CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship and Lecturer-ship
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
The Joint CSIR-UGC JRF/LS (NET) Examination shall comprise 2 papers:
PAPER I;
This paper shall be of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and shall have a maximum of 200 marks.
Part ‘A’ of Paper I shall contain 40 General Science questions. These questions shall be common to all subject areas of NET Examination. A candidate shall be required to answer a maximum of 25 questions from Part ‘A’. In case a candidate answers more than 25 questions, only the first 25 answers will be taken up for evaluation.
Part ‘B’ of Paper I shall have 100 questions. A candidate shall be required to answer a maximum of 75 questions. In case, a candidate answers more than 75 questions, only first 75 answers shall be evaluated.
All questions shall be of 2 marks each.
There will be negative marking for wrong answers.
PAPER II;
Paper II shall carry 36-42 short answer type questions requiring descriptive answers. To answer each question, a candidate will be provided one page each. The candidate is required to answer a maximum of 10 questions of twenty marks each. The paper carries a maximum of 200 marks and shall be of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration.