CSIR UGC NET December Exam 2018 notification released:
Recently, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released the official notification for the UGC NET 2018 examination scheduled to be conducted in December 2018, on the official website - csirhrdg.res.in. As per the official CSIR UGC NET December 2018 notification, the examination is likely to be conducted on December 16, 2018, in offline mode for selecting eligible candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for determining eligibility for appointment as Lecturer (LS) in the areas of Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences. Candidates can submit the CSIR UGC NET application form 2018 for December Exam, in online mode from September 25 to October 15.
CSIR UGC NET June 2018 Online registration begins:
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is tentatively scheduled to conduct the National Eligibility Test on 17th June 2018, for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship for subjects that come under the faculty of Science & Technology including Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences. Joint SIR-UGC NET June 2018 Online Registration has begun on the official website of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - csirhrdg.res.in. Candidates interested in applying for the same must apply online on or before 26th March 2018.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research headquartered in New Delhi is the largest research and development organization in India. It is one of the world’s largest publicly funded R&D organizations. Its pioneering contribution to Science and Technology is notable and Human Resource Development Group (HRDG) gets the big brains for this organization through various grants, fellowship schemes, etc.
CSIR UGC NET Exam is jointly conducted for both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship (LS). National Eligibility Test (NET) is a test to determine the eligibility for JRF and LS.
CSIR UGC NET Exam 2018:
CSIR UGC NET Exam is conducted twice in a year in the month of June and December. The Exam is a Single level Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) test. The Test was conducted on June 17, 2018 and the results are expected to be released in the month of September. The Test was conducted under five major subjects/divisions as given below.
Chemical Sciences
Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
Life Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Candidates can apply for only one program/fellowship i.e. either for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or Lectureship (LS).
CSIR UGC NET Exam 2018 Important dates:
Events
Important Dates
for June 2018 Exam
Important Dates
for December 2018 Exam
Date of Single MCQ Examination
June 17, 2018
December 16, 2018
Date of Commencement of Online Application Form:
March 05, 2018
September 25
Date of Close of Online Application Form:
March 26, 2018
October 15
Last Date for receipt of Written request for change of Exam Centre:
April 19, 2018
30th October 2018
Tentative Date of Publication of List of Candidates Registered for Test:
May 18, 2018
15th November 2018
Non-Registered Candidates List will be out on
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15th November 2018
Issue of E-Admit Card to Registered Candidates:
01st week of June 2018
last week of November 2018
CSIR UGC NET Exam 2018 Eligibility:
Age
JRF (NET): Maximum 28 years as on 01-01-2018 (upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC(non creamy layer)/ Persons with disability (PwD) and female applicants) LS (NET): No upper age limit.
Educational Qualification
JRF (NET)
M. Sc or equivalent degree/Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/BE/BTech/BPharma/MBBS with at least 55% marks for general and OBC-NonCreamy layer candidates and 50% for SC/ST, Persons with disability (PwD) candidates [OR]
Candidates with bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for PhD/Integrated PhD program within the validity period of two years [OR]
Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination as on 01.03.2016 are also eligible to apply on the condition that they complete the qualifying degree with requisite percentage of marks within the validity period of two years to avail the fellowship from the effective date of award.
LS (NET)
The eligibility for lectureship of NET qualified candidates will be subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC.
CSIR UGC NET Exam Pattern 2018:
CSIR UGC NET Exam is conducted as Single MCQ Test. The Test was held on June 17, 2018 in two sessions (Morning and Afternoon). Different set of pattern was followed for the five subjects i.e.,
Life Sciences
Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Commonly, all subjects have three parts i.e. Part A, Part B, and Part C. The exam was for Overall Score of 200 and time duration of 3 hours. Check the Overall common pattern of the Exam.
Part
Topic
Maximum No. of Questions
No. of Questions to be answered
Marks allotted
Duration
Part A
General Aptitude
20
15
30
3 hours
Part B
Subject related conventional questions
Based on subject
20-35
70
Part C
Scientific concepts and its application
Based on subject
Based on subject
100
There will be negative marking for wrong answers; details on negative marking based on each section and subject are given under the respective sections.
CSIR UGC NET Exams are conducted in Offline mode.
Candidates are not allowed to leave the exam hall before the expiry of 3 hours.
Candidates should use ball point pens only to bubble the OMR sheets.
The Question Booklet will be set in English and Hindi.
*Part A will be common to all subjects. Subject wise exam pattern and syllabus are detailed in the sections given below.
CSIR UGC NET 2018 Chemical Sciences Exam Pattern and Syllabus:
Exam Pattern for Chemical Sciences
Topics
No. of Questions asked
No. of Questions to be answered
Weightage of each question
Total Marks (out of 200)
General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis and Research Aptitude
20
15
2 marks
30
MCQs on topics of given syllabus
40
35
2 marks
70
Scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts (Analytical in nature)
CSIR UGC NET exam is conducted as a Single Paper Multiple Choice Question. Model Question papers are given for the reference of the candidates and to know on the structure and pattern of the Exam.
General Sciences paper i.e. Part ‘A’ will be common for all subjects. Check the Model question paper for Part - A Part A - General Sciences
Part B and C have different set of questions for each subject. Check the links given below for the model question paper for each subject.
Recently, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released the official notification for the UGC NET 2018 examination scheduled to be conducted in December 2018, on the official website - csirhrdg.res.in. As per the official CSIR UGC NET December 2018 notification, the examination is likely to be conducted on December 16, 2018, in offline mode for selecting eligible candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for determining eligibility for appointment as Lecturer (LS) in the areas of Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences. Candidates can submit the CSIR UGC NET application form 2018 for December Exam, in online mode from September 25 to October 15.
Check the official notification on CSIR UGC NET December 2018
