CSIR NET

CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship and Lecturer-ship 

LIFE SCIENCES 

1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology 
2. Cellular Organization 
3. Fundamental Processes 
4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling 
5. Developmental Biology 
6. System Physiology – Plant 
7. System Physiology – Animal 
8. Inheritance Biology 
9. Diversity of Life Forms
10. Ecological Principles 
11. Evolution and Behavior 
12. Applied Biology 
13. Methods in Biology 

Part ‘A’ shall be common to all subjects. This part shall be a test containing a maximum of 20 questions of General Aptitude. The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions of two marks each. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200

Part ‘B’ shall   contain subject-related conventional MCQs. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200. The maximum number of questions to be attempted shall be in the range of 20-35.

Part ‘C’ shall contain higher value questions that may test the 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 total marks allocated to this section shall be 100 out of 200.