Paper 1 – Section A
Paper 1 – Section B
Paper 2 Unit 1 To 10
Paper 2 Unit 11 To 20
Paper 2 Unit 21 To 30
Paper 2 Unit 31 To 41
Paper I :
An objective-type test of duration 2 hours and 15 minutes, in 2 sections, A and B. All the questions are compulsory with the cut-off mark in Paper I deciding whether Paper II is to be evaluated or not. Negative marks are assigned to wrong answers in this paper where a maximum of 200 marks can be scored.
Section A - In 30 general questions, the candidate’s knowledge on general information pertaining to Science, aptitude for Scientific Research, Quantitative Reasoning and Computer Science are tested.
Section B - Focusses on the candidate’s chosen subject. There are 70 objective-type questions, each carrying a maximum of 2 marks.
Paper II:
A paper of duration 2 hours and 30 minutes, it consists of descriptive-type questions for a maximum of 200 marks. Candidates are expected to answer 10 to 15 questions.
Study Materials
Syllabus
Introduction to CSIR
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conducts a national-level joint CSIR-UGC Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for the eligibility of Lectureship in Science subjects.
This test is generally held twice in a year (June and December).
State Level Eligibility Tests (SLET) are also conducted by the respective states as accredited by the UGC with almost the same syllabus.