A material for an organic electroluminescent device, comprising a carborane compound represented by the general formula: where: a ring A and a ring A' each represent an aromatic ring represented by the formula, the ring being fused with an adjacent ring at an arbitrary position, a ring B and a ring B' each represent a heterocycle represented by the formula whose nitrogen-containing five-membered ring is fused with an adjacent ring at an arbitrary position, X represents a methine group or a nitrogen atom, a ring Z represents a divalent carborane group C 2 B 10 H 10 represented by the formula or the formula, and when a plurality of rings Z's are present in a molecule, the rings may be identical to or different from each other; p and q each represent a number of repetitions, and each represent an integer of from 0 to 5, and at least one of p or two q's represents an integer of 1 or more, and the two formulae or the two formulae present in the same molecule may be identical to or different from each other; L 1, L 2, and L 3 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or a linked aromatic group formed by linking 2 to 6 arbitrary aromatic groups each selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, and the linked aromatic group may be linear or branched; and R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or a linked aromatic group formed by linking 2 to 6 arbitrary aromatic groups each selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, and the linked aromatic group may be linear or branched, wherein the substituent of the aromatic hydrocarbon group, the aromatic heterocyclic group, or the linked aromatic group is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and an acetyl group. a ring A and a ring A' each represent an aromatic ring represented by the formula, the ring being fused with an adjacent ring at an arbitrary position, a ring B and a ring B' each represent a heterocycle represented by the formula whose nitrogen-containing five-membered ring is fused with an adjacent ring at an arbitrary position, X represents a methine group or a nitrogen atom, a ring Z represents a divalent carborane group C 2 B 10 H 10 represented by the formula or the formula, and when a plurality of rings Z's are present in a molecule, the rings may be identical to or different from each other; p and q each represent a number of repetitions, and each represent an integer of from 0 to 5, and at least one of p or two q's represents an integer of 1 or more, and the two formulae or the two formulae present in the same molecule may be identical to or different from each other; L 1, L 2, and L 3 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or a linked aromatic group formed by linking 2 to 6 arbitrary aromatic groups each selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, and the linked aromatic group may be linear or branched; and R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5, and R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or a linked aromatic group formed by linking 2 to 6 arbitrary aromatic groups each selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, and the linked aromatic group may be linear or branched, wherein the substituent of the aromatic hydrocarbon group, the aromatic heterocyclic group, or the linked aromatic group is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and an acetyl group.