CSIR UGC NET 2022 Exam Pattern
Mode of Examinations: The Examinations will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode
Pattern of Question Papers: 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 for part A, B & C is @ 25%) |
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 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 |
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 for part A, B & C is @ 25%) |
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 is @ 25%; no negative marking in Part C) |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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 for part A, B & C is @ 25%) |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 17 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.
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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.
Medium of Examination:- The test will be in Hindi and English version. Candidates opting for Hindi medium in the Application Form will be given bilingual paper, but candidates opting for English medium will be given English version only. Candidates are required to answer in the medium as per option exercised in the Application Form. In case of any ambiguity between Hindi and English version due to translation, English version would be treated as final.
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CSIR UGC NET - Important Dates:
- Online registration and submission of Application Form through NTA Website: 10.08.2022 (up to 05:00 pm)
- Last date for successful transaction of Examination fee: 10.08.2022 (up to 11:50 pm)