This national level test is conducted twice every
year by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research) in June and December. The notification of
the June examination usually appears in February-March,
while that of the December examination would appear
in August-September.
Objective of the test
This national level test is conducted to determine
the eligibility of Indian nationals for the award
of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF)-NET and eligibility
for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject
areas falling under the Faculty of Science. This test
is conducted twice every year by CSIR (Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research) in June and December.
The notification of the June examination usually appears
in February-March, while that of the December examination
would appear in August-September.
Fellowship
The stipend payable to JRF working in the research
schemes is Rs.16000/- per month in the first and second
year. Progress of JRF working in a research scheme
will be assessed at the end of two years by a Committee.
The stipend of JRF is increased from Rs.18000/- pm
for the remaining tenure of the scheme, provided the
research progress has been found satisfactory by the
Committee. On up gradation, the designation of JRF
will be changed to SRF (Senior Research Fellowship).
Eligibility
M.Sc. or equivalent degree under the subjects Chemical
Sciences/Atmospheric Sciences/Life Sciences/Mathematical
Sciences/Physical Sciences with minimum 55% marks
for General and OBC candidates; 50% for SC/ST candidates,
Physically and Visually Handicapped candidates . For
JRF (NET), minimum age can be 19 years and maximum
age can be 28 years Upper age limit is relatable by
5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories,
physically/visually handicapped and female applicants.
For LS (NET), there is no upper age limit, but minimum
age should be 19 years as on cut off date.
Scheme of examination
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 200
From June, 2011 CSIR-UGC (NET) Exam for Award of
Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lecturership
shall be a Single Paper Test having Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs). The question paper is divided in
three parts :-
Part A
This part shall carry 20 questions pertaining to General
Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis and Research
Aptitude. The candidates shall be required to answer
any 15 questions. Each question shall be of two marks.
The total marks allocated to this section shall be
30 out of 200.
Part B
This part shall contain 50 Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)
generally covering the topics given in the syllabus.
A candidate shall be required to answer any 35 questions.
Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks
allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200.
Part C
This part shall contain 75 questions that are designed
to test a 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 the scientific knowledge to arrive
at the solution to the given scientific problem. A
candidate shall be required to answer any 25 questions.
Each question shall be of four marks. The total marks
allocated to this section shall be 100 out of 200.·
There will be negative marking @25% for each wrong
answer.
To enable the candidates to go through the questions,
the question paper booklet shall be distributed 15
minutes before the scheduled time of the exam. The
Answer sheet shall be distributed at the scheduled
time of the exam.
On completion of the exam i.e. at the scheduled closing
time of the exam, the candidates shall be allowed
to carry the Question Paper Booklet. No candidate
is allowed to carry the Question Paper Booklet in
case he/she chooses to leave the test before the scheduled
closing time.
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