Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research
Human Resource Development Group
Examination Unit
CSIR-UGC (NET) EXAM
FOR AWARD OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURERSHIP
LIFE
SCIENCES
EXAM SCHEME
TIME: 3
HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 200
CSIR-UGC (NET) Exam for Award of Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for
Lecturership shall be a Single Paper Test having Multiple Choice Questions
(MCQs). The question paper is divided in 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 50 Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) generally covering the
topics given in the syllabus. A candidate shall be required to answer any 35
questions. Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to
this section shall be 70 out of 200.
Part 'C'
This
part shall contain 75 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. A candidate shall be required to answer any 25 questions.
Each question shall be of four marks. The total marks allocated to this section
shall be 100 out of 200.
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There will be negative marking @25% for
each wrong answer.
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Model Question Paper is available on HRDG website www.csirhrdg.res.in