CSIR UGC NET 2011 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIR UGC NET 2011 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) carries on a national-level joint CSIR-UGC Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for the eligibility of Lectureship in Science subjects. Notification of the exam date and other details appears in the Employment News about 4 months before the examination. This test is generally held twice in a year (June and December). Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India, a premier national R&D organization, is perhaps among the world’s largest publicly funded R&D organization.
Courses offered
Junior Research Fellowship – JRF
Academic Eligibility
A minimum aggregate of 55% (50% for SC/ST candidates) in the Master’s Degree in the following or related subjects Chemical Science, Life Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences.
Age Limit
For Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): The upper age limit is 28 years as on July 1 / January 1 for the December / June exams respectively of the year of examination. This limit is relaxed up to 5 years in the case of SC/ST/OBC/physically handicapped and female applicants.
For Lectureship (LS): Even candidates above 28 years can attempt NET for Lectureship only, as there is no upper age limit.
Application Procedure
The notification is published in Employment News and leading newspapers. Candidates must apply in the application format given in the advertisement in accordance with the rules mentioned. The examination fee must be paid in the form of a crossed Demand Draft in f/o Finance & Accounts Officer, EMR, CSIR Complex, New Delhi.
Scheme of the Examination
Paper I:
An objective-type test of duration 2 hours and 15 minutes, in 2 sections, A and B. All the questions are compulsory with the cut-off mark in Paper I deciding whether Paper II is to be evaluated or not. Negative marks are assigned to wrong answers in this paper where a maximum of 200 marks can be scored.
Section A – In 30 general questions, the candidate’s knowledge on general information pertaining to Science, aptitude for Scientific Research, Quantitative Reasoning and Computer Science are tested.
Section B – Focusses on the candidate’s chosen subject. There are 70 objective-type questions, each carrying a maximum of 2 marks.
Paper II:
A paper of duration 2 hours and 30 minutes, it consists of descriptive-type questions for a maximum of 200 marks. Candidates are expected to answer 10 to 16 questions.
Examination Centres
This examination meant to serve as a screening test is conducted on the following pattern:
Bangalore
Bhopal
Bhubaneshwar
Kolkata
Chandigarh
Kochi
Delhi
Guwahati
Hyderabad
Jamshedpur
Karaikudi
Lucknow
Nagpur
Pilani
Bhavnagar
Roorkee
Thiruvananthapuram
Chennai
Jammu
Pune
CSIR UGC NET Address
Sr. Controller Of Examinations,
Examination Unit,
Human Resource Development Group,
CSIR Complex,
Opposite Institute Of Hotel Management,
Library Avenue,
Pusa,
New Delhi 110012
http://csirhrdg.res.in/
September 25th, 2010 at 1:45 am
nature of net 2011
October 12th, 2010 at 1:00 am
could i get the complete syllabus for life science for 2011 csir exam
October 16th, 2010 at 10:40 am
I want to know whether the question pattern of csir-net has been changed or it is same as before.I have completed my MSc. in Zoology.