CSIR UGC-NET December 2017

Hello Csir  Earth Sciences  Aspirants

DATE  OF THE TEST: The single paper MCQ based test will be held tentatively on Sunday, the 17th December, 2017. The examination is for 3 hours and can be on Morning Session 9.00A.M to 12.00 P.M or afternoon Session 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM. Usually from past 2 years its is Afternoon Session.

The Notification for Yet Another CSIR UGC - NET December  2017 is out again ,The exam is highly competitive with respect to people applying for Earth sciences as these comprises of Earth, Ocean , Atmosphere and Planetary Sciences.

I will give you a brief summary of the subjects and level of preparation required  for the CSIR UGC- NET. The earth science paper contains Three Part as similar to others who compete for the subjects like Life sciences, Chemical Sciences,Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences.

Earth Science Paper details :

Part A :This part shall contain questions pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning, graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series formation, puzzles etc.

Part B: MCQ of Subjects including Geology, Geophysics, Ocean Sciences, Atmosphere Sciences and Planetary Sciences.

Part C: MCQ of Subjects including Geology, Geophysics, Ocean Sciences, Atmosphere Sciences and Planetary Sciences shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and 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.

Marks distribution for Part A, Part B and Part C are

Part A : No of question appears 20 you  needed to answer  15 

             Each question carries  2 Marks Negative Marking of 0.5 Marks

Part B : No of question appears 50 you  needed to answer 35 

             Each question carries  2 Marks Negative Marking of 0.5 Marks

Part C : No of question appears 80 you  needed to answer  25

             Each question carries  4 Marks Negative Marking of 1.32 Marks

AGE LIMIT& RELAXATION:

JRF (NET): Maximum 28 years as on 01-07-2017 {upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of SC/ST/Persons with Disability(PwD)/female applicants and 03 years in case of OBC(non creamy layer) applicants}. 

 LS (NET): No upper age limit

Eligibility:

M.Sc or equivalent degree/ Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years with at least 55% marks for General (UR) and OBC candidates and 50% for SC/ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.

Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination as on the closing date of online submission of application form, are also eligible to apply in the above subject under the Result Awaited (RA) category on the condition that they complete the qualifying degree with requisite percentage of marks within the validity period of two years to avail the fellowship from the effective date of award. Such candidates will have to submit the attestation format (Given at the reverse of the application form) duly certified by the Head of the Department/Institute from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared.

B.Sc(Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% marks for General (UR) and OBC candidates; 50% marks for SC/ST, Persons with disability (PwD) candidates are also eligible to apply.

Candidates with bachelor’s degree will be eligible for CSIR fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for PhD/Integrated PhD program within the validity period of two years. Candidates having Bachelor’s degree only shall not be eligible for Lectureship. Specification of degrees (whether Bachelor’s or Master’s) as notified by the UGC in its Gazette Notification No. F. 5-1/2013 (CPP-II) dt. 5th July, 2014 and as amended from time to time, shall apply.


The eligibility for lectureship of NET qualified candidates will be subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC.

PhD degree holders who have passed Master’s degree prior to 19th September 1991, with at least 50% marks are eligible to apply for Lectureship only

Exam Centers: 

                 The test will be held at 27 Centres spread all over India, as specified below: Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Jorhat, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur, Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi.

Examination Fee: 

                  Candidates applying for the Test may deposit their Examination fee, after verifying their eligibility, in any branch of the Indian Bank throughout the country by paying the following fee in cash through bank challan OR RTGS/NEFT through any bank (Bank account details are required to be filled in the Indian Bank challan form to be downloaded from online application system)

 CATEGORY FEES 

1. General Rs. 1000/- 

2. Other Backward Classes(OBC)-Non Creamy Layer Rs. 500/- 

3. SC/ST/ Persons with Disability (PwD) Rs. 250/- 

OBC candidates whose caste is not listed in Central List (as available on National Commission for Backward Classes website www.ncbc.nic.in) and who are not covered under the provisions as applicable to OBC - Non Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates, shall be treated as General Category candidates for all purposes. Accordingly, OBC Candidates not belonging to OBC Non Creamy Layer shall indicate their category as ‘General’.

CANDIDATE SEEKING FEE CONCESSION :The candidate should attach an attested copy of his/her category certificate as a proof of his/her claim. An application form (through online), claiming any concession in fee, age & educational qualification but without an attested copy of a valid SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PwD (40% or more disability certificate from a competent authority and in prescribed format), will be summarily rejected. 

OBC candidates, who are not covered vide the provision of Non Creamy Layer (NCL) as per the provisions of Govt. of India shall not be eligible to get the benefit of relaxation in age, fee concession etc. Candidate must note that for availing OBC category benefit CSIR follows only Central Govt. list and not the State Govt. lists. 

Similarly, candidate applying under PwD category may note that Govt. of India rules will be applicable in this regard, otherwise they shall not be eligible for any concession. 

 Candidates applying for the Test may deposit their Examination fee, after verifying their eligibility, in any branch of the Indian Bank throughout the country by paying the requisite fee in cash through bank challan OR RTGS/NEFT through any bank (Bank account details are required to be filled in the Indian Bank challan form to be downloaded from online application system)

Interested & eligible candidates may apply Online through a link available at CSIR, HRDG website: www.csirhrdg.res.in. In order to apply Online the candidates are required to download Bank challan Proforma from the above website and then deposit the requisite examination fee (strictly as per their category) in any of the Indian Bank branches throughout the country.

THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM:

The hard copy of the online application form, duly completed with requisite enclosure should be sent by Ordinary post to the Deputy Secretary (Exam), Examination Unit, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Opposite Institute of Hotel Management, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012 so as to reach Examination Unit CSIR on or before 23.09.2017.

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