This blog post summarizes the above notification to help you apply for the same as well as to archive it for later CSIR exams such as CSIR NET 2012 exams. Also I would like to point you to following elaborate blog articles all of which I am sure would help you know about the exam and prepare for the same.
CSIR NET Exam Pattern/Question Pattern: This article tells you the pattern/scheme of exam of CSIR NET, with few sample questions. But however, let me tell you that the pattern of exam in CSIR NET has been changed from CSIR NET June 2011 - you can find the changes in
this webpage.
CSIR NET Syllabus & Sample papers: This article gives you the syllabus and sample papers for all CSIR NET subjects: Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences.
Before we further, a small primer on what is CSIR NET:
What is CSIR NET:
CSIR NET (National Eligibility test) is a national level test, held for five major science subjects (
Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences). It is also called as CSIR-UGC NET, since the exam is held in association with UGC. UGC on its own also conducts another exam called UGC NET, which is held for 93 other applied science/non-science subjects. To know more about the origin of CSIR NET and the difference between UGC-NET and CSIR-NET and why you should appear in this exam, visit my previous blog post titled:
UGC and CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET).
On qualifying CSIR-NET, you become eligible to apply for the post of lecturer in all Indian universities/Institutes/colleges as well as to receive Junior Research Fellowships (UGC/CSIR) under various schemes, subject to you finding placement in the universities/IITs/other national organizations.
CSIR NET is held twice every year in the months of December & June.
Important dates of CSIR-UGC NET December 2011 exam:
Date of CSIR-UGC NET December 2011 Exam: 18.12.2011 (Sunday).
Dates for CSIR NET 2011 Offline forms:
(i) Start of sale of Information Bulletin: 16.08.2011
(ii) Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by post only: 30.08.2011
(iii) Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by cash at all branches/ stations: 05.09.2011
Dates for CSIR NET 2011 Online forms:
(i) Start of On-Line Submission of Application Form:16.08.2011
(ii) Date of close of On-Line deposit of fee (at All stations): 05.09.2011
(iii) Date of close of On-Line submission of Applications (at All stations): 06.09.2011
Last date of receipt of completed forms (including hard copy of online form): 09.09.2011
Last date of receipt of application forms (from remote areas) 16.09.2011
Publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR, HRDG website: 01.11.2011
Start of dispatch of CSIR NET Admit cards: last week of November, 2011
What are the eligibility criteria to appear in CSIR NET?
Eligibility criteria of CSIR-UGC NET (qualification & age criteria) are as follows:
1.0 Educational Qualification criteria:
You need to be a M.Sc. or Equivalent degree in above subjects, with minimum 55% marks for General & OBC candidates; 50% for SC/ST candidates, Physically and Visually Handicapped candidates. If you are a Ph.D. degree holder, having passed Master's degree prior to 19th September 1991, you are eligible.
If you are studying in the final year/semester of M.Sc. or Equivalent degree in above subjects or have appeared in the final exams already and waiting for results, you can appear in the CSIR NET conditionally under RA (Result Awaited) category.
In such cases, you will have to submit the attestation format (given at the reverse of the application form) duly certified by your Head of the Deptt./Institute with signature and rubber stamp (with address and name). You will have to produce later the proof of having passed the Master’s Degree examination in the relevant or related subject with the requisite percentage of marks and within the stipulated time frame, as decided by CSIR.
2.3 Age limit: (as on 01-07-2011)
For Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET:
Min. 19 Years, Max. 28 years
(Upper age limit relaxed up to 5 years for SC/ST/OBC, Physically handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants).
For Lectureship LS (NET):
Minimum 19 years, No upper age limit.
Above eligibility means if you are 28 years or less on 01-07-2011, you can apply for both Lectureship as well as for JRF while if you are more than 28, you can apply only for Lectureship.
CSIR NET December 2011 Forms:
You can apply for the CSIR NET exam in two ways:
1.0 Offline.
2.0 Online.
You can find the CSIR NET December 2011 Offline Form in page 45/46 of
CSIR NET December 2011 Information Bulletin. Please go through Section "7. HOW TO APPLY AND THE LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM" in page-12 of above bulletin.
You can find the CSIR NET December 2011 Online Forms in
CSIR NET website from 16th August , 2011 onwards.
CSIR-UGC NET June/December 2012 exam dates:
Some of you may be appearing in future CSIR NET exams -and naturally you would like to know LIKELY exam dates of CSIR NET June & December 2012 exam.
Well, let me tell you that CSIR has been maintaining the schedule of CSIR NET exams very consistently - the June exam is held on the 3rd Sunday of June while the December exam is held on the 3rd Sunday of December, as you can find from following exam date trends 3 years:
Exam Date Trends of CSIR NET June exams:
From above, you can easily find that CSIR NET June 2012 exams date is:
17.06.2012. You can start to look for CSIR NET June 2012 date notification from the first week of February 2012 in
CSIR NET website. Also CSIR NET June 2012 application forms should become available from second week of February 2012.
