UGC NET Exam on January 22
New Delhi

The UGC NET Examination 2017 will be held on January 22, the CBSE announced in media statement.

CBSE chairman R K Chaturvedi, in a media statement, said that new initiative of Digital-Scoring of OMR was used during the recruitment examination of Principals and Assistant Commissioners of Navodaya Vidyalaya Sangathan held on December 4, 2017.

“Digi Scoring involves scanning of the OMR sheets and storing images instantly on the central server. This secures the data of each examinee in a temper proof format without losing precious time. Use of this technology by the board has visible benefits in terms of accuracy, transparency, cost efficiency and time saving,” added the press release.

The role of CBSE is to conduct of NET Examination and declaration of result. The e- certificates to successful candidates are issued by UGC-NET Bureau.
The NET Exam is considered as a yardstick to shortlist the candidates for the post of assistant professor or Junior Research Fellowship.