 Hi friends, welcome to my channel and welcome to yet another interesting video. There's this question that has been rattling my YouTube subscribers for quite some time. And the question is, which subject should I choose to give their UGC Net Examine? I've already answered this question in the comment section of a lot of YouTube videos that I've made and have clarified this in some of my other videos as well but I've never made any dedicated video on this topic. So I've felt that since a lot of students are having trouble relating to this topic, let me make a separate video to end all your doubts for once and for all. If you have any other questions or queries, feel free to put that in the comment section as well and I'll be happy to make a video on that topic as well. Also at the same time, if you are new to this channel then please hit the subscribe button and press the bell icon so that every Sunday as soon as I upload a new video, you're the first one to know about it. We're proud to share that we are right now India's largest YouTube channel in the field of UGC Net Exam preparation. In today's video, we're also going to discuss the eligibility criteria, age limit and validity and many more such questions related to UGC Net. So please make sure that you watch this video till the end. Thus without any further ado, let's jump into the topic and let us look at the question of the hour. That is, in which subject shall one give their UGC Net Exam in? First, let's discuss with subjects we cannot give our UGC Net Exam in because we should know what we cannot do, only then we will know what we can know. So, some people say that if you have completed your post-graduation, then you can give UGC Net Exam in any subject, irrespective whether that was a subject in your post-graduation or not. Still confused? Wait a minute, I'll clarify. Let me clarify this by giving you an example. Suppose I have done my post-graduation in, let's say history. Now, is it possible to give my UGC Net Exam in political science? If I've done my post-graduation in history, can I give my UGC Net Exam in political science? No, it is not possible. And if someone in your circle is saying you're the same, please try to stay away and block these people because they are just trying to manipulate you. Okay, so by giving you this example, I just meant to tell you that this is not the right approach. If you have done your post-graduation in, let's say, subject A, you cannot give UGC Net in subject B. Please note that we cannot give the exam in any subject we want. Now the question is, can we give the exam in the subject in which we have done our bachelors? For example, suppose I had three subjects in my bachelors and they were psychology, sociology, and English. Does that mean I can appear for UGC Net exam in any of these subjects? No, because bachelors' subjects don't hold any importance when it comes to choosing the subject in which you give your UGC Net. So in which subject can we give UGC Net? You might be worried that what subject can we give? And the answer is the subject in which you have done your master's. You can apply for your exam only and only in the subject that you are pursuing or have completed your master's in. Friends, I will give you two examples and you are going to tell me which subject the person can give UGC Net exam in. I'm going to take examples from one of my favorite movies, DDLGT, here. Let's take Raj in Sembranaz characters. Now Raj, your favorite character, has completed his bachelors in history, political science, and economics, and he has done his master's in geography. Now answer the first question. In which subject can Raj appear for the UGC Net exam? What are you going to do is pause this video for a moment, write your answer in the comments below, and after writing the answer, resume the video. Ki answer, aap baatati hu mai what is the right answer? The right answer is geography. Raj cannot give UGC Net exam in Paul Science, neither economics, in spite of the fact that he has studied the subjects in bachelors. The only subject he can choose to do his UGC Net in is geography, because that is the subject he chose in his master's. Now let's come to Simran, Simran did B.Com. And after her graduation, she completed her master's in economics. Usko laga M.Com nahi kandami ko economics mai MA karna. Now tell me in which subject can she give her UGC Net exam? Comment your answers down below, and if you have done that, let me tell you the correct answer. It is economics. This means she cannot give UGC Net commerce, even if she chose commerce in her graduation. 