CSIR NET as the aspirants and the exam conducting boards refer to when they speak about the toughest national level exam.

Subjects under CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test

Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences.
Mathematical Sciences

Eligibility:

Educational Qualification:

Candidates who have completed the four-year BS program or hold a BE/B. Tech/B. Pharma/Integrated BS-MS/MBBS/BSc (Hons)/M.Sc. or equivalent degree or students enrolled in the Integrated MS-PhD program or Equivalent degree/B.Sc (Hons) with at least 55% marks for General & OBC-NCL candidates are eligible to apply (50% for SC/ST candidates, Physically and Visually handicapped candidates).

Candidates enrolled for M.Sc. or have just completed 10+2+3 years of any of the above qualifying examinations are also eligible under the Result Awaited (RA) category, however, such candidates will have to complete the qualifying degree with the requisite percentage of marks within the period of two years, In order to avail the fellowship.

Important Dates

Online application process starts from February 2017
Date of close of deposit of fees (all stations) March 2017
Date of close of online submission March 2017
Last date of receipt of duly completed hard copy of online application in the examination unit March 2017
Last date of receipt of duly completed hard copy of online application in the examination unit (from remote areas) March 2017
Last date for receipt of written request for change of examination centre only on merit basis April 2017
Tentative date of publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR HRDG website May 2017
Last date for accepting of representation about non-registration for this test May 2017
Exam Date (CSIR UGC NET December 2016) June 2017