CSIR-UGC NET Overview

CSIR-UGC NET is conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

(CSIR), India, a premier national R&D organisation, is among the worlds largest
publicly funded R&D organization. CSIRs pioneering sustained contribution to S&T
human resource development is acclaimed nationally. Human Resource
Development Group (HRDG), a division of CSIR realises this objective through
various grants, fellowship schemes etc. Human Resource Development Group has
been contributing significantly towards producing an inquiring society and fast
growing knowledge economy.
The CSIR-UGC NET examination is conducted in six subject areas namely, Chemical
Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical
Sciences and Engineering Sciences. Depending upon the area of graduation or
post-graduation in the field of science, thousands of candidates appear for the
examination which is conducted twice every year.
The examination is scheduled on usually the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the week in the
months of June and December every calendar year.
The result of the CSIR-UGC NET is declared usually in 4-6 weeks after the date of
the examination. The final merit list of the successful qualified applicants is
divided into two parts.
JRF (NET) CSIR: The successful applicants are deemed to be qualified to apply for
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in a project in a CSIR and other central & state
funded research organization and are also deemed qualified for Lecturership (NET)
in all central & state funded universities and colleges. The candidates are eligible
for to receive regular JRF-NET fellowship in case they pursue PhD program.
Lecturership (NET): The successful applicants are deemed to be qualified for
the Lecturership (NET). The candidates are also eligible to apply for recruitment as a
lecturer as well as for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in a scheme/project, if
otherwise suitable as per the eligibility criteria of that scheme/project. The
applicants are also eligible to pursue PhD program with or without any fellowship
other than JRF-NET.
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