CSIR NET MATH

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INTRODUCTION

The main objective of this test will be to determine the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF)/NET (National Eligibility Test) and also to determine their eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in subjects that fall under the faculty of Science & Technology.

Chemical Sciences Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Life Sciences MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Physical Sciences Engineering Sciences

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

JRF : 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).

LECTURESHIP : Ph.D. Degree holders who have passed Master’s Degree prior to 19th September 1991, with at least 50% marks are eligible for Lectureship only.

EXAMINATION CENTERS

The Test will be held at 26 Centers spread all over India. Centers such as Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, and Varanasi.

AGE LIMIT

Exam Name	Age Limit
JRF (NET)	Maximum 28 Years (Age Relaxation – 5 Years for SC/ST/OBC, PWD and Female Candidates)
LS (NET)	No Upper Age Limit

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Human Resource Development Group

Examination Unit

CSIR-UGC (NET) EXAM FOR AWARD OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Human Resource Development Group

Examination Unit

CSIR-UGC (NET) EXAM FOR AWARD OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

EXAM SCHEME

TIME: 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 200

CSIR-UGC (NET) Exam for Award of Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship shall be a Single Paper Test having Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The question paper shall be divided into three parts.

Part ‘A’

This part shall carry 20 questions pertaining to General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis, and Research Aptitude. The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions. Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200.

Part ‘B’

This part shall contain 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) generally covering the topics given in the syllabus. A candidate shall be required to answer any 25 questions. Each question shall be of three marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 75 out of 200.

Part ‘C’

This part shall contain 60 questions that are designed to test a 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. The questions in this part shall have multiple correct options. Credit in a question shall be given only on the identification of ALL the correct options. No credit shall be allowed in a question if any incorrect option is marked as the correct answer. No partial credit is allowed. A candidate shall be required to answer any 20 questions. Each question shall be 4.75 marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 95 out of 200.

For Part ‘A’ and ‘B’ there will be a Negative marking @25% for each wrong answer. No Negative marking for Part ‘C’.

Model Question Paper is available on HRDG website www.csirhrdg.res.in

Course Content

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CSIR NET MATH

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