Thursday, April 9, 2009

Paper : Vijaya Bank Probationary Officers Solved Paper 2008

1. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of……
(A) World Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh
(D) Reserve Bank of India
(E) None of these
2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations ?
(A) 10 paise
(B) 20 paise
(C) 25 paise
(D) 50 paise
(E) 1•00 Rupee
3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar
(B) Dinar
(C) Yen
(D) Peso
(E) Euro
4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general public. These machines are called……
(A) Coin dispensing machines
(B) ATMs
(C) Debit Card Machines
(D) Ledger Machines
(E) None of these
5. Which of the following names is not associated with the insurance business in India ?
(A) Bajaj Allianz
(B) LIC
(C) GIC
(D) Tata AIG
(E) GE Money
6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold, silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has emained the highest trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as……
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) zinc
(D) white gold
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following is known as Plastic money ?
1. Demand Draft
2. Credit Card
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers ‘IPO’. What is the full form of the same ?
(A) Indian Public Offer
(B) Institutional Purchase
(C) Industrial Purchase Order
(D) Indian Purchase Offer
(E) Initial Public Offer
9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full form of the same ?
(A) New Multi Capital Exchange
(B) National Medium Commodity Exchange
(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange
(D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange
(E) None of these
10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property. This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of banking ?
(A) Corporate Banking
(B) Personal Banking
(C) Merchant Banking
(D) Portfolio Management Service
(E) None of these
11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?
(A) Gramin Bank of Bangladesh
(B) CRY
(C) ASHA
(D) NABARD
(E) None of these
12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of…
(A) Literature
(B) Physics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Music
(E) Medical Science
13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a Hockey Coach ?
(A) Guru
(B) Chak De India
(C) Om Shanti Om
(D) Jab We Met
(E) None of these
14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) Nepal
(D) Britain
(E) France
15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?
(A) Internet Banking
(B) Branch visits
(C) Going to money lenders
(D) Tele Banking
(E) All of these
16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Maldives
(E) South Africa
17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?
(A) Inflation
(B) Sensex
(C) Human Development Index
(D) SLR
(E) None of these
18. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency ?
(A) ECGC
(B) SEBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) Axis Bank
(E) BHEL
19. Which of the countries represent letter ‘C’ in the category known as BRIC countries ?
(A) Canada
(B) Chile
(C) Cuba
(D) Croatia
(E) China
20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?
(A) President of India
(B) UPA Chairperson
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister of India
(E) None of these
21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(B) Dhyanchand Award
(C) Shram Vir Award
(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(E) None of these
22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?
(A) YES
(B) HDFC
(C) TATA
(D) Kotak Mahindra
(E) Axis
23. Twenty-20 matches are played in the game of……
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Tennis
(E) Cricket
24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?
(A) 123 Pact with USA
(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia
(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran
(D) Border talks with China
(E) None of these
25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?
(A) SAT
(B) NET
(C) PAN
(D) VAT
(E) None of these
26. As per the news appeared in some major newspapers India is number two in getting ‘PE’. What is the full form of ‘PE’ as used in the financial world ?
(A) Professional and Ecofriendly
(B) Profitable Equity
(C) Profitable and Economical
(D) Private and Economical
(E) Private Equity
27. Many a times we read in newspapers about ‘Financial Inclusion’. What does it really mean ? [Pick up correct statement(s)]
1. Allow the merger and acquisition of banks so that only few big banks exist and continue to cater to the need of corporate sector.
2. Expending the network of banks in such a way that people from lower strata of society also get the benefit of services provided by banks.
3. Providing Insurance cover to each and every citizen so that he/she can live a healthy and long life.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
28. Which of the following organizations recently issued some guidelines related to ‘Participatory Notes’ as used in financial world ?
(A) RBI
(B) IRDA
(C) SEBI
(D) AMFI
(E) None of these
29. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?
(A) Nuclear Power generation plants
(B) Pharma Industry
(C) Paper Industry
(D) Sugar plants
(E) None of these
30. As per news items published in various newspapers, Italy has offered its help in developing ‘SMEs’ in India. What is the full form of ‘SME’ ?
(A) Small and Monopolistic Economy
(B) Small and Medium Enterprises
(C) Speedy and Mechanical
(D) Small and Medium Level Economy
(E) None of these
31. Which of the following statements about the ‘exports’ from India is true ?
1. Exports are showing good rate of growth.
2. Exports are growing in volume but still they are poorer than imports in terms of value.
3. Exports are not improving the way they were growing two years back.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 are correct
(E) None of these
32. Which of the following countries for the first time elected a lady as its President recently ?
(A) Argentina
(B) China
(C) New Zealand
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
33. The Govt. of India keeps on clearing the proposal of setting up new SEZs at several places. What does the letter ‘S’ represent in the ‘SEZ’ ?
(A) Soft
(B) Small
(C) Special
(D) Supportive
(E) None of these
34. Which of the following is not a foodgrain ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Maize
(D) Jowar
(E) Cotton
35. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman of the National Land Reforms Council ?
(A) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(B) Arjun Singh
(C) Pranav Mukherjee
(D) Kamal Nath
(E) Manmohan Singh
36. Various Govt. agencies/organizations are given responsibilities for implementing various policies/decisions of the Govt. of India. Policies about credit flow to the agricultural/priority sector are framed/implemented through which of the following apex bodies ?
(A) ECGC
(B) NABARD
(C) UTI
(D) IDBI Bank
(E) None of these
37. As we read every then and now the Monetary and Credit Policy is reviewed and changes/corrections are made frequently. Who amongst the following exactly takes this decision in India ?
(A) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Finance Minister
(D) Chairman Finance Commission
(E) None of these
38. The World Bank sanctioned Rs. 18,000 crores to which of the following states for its Poverty Alleviation Programme ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
39. The UNO has declared year 2008 as the year of……
(A) AIDS Prevention
(B) Potato
(C) Water Harvesting
(D) Social Justice to Children
(E) None of these
40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Pakistan– The Gathering Storms’ ?
(A) Benazir Bhutto
(B) Parvez Musharraf
(C) Arun Shourie
(D) Arun Gandhi
(E) None of these
41. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ?
(A) Vir Chakra
(B) Jeevan Raksha Padak
(C) Ashok Chakra
(D) Mahavir Chakra
(E) Saraswati Samman
42. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra and Karnataka
(E) None of these
43. Which of the following is not a foreign bank working in India ?
(A) HSBC
(B) Barclays
(C) Standard Chartered
(D) Yes Bank
(E) All are foreign banks
44. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ?
(A) Bimal Jalan
(B) Y. V. Reddy
(C) C. Rangarajan
(D) Vijay Kelkar
(E) None of these
45. India has the least or negligible trade relations with …………
(A) Japan
(B) Britain
(C) South Africa
(D) Uganda
(E) Iran
46. Your friend has received a sum of Rs. 10000 from his grandparents. He wants to deposit this sum in a bank under a condition of not to withdraw fully or partially for at least two years. He will be needed to open which type of account in the bank ?
(A) Small savings account
(B) Current account
(C) Fixed deposit account
(D) Demat account
(E) None of these
47. Recently, this was in news that ASEAN is an association of ……
(A) Commonwealth nations
(B) SAARC nations
(C) South-Eastern Asian nations
(D) Oil-exporting nations
(E) African nations
48. Names of two important persons are often visible in newspapers/magazines/electronic media. These names are Dr. C. Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan. Which of the following facts are identical in the life of both these two persons ?
(A) Both are principal economic advisors to the Prime Minister
(B) Both are the Members of the Lok Sabha
(C) Both are the former Governors of RBI
(D) Both were the Finance Ministers of India
(E) There is nothing similar in both
49. Which of the following places of West Bengal was in news recently, since some violent incidences took place due to an attempt of agricultural land aquisition for industrial purposes ?
(A) Khadakpur
(B) Nandigram
(C) Howrah
(D) Bolepur
(E) None of these
50. In accordance with the reports published in the papers/magazines, the Government of India and some NGOs have declared/started some projects to help/ to provide relief to the farmers in general and specially to perplexed farmers. Which of the following is not such a plan ?
(A) Crop insurance plan
(B) E-Chaupal
(C) Subsidy for chemical fertilizers
(D) Reconstruction of watershade/water-bodies
(E) Mid-day meal
ANSWERS : -
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D) 21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D) 26. (E) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (A) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (E) 35. (E) 36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (A) 41. (E) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (C) 47. (C) 48. (C) 49. (B) 50. (E)

