Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test 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
(i) Chemical Sciences
(ii) Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
(iii) Life Sciences
(iv) Mathematical Sciences and
(v) Physical Sciences,
falling under the faculty of Science & Technology, will be held on 20th December, 2015 (Sunday) (tentative) at Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi.
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. A candidate may apply either for ‘JRF’ or for ‘Lectureship (LS) only’. He/she may indicate his/her preference in the Online Application, as the case may be. CSIR may consider candidates for ‘JRF’, or ‘Lectureship only” depending on number of fellowships available & performance in the test subject.
Educational Qualification:
- Applicant must hold an M. Sc or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/ BE/ BTech/ BPharma/MBBS with at least 55% marks for general and OBC-Non Creamy layer candidates and 50% for SC/ST, physically and Visually Handicapped candidates.
- Those enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination as on 25.8.2015, are also eligible to apply 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.
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% marks for general and OBC (Non Creamy layer) category and 50% marks for SC/ST, physically and visually handicapped candidates are also eligible to apply.
- Candidates with bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for PhD/Integrated PhD program within the validity period of two years. PhD degree holders who have passed Master’s degree prior to 19th September 1991, with at least 50% marks are eligible to apply for Lectureship only.
Age Limit & Relaxation: For JRF (NET) : Maximum 28 years as on 01-07-2015 with relaxation in upper age limit up to 5 years in case of those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non creamy layer)/ Physically handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants. For LS (NET), there is no upper age limit. If a candidate is found to be over-age for JRF (NET) he/she will automatically be considered for Lectureship (NET) only.
Candidates with M.Sc. qualification or under M.Sc. Result Awaited (RA) category shall be eligible for LS subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria as laid down by the UGC. Engineering Sciences has been discontinued from December, 2015 NET.
The Test :
The single paper Multiple Choice questions (MCQ) based test of 3 hours duration will be held on 20th, December 2015 (Sunday). The morning Session will be from 9 am to 12 noon and the afternoon Session from 2 pm to 5 pm. The subject wise schedule of examination will be notified later. To enable the candidates to go through the instructions printed on the OMR Answer Sheets and also to correctly fill up the required particulars in the OMR Answer Sheet, the same will be distributed 15 minute before the schedule time of start of the examination. The question paper booklet shall be distributed 5 minutes before the scheduled time of the exam. Candidates are permitted to take duplicate copy of their OMR Answer Sheet while leaving the exam venue. The actual number of questions in each part and section to be asked & attempted may vary from subject to subject.
The candidates will not be permitted to leave the examination hall before the expiry of 2 ½ hours from the start of the exam. Candidates should use only black ball point pen to fill in their particulars in the OMR Answer Sheet/Question Paper Booklet and also to darken the appropriate circle to mark their answers in their OMR answer sheet. The Question Booklet for this test will be printed in Hindi & English Version. The candidates opting for Hindi medium in the Application Form, will be given bilingual Question Booklet and Candidates opting for English medium will be given Question Booklet printed in English Version only. The candidate will be required to answer as per option exercised in the application Form.
Syllabus of the Test :
The question paper shall be divided into three parts, (A, B & C) as per syllabus & Scheme of Exam. Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall contain questions pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning, graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series formation, puzzles etc. Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional Multiple Choice questions (MCQs), generally covering the topics given in the syllabus. Part 'C' shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The actual number of questions in each Part and Section to be asked and attempted may vary from subject to subject.
Syllabus & Scheme of Exam of single MCQ Paper may be seen at www.csirhrdg.res.in. Negative marking for wrong answers, wherever required, shall be applicable as per subject wise scheme of Exam. If a question for any reason found wrong, the benefit of marks will be given to only those candidates who attempt the question.
Examination Fee :
The fee is
- Rs. 1000/- for General category
- Rs. 500/- Other Backward Classes (OBC)-Non Creamy Layer
- Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) or Visually Handicapped (VH) applicants.
The examination fee may be remitted in any branch of Indian Bank by way of cash using the Bank challan to be downloaded from the website. Those from Srinagar and Imphal may deposit their fees through RTGS or NEFT by giving particulars of the Indian Bank, as notified in the fee deposit challan.
Online Application :
Applications can be submitted online through the link available at www.csirhrdg.res.in from 3.8.2015 to 25.8.2015. In order to apply Online the candidates are required to download Bank challan Performa from the above website and then deposit the requisite examination fee in any of the Indian Bank branches in the country. This can be done from 3.8.2015 to 24.8.2015.
A candidate may opt for any of the examination centres. Candidates must write their name, father/mother's name as written in their Matriculation (Xth Class Board) Certificate and should ensure that the same are matching with their educational qualification certificates and caste certificate except for married females who may submit relevant certificate regarding change of their name while filling their online application form. After filling the online application, candidates should preview their entire application form and make changes if required before final submission of online application. No change in the particulars entered in the application form will be possible after final submission of online application and no correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
After successful submission of ONLINE Application, a Form Number will be generated. This may be preserved for future reference and for downloading e-Admit Card. Applicant should keep a print out of the duly filled-in application form for future use.
Last Date :
Candidates, after successfully submitting application online are required to take print out of the Application Form, paste his/her recent black & white photograph, put his/her signature at the required space, attach caste certificate, if applicable and send them along with CSIR marked copy of fee deposited Bank Challan in an envelope super scribed with Subject Code, Centre Code & Medium Code to The Deputy Secretary (Exam), Human Resource Development Group, Examination Unit, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 so as to reach on or before 03.09.2015.
For candidates applying from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshdweep, the application form must reach the Deputy Secretary, Examination Unit, CSIR on or before 10.09.2015.
An application form (through online), claiming any concession in fee, age & educational qualification but without an attested copy of a valid SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PH/VH certificate as applicable, from a competent authority and in prescribed format, will be summarily rejected.
No request for change of centre would ordinarily be granted. However, a request in writing for change of Centre may be entertained on merits, if received in the unit latest by 05.10.2015. List of candidates registered for the test will be made available at the website tentatively on 05.11.2015. To ensure candidature, candidates should check their registration status at the website tentatively between 5th and 13th November, 2015. The last date for accepting of representation about non-registration for this test 13.11.2015.
Admit Card :
e-Admission Certificates are to be downloaded from www.csirhrdg.res.in. No paper Admission Certificate will be sent by post. No duplicate e-admission certificate shall be issued to the candidates at the Exam. Centre.
Result:
The final result may be declared sometime in the month of March/April, 2016 and fellowship to successful candidates will be effective from 1st July, 2016 with the validity period of 2 years for joining the fellowship under CSIR Scheme.
Merit List :
Two separate merit lists, one comprising the candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF - NET) and the second, of those candidates qualifying the Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET), will be made on the basis of their performance in the Test. Those qualifying for JRF (NET), will also be eligible for Lectureship (NET) subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. The candidates qualifying for Lectureship will be eligible for recruitment as Lecturers as well as for JRF-ship in a Scheme/Project, if otherwise suitable.
However, they will not be eligible for Regular JRF-NET Fellowship. Those qualifying for the award of JRF (NET) will receive fellowship either from CSIR or UGC as per their assignment or from the Schemes with which they may find association. The candidates declared eligible for Junior Research Fellowship under UGC scheme and Lectureship will be governed by UGC rules/regulations in this regard.
