CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) UGC NET is held to evaluate eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship/Assistant Professor in Indian colleges and universities subject to satisfying the qualifying standards specified by the UGC.

The Nation Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the registration deadline for the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) UGC NET 2022. Candidates will be able to submit CSIR-UGC NET application form 2022 till August 17, 2022, on the official website, csirnet.nta.nic.in. The NTA in its latest notice said, “Pursuant to representations received from candidates and at the request of CSIR, it has been decided to extend the last date for submission of application forms.” The minimum eligibility to apply for joint CSIR UGC NET 2022 is postgraduation in the science stream.

The NTA has also announced the CSIR-UGC NET exam dates 2022. “Further it has also been decided that the exam will be held during 16-19 September 2022,” it announced.

Examination Pattern and details

Joint CSIR-UGC NET Test is conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and determining the eligibility for Lectureship. It is a national level test conducted in the domain of Science including Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Planetary and Earth Atmospheric Ocean Sciences. 

Eligibility : M.Sc / Equivalent Degree with 55% Marks for General / OBC Candidates.For SC / ST and PH Candidates : 50% Marks.

Integrated Course and B.E/ B.Tech / B.Pharma and MBBS Candidates Are Also Eligible for CSIR NET 2018.

Essential Qualification: M.Sc or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/BE/BTech/BPharma/MBBS with at least 55% marks for General (UR) and OBC candidates and 50% for SC/ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates; Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination as on the closing date of online submission of application form, are also eligible to apply in the above subject under the Result Awaited (RA) category 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 (Such candidates will have to submit the attestation form duly certified by the Head of the Department/Institute from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared); B.Sc(Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-Ph.D program with at least 55% marks for General (UR) and OBC candidates; 50% marks for SC/ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates are also eligible to apply.

Candidates with bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for Ph.D/Integrated Ph.D program within the validity period of two years; Candidates possessing only Bachelor’s degree shall not be eligible for Lectureship; Specification of degrees (whether Bachelor’s or Master’s) as notified by the UGC in its Gazette Notification No. F. 5-1/2013 (CPP-II) dated 5th July, 2014 and as amended from time to time, shall apply; The eligibility for lectureship of NET qualified candidates will be subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC. Ph.D degree holders who have passed Master’s degree prior to 19th September 1991, with at least 50% marks are eligible to apply for Lectureship only.

Upper Age Limit & Relaxation: Maximum 28 years as on 01-01-2019 for JRF(NET) {upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years for SC/ST/Persons with Disability(PwD)/female applicants and 03 years for OBC (non creamy layer) applicants}. No upper age limit for Lectureship (NET).

Examination Fee: General: Rs.1000/-, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer): Rs.500/-, and SC/ST/PwD: Rs.250/-. Other Backward Class (OBC) candidate whose caste is not listed in the Central List and/or who does not belong to OBC (Non Creamy Layer), though his/her caste is listed in the central list, shall apply as ‘General’ candidate and is required to pay Examination fee @ Rs.1000/-.

Subject Available

• Chemical Science

• Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Science

• Life Science

• Mathematical Science

• Physical Science

CSIR UGC NET Exam Pattern

The Test will be held in a total of five subjects viz., Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Earth, Physical Sciences Chemical Sciences, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences.It will consist of a single MCQ paper comprising of 200 marks.

The question paper will be divided into three Parts- A, B, and C as described below:

Part A – First part will be common to all the subjects and will include questions pertaining to logical reasoning, graphical analysis, General Aptitude, numerical ability etc.

Part B – Second part of the test will include conventional MCQs covering various topics of the concerned subject. For subject of Engineering Sciences, however, questions pertaining to Engineering Aptitude and Mathematics will be included.

Part C – This section will comprise of questions of a higher value that will be designed to test a candidate’s knowledge of scientific concepts and/or its application. Questions in this section will be of an analytical nature. For the subject of Engineering Sciences, it will include subject-related Multiple Choice Questions.

Negative Marking : There will be a deduction of the marks for wrong answers as per the subject wise scheme of the exam. The benefit of marks will be given to only those candidates who attempt the question in case, any question found to be wrong at a later stage then.