Dear All,
I have come across a very fruitful information about UGC NET. Please, do verify by your self before accepting it.
With the introduction of the new criteria in NET, candidates must figure in the top 15% among all in the consideration zone,
- Writes J Madegowda
que.
How can one obtain 75(50% for general category) marks in the Third
Paper? One can obtain either 74 or 76 but not exactly 75 marks in the
third paper. If the result have been declared on 76 marks its percentage
is 50.67% and not 50% as given in the notification. Then UGC is
cheating students in this way. Then why not the students who scored 74
marks be passed because 75 is unattainable? Pl. reply. Should we take
step to file petition against UGC? Pl. guide.
When the National Educational Testing (NET) Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) notified the result of the UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility of Lecturership held on 24th June, 2012, there were a large number of apprehensions, criticisms, and comments among those who appeared for the test. Few candidates even approached the courts (High Court of Kerala and also the Supreme Court of India) and the Courts delivered judgements against the procedure followed by the Bureau for notification of successful candidates in the test. Now the available information states that the Bureau has gone in for appeal against the judgement/s. However, after the Courts’ judgements, the Bureau has thoroughly revised the criteria to be applied for preparing the list of successful candidates. In this background, the author makes an attempt to present the pre-revised and revised criteria for clearance of UGC’s NET.
When the National Educational Testing (NET) Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) notified the result of the UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility of Lecturership held on 24th June, 2012, there were a large number of apprehensions, criticisms, and comments among those who appeared for the test. Few candidates even approached the courts (High Court of Kerala and also the Supreme Court of India) and the Courts delivered judgements against the procedure followed by the Bureau for notification of successful candidates in the test. Now the available information states that the Bureau has gone in for appeal against the judgement/s. However, after the Courts’ judgements, the Bureau has thoroughly revised the criteria to be applied for preparing the list of successful candidates. In this background, the author makes an attempt to present the pre-revised and revised criteria for clearance of UGC’s NET.
Stages
in the Finalization of Successful Candidates: It may be noted here that
there is no change in the syllabi, question paper pattern, maximum
marks, examination duration, etc. The only change made in the recent
revision is in the area of criteria for declaration of successful
candidates. In both the cases (i.e., pre-revised and revised criteria),
there are two stages – paper-wise minimum and overall minimum. There is
no change in the first stage (i.e., in the paper-wise minimum) and
changes are made only with respect to the second stage.
Stage – I: Paper-wise
Minimum – Consideration Zone: The candidate has to secure atleast the
minimum prescribed for each of the three papers to qualify for the next
stage (i.e., for possible consideration for inclusion in the list of
successful candidates). This paper-wise minimum is same for all
disciplines such as Commerce, Tourism Administration, English, etc.
However, the paper-wise minimum differs from one category of candidates
to another slightly. For this purpose, the candidates are grouped into
three as (1) General Category, (2) OBC (non-creamy layer), and (3)
SC/ST/PWD (persons with disability). The candidates belonging to General
Category have to secure atleast 40% in each of Papers – I and II, and
50% in Paper – III. In the case of candidates belonging to OBC, SC, ST
or PWD, they have to secure atleast 35% in each of the Papers – I and
II. However, OBC candidates have secure atleast 45% in Paper – III
whereas it is only 40% in the case of SC/ST. These are the minimum
percentages one has to secure in each paper to qualify for the next
step. The candidates who secure the minimum in each paper are in
‘consideration zone’ (i.e., for consideration for the final list). If a
candidate fails to secure the minimum even in one paper, he/she is
considered as not in consideration zone and therefore, will not be
considered for possible inclusion in the final list. As far as this step
is concerned, the Bureau has not made any change in its revised
criteria for declaration of result.
Stage – II:
Overall Minimum – Safe Zone: This is the second and final stage. And
with respect to this stage, the Bureau has made some changes after the
Courts delivered their judgements. Therefore, it is analyzed in two
parts – pre-revised and revised. Overall minimum in the pre-revised
criteria was applicable to all previous tests held prior to December
2012 test. While notifying the result of the test held on 24th June,
2012, the Bureau, based on the decision of the Moderation Committee,
fixed overall minimum as 65%, 60% and 55% for General Category, OBC
(non-creamy layer), and SC/ST/PWD respectively.
For
the announcement of result of NET held in the month of June 2012, the
Bureau has also considered another criterion viz., the candidates who
figure among top 7% of all candidates who appeared in NET are considered
as successfully clearing the test – this is calculated separately for
each discipline and for each category. Therefore, cut-off rate differed
not only from one category to another but also from one discipline to
another. However, what is important is that for successful clearance,
one should have secured the paper-wise minimum. Therefore, the
candidates who do not secure the minimum required score in each paper
and are therefore not in the consideration zone were not included in the
list of successful candidates even if they fall among the top 7% within
their subject and category. Of course, this criterion was not known to
many candidates.
Anyhow,
at this stage, two things may be noted. One, only the candidates in the
‘consideration zone’ (i.e., those who secured the paper-wise minimum)
are considered for the final stage. And two, this overall minimum is the
point of concern for majority of the candidates. Because, many cleared
the first stage and they were in the ‘consideration zone’. However, they
could not clear the test as the overall minimum was higher than the
average of the paper-wise minimum – e.g., average of paper-wise minimum
for General Category candidates works out to 44.29% [i.e., (40 + 40 +
75) ÷ 350] as against the overall fixed of 65%. That means, all the
candidates who secured the paper-wise minimum (and therefore, were in
the ‘consideration zone’) and above but less-than 65% (in all the three
papers put together) were unsuccessful in their attempt to clear the
NET.
Similar
type of situation existed even in the case of OBC (39.42% vs 60%) and
SC/ST/PWD (37.14% vs 55%) candidates. This was the bone of contention of
the candidates which made them to approach the Courts for justice.
It
is given to understand that the Courts have directed the Bureau to
announce all the candidates who secured the paper-wise minimum as
successfully clearing the NET. And it is also given to understand the
Bureau has appealed in the Supreme Court against these judgements. In
the meantime, the Bureau has revised the second stage relating the
overall minimum for clearing the NET successfully. This is presented and
analyzed below.
A
merit list of all candidates in the consideration zone (i.e., who
secured the paper-wise minimum), both subject-wise and category-wise,
will be prepared using the aggregate marks of all the three papers
secured by such candidates. That means, for each subject (say,
Commerce), three separate lists are prepared – one for all candidates in
consideration zone (General Category), second list for OBC (non-creamy
layer) candidates in consideration zone, and the third list for
SC/ST/PWD candidates in the consideration zone. From this merit list,
top 15% of the candidates for each subject and for each category will be
declared as NET qualified for eligibility for lecturership. This
procedure and criteria are applicable to the NET held in the month of
December 2012 and for future tests. This implies two things – one, 85%
of the candidates in the consideration zone securing the paper-wise
minimum will have to appear again for the test as they will be
unsuccessful in the final stage, and two, the cut-off percentage differs
not only from one category to another but also from one subject to
another.
From
this NET qualified candidates’ list, a separate list will be prepared
for the award of JRF. However, the Bureau has not specified the cut-off
percentage for the JRF.
Conclusion
In
the light of the above changes introduced by the UGC, the candidates
must be very serious in their studies not only to secure the paper-wise
minimum but also to figure in the top 15% of the candidates in the
consideration zone. And of course, it is not an impossible task provided
the candidates are serious, sincere, and systematic in their studies
and preparation for the test.
(The writer is professor and chairman, Department of Commerce, Kuvempu University)
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