Joint CSIR UGC NET Previous Years Question Papers and Answer Keys

Joint CSIR-UGC NET exam

The CSIR is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research conducting Joint CSIR-UGC NET exam twice in an year. The CSIR NET exam is to be held for determining the eligibility of the candidates for the award of JRF (Junior Research Fellowships) NET and also for providing eligibility for the appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject areas such as Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.

Joint CSIR UGC NET exam pattern

The Joint CSIR-UGC NET exam pattern for the Single Paper MCQ (Multiple Choice Question)test contains :- The maximum marks for the exam is 200. Time duration for the exam is 3 hours.  Three parts are there in the question paper. 

Part 'A' is common to all subjects. This part A may contains a maximum of 20 questions of General Aptitude. The candidates are requested to answer any 15 questions from the 20 questions. Two marks to be awarded for each question. The total marks for the Part 'A' are 30 (out of 200). 

Part 'B' may contain subject related MCQs. The total marks to be allocated to this part will be 70 (out of 200). The candidates are requested to answer any 35 questions from the 40 questions. Two marks will be for each question. 

Part 'C' may contain deep questions to test the candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The candidates are requested to answer any 25 questions from the 60 questions.The total marks to be allocated to this part will be 100 (out of 200). Four marks to be awarded for each question. 

*  Negative mark will be 25% for each wrong answer.