CSIR UGC NET December 2017 notification released

23-Aug-2017

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Human Resource Development Group has released official notification for Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2017.

Educational Qualification:

Aspiring candidates should have acquired a Master of Science or equivalent degree/Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/BE/BTech/BPharma/MBBS from a recognised university or institute.

Important: Candidates having only a Bachelor's degree shall not be eligible for Lectureship

Age limit:

• For JRF NET: The maximum age of the candidates will be 28 years
• For LS NET: There is no upper age limit

Paper Pattern:

The exam will consist of 200 multiple choice questions based on life sciences, earth, atmospheric, ocean and planetary sciences, mathematical sciences, chemical sciences and physical sciences.

Exam Centres:

The exam will be conducted at the following centres:

Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jorhat, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune,Raipur, Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi.

How to apply?

Aspiring candidates can apply through the official website, the link for which is csirhrdg.res.in  

Important Dates:

Star of Online application process

• 23^rd Aug, 2017

Last date for Application fees deposition:

• 15^th Sep, 2017

Last date to Submit online application form:

• 16^th Sep, 2017

Last date of receipt of hard copy of the application form at the exam unit (except remote areas):

• 23^rd Sep, 2017

Last date of receipt of hard copy of the application form at the Examination Unit in remote areas:

• 3^rd Oct, 2017

Tentative date of publication of list of registered candidates:

• 17^th Nov, 2017

Issue of hall tickets:

• First week of December

About the exam:

The exam is conducted for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science and Technology. The award of Junior Research Fellowship (NET) to the successful eligible candidates will depend on their finding admission/placement in a university/ national laboratory/institution of higher learning and research, as applicable.