CSIR UGC NET December Notification 2023 – Apply Online for UGC NET

    CSIR UGC NET 2024 DECEBER 2023

Last date : 30-11-2023

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has published the official notification of UGC-NET for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) & Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor December 2023 on its official website. Those Candidates who are interested and eligibility can read the Notification & Apply Online.

National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination December 2023 to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS) /Assistant Professor in Indian Universities and Colleges in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.

The date of the CSIR UGC NET is set for December, 2023.

WHAT IS CSIR UGC NET ?

CSIR UGC NET is a test being conducted jointly by CSIR and UGC to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS) /Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. Online applications for JRF/NET are invited twice a year on all India basis through Press Notification of Joint CSIR-UGC NET for JRF and LS/AP.

This Test also determines the eligibility of candidates for Lectureship/Assistant Professor in Indian University/Colleges. Those who qualify for JRF are eligible for Lectureship/Assistant Professor also, subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. Some aspirants are declared successful in eligibility for Lectureship/Assistant Professor only based on their performance in the test. The validity of qualifying certificate of Lectureship/Assistant Professor is forever.

The award of Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship is for a fixed tenure and does not imply any assurance or guarantee for subsequent employment by CSIR-UGC NET to the beneficiary.

CSIR has entrusted the responsibility of conducting Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination December 2023 to the National Testing Agency (NTA).

About Junior Research Fellowship Stipend

The stipend of a JRF selected through CSIR- National Eligibility Test (NET) will be

• Rs. 31,000/- p.m for the first two years. In addition, annual contingent grant of

• Rs. 20,000/- per Fellow will be provided to the University / Institution. The Fellowship will be governed by terms and conditions of CSIR, UGC or Research Scheme, as applicable.

On Completion of two years as JRF and if the Fellow is registered for Ph.D., the Fellowship will be upgraded to SRF (NET) and the stipend will be increased to

• Rs. 35,000/- p.m for the 3rd and subsequent years, on the basis of assessment of Fellows’ research progress/ achievements through interview by an Expert Committee consisting of the Guide, Head of the Department and External Member from outside the University/ Institution who is an expert in the relevant field, not below the rank of Professor/ Associate Professor. As far as possible, the External Member should be the chairman of three members Committee. Where the guide happens to be the Head of the Department, the Dean, Faculty of Science or any senior member of the Department may be associated as the third member of the Committee. In the event of the Committee not recommending up-gradation or the fellow has not registered for Ph.D., the candidate will continue as JRF with a stipend of Rs. 31,000/- p.m. for the 3rd year or his/her fellowship may be terminated depending upon the recommendation of the Committee and the decision of CSIR in this regard shall be final. The progress of research work of JRF will be assessed by duly constituted three member assessment committee again at the end of 3rd year for such up-gradation.

  
  

The number of fellowship for each subject is limited.

Only bonafide Indian Citizens are eligible for the test.

   Key Highlights of CSIR UGC NET December 2023

• Name of exam: Joint CSIR UGC NET Examination December 2023

• Conducting Body: National Testing Agency (NET)

  
  

• Date of exam: 26, 27, 28 December 2023

• Type of exam: Computer Based Test - CBT (Online)

• Duration of Examination: 180 minutes (03 hours)

• Medium : Hindi , English

  
  

• Validity of CSIR UGC NET certificate: Lifetime

• Application mode: Online

• Last date : 30-11-2023

• Official website: https://csirnet.nta.nic.in

  
  

Also Read : CBSE CTET January 2024 Notification

  Eligibility Criteria of CSIR UGC NET Deceber 2023

Nationality : Only bonafide Indian Citizens are eligible for the test.

Age Limit:

Upper Age Limit (as on 01-07-2023)

• For JRF: Maximum 28 years

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• LS/ Assistant Professorship: No upper age limit

  
  

• Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

  • For JRF upper age limit may be relaxable up to 5 years in case of SC/ST/Third gender/Persons with Disability (PwD)/female applicants and 03 years in case of OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) applicants.

Educational Qualification:

• Candidates should have held or M.Sc. or equivalent degree or Integrated BS-MS/ BS-4 years/ BE/ B. Tech/B. Pharma/ MBBS with at least 55% marks for General (UR)/ General-EWS and OBC candidates and 50% for SC/ ST, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.

• B.Sc. (Hons.) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% (without rounding off) marks for General (UR)/General-EWS; 50% (without rounding off) marks for OBC (NCL)/SC/ST, Third gender, Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates.

• B.E./ B.S./ B.Tech./ B.Pharma/ MBBS final year/result awaited candidates are eligible to apply for fellowship only. These candidates will not be eligible for Lectureship/Assistant professor. B.Sc. (Hons.) final year/Result awaited candidates are not eligible to apply.

   How to Apply for CSIR UGC NET Application?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for CSIR UGC NET EXAM DECEMBER 2023 from  the official website of https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/ . Steps to follow:

1. Visit the official website - https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx

2. Click on the application form button

3. Click on the new registration button

4. Read the instructions and click on the checkbox given at the bottom of the page

5. Click on Click Here to Proceed button

6. Fill in all details asked in the CSIR NET registration form

7. Click on Submit

8. Note down the system-generated application number and password

9. Login to the registered account using the application number and password

10. Fill in all details asked in the CSIR NET application form

11. Upload scanned images of photo and signature in JPG format as per the prescribed specifications

• Photo size 10-200Kb.

• Signature size 4-20Kb.

   Important Links of CSIR UGC NET December 2023  

Application Fee

All the candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee. Category-wise application fee is as given below .

   Important Dates of CSIR UGC NET Dec 2024

   CBSE CTET January 2024 Exam Date

CSIR NET Exam Pattern 2023

The CSIR UGC NET Exam is conducted for a total of five subjects –

1. Chemical Sciences;

2. Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences;

3. Life Sciences;

4. Mathematical Sciences and

5. Physical Sciences.

Although the CSIR NET question paper for each subject differs, the pattern of creation of papers is largely the same.

CSIR NET question paper 2023 for each subject contains objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 200 marks. Each CSIR UGC NET paper is divided into three parts – A, B and C. Questions in Part A are common for all candidates. Questions in Parts B and C differ as per the subject chosen by the candidate.

Each part of the CSIR NET exam contains a different number of questions. Total questions that candidates need to attempt also differ as per the subject chosen by the candidate. The total duration in which candidates need to complete the exam is three hours.