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Particulars |
CSIR NET Exam Pattern Highlights |
Exam mode |
Online |
Exam duration |
180 minutes (3 hours) |
Number of sections/parts |
3 |
Total questions to be attempted |
Chemical Sciences: 75 Earth Sciences: 75 Life Sciences: 75 Mathematical Sciences: 60 Physical Sciences: 55 |
Type of questions |
MCQs; 4 options with only 1 correct option |
Total marks |
200 for each paper |
Negative marking |
Yes |
Language of paper |
English and Hindi |
The application fees are divided into the following category. Such fees are as follows.
Category |
Fees |
General |
1000/- |
OBC & EWS |
500/- |
SC/ST/PwD |
250/- |
I. Nationality: a candidate must be either:-
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subMTSct of Nepal, or
(c) a subMTSct of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to him/her by the Government of India.
II. Age Limit:
For Junior Research:
Category |
Age Limit |
General/ EWS |
27 Years |
OBC |
30 Years |
SC/ ST |
32 Years |
For Lectureship: There is no such age limit for lectureship or Assistant professor.
III. Education Qualification:
For Lectureship: There is no such age limit for lectureship or Assistant professor.
III. Education Qualification:
NTA has release the official date of Online Application, Admit Card, Examination Date and many more.
Events |
CSIR NET June 2020 Dates |
CSIR NET 2020 Registration to begin on |
March 16, 2020 |
Last day to Submit CSIR NET 2020 Application Form |
June 30, 2020 (Extended) |
CSIR NET 2020 Exam Date |
Yet to be notified |
Release of CSIR NET 2020 Result |
Yet to be notified |
Chemical Sciences |
|
Joint CSIR-CSIR NET Chemical Science (Paper-II & III) by Narender Sharma |
CSIR-CSIR NET/JRF/SET Chemical Sciences by Dr Hemant Kulshrestha and Dr Ajay Taneja |
Trueman's UGC-CSIR JRF / NET Chemical Sciences (Chemistry) by M Gagan |
Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis by William Carruthers |
Physical Sciences |
|
CSIR-CSIR NET/JRF/SET Physical Sciences by Dr Surekha Tomar |
Mathematical Physics by HK Dass and Rama Verma |
Classical Mechanics by JC Upadhya |
Modern Physics and Solid State Physics by SO Pillai |
Mathematical Sciences |
|
CSIR-CSIR NET/JRF/SET Mathematical Sciences by Alok Kumar (Upkar) |
Real Analysis by HL Royden |
Complex Variables and Applications by Ruel Churchill and James Brown |
Contemporary Abstract Algebra by Joseph A Gallian |
Life Sciences |
|
Biochemistry by Lubert Stryer and Jeremy M Berg |
Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of Recombinant by Bernard J Glick, Jack J. Pasternak and Cheryl L Patten |
Plant Physiology by Ross and Salisbury |
Kuby Immunology by Thomas J Kindt |
Earth Sciences |
|
CSIR-CSIR NET/JRF Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Exam Guide by Surendra Kumar |
An Objective Earth Sciences by S Ahmad |
Earth Science: The Physical Setting by Jeffrey C Callister |
Climatology and Oceanography by DS Lal |
CSIR Cut-offs for Life Science:
Category |
CSIR NET Cutoff for JRF (in %) |
CSIR NET Cutoff for Lectureship (in %) |
General (Unreserved) |
52.50 |
47.25 |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
33.75 |
33.00 |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
43.75 |
39.38 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
35.35 |
31.73 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
31.75 |
28.58 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) |
25.00 |
25.00 |
CSIR cut-offs for Earth Science:
Category |
CSIR NET Cutoff for JRF (in %) |
CSIR NET Cutoff for Lectureship (in %) |
General (Unreserved) |
57.54 |
51.79 |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
40.13 |
36.12 |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
50.65 |
45.59 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
42.15 |
37.94 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
39.18 |
35.26 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) |
26.74 |
25.00 |
CSIR cut-offs for Mathematical Science:
Category |
CSIR NET Cutoff for JRF (in %) |
CSIR NET Cutoff for Lectureship (in %) |
General (Unreserved) |
55.75 |
50.18 |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
46.63 |
41.97 |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
48.88 |
43.99 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
37.75 |
33.98 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
30.50 |
27.45 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) |
28.50 |
25.00 |
CSIR cut-offs for Physical Science:
Category |
CSIR NET Cutoff for JRF (in %) |
CSIR NET Cutoff for Lectureship (in %) |
General (Unreserved) |
39.06 |
35.15 |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
33.13 |
33.00 |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
33.31 |
33.00 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
27.00 |
25.00 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
25.00 |
25.00 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) |
25.00 |
25.00 |
CSIR cut-offs for Chemical Science:
Category |
CSIR NET Cutoff for JRF (in %) |
CSIR NET Cutoff for Lectureship (in %) |
General (Unreserved) |
47.75 |
42.98 |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) |
36.25 |
33.00 |
Other Backward Class (OBC) |
41.75 |
37.58 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
34.25 |
30.83 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
28.00 |
25.20 |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) |
25.00 |
25.00 |
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