CSIR-UGC NET Dec. 2023 Exam Notification; Check Exam Pattern Here!

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The National Testing Agency has released the notification for Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligible Test (NET) for determining the eligibility of Indian Nationals for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for determining eligibility for Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor in certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science & Technology

CSIR UGC NET - Eligibility:

M.Sc. or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/ BS-4 years/ BE/ B.Tech/ B.Pharma/ MBBS with at least 55% (without rounding off) marks for General (UR)/General-EWS and 50% (without rounding off) for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender and 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 two years from the date of declaration of Joint CSIR-UGC NET Test result, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
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 (Annexure-VIII).
B.Sc. (Hons.) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55%^ (without rounding off) marks for General (UR)/ General-EWS; 50%^ (without rounding off) marks for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender, 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)/Assistant Professor. ^(without rounding off).
BE/ BS/ B.Tech/ B.Pharma/ MBBS final year/result awaited candidates are eligible to apply for fellowship only. These candidates will not be eligible for Lectureship/ Assistant professor. B.Sc (Hons.) final year/Result awaited candidates are not eligible to apply.
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 Professor 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 Professor only. ^(without rounding off)
Candidates belonging to the Third gender category are eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee, age and Eligibility Criteria for NET (i.e. JRF and Assistant Professor) as are available to SC/ ST categories. The subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for this category would be the lowest among those for SC/ ST/ PwD/ OBC–NCL/ General-EWS categories in the corresponding subject.

CSIR UGC NET - Age Limit (As on 01/07/23):

JRF: Maximum 28 years
Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor: No upper age limit

CSIR UGC NET - Application Fee:

Category	Application Fee
General	1100
General-EWS/ OBC (NCL)*	550
SC/ST	275
Third gender	275
PwD	NIL

CSIR UGC NET - How to Apply?

Candidates can apply online only

CSIR UGC NET - Important Dates:

Events	Dates
Last date for submission of online application form	November 30, 2023 (upto 11:50 PM)
Last date for payment of fee	November 30, 2023 (upto 11:50 PM)
Correction Window	December 02, 2023 to December 04, 2023
Date/s of exam	26, 27 & 28 December, 2023

CSIR UGC NET Dec. 2023 Notification PDF

CSIR UGC NET Mode of Examinations

The Examinations will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.

CSIR UGC NET Exam Pattern 2023

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 (701)	Part A	Part B	Part C	Total
Total questions	20	40	60	120
Max No of Questions to attempt	15	35		75
Marks for each correct answer	2	2	4	200

Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences (702)
Total questions	20	50	80	150
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 for part A & B is @ 25% and part C is @ 33%)	0.5	0.5	1.32

Life Sciences (703)
Total questions	20	40	60	150
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 for part A & B is @ 25% and part C is @ 33%)	0.5	0.5	1

Mathematical Sciences (704)
Total questions	20	40	60	150
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 for part A & B is @ 25% and part C is @ 33%)	0.5	0.5	0

Physical Sciences (705)
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 for part A & B is @ 25% and part C is @ 33%)	0.5	0.875	1.25

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