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

UGC NET 2009

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TESTING (NET) BUREAU

UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP – JUNE,2009

NOTIFICATION

Last date for receipt of duly completed Application Forms at the respective Test Centres is

04-05-2009. Candidates should submit their Application Forms only to the Registrar of the

university from where they wish to appear in the Test as indicated in item 10 below. The

application must be strictly as per the prescribed format. APPLICATION SENT DIRECTLY

TO THE UGC OFFICE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

1) The University Grants Commission announces holding of the National Eligibility

Test (NET) on 28th June, 2009 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility of Indian

nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowships (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 66 (sixty six) selected University

Centres (listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country.

The result of the UGC-NET held on 28th December, 2008 and the one to be held on

28th June, 2009 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 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) candidates will be given such special concessions as may be

decided by the Commission.

2) 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 have already

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.

EXAM. DATE : 28-06-2009 CLOSING DATE : 04-05-2009

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% 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/SC/ST/PH/VH certificate along with their Application Forms.

Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates/documents in support

of their eligibility alongwith the 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.

4) AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :

i) Junior Research Fellowship : Not more than 28 years as on 01.06.2009. 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 : No upper age limit.

5) EXEMPTION (ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP) :

i) For M. Phil/ Ph.D candidates: The candidates having Ph.D. Degree in the

concerned subject are exempted from NET for Under Graduate and Post Graduate

level teaching. The candidates having M. Phil Degree in the concerned subject are

exempted from NET for Under Graduate level teaching only. 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. All SET qualified candidates are also eligible to appear in NET, if they so

desire.

