National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts CSIR-UGC NET to determine the eligibility ‘for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship/Assistant Professor’ in Indian universities and colleges subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC.
Subjects of the Test -
The Test will be held in the subjects mentioned below:
Subject Code - Subjects of the Test -
701 Chemical Sciences
702 Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
703 Life Sciences
704 Mathematical Sciences
705 Physical Sciences
Eligibility for Joint CSIR UGC NET 2020:-
Eligibility Criteria -
M.Sc. or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/BE/B. Tech/B. Pharma/MBBS with at least 55% marks for General (UR)/General-EWS and OBC candidates and 50% for SC/ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.
Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination as on the closing date of online submission of Application Form, are also eligible to apply in the above subject under the Result Awaited (RA) category on the condition that they complete the qualifying degree with requisite percentage of marks within the validity period of two years to avail the fellowship.
Such candidates will have to submit the attestation form duly certified by the Head of the Department/Institute from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared.
B.Sc (Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% marks for General (UR)/General-EWS and OBC candidates; 50% marks for SC/ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates are also eligible to apply. Candidates with Bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for Ph.D/Integrated Ph.D program within the validity period of two years. Candidates possessing only Bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply only for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and not for Lectureship (LS)/ Associate Professorship.
Specification of degrees (whether Bachelor’s or Master’s) as notified by UGC in its Gazette Notification No. F. 5-1/2013 (CPP-II) dated 5th July, 2014 and as amended from time to time, shall apply.
The eligibility for lectureship/ Assistant Professorship of NET qualified candidates will be subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC. Ph.D degree holders who have passed Master’s degree prior to 19th September, 1991 with at least 50% marks are eligible to apply for Lectureship/ Assistant Professorship only.
Upper Age limit -
JRF - Maximum 28 years {upper age limit may be relaxable up to 5 years in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability(PwD)/ female applicants and 03 years in case of OBC (Non Creamy Layer) applicants}.
Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professorship - No upper age limit.
Joint CSIR UGC NET Registration / Application Form
Joint CSIR UGC NET 2020 Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online at website - https://csirnet.nta.nic.in
Fee Payable by Candidate -
General/General-EWS - Rs. 1000/-
OBC-NCL - Rs. 500/-
SC/ST/PwD - Rs. 250/-
Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.
Pay fee using SBI/Syndicate/HDFC/ICICI/Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid.
Upload scanned images of Candidate’s Photograph (file size: 10 kb - 200 kb) and Candidate’s Signature (file size: 4kb - 30kb) in JPG/JPEG format.
Joint CSIR UGC NET 2020 Paper Pattern:-
The Test will consist of three parts. All the parts will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions. There will be no break between papers. The subject-wise scheme of examination is as per details below:
|
CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
Part A |
Part B |
Part C |
Total |
|
Total questions |
20 |
40 |
60 |
120 |
|
Max No of Questions to attempt |
15 |
35 |
25 |
75 |
|
Marks for each correct answer |
2 |
2 |
4 |
200 |
|
Marks for each incorrect answer (Negative marking) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
|
|
EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES |
Part A |
Part B |
Part C |
Total |
|
Total questions |
20 |
50 |
80 |
150 |
|
Max No of Questions to attempt |
15 |
35 |
25 |
75 |
|
Marks for each correct answe |
2 |
2 |
4 |
200 |
|
Marks for each incorrect answer (Negative marking) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.32 |
|
|
LIFE SCIENCES |
Part A |
Part B |
Part C |
Total |
|
Total questions |
20 |
50 |
75 |
145 |
|
Max No of Questions to attempt |
15 |
35 |
25 |
75 |
|
Marks for each correct answer |
2 |
2 |
4 |
200 |
|
Marks for each incorrect answer (Negative marking) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
|
|
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES |
Part A |
Part B |
Part C |
Total |
|
Total questions |
20 |
40 |
60 |
120 |
|
Max No of Questions to attempt |
15 |
25 |
20 |
60 |
|
Marks for each correct answer |
2 |
3 |
4.75 |
200 |
|
Marks for each incorrect answer (Negative marking in Part A & B; no negative marking in Part C) |
0.5 |
0.75 |
0 |
|
|
PHYSICAL SCIENCES |
Part A |
Part B |
Part C |
Total |
|
Total questions |
20 |
25 |
30 |
75 |
|
Max No of Questions to attempt |
15 |
20 |
20 |
55 |
|
Marks for each correct answer |
2 |
3.5 |
5 |
200 |
|
Marks for each incorrect answer (Negative marking) |
0.5 |
0.875 |
1.25 |
|
Chemical Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25 questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 15, 35 and 25 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the "correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct or the best answer.
Earth Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25 questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 15, 35 and 25 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the "correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct or the best answer.
Life Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 35 and 25 questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 15, 35 and 25 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the "correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct or the best answer.
Mathematical Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 25 and 20 questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 15, 25 and 20 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the "correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct or the best answer. In Part C each question may have "ONE" or "MORE" correct options. Credit in a question shall be given only on identification of "ALL" the correct options in Part C.
Physical Sciences: The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15, 20 and 20 questions from Part-A, Part-B and Part-C respectively. If more than required number of questions are answered, only first 15, 20 and 20 questions in Part A, Part B and Part C respectively will be taken up for evaluation. Below each question in Part A, Part B and Part C, four alternatives or responses are given. Only one of these alternatives is the "correct" option to the question. The candidate has to find, for each question, the correct or the best answer.
Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall contain questions pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning, graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series formation, puzzles etc.
Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional Multiple Choice questions (MCQs), generally covering the topics given in the syllabus.
Part 'C' shall contain higher order questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given scientific problem.
The test will be in Hindi and English version. In case of any ambiguity between Hindi and English version due to translation, English version would be treated as final.
If a candidate attempts more than the required no. of questions then only the First Set of required questions will be considered for scoring.
Joint CSIR UGC NET Notification
Joint CSIR UGC NET 2020 Notification:-
CSIR-UGC NET Examination (CSIR-UGC NET) June 2020 -
Apply online at website - https://csirnet.nta.nic.in from 16th March to 15th June 2020.
Apply online at website - https://csirnet.nta.nic.in from 16th March to 15th June 2020.
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