankings editor, Phil Baty. He points out that the U.S. spends 3.1% of its gross domestic product on higher education, which is more than any other of the advanced nations in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and twice as much as the average. However, spending by the U.S. on primary and secondary education, as a percentage of GDP, is on par with most developed nations and lags behind Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Britain.

THE's top-ranked school is Harvard University, which is the oldest U.S. institution of higher learning, having been established in 1636 (Harvard ranked No. 8 in Forbes' own annual ranking of colleges). Harvard finished first on THE's teaching component and also scored highly on the impact of its research, which is calculated by looking at the papers produced at each institution and counting the number of citations they get.

THE revamped its methodology this year, with reduced weightings for the subjective results of a reputation survey, and more than doubled the number of metrics in the ranking, from 6 to 13. THE says its goal is to measure the three main missions of a university: teaching, research and knowledge transfer 

The ranking clearly favors big research institutions. "Research institutions are the key to the knowledge economy," Baty says. Thus, for example, six of the eight schools in the Ivy League rank in the top 20 overall, but Brown and Dartmouth, smaller Ivies with fewer postgrad programs, lag well behind, at 55 and 99, respectively. Brown fared poorly when it came to research citations. Dartmouth got dinged for its lack of diversity among students and faculty and low scores for research reputation.

Size wasn't an issue for California Institute of Technology, ranked No. 2. Enrollment at Caltech was only 2,130 last year, including both undergraduates and graduate students. Yet the school ranked first for citation impact (tied with MIT and Princeton, which ranked Nos. 3 and 5 overall). The school's focus on sciences and engineering attracts some of the brightest minds in the world. It counts 31 Nobel Prize winners among its alumni and faculty.

The big loser in this year's ranking is the United Kingdom. There are 29 U.K. schools on the list of 200, but whereas last year the U.K. had eight in the top 50 and three in the top five, the corresponding numbers this year are five and zero. "In previous years some [British] universities have been ranked higher thanks to heritage and reputation rather than academic excellence."

Baty says that is a "wake-up call" for higher education in the U.K. The government there plays a much bigger role funding higher education than the U.S., but it is contemplating cutting funding up to 30% as it deals with a budget shortfall. The top ranked U.K. schools are the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford, which tied for No. 6.

Other countries well represented in the top 200 include Germany, with 14 schools (although none in the top 40), the Netherlands with 10 (none in the top 100) and Canada with nine (the University of Toronto ranks No. 17 overall).

China leads Asian countries with six schools in the top 200 (Peking University ranks No. 37 overall). "Asians are taking higher education seriously and investing heavily," Baty says. South Korea has four schools on the list, headed by No. 28 Pohang University of Science and Technology. It spends 2.4% of its GDP on higher ed, third among OECD countries, behind only the U.S. and Canada. THE says that spending has put Korea's higher education system on par with Japan's, Hong Kong's and mainland China's.

Foreign Universities loking for branches in India

When the Indian education minister spoke last autumn of inviting overseas education providers to set up campuses in the country, he mentioned the likes of Harvard, Yale and Oxford.




But six months after India's top ministerial body approved a draft law to open the country to foreign education institutions, it is clear that the world's top universities are not ready to plunge into the vast higher-education market in India.



Instead, the proposal before lawmakers is more likely to attract midlevel schools — still far superior to the average Indian education provider — while excluding fly-by-night operators, according to educators who have advised the Human Resource Development Ministry, which oversees education.



"There is a high level of interest only from the Tier 2 institutions to do things in a serious manner," said M. Anandakrishnan, chairman of one of the branches of the government-financed Indian Institute of Technology, or IIT. Some of the names in this category are the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Virginia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the Schulich School of Business in Toronto.



The so-called Tier 1 institutions "are simply not interested in setting up a campus here," Mr. Anandakrishnan said.



Georgia Tech says it is planning to set up a research facility in the southern city of Hyderabad in partnership with Infosys Technologies. According to a statement, the university hopes the passage of the proposed legislation will allow it to start offering master's and doctoral degrees in India.



