CSIR will
hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test on 17th December, 2017 for determining the eligibility of the
Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships
(JRF) and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET)
in certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science & Technology.
The award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to the successful eligible
candidates will depend on their finding admission/placement in a
university/ national laboratory/ institution of higher learning and
research, as applicable.
Age Limit & Relaxation:
- For Junior Research Fellowships (JRF):Maximum 28 years as on 01-07-2017 (upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC, Physically handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants).
- For LS (NET): No upper age limit.
Important Dates:
Educational
Qualification:
- BS-4 years program/BE/BTech/BPharma/MBBS/Integrated
BS-MS/MSc or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks for general and OBC
(50% for SC/ST candidates, physically and Visually Handicapped
candidates).
- Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3
years of the above qualifying examination 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 format (Given at the reverse of the application form) duly certified by the Head of the Department/Institute from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared. - BSc (Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students
enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% marks for general
and OBC candidates; 50% marks for SC/ST candidates, physically and
visually handicapped candidates are also eligible to apply.Candidates with
bachelor’s degree, whether Science, engineering or any other discipline,
will be eligible for fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for
PhD/Integrated PhD program within the validity period of two years.
- The eligibility for lectureship of NET qualified
candidates will be subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC.
PhD 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.
Syllabus
The question paper shall
be divided into three parts, (A, B & C) as per syllabus & Scheme of
Exam.
Part
'A' shall be common to
all subjects including Engineering Sciences. This part shall contain questions
pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning, graphical
analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series
formation, puzzles etc.
Part
'B' shall contain
subject-related conventional Multiple Choice questions (MCQs), generally
covering the topics given in the syllabus.
Part
'C' shall contain
higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific
concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be
of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge
to arrive at the solution to the given scientific problem.
Negative
marking for wrong answers, wherever required, shall be applicable as per
subject wise scheme of Exam.
Examination fee:
Examination
Centres: Bangalore,
Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur,
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow,
Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur
and Varanasi.
Tags:
2017 December CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF
Books to refer CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF Exam
csir -jrf-notification
csir previous questions