University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test
Yes, you will be eligible to appear for UGC NET Environmental Science exam with background in M.Sc Microbiology. You can also apply for JRF (PhD) and Lectureship (Assistant Professor) with an age limit of 30 years.
Hi Akansha,
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Hi Bhavesh,
The UGC NET 2026 result was announced on February 4, 2026. In case you find any issues checking the result, you can write an email at ugcnet@nta.ac.in (mailto:ugcnet@nta.ac.in) or call at 011-40759000.
For the UGC NET examination, only a Central OBC-NCL certificate is considered valid. Submitting a State OBC certificate may create complications during document verification and could lead to your candidature being treated under the General (Unreserved) category. You can immediately obtain a valid Central OBC-NCL certificate from the concerned Tehsil
If you filled the UGC NET form under EWS but you don’t have a valid EWS certificate, then forget using the EWS category. They won’t accept it. You’ll automatically be treated as General category during document verification.
And no, this won’t make your form “invalid” or “illegal.” It just means
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