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Press Release
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(15 JANUARY 2020)
NTA Declares Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination Scores

The Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination was conducted for the first time by the National Testing Agency
(NTA) on 15 December, 2019 all across the country except the States of “Assam” and “Meghalaya” and for
the candidates of “Assam” and “Meghalaya” on 27 December 2019 into two shifts at 629 centres spread
across 220 cities. The examination was conducted in five subjects.
1. Subject /Gender/ Category wise No. of Candidates Registered:-
a) CHEMICAL SCIENCES:

GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL

MALE 7647 2641 4788 1800 11900 28776
FEMALE 14636 2302 4270 1686 13682 36576
TRANSGENDER 2 0 1 0 1 4
TOTAL 22285 4943 9059 3486 25583 65356
b) EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 1607 579 1263 706 2426 6581
FEMALE 1403 232 483 447 1199 3764
TRANSGENDER 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3010 811 1746 1153 3625 10345

c) LIFE SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 9633 2135 7082 3104 11660 33614
FEMALE 29761 3195 9528 4882 22959 70325
TRANSGENDER 3 2 0 1 2 8
TOTAL 39397 5332 16610 7987 34621 103947

d) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 6459 2095 4062 1331 10488 24435
FEMALE 10792 1753 3152 1011 12850 29558
TRANSGENDER 1 0 0 1 0 2
TOTAL 17252 3848 7214 2343 23338 53995

e) PHYSICAL SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 8114 2069 3925 1343 9853 25304
FEMALE 9695 1268 2303 804 9100 23170
TRANSGENDER 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 17809 3337 6228 2147 18953 48474
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2. Subject /Gender/ Category wise No. of Candidates appeared:-

a) CHEMICAL SCIENCES

GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL

MALE 6244 2352 3501 1380 9591 23068
FEMALE 12378 2085 3205 1272 11379 30319
TRANSGENDER 2 0 1 0 0 3
TOTAL 18624 4437 6707 2652 20970 53390
b) EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 1252 497 848 436 1882 4915
FEMALE 1133 203 341 303 928 2908
TRANSGENDER 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2385 700 1189 739 2810 7823

c) LIFE SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 7676 1852 5101 1956 9282 25867
FEMALE 24981 2866 7051 3359 18925 57182
TRANSGENDER 3 2 0 0 1 6
TOTAL 32660 4720 12152 5315 28208 83055

d) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 5187 1840 2865 958 8317 19167
FEMALE 9055 1573 2295 747 10491 24161
TRANSGENDER 1 0 0 1 0 2
TOTAL 14243 3413 5160 1706 18808 43330

e) PHYSICAL SCIENCES
GENDER GENERAL EWS SC ST OBC(NCL) TOTAL
MALE 6363 1764 2717 819 7820 19483
FEMALE 8038 1104 1690 582 7394 18808
TRANSGENDER 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14401 2868 4407 1401 15214 38291

3. HIGHLIGHTS
a) For the first time, the Examination was conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only to
reduce the burden of examinees.
b) The exam was conducted on 15 Dec, 2019 and 27 Dec, 2019 for one day in 2 shifts and scores have
been declared on 15 January 2020.
c) In order to make the examination system transparent, the Question Paper and recorded responses
were displayed for the verification byexaminees,
d) To ensure accuracy of scoret, the keys of question papers were displayed in advance to invite
challenges if any. The final Answer Keys on which the score is compiled has also been uploaded on
NTA’s website: and https://csirnet.nta.nic.in and https://nta.ac.in..
e) For this nation wide professional examination, live CCTV Surveillance through more than 5000
CCTVs in each shift were carried installed.
f) Cheating using mobile network and other electronic devices was prevented using Jammers at all
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centres. A total of more than 5000 jammers in each shift were used.
g) 19 Regional Coordinators, 200 City Coordinators and 600 Observers were positioned for Joint CSIR-
UGC NET December 2019.
h) Instructions relating to issuance/obtaining Eligibility Certificate to qualified candidates will be notified
separately later by CSIR on their website www.csirhrdg.res.in.

Senior Director, NTA

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