
Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research
Joint CSIR – UGC Test For JRF & Eligibility For Lectureship
National Eligibility Test (NET), June, 2013
CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test on 23rd June, 2013 for
determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of
Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for
appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject areas falling under the
faculty of Science & Technology. The award of Junior Research Fellowship (NET)
to the successful eligible candidates will depend on their finding
admission/placement in a university/national laboratory/ institution of higher
learning and research, as applicable.
A candidate may apply either for ‘JRF’ OR for ‘Lectureship
(LS) only’ He/she may indicate his/her preference in the OMR Application
Form/Online Application, as the case may be. CSIR may consider candidates
applying for ‘JRF’ or ‘Lectureship only” depending on number of fellowships
available & performance in the test subject to the condition that they fulfill
the laid down eligibility criterion . If a candidate is found to be over-age for
JRF (NET) he/she will automatically be considered for Lectureship (NET) only.
The final result of this Single MCQ test may be declared
sometime in the month of September, 2013 and fellowship to successful candidates
could be awarded from 1st October, 2013 with the validity period of 2 years for
joining the fellowship under CSIR Scheme.
Subjects of The Test: