Students who wish to pursue higher education in various institutions of great repute can focus on exams conducted by this agency. It is interesting to note that UGC NET 2023 will be conducted two times a year-June and in December. The application submission begins at the appropriate time.

Eligibility for UGC NET 2023

Individuals who wish to apply for UGC JRF 2023 must have passed post-graduation in their respective disciplines from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India. Students who are appearing for the final year exams of their qualifying degree or who have appeared and are waiting for the results can also apply.

How to apply?

The process to apply for UGC NET 2023 is online and the official website to submit applications is ‘https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/’

Candidates can click the above URL on the browsers of the computer and allow the website to download. Soon after the website downloads, the link for the registration can be clicked to undertake registration to obtain an account comprising a username and password.

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Once the account is created, applicants can log in and fill out the form for UGC NET 2023 and pay the registration fee. Post payment of the fee, the application form can be submitted. Once the application is submitted, candidates have to wait for a message indicating successful submission. After the message is obtained, candidates can download it and the printout of the same has to be taken and preserved for future use.

Important dates and the exam

Application forms for UGC NET 2023 can be submitted from 29 December 2022 onwards till January 17, 2023. UGC NET 2023 will be conducted from February 21 to March 10, 2023. The test will be conducted in computer-based mode and has two papers.

Both papers will have questions related to the subject the candidate has studied in post-graduation. The format of the questions in UGC NET 2023 is multiple choice where each question has more than one reply and the correct one among that has to be chosen to score marks. The medium of the exam is Hindi or English.

The training program was conducted by IIT Guwahati in collaboration with the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS).

Broader impact

IIT Guwahati director Prof Devendra Jalihal highlighted broader impact of this initiative.

We are proud to partner with IRS to drive innovation and capability development in these fields, he said.

Program

The program was conducted at the Neel Diving Academy in Kochi, where trainers from both IRS and TIH IIT Guwahati delivered comprehensive theoretical and practical sessions.

Participants engaged in rigorous underwater welding exercises and underwent a series of technical evaluations. The quality and safety of their work samples were assessed against stringent standards, following which participants were certified for their proficiency in underwater welding, say sources from IIT Guwahati.

This certification program aligns with the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-Reliant India) by building local expertise in underwater wet welding—a skill crucial for maintaining India’s offshore and maritime infrastructure, he said.

Workforce

Dr. Asokendu Samanta, Divisional Head of R&D at IRS, added, this program equips the workforce with vital underwater wet welding and deep diving skills, which are essential for maintaining India’s oil, gas, and shipping infrastructure.

Commitment

IIT Guwahati is committed to nurturing talent and empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to make meaningful contributions to the nation’s progress.

Through initiatives like this, the institute not only addresses critical industry needs but also contributes to the holistic growth and development of India’s workforce.

IIT Guwahati has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country, 9th position in ‘Overall’ and 10^th position in ‘Research’ Categories in the ‘India Rankings 2024’ declared by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Union Ministry of Education.

IITG has achieved rank 87 in the SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024 and is the only academic institution in India that occupied a place among the top 100 world universities – under 50 years of age – ranked by London-based Times Higher Education (THE) in 2014 and continues to maintain its superior position even today in various International Rankings.

IIT Guwahati gained rank 32 globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and overall 344 rank in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

Among other frontier areas of research and innovation, IIT Guwahati is working towards augmenting critical science research initiatives in Genomics, Developmental Biology, Health Care and Bioinformatics and Flexible Electronics, among numerous other areas.

Also, IIT Guwahati ranks 6th globally in Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy) of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023. IIT Guwahati has been also ranked 2nd in the ‘Swachhata Ranking’ conducted by the Govt. of India.

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