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Dono me bhi kan satta hai aur chaya to inme se kisi ek me bhi kar satta hai. For example, if someone has done dual masters in English and economics, he can give UGC net in both English and economics or can give it in any one of them. Another big question that is raised by many of my commerce and management students is that they have done MCOM. Now, under which subject shall they give their exam? Because in case of MA, a person has to choose a subject in which they want to do MA and therefore the same subject they choose in UGC net. MA, English, Paul Science, Geography all the subjects are in your UGC net list. But in case of MCOM, they don't have to choose any subject. Me ne MCOM khiya hai. Mujhe subject chooshi nahi karna. Then in which subject will I give my UGC net? And the answer is, commerce. Any person who has done MCOM or is doing MCOM can give UGC net only in commerce subject. Commerce ke students to phir bhi teek hai. Management wale students jino ne MBA kia hai Wo tha sapsinata parishaan hut hai iss tawal se. Ki aakhir konsa subject choos kanna hai UGC net way. Kyuki in MBA, there are different specializations jese MBA in finance, MBA in marketing and HR. So, an MBA student is always confused. Let me clear this confusion. If you have done MBA and have opted for MA specialization except HR, then you have to give UGC net at management. Be it MBA in finance, marketing, accountancy, one has to appear for UGC net management. Now guys, we have discussed all the other streams except HR. The question arises that which subject will a student of MBA with HR specialization choose in UGC net? The answer is UGC net in human resource management. HR is the only subject for which UGC net conducts a separate exam. Other than that, all the other specializations are combined under the name of UGC net management be it sales, marketing or any other specialization. So I hope in this video, I have solved this very big confusion that you had in your little head and that is how will I choose subject for UGC net? Friends, in the beginning only I told you that I will answer your questions related to minimum eligibility, validity of UGC net certificate. So now I'm going to look at that. Let's start with eligibility. Many people are having this doubt that when are they eligible to appear in UGC net exam? Let me tell you friends, if you're pursuing or have completed your master's, you can give the exam. For those who have completed their master's, the minimum marks required in the master's is 55% without rounding off. This means that even if you've scored 54.98%, you will not be able to appear for UGC net exam. This percentage rate is for general category students. For ST, SC, PWD, a slightly relaxed rate that is 50% in master's is applicable. Now some people say that they are pursuing their master's. Can they sit for UGC net exam? Such people can appear for the exam and even clear UGC net exam in the first year of their master's. But let me tell you friends, if your aggregate marks are less than 55% after completing your master's, your UGC net certificate will stand invalid. Another question is, when can one appear for the exam? The answer is one can appear any time for this exam. You can appear at the age of 50, you can even appear at the age of 98. But the only criteria is that your UGC net certificate will be valid only if you complete your master's within two years of receiving your UGC net certificate. So ideally you should sit for this exam in the first year of your master's. Before that, it is not useful to sit. If you clear the first year of bachelor's, then how will you get master's degree in two years? So right after clearing your bachelor's, you can start preparing for UGC net and first year of your master's. So that within two years you finish your master's and you get the certificate as well. Another question is about the validity of the certificate. Let me tell you friends that the certificate is valid for lifetime. You can apply for the post-off lecture or any time after obtaining the certificate. But the GRF certificate is only valid for a period of three years after obtaining it. That means you will lose all the scholarship and stipend if you apply for a PhD after three years of getting the GRF certificate. Though you can still apply for PhD after three years of GRF but you will not get the stipend from the government. Okay? You can do PhD anytime but the stipend with GRF is only valid if you apply for PhD within three years after completing the GRF. And lastly, people are confused about the age limit of the candidate. In case of UGC net, there is no age limit. Anybody can apply for UGC net. Even a 70-year-old candidate who is retired and is ideally sitting in his house can also appear for this exam. But for GRF, the age limit is 30 years for general male candidates and 35 years for general females and for both male and females of ST, SC, PWD, OBC. Now I'm quite eager to know after so many discussions, how did you feel about this video? Did you like it or did you not like it? Did you find it helpful? Please share your views in the comments below. Also, if you have any questions, any doubts or if you want me to make a video on any other topic, then feel free to put that in the comment section as well. If you found this video helpful, then do one thing. Give it a big fan thumbs up and also share it with other fellow aspirants who are struggling with the same kind of questions and who keep asking you that when should I sit for the UGC net? Which year should I prepare for the UGC net? Send a link to all of them and tell them to stop eating your brain. So with that note, I would like to take your leave. That's it from my side for this video lecture. 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