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National Eligibility test (NET) is the eligibility test conducted to determine a candidate's eligibility for the post of Assistant professor in colleges and universities conducted by National Testing agency. Junior research fellowships (JRF) for candidates scoring 60% and a mandatory exam to crack for the candidates who wish to pursue their Ph.D. NET is a standardised and one of the toughest Exams to crack in India, with 1st paper being general to all subject candidates and second paper being specific to their respective subjects proven to be mandatory for higher education and for securing Jobs with an added advantage of promising good salary. This article focuses mainly on how useful is NET in an individual's cognitive development, does it help in providing an individual who is taking this exam in shaping their critical thinking and building the skills like analytical abilities, critical thinking, ethical awareness etc. This article aims at discussing both pros and cons of the same with taking in consideration the survey of the audience who are qualified for the NET exam and also includes the audiences who are preparing for the exam, in the process to clear the exam. NET dates back to 1980-90. From late 90s to till date, three and a half decades and exam after exam NET is known to bring the quality students to bring changes in the quality of teachers and assistant professors who will in turn try to bring the quality students encouraging them to strive to do good research and yield quality outcomes and promote them for higher education. Few believe it to be competitive, knowledge enhancer, seen as career opportunity which opens your door straight to jobs thus fulfilling your dreams by giving academic recognition.