6) EXAMINATION FEE AND MODE OF PAYMENT :

For General candidates, the examination fee is Rs.450/-; for Other Backward Classes

(OBC), the fee is Rs. 225/- and for SC/ST/PH/VH candidates, it is Rs. 110/-. The fee

should be paid in the form of a single crossed demand draft from any Government of

India Bank/Scheduled Government Bank payable at their Service Branch, New

Delhi/Delhi only with six months’ validity drawn in favour of the Secretary, U.G.C., New

Delhi. 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 28th

June, 2009 in two separate sessions as under :

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Session Paper Marks Duration

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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.)

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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.

Paper-II shall consist of short questions based on the subject selected by the

candidate. Each of these papers will consist of a Test Booklet containing 50

objective type questions. The candidate will have to mark the response for each

question on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet provided alongwith 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

format of Paper-III has been revised w.e.f. June,2005 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 PAPER M– IINIPMAUPEMR Q –U IAI LIPFAYPINEGR M- IA +R PKASP ER - II

GENERAL/OBC 40 40 100 (50 %)

PH/VH 35 35 90 (45 %)

SC/ST 35 35 80 (40 %)

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 centre Coordinator.

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 will be 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 are as given below:

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Subject Name of the subject

Code

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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) The Test Centres with their respective codes are given below. Application 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 :

LIST OF NET CENTRES

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Centre Name of the Centre

Code

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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

Island, Port Blair – 744 104.

66 Dr. Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa – 486 003.

11) GUIDELINES FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION FORM

i) Candidate seeking admission to the Test must apply in the prescribed

Application Form in DUPLICATE as given in the Notification. Application

Form may be neatly typed or photocopied on white paper (A-4 size) on one

side of the paper only. The application not in the prescribed format will be

rejected. Request for Application Form from UGC will not be entertained.

ii) The Candidate should fill the Application Form legibly and carefully in their

own handwriting with ballpoint pen. TWO COPIES OF THE

APPLICATION FORM ALONGWITH ADMISSION CARD,

ATTENDANCE SLIP AND DEMAND DRAFT SHOULD BE SENT TO

THE REGISTRAR OF THE UNIVERSITY FROM WHERE THE

CANDIDATE HAS OPTED TO APPEAR FOR THE TEST.

APPLICATIONS ADDRESSED TO UGC OFFICE WILL NOT BE

ENTERTAINED.

The envelope containing the Application Form should be superscribed “UGC

NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH

FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP, JUNE, 2009”

iii) The candidates must affix their recent passport size photographs from the

same negative at the places indicated in the 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.

iv) In Column-7, Write M for Male and F for Female.

v) In Column-8, Write GEN for General, SC for Scheduled Caste, ST for

Scheduled Tribe and OBC for Other Backward Classes.

vi) Fill up column 9 only if applicable. Write VH for Visually Handicapped and

PH for Physically Handicapped.

vii) Candidates who have appeared and are awaiting their result or shall be

appearing in the final year of Master’s degree examination should fill up the

Attestation Form given at the bottom of the Application Form and get it

attested by the Head of the Institution. They should also mention the

University Name to which the College/Institute is affiliated.

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 submitting the Application Forms.

ii) Candidates will be issued the Admission Card by the respective Test Centres.

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

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) for

appearing in the UGC-NET till 24th June,2009, are advised to contact the

office of Registrar/Co-ordinator of their UGC-NET Centres from 25th to 27th

June, 2009, with 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. 28th June, 2009) under any circumstances.

xiv) The descriptive papers, i.e., Paper-III of language subjects must be

answered in the concerned language only.

13) ENCLOSURES TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION

Candidates should send the following documents with their application:-

i) A crossed Bank Draft towards examination fee payable to Secretary, University

Grants Commission, New Delhi. Candidates should mention their name, Subject

Code and Centre Code on the reverse of the Demand Draft.

ii) SC/ST/Visually Handicapped/Physically Handicapped/ OBC certificates, in case

applicable, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.

iii) Two self addressed unstamped envelopes of 10” X 4” size.

14) CHECK LIST

The candidates are advised to check the following points carefully before submission

of application:-

i) Whether they fulfil the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under

the heading ‘CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY’ and ‘AGE LIMIT’.

ii) Whether they have filled all the columns of the Application Form correctly.

iii) Whether they have filled the name of the subject and centre as well as their

codes in columns 3 and 4 respectively.

iv) Whether they have filled their CATEGORY in Column 8 in words, viz.,

GEN/SC/ST/OBC correctly.

v) Whether VH/PH candidates have filled Column 9 correctly. Only VH/PH

candidates have to fill this column and the others have to leave it blank.

vi) Whether they have signed the Application Form and Attendance Slip.

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(27), Dadra & Nagar Havelli(28), Daman & Diu(29),

Lakshadweep(30), Pondicherry(31), Chhattisgarh(32), Jharkhand(33), Uttarakhand(34),

Chandigarh(35).

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