Hello,

Yes, you can appear for UGC NET in History if you pursue your master's degree in history from a recognized university securing 55% aggregate, there is relaxation of 5% for reserved categories, candidates are also eligible to apply in their final year, for this year the upper age limit for JRF is 31 years, however for the post of lectureship there is no upper age limit, you can explore more detailed information about UGC NET by visiting our page at https://competition.careers360.com/exams/ugc-net

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Hi

Yes, after post graduation in history, you Will be definitely eligible for UGC NET for history, it doesn't matter even if you have done graduation in English hons.

This is because,

For ugc neet, you can choose your postgraduation / masters subject.

UGC NET eligibility criteria  is given below :-

---------) You need at least  55% marks in your master or equivalent degree ( 50 % marks for

OBC/ST/SC/PWD/Transgender).

---------) Those who  are currently in the final year of their Master's degree are also provisionally eligible for UGC NET 2021 provided that they must fulfil above educational requirements  within two years.

--------)Age limit :-

Age relaxation

†††††† IMPORTANT NOTE

While applying for UGC NET you need to select the test for the subject which have studied in your post-graduation. In case if your post graduation  subject  is not given in the list , then you  can choose the relevant subject from the list as per your preference. The subject list is attached as Annexure-IV in the information brochure . The Annexure-IV is on the page number 34 on official information brochure, which you can download by going through the link provided below

https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/File/GetFile?FileId=56&LangId=P

For detailed eligibility criteria, you can visit our page the link for which is provided below:-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ugc-net-eligibility-criteria

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