CSIR UGC NET 2017 (December) Application Form, Exam Dates:
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research conducts the Joint UGC NET exam for determining the eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship and Lectureship. The Council conducts the exam twice in a year – June and December. The test will be held in the subjects – Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi invited applications for the Single MCQ Examination (Joint CSIR – UGC Test) for the Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) NET and appointment for Lecturer (NET). The eligible candidates can apply Online for the examination through the CSIR, HRDG’s Website (csirhrdg.res.in)
Subjects under CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test
- Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences.
- Mathematical Sciences
CSIR UGC NET 2017 (December) Notification
CSIR UGC NET 2017 (December) Application form has released
Important Dates (Tentative)
| Online application process starts from | 23rd August 2017 |
| Date of close of deposit of fees (all stations) | 15th September 2017 |
| Date of close of online submission | 16th September 2017 |
| Last date of receipt of duly completed hard copy of online application in the examination unit | 23rd September 2017 |
| Last date of receipt of duly completed hard copy of online application in the examination unit (from remote areas) | 3rd October 2017 |
| Last date for receipt of written request for change of examination center only on merit basis | 20th October 2017 |
| Tentative date of publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR HRDG website | 17th November 2017 |
| Last date for accepting of representation about non-registration for this test | 23rd November 2017 |
| Exam Date (CSIR UGC NET December 2016) | 17th December 2017 |
Eligibility Criteria
Nationality:
Candidates must be an Indian National.
Age Limit:
- The upper age limit prescribed for JRF should be 28 years.
- The candidates belonging to different categories, the relaxation will be provided to them.
- There is no upper age limit for Lectureship.
Educational Qualification:
- Candidates who have completed the four-year BS program or hold a BE/B. Tech/B. Pharma/Integrated BS-MS/MBBS/BSc (Hons)/M.Sc. or equivalent degree or students enrolled in the Integrated MS-PhD program or Equivalent degree/B.Sc (Hons) with at least 55% marks for General & OBC-NCL candidates are eligible to apply (50% for SC/ST candidates, Physically and Visually handicapped candidates).
- Candidates enrolled for M.Sc. or have just completed 10+2+3 years of any of the above qualifying examinations are also eligible under the Result Awaited (RA) category, however, such candidates will have to complete the qualifying degree with the requisite percentage of marks within the period of two years, In order to avail the fellowship.
- To avail the CSIR fellowship only, candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree, in Science, Engineering or any other discipline will be eligible after he/she has got himself/herself enrolled for Ph.D./Integrated Ph.D. program within the given validity of 2 years
CSIR UGC NET Fee Details
Candidates will have to deposit the examination fee at any branch of the Indian Bank all over the country. The amount of fee is:
| For General Category candidates | Rs. 1000/- |
| For OBC-NCL category candidates | Rs. 500/- |
| For SC/ST/ Physically Handicapped (PH) or Visually Handicapped (VH ) candidates | Rs. 250/- |
CSIR UGC NET Exam Pattern
- The Test will be held in a total of five subjects viz., Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Earth, Physical Sciences Chemical Sciences, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences.
- It will consist of a single MCQ paper comprising of 200 marks.
| Section | Subjects | Number of Questions | Duration |
| A | General Aptitude, Graphical Analysis, Logical Reasoning, Numeric Ability etc. | 200 | 3 Hours |
| B | Mathematics and Engineering Aptitude | ||
| C | Application of the scientific concepts, Engineering Sciences |
The question paper will be divided into three Parts- A, B, and C as described below:
Part A – First part will be common to all the subjects and will include questions pertaining to logical reasoning, graphical analysis, General Aptitude, Numerical ability etc.
Part B – Second part of the test will include conventional MCQs covering various topics of the concerned subject. For the subject of Engineering Sciences, however, questions pertaining to Engineering Aptitude and Mathematics will be included.
Part C – This section will comprise of questions of a higher value that will be designed to test a candidate’s knowledge of scientific concepts and/or its application. Questions in this section will be of an analytical nature. For the subject of Engineering Sciences, it will include subject-related Multiple Choice Questions.
Negative Marking: There will be a deduction of the marks for wrong answers as per the subject wise scheme of the exam. The benefit of marks will be given to only those candidates who attempt the question in case, any question found to be wrong at a later stage then.
CSIR UGC NET Admit card
The appearing candidates of CSIR UGC NET 2017 (December), can download their admit cards from the official website www.csirhrdg.res.in which will be issued by November 2017. The candidates have to enter their application form number and date of birth to download their admit card. No hard copy of admit cards will be issued to any candidate. The candidates have to carry their admit cards at the examination center.
CSIR UGC NET Answer Key 2017
- The Answer Key will be made available as per different subjects.
- It will be provided in the set A, B, C, D.
- It will contain the correct answers of the questions asked in the exam.
CSIR UGC NET Answer Key 2017
- The Answer Key will be made available as per different subjects.
- It will be provided in the set A, B, C, D.
- It will contain the correct answers of the questions asked in the exam.
CSIR UGC NET Cutoff 2017
- Institute will decide the minimum qualifying percentage for all the disciplines/subjects.
- Candidates will be eligible for the award of the eligibility, who will obtain the score as much as the cutoff score.
For further details and Apply here www.csirhrdg.res.in
For CSIR mathematical science previous year papers: Previous Year Papers