Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR): National Eligibility Test (NET)

CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test tentatively 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. Qualification: BS-4 years program/ BE/ B.Tech./ B.Pharma./ MBBS/ Integrated BS-MS/ M.Sc. 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. B.Sc. (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 Masters degree prior to 19th September 1991, with at least 50% marks are eligible to apply for Lectureship only. The candidates with the above qualification are advised to fill up their degree with percentage of marks in column No. 18 to 21, as applicable. Scheme of Test: The single paper MCQ based test as under: Subject Marks (i) Life Sciences (ii) Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences (iii) Mathematical Sciences (iv) Chemical Sciences (v) Physical Sciences (vi) Engineering Sciences 200 Session Timings Duration Morning Session 9.00 AM-12.00 Noon 3 hrs Afternoon Session 2.00 PM-5.00 PM Examination Fee: For General category: Rs. 400/-. For Other Backward Classes (OBC) category: Rs. 200/-. For SC/ ST/ Physically Handicapped (PH) or Visually Handicapped (VH) category: Rs. 100/-. How to Apply: Candidates can apply online. Candidates after successfully submitting application online are required to take printout of the Application Form, paste his/her recent black & white photograph, put his/her signature at the required space, attach requisite certificates and send along with CSIR marked copy of fee deposited Bank Challan in an envelope super scribed with Subject Code, Centre Code & Medium Code to Sr. Controller of Examination, Human Resource Development Group, Examination Unit, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012. Important Dates: Closing date of online registration 13-Aug-2014 Last date for deposit of fee (at All stations) 12-Aug-2014 Last date for submission of hard copy of the online application 19-Aug-2014 Last date for submission of hard copy of the online application (from remote areas) 25-Aug-2014 Last Date for receipt of written request for change of Examination Centre only on merit basis 24-Sept-2014 Tentative date of Publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR, HRDG website 31-Dec-2014 Last date for accepting of representation about non-registration for this test 07-Nov-2014 Issue of e-Admission Certificate to registered candidates Mid December, 2014 CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test Tentatively on 21st Dec, 2014 For more details, please visit: http://csirhrdg.res.in/main_notification_dec2014.pdf