The College Grants Fee (UGC) is ready to revise the syllabus for the Nationwide Eligibility Check (NET) and can type an skilled panel for the train, its chairman Jagadesh Kumar mentioned on Tuesday.

UGC to revise syllabus

The Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) conducts the UGC-Nationwide Eligibility Check (UGC-NET) for Junior Analysis Fellowship (JRF) and as an eligibility check for the appointment of assistant professors within the topics of Humanities and Social Sciences, together with Indian and a few international languages, in addition to in sure science topics.

The UGC-NET is held twice yearly, normally in June and December, in 83 topics.

The UGC final initiated the method to replace the syllabi of UGC-NET topics in 2017.

UGC to revise syllabus

“Nonetheless, after launching the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) in 2020, there have been appreciable developments in increased schooling to impart multidisciplinary curricula and holistic schooling,” Kumar mentioned.

“Due to this fact, in its assembly earlier this month, the fee determined that an train to replace the syllabi of the topics of UGC-NET could also be undertaken. UGC will type an skilled committee and undertake this train,” he mentioned.

Kumar mentioned that candidates might be given adequate time earlier than this new syllabus is launched in UGC-NET in order that the changeover occurs easily.