As on 01 June, 2024

JRF (Maximum Age)— 30 Years

Assistant Professor- There is no upper age limit.

Admission to PhD- There is no upper age limit.

Upper Age Relaxation—

OBC– 03 Years

SC / ST / Third Gender / PwD / Female– 05 Years 

DETAILS OF COURSE

Course Name— CSIR UGC NET Examination June 2024

Education Qualification— M.Sc. or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/ BS-4 years/ BE/ B. Tech/ B. Pharma/ MBBS with at least 55% (without rounding off) marks for General (UR)/General-EWS and OBC candidates and 50% (without rounding off) for SC/ST, Third gender and Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.

Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination as on the closing date of online submission of Application Form, 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.

Such candidates will have to submit the attestation 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 (UR)/General-EWS and OBC candidates; 50% marks for SC/ST, Third gender, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates are also eligible to apply. Candidates with Bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for Ph.D/Integrated Ph.D program within the validity period of two years. Candidates possessing only Bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply only for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and not for Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professor.

B.E/ B.S/ B.Tech/ B.Pharma/ MBBS final year/result awaited candidates are eligible to apply for fellowship only. These candidates will not be eligible for Lectureship/Assistant professor.

B.Sc. (Hons.) final year/Result awaited candidates are not eligible to apply.

Q.1. When will the Online Application form for UGC-NET be available on the website?

Ans. The link to apply online for UGC-NET is available between 20 April 2024 to 15 May 2024 (upto 05:00 P.M) at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.

Q.2. What is the method of conducting UGC NET test?

Ans. UGC NET exam will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.

Q.3. What is the scheme of UGC NET exam?

Ans. For planning of UGC NET examination please see the information bulletin available on UGC-NET website:

Q.4. What is the syllabus of UGC NET?

Ans. For syllabus, please refer to the Information Bulletin of UGC-NET, hosted on NTA website: ugcnet.nta.ac.in

Q.5. Will there be negative marking for wrong answers in UGC NET exam?

Ans. No. There is no negative marking for wrong answers.

Q.6. What is the marking scheme in UGC NET exam?

Ans. Marking Scheme of UGC NET:

• Each question carries 02 (two) marks.
• For each correct response, candidate will get 02 (two) marks.
• There is no negative marking for incorrect response.
• No marks will be given for questions unanswered/un-attempted/marked for Review.
• To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as correct option.
• If a question is found to be incorrect/ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the credit.
• . If a question is found to be incorrect and the Question is dropped, then two marks (+2) will be awarded to those candidates who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error.