UGC NET || Assistant Professor

You did your MA in Literary arts. You did BA in English. Now you want to appear for NET. Yes. You are eligible to attend the same if you meet the eligibility criteria. You can choose English as a subject for the NET examination as your MA is related to literature and you have English in your BA.
The eligibility criteria for NET is as follows.
1. The candidate should be an Indian National.
2. The candidate should have a master's degree in the related subject with a minimum of 55%. SC/St candidates with 50% marks are also eligible.
3. No upper age limit for Lecturership. But for JRF maximum age allowed is 3 1 years.

Since you have done your M.A in literary Art and you had English as one of papers in your B.A stage. You should be aware that both English literature and English are the two different subjects as per the existing pattern of NET and prior to filling up the the form of NET, you need to ensure this point.
Regarding the eligibility criteria for appearing for the NET test, the following are the criteria so as to appear for the said test-
1) The candidate should be Indian National.
2) He should have a master's degree in any subject provided there was inclusion of the same subject at the graduation stage.
3) The minimum marks for the post graduation degree should be 55% for the general candidates and is relax able to the extent of 5% for SC/ST candidates.
4) No upper limit has been indicated for the NET aspirants but for the JRF candidates, it has been capped to 31 years maximum.
Prior to sitting for this test, get the same clarified by the authorities how they are reacting with your English Literature Paper.
5) To have the better idea of their pattern of papers, you might go through the old questions papers set in the last seven years to facilitate your preparation.