Information bulletin for CSIR UGC NET December 2018 has been released on the official website that is csirhrdg.res.in.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research organizes various entrance examinations among which one is National Eligibility Test (NET).
Qualifying NET one can be eligible to appear for JRF – Junior Research Fellowship and assistant professor post.
CSIR UGC NET is conducted twice a year to determine the eligibility of candidates for Lectureship positions in Indian University/Colleges and for selection of candidates for the award of JRF by CSIR in June and in December.
Eligibility Criteria for CSIR UGC NET
Nationality: the candidate must be an Indian citizen to appear for the exam.
Age Criteria: The candidate for JRF should be 28 years (upper age limit).
The candidates belonging to different categories, the relaxation will be provided to them.
There is no age limit for the candidates appearing for Lecturer post.
Educational Criteria: the aspirants must have done bachelors in any subject with four year’s program that is BPharma, BE, BTech, MSc, MBBS, Integrated BS-MS or any other science degree obtaining at least 55% marks.
A candidate belonging to the reserved category 5% concession in marks is applicable.
Candidates, who have done graduation (10+2+3) and are studying M.Sc, are also eligible for the examination.
In order to be appointed as a Lecturer, CSIR UGC NET is the only eligibility criteria and the candidate must qualify the exam.
Subjects under the exam
Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Ocean Sciences
Planetary Sciences
Earth Sciences
Atmosphere Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Life Sciences
The exam will be conducted in two sessions ‘Morning session’ and ‘Afternoon session’.
Morning session: the exam will be conducted for the morning session for Life Science and Physical Science.
Afternoon session: the exam will be conducted in the afternoon for Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences.
Examination Fees for the different categories
General: the examination fees for the candidates belonging to the general category will be Rs 1000 OBC-Non Creamy Layer: the candidates belonging to the OBC category needs to pay Rs 500 for the examination.
SC/ST: the candidates belonging to the SC/ST will have to pay Rs 250 as the examination fees.
The award to the successful eligible candidates of Junior Research Fellowship (NET) will depend on their finding admission/placement in a university/ national laboratory/ institution of higher learning and research, as applicable.
In order to be appointed as a Lecturer, CSIR UGC NET is the only eligibility criteria and the candidate must qualify the exam.