CSIR UGC NET 2023 (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research –
National Eligibility Test) is a national level examination conducted to select
eligible candidates for Lecturer/Assistant Professor and Junior Research
Fellowship (JRF). National Testing Agency (NTA) is the authority that conducts the CSIR UGC NET examination. The
examination is conducted at around 200 cities in India, twice every year. It
is popular as one of the toughest examinations in India.
Every year thousands of candidates appear for the exam, and only a fraction of
the candidates actually qualify in CSIR UGC NET. The exam is conducted in
offline mode, and all the questions are multiple-choice questions. Candidates
who qualify for CSIR UGC NET 2021 can get posted as assistant professors, lecturers, and such teaching
faculties at various universities. You can also choose to go for a PhD or
avail Junior Research Fellowship. We will share eligibility, application
process, exam pattern, and syllabus to guide aspirants to ace the exam.
CSIR UGC NET 2023 Eligibility
Candidates who are willing to appear for the CSIR UGC NET examination should
fulfil certain eligibility requirements.The educational qualification required
to appear for the exam are as follows:
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Candidates with an M.Sc or equivalent degree or Integrated BS-MS or BS
(4-year) or BE/ B.Tech or B.Pharm or MBBS from any recognized university. -
A minimum aggregate of 55% (General/OBC) and 50% (SC/ ST/ PwD) is required
in the last qualifying exam. -
Aspirants who will be completing the eligible degrees with a mentioned
minimum qualifying percentage within two years to avail of the fellowship
from the date of appearance can also apply by producing a duly attested
certificate from the Head of the institute. -
Aspirants with B.Sc (Hons) or equivalent degree or the students who have
enrolled in an Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% marks and 50% for
SC/ ST/ PwD candidates. They will have to submit a duly attested certificate
from the Head of the institution. - The age criteria to apply for CSIR UGC NET is as follows:
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The upper age limit for candidates applying to Junior Research Fellowship is
28 years, as of 1st January 2024. For female applicants, a relaxation of 5
years is applicable on SC/ST/PwD category candidates. OBC-NCL candidates get
a relaxation of 3 years.
- No upper age limit is imposed for lectureship candidates.
CSIR UGC NET 2024 Application Form
Application for CSIR UGC NET is made through the official website. The
application portal will be active once the registration period commences.
Candidates can check the official notification to know when the registration
process for 2024 starts. The tentative dates of the examination are announced
to be on 3rd week of June, 2024 for the June exam and the third week of
December, 2023 for the December exam.
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To apply for CSIR UGC NET 2023, visit the official website and register with
basic login credentials. Keep these details with you until the end of the
process. Also, make sure that the email and phone number you provide for
registration is active throughout the process. -
Enter all the relevant details and upload the required documents in the
required formats. -
Before you finalize the application and move on to pay application fees,
make sure that all the information you have given is correct. -
The application fee can be paid via any of the online payment methods. The
application fee for the different categories is as follows – General/ EWS:
INR 1000, OBC-NCL: INR 500, and SC/ST/PwD: INR 250.
CSIR UGC NET Admit Card 2023
The admit card for CSIR UGC NET 2023 can be downloaded from the official
website. The dates for the release of admit cards will be notified before-hand
on the website itself. Candidates can download their admit card with login
credentials.
- Take a print out of the admit card to produce at the examination.
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Note that you will not be allowed to appear for the exam without producing
the admit card at the exam centre. -
Details of centre, date, and time of examination will be provided in the
admit card itself.
CSIR UGC NET 2023 Exam Pattern
There are three parts to the CSIR UGC NET examination which are:
Part A – The section in General Aptitude covers questions from logical
reasoning, series formation, puzzles, analytical and numerical ability,
quantitative analysis and comparison, graph analysis, and more. Part A has 20
questions.
Part B – General MCQs that cover all the topics in the syllabus of the
examination. The questions will be subject-based. Part B has a total of 40
questions.
Part C – This part contains higher value analytical questions. The questions
check the application and knowledge of scientific concepts. Part C has 60
questions. The exam has two papers:
|
Papers |
No of Questions |
Marks |
Total Time |
|
Paper I |
50 |
100 |
60 Minutes |
|
Paper-II |
100 |
200 |
120 Minutes |
|
Total |
150 |
300 |
180 Minutes |
CSIR UGC NET 2023 Syllabus
The syllabus of the CSIR NET 2023 is divided into two papers with different sections- Paper-I and
Paper-II.
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Paper-I has questions on comprehension, divergent thinking, general
awareness, and reasoning ability. These are intended to test the generic
nature, research, and teaching aptitude of the students. -
Paper-II questions are based on the subject chosen by the candidate during
the registration process. The difficulty of the questions will be similar to
the Bachelor’s and Master’s level syllabus of the subject.
Part A has general aptitude
questions which would include areas of visual analysis, quantitative analysis,
logical reasoning, numerical and analytical ability, etc. The detailed
syllabus for this part is as follows:
Part B has specific subject-wise
questions. The subjects that are covered in this part are:
Aspirants planning for CSIR UGC NET, can now get detailed information about
the exam form here. To prepare for this exam, one must start early, then it
will be possible to work on weaknesses and practice mock tests during the
final phase of the preparation.
