The CSIR NET-JRF is held to find out the research talents for the students of the science background and has 5 especially group into which the examination can be taken. Basically, the examination will be conducted only for one day i.e. on the third Sunday in June and December every year.
The sole objective is to take outstanding talented young men and women into consideration for the training in different research methods, under the export guidance of faculty members as well as scientist who are being working in University Departments, National Laboratories and Institutes in various different areas of Science & Technology and Medical Sciences.
CSIR Paper I Revised Syllabus:
Syllabus for Paper-I (Part A) the following part is common for all the candidates who are giving NET. Total there will be 40 objective type questions in Part ‘A’ of Paper I. candidates need to answer any of the 25 questions, only the first 25 answers will be taken into consideration plus there will be no enhancement in the marks also for more answers.
Questions will carry 2 marks with them. Negative marking will be there for the wrong answers answered.
Topics:
Basic information on Science plus its influence on society aims to test he candidate knowledge and awareness of science, aptitude of scientific and quantitative reasoning.
Questions would be aimed to evaluate the creativity, analytical ability and research aptitude of candidates.
Questions would be there from each of the subject areas of NET namely, Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences,; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences, Common Elementary Computer Sciences.
It is however applicable to all the candidates offering any subject area; some questions pertaining to the general computer awareness and its implications Programming Instructions simple algorithms and computational methods.
Syllabus for Paper-I (Section B) and Paper-II: New and Revised
- Chemical Sciences
- Earth Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Engineering Sciences.
CSIR-CBSE UGC NET exam for science stream is organized by CSIR two times in a year in the months of June and December in the subjects stated blow: Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences there has been an introduction to single paper multiple choice question based test from June 2011 exam. Single Paper MCQ test paper pattern shall be quoted as follows: a single paper test consisting of multiple choice questions will comprise of maximum 200 marks is categorized into 3 parts namely A, B & C organized with the time duration of 3 hours. Highlights of the New Pattern Part-A will comprise of 20 questions and is common to all the subjects. The candidate needs to answer any of the 15 questions. Each correct answer is awarded shall be 30 out of 200. This part aims to test the general scientific awareness, quantitative reasoning, and analysis and research aptitude. There is no syllabus suggested for this however one who has strong aptitude towards science and technology can easily sole the following part. Part-B will comprise of 50 multiple choice questions generally covering the topics given in the syllabus.
A candidate needs to answer any 35 questions and each correct answer is awarded with 2 marks. The aggregate marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200. The standards of these questions from this section may range from 10 + 2 to PG level in chemistry subject. Part-C will comprise of 75 questions. A candidate needs to answer any 25 questions, each carrying 4 marks. The maximum marks allocated to this section are 100 out of 200. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge in chemistry to arrive at the solution to the given problem.
The cutoff marks for the December 2011 chemical sciences paper are mentioned below. please note that –these are in the form of percentages candidates have to score atleast 90 marks out of 200 to get JRF, if you belong to the category of General or OBC, percent cutoff marks Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Lectureship (LS) General and OBC 45%, 40% SC or ST 35% 30% negative marking is there at 25% for each wrong answer.
Following are the suggestions and some techniques to get good marks in CSIR NET examination, follow them for the best results. In the NET examination, writing skills matter a lot. Many candidates who are giving the NET examination have good knowledge, but possess bad writing skills. You should be able to present all the information or knowledge in a coherent and logical manner, as expected by the evaluator like quoting the facts and substantiating your answer with desired concepts and focusing your point of view. For the NET examination, preparations must be done more critically. After going through well with the questions, you must sort out the NET question papers as per the syllabus topics.
If one judges the questions, after sometime the questions will repeat in one form or the other. Write standard answers to the question papers related to the previous years. It will make your work much easier at the UGC examination. Do not miss any concept even though it is small. Questions asked in the examination are of the Masers level. Sometimes questions are very ‘conceptual’ in nature, which aim at testing the comprehension levels of the general concepts. You must have a list of all standard textbooks from the successful candidates and also some selective good notes.
Right choice pertaining to the reading material is very crucial. However, you must not read all types of books it may create chaos or burden in your mind.
Always put more emphasize on the writing section even while preparing for objective questions. As there is much in common for study in such section.
While studying for the subjects, keep in mind that there is no scope for selective studies in CSIR.
The whole syllabus will be covered thoroughly. There will be equal amount of stress and weight on all the sections of the syllabus.
Make a note that at the end, both subjects will have exactly the same amount of maximum marks. For Mathematics and Statistics and Geography maps etc, they call for practice, which is very important. candidates need to practice other subjects and should not treat the same examination as an experience gathering exercise to get a chance for writing mains is a great thing, which you may not get again.
Solve the previous year’s unsolved papers and try to induce the atmosphere of the examination.
Put focus on the time frame. Speed is the life blood of this examination. Time management matters a lot here.
For the better writing skills, keep writing model answers while preparing for the NET examination. This helps get into the habit of writing under time constraint in the examination.
Over confidence must not be there in your writing skills, it is too subjective and behavioral.
Follow your own style of writing do not repeat and try to balance a flow in the style of your writing.
Never try to copy anyone’s style of writing in the sheet. Maintain a sequential and systematic style of answering, which come after a lot of practice and after going through the standard answers.
Try to induce the actual hours of examination to evaluate your performance and to plug any loopholes. Do not exceed the word limit, as much as possible.
Maintaining proper word limit will not only save your time, but also its influence your marks. You will not get more marks by wiring more hence it is truly it waste of time and efficiency.
It is the quality that matters, not the quantity, frequent revision of all subjects is very desirable, as you have been preparing for months or years together and it is the human tendency to forget after sometime hence revision is very required.
If you fail to revise before the examination, do not bother.
Write it in a simple manner, it will simplify the evaluator’s task and he can read the answers much more clearly.
Try to put focus and highlight the crucial points in your answers.
Paragraph writing is always better than the essay form. A new point must start with a new paragraph.
Write in bullet form, if the question needs answer in the points format.
Maintain a reliable space or gap in between tow lines. Your handwriting must be similar throughout the paper. Because of time constraint, the answers that you have written should not go from bad to worse in the further stages in the answer sheets.
You need not to count words after the answers. Practice well so that you should reflexively know the appropriate limit for the answers.
Leave a space and divide the lines between two questions, clarity matters a lot. Just be calm and have faith in yourself.