Eligibility

The part that is the same everywhere

A master's degree in the subject with the minimum marks UGC prescribes, and the relaxations UGC prescribes. UGC requires state agencies to "adhere to the qualifying criteria and the procedure for preparing the result of SET on the lines of UGC-NET".

Qualifying here makes you eligible in Tamil Nadu only. Maharashtra's agency states the rule plainly for its own exam: a SET-qualified candidate may apply "only in the Universities/Colleges belonging to the same state whose SET Examination they have cleared".

The part that is this state's, and is not printed here

• The reservation policy, which UGC leaves to the state
• Category-wise cut-offs, set by this state's Moderation Committee
• Any domicile requirement
• Fees, the application window, and permitted attempts

We have not published figures for these, because they are set per agency and change per cycle, and a number that is right for one state is wrong for another. Read them at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University before you apply — that notification is the authority, including over this page.