CSIR NET Subjects, Syllabus & Model Questions

CSIR-UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST (NET) FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND LECTURER-SHIP

REVISED SYLLABUS & SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2008 EXAMINATION 

SYLLABUS FOR PAPER – I (PART A)

This part is common to all the candidates appearing for NET. There will be 40 objective type questions in Part ‘A’ of Paper I. Candidates are required to answer any 25 questions. In case a candidate answers more than 25 questions, only the first 25 answers will be evaluated.

All questions shall be of 2 marks each.

There will be negative marking for wrong answers. 

TOPICS

1. General information on Science and its interface with society to test the candidate’s awareness of science, aptitude of scientific and quantitative reasoning. Questions would be so designed to judge the creativity, analytical ability and research aptitude of a candidate.

The questions would be setup in each of the subject areas of NET , viz., Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences;

Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences.

2. COMMON ELEMENTRY COMPUTER SCIENCE:

(Applicable to all candidates offering any subject area; A few questions dealing with basic computer awareness and uses.)

(i) PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS

(ii) SIMPLE ALGORITHMS AND COMMPUTATIONAL METHODS

SYLLABUS FOR PAPER – I (SECTION – B) AND PAPER – II

CHEMICAL SCIENCES Scheme of Examination | Syllabus

EARTH SCIENCES Scheme of Examination | Syllabus

LIFE SCIENCES Scheme of Examination | Syllabus

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Scheme of Examination | Syllabus

PHYSICAL SCIENCES Scheme of Examination | Syllabus 

Model questions for Joint CSIR UGC Test for JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET). Effective from DECEMBER 2008 Examination

GENERAL SCIENCE Paper I

CHEMICAL SCIENCES Paper I  Paper II

EARTH SCIENCES Paper I  Paper II

LIFE SCIENCES Paper I  Paper II

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Paper I  Paper II

PHYSICAL SCIENCES Paper I  Paper II

Excluded Engineering Subject From Subjects from December 2015 NET Exam

ENGINEERING SCIENCES: Scheme of Examination & Syllabus