Carnegie Mellon University is helping the northern state of Punjab to plan courses at a new university, while Virginia Tech and Schulich have lined up Indian partners and have announced plans for new campuses near Chennai and in Hyderabad, respectively.



While a final vote by Parliament on the legislation has yet to be scheduled, colleges are already making plans, anticipating they will find an eager and substantial audience, consultants say.



"Fundamentally, it is a big education market," said H.V. Harish, who is advising education providers about how to enter India. "There are people who spend money. The target market for these types of universities is people who can afford an overseas education but do not want to send their kids overseas. People from business families."



The market does not end there, say some of the midlevel colleges and universities that have already entered India through partnerships with Indian universities. The British University of Wolverhampton, for instance, is reaching out to working professionals — junior to midlevel managers who have a few years of experience. It plans to teach business courses through its Indian partner, Bishop Heber College, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, and is happy with this arrangement.



"I think the Indian government now is more receptive to foreign universities' setting up in India," said Jo Gittens, director of the university's International Office. "We don't have any overseas campuses. It's something we haven't taken up as a strategy because we feel we have good-enough partnerships." But, she added, "it's certainly not out of the question."



The Schulich School of Business also started out with an Indian partner. In January of this year, it started a joint master of business administration degree program with Mumbai's S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research. But even as it began this partnership, it was in advanced talks with the GMR Group, a consortium of mostly infrastructure companies, to set up an independent campus in Hyderabad.



Ashwin W. Joshi, executive director of the Schulich M.B.A. Program in India, says there is strong demand in India for a top-quality M.B.A. program, which the school plans to start offering by 2013.



"There are people who are incredibly bright and people who can pay," he said. Mr. Joshi believes there are "tens of thousands" of people who can pay the more than $24,000 in annual tuition fees that international students pay when they go to Schulich."I don't have any doubt that there will be any shortage of demand at these price points." He could be right. The privately run Indian School of Business, also in Hyderabad, charges $35,000.



While there may be a large market, the bill now before lawmakers prohibits repatriation of profits. Furthermore, those wanting to set up campuses must deposit more than $10.5 million with the government. The proposed law also requires that institutions have at least 20 years of teaching experience in their home countries. Officials will have the power to exempt applicants from some conditions, but not the one banning providers from taking profits out of India.



"Genuinely good institutions are not interested in taking out profits," said Pawan Agarwal, a former education ministry official. "They want a global footprint."



That is what several midlevel entrants have in mind as they size up their prospects in India. Institutions that have firmed up plans to start or expand operations in India say that while they may not see profits for years, having a presence in India — no matter how small — helps to draw students.



Glenn Withers, president of Universities Australia, a group that represents 39 institutions, said, "An overseas campus is a better option to internationalize education for Australian students."



Ms. Gittens of the University of Wolverhampton agrees. Partnerships "are not just about joint delivery — they are about internationalizing our staff," she said.



Although India's government now does not see the Ivy League rushing to enter the Indian market, officials at some Ivy League schools have confirmed plans to increase their presence, no matter how small. Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, has decided to open an office in India, either in New Delhi or in Mumbai.



"This is something we've just decided on," said Matthew Gutmann, Brown's vice president for international affairs, during an interview after leading a mission to India in April.



Earlier this year, Columbia University in New York opened its fourth global center for research and regional collaboration in Mumbai, even though it does not have plans to open a separate campus in India. "We've created a center that's independent of any joint degree program," said Kenneth Prewitt, Columbia's vice president for global centers. However, the university's experience suggests that an initial step like this one might lead to joint degree programs, he said, adding it was a possibility that the same could happen in India.



This is what Education Minister Kapil Sibal and other backers of the draft law have learnedand are now emphasizing as it awaits parliamentary action. After the initial talk about the impending arrival of the Ivies — Mr. Sibal is a Harvard Law School graduate — "he is beginning to realize that it is not going to happen all of a sudden," Mr. Agarwal said