CSIR UGC NET EXAM PATTERN:

  TIME: 3 HOURS                                                                                                              

  MAXIMUM MARKS: 200

CSIR-UGC (NET) Exam for Award of Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship shall be a Single Paper Test having Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

The question paper shall be divided into three parts.

Part ‘A’

• This part shall carry 20 questions pertaining to General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis and Research Aptitude.

• The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions.

• Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200.

Part ‘B’

• This part shall contain 40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) generally covering the topics given in the syllabus.

• A candidate shall be required to answer any 25 questions.

• Each question shall be of three marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 75 out of 200.

Part ‘C’

• This part shall contain 60 questions that are designed to test a 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 questions in this part shall have multiple correct options. Credit in a question shall be given only on identification of ALL the correct options. No credit shall be allowed in a question if any incorrect option is marked as the correct answer. No partial credit is allowed.

• A candidate shall be required to answer any 20 questions. Each question shall be of 4.75 marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 95 out of 200.

Note:

• For Part ‘A’ and ‘B’ there will be Negative marking @25% for each wrong answer. No Negative marking for Part ‘C’.

• Model Question Paper is available on HRDG website www.csirhrdg.res.in