Clearing UGC-NET with JRF is the difference between the JRF fellowship and the department’s Non-NET fellowship (₹8,000 a month at the time of the 2023 handbook). The exam runs in two cycles each year (applications typically open in the spring for June and in the autumn for December). Scholars who qualify for NET without JRF remain eligible for the Non-NET fellowship. Watch the NTA site for the exact window; it moves.
