UGC-NET & SET
EXAM
NET/SET is a test to
determine the eligibility for Assistant Professor’ in universities and
colleges.
NET is basically
conducted all over the country. There is another examination which is conducted
solely by the individual states and that examination is popularly known as SET
(State Eligibility Test). The syllabus is same for NET & SET.
CONDITIONS of
ELIGIBILITY:
a. The candidates who
have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree
(i.e., M.A., M.Sc., M.Com, MBA, MLISC, M.Ed., M.PEd., MCJ, LLM, MCA and M.Tech
(CSE & IT only)) are eligible to apply. However, in case of the Backward Classes
(BC)/Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Disability (PwD)
category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off)
in Master’s Degree is eligible for this Test.
b. The candidates who are
pursuing their Master’s Degree course or the candidates who have appeared for
their qualifying Master’s Degree (final year) examination and whose result is
still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may
also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted
provisionally and shall be considered eligible for eligibility for Assistant
Professor / Lecturer after they have passed their Master’s Degree examination
with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC/SC/ST/PwD (Persons with
Disability) category candidates. Such candidates must complete their Master’s
Degree examination within two years from the date of SET result with required
percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
Age Limit
There is No Upper age
limit to apply for NET/SET examination.
Scheme
of NET/SET Examination
NET/SET EXAM will be
consisting of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). The test will be held in two separate
sessions as mentioned below:
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Paper |
Max. Marks |
Number of Question |
Duration |
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Paper 1 |
100 |
50 Compulsory questions |
1 Hour (10:00 AM. to
11:00A.M.) |
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Paper 2 |
200 |
100 Compulsory
questions |
2 Hours (11:30 AM. to
1:30 P.M.) |
Paper-I: Shall
consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. The
questions which will be of general nature, intended to assess the
teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to
test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness
of the candidate.
Paper-II: Shall
consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which
will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.
MODE OF EXAMINATION
The NTA NET Examination
shall be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only & SET Examination
shall be conducted in OFFLINE mode only. The candidate will have to mark the
responses for questions of Paper-I and Paper-II on the Optical Marks Reader
(OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet in SET exam.
Marking Scheme- There
is no negative marking for incorrect response in NET/SET exam.
Procedure and Criteria
for Declaration of NET/SET Result:
This will comprise the
following steps for considering a candidate for the eligibility for Assistant
Professors.
Step I: Total
qualifying slots: It is 6% of the appeared candidates (appeared for SET in both
the papers), which equals to total number of qualifying slots i.e. minimum
number of candidates to be qualified.
Step II: Category-wise
qualifying slots: Total qualifying slots are allocated to different categories
as per reservation policy of the state.
Step III: Candidates
fulfilling minimum eligibility subject-wise, category-wise: In order to be
considered for eligibility for Assistant Professor, the Candidates must have
appeared in both the papers & secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both
the papers taken together for General Category candidates & at least 35%
aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for all candidates belonging
to Reserved categories. (SC/ST/OBC)
Step IV: Number
of qualifying slots subject-wise for a particular category:
The candidates who
fulfilled Step III are considered to compute the qualifying slots subject wise
category-wise. The qualifying slots subject-wise for a particular category are
calculated by using the following formula:
CGSET
CG SET Syllabus
Computer
Science and Applications_English Only.pdf
Library
and Information Science_English.pdf
Library
and Information Science_Hindi.pdf
Mathmetical
Science Syllabus.pdf
physical
Education_English.pdf
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Updated Syllabi of
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The NET in Major
Science Subjects, viz., Chemical Sciences; Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary
Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences is
conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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CHEMICAL SCIENCES
REVISED 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 40 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 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. 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.
There will be negative marking @
25% for each wrong answer.
EARTH,
ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
EXAM SCHEME
TIME: 3
HOURS MAXIMUM
MARKS: 200
From June, 2011 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 shall be 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
80 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 4 marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 100 out
of 200.
For Part ‘A’ and ‘B’
there will be Negative marking @25% for each wrong answer. The Negative marking
for Part ‘C’ shall be @ 33% for each wrong answer.
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.
There will be negative
marking @25% for each wrong answer.
MATHEMATICAL
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
shall be 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
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
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.
For Part ‘A’ and ‘B’
there will be Negative marking @25% for each wrong answer. No Negative marking
for Part ‘C’.
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
EXAM SCHEME
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 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
25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) generally covering the topics given in the
Part ‘A’ (CORE) of syllabus. Each question shall be of 3.5 Marks. The total
marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200.Candidates are required
to answer any 20 questions.
Part 'C'
This part shall contain
30 questions from Part ‘B’ (Advanced) and Part ‘A’ 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 20. Each question shall be of 5 Marks. The total marks allocated to
this section shall be 100 out of 200.
There will be negative
marking @25% for each wrong answer.
Model Question
Paper