Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test | CSIR UGC NET 2021 Exam Pattern details

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test

The well-known organization CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is one of the prominent names that organize various entrance examinations and one of them is NET. The CSIR has recently uploaded all the mandatory details regarding CSIR-UGC NET. NET – National Eligibility Test is one of the most popular examinations which get conducted by several organizations each year. By qualifying this examination, one can be eligible for the JRF – Junior Research Fellowship and an assistant professor post. This examination gets conducted on the basis of subjects related to Science and technology. Talking about the application forms then CSIR UGC NET application forms are now available on the official site so all the eligible and interested candidates can proceed to apply now.

CSIR UGC NET 2021 Exam Pattern

CSIR UGC NET Exam Pattern is laid out by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). CSIR NET exam is conducted for science streams: Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences. Knowing about the pattern will help a candidate to prepare for CSIR UGC NET in a better way.

The pattern for the Single Paper MCQ test shall be as given below:-

The MCQ test paper of each subject shall carry a maximum of 200 marks.
The exam shall be for a duration of three hours.
The question paper shall be divided into three parts
- Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall be a test containing a maximum of 20 questions of General Aptitude. The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions of two marks each. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200
- Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional MCQs. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200. The maximum number of questions to be attempted shall be in the range of 20-35.
- 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 questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given scientific problem. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 100 out of 200.
- Negative marking for wrong answers.