CSIR UGC NET Notification December 2024 – Submit Online Application

CSIR UGC NET Exam 2024

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has released the official notification of Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination December 2024. On behalf of CSIR, the will conduct Joint CSIR-UGC NET Exam. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online below.

Joint CSIR-UGC NET is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as Assistant Professor’, ‘appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.’ and ‘admission to Ph.D. only’ in Indian universities and colleges and R&D Establishment.

CSIR UGC NET Exam Details

Name of exam: Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination December 2024

Exam conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA)

Exam level: National

Exam mode: Computer Based Test (CBT)

Medium of examination: Hindi and English

Exam duration: 180 minutes (03 hours)

Date of exam: 16th February, 2025 to 28th February, 2025

Official Website: https://csirnet.nta.nic.in 

Helpline: For any queries or /clarifications, candidates can call NTA Help Desk at 011-40759000 or 011-69227700 write to NTA at csirnet@nta.ac.in.

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Eligibility Criteria of CSIR UGC NET Exam

Age Limit:

JRF: Not more than 30 years as on the 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. February, 2025. A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL (as per the Central list of OBC available on website: www.ncbc.nic.in) /SC/ST/PwD/Third gender categories and to women applicants.

Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for Joint CSIR UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.

Admission to PhD: There is no upper age limit in applying for Joint CSIR-UGC-NET for Admission to PhD.

Educational Qualification: 

# General/ Unreserved/ General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from recognized universities/ institutions are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Disability (PwD)/ Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.

# Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for NET, only after they have passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC-NCL/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ Third gender category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

However, those candidates who qualify for ‘Admission to Ph.D. Only’ must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within one year from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

Stipend: The stipend of a JRF selected through CSIR- National Eligibility Test (NET) will be Rs. 37,000/- per month for the first two years. In addition, annual contingent grant of Rs. 20,000/- is reimbursed directly to the fellow. The Fellowship will be governed by terms and conditions of CSIR, UGC or Research Scheme, as applicable.

Application Fee:

Category	Fee
General	Rs 1150
General-EWS/OBC(NCL)	Rs 600
SC/ST	Rs 325
Third gender	Rs 325
PWD	Rs 325

How to Apply for CSIR UGC NET Exam ?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply for this exam through online mode by visiting official portal of National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply for CSIR UGC NET Notification 2024.

# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .

# Click on the “Online Application Form” link.

# Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.

# Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.

# At the end, take a print out of the application form .

Important Dates of CSIR UGC NET Exam 2024

# Starting date of online application submission: 9th December, 2024
# Last date of online application submission: 30th December, 2024

Important Web-Links of CSIR UGC NET Examination

Online Application Form	Click Here
Official Notification	Click Here
Information Bulletin	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here

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