The deadline for submission of application forms for the National Eligibility Test(NET) has been extended to April 12, 2018. Fees for the same will be accepted till April 13, 2018.
NET conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education on behalf of the University Grants Commission is scheduled to be held on July 8, 2018. The test is conducted in 84 subjects at 91 centres spread across the country.
As per the previous notification, today was the last date for submitting the application forms for NET. Candidates had difficulty in accessing CBSE's website as the servers were down since morning and many gave up by evening.
Candidates who pass NET can apply for assistant professorship. The test determines one's eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship too. Only those below the age of 28 will be considered for JRF. JRF awardees can pursue their doctoral programme in academic institutions like IITs or universities and are entitled to get a stipend. They can work as assistant professors also.