2011 Written Test Paper Pattern CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test (NET)

CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Exam for Award of Junior Research Fellowship &Lectureship

CSIR UGC NET December 2011 Exam for science stream is scheduled to held on 18^th December 2011 (Sunday) in the following areas:

Mathematical Sciences/ Maths

Chemical Sciences/ Chemistry

Physical Sciences/ Physics

Earth Sciences

Life Sciences

CSIR UGC NET December 2011 Exam Pattern for Single Paper

It has been decided to introduce Single Paper Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based test from June 2011 exam. The pattern for the Single Paper MCQ test shall be as given below:

The MCQ test Paper of each subject shall carry a maximum of 200 marks. The exam shall be for the duration of three hours. The question paper comprises of three Parts.

Part ‘A’ shall be common to all subjects. This part shall be a test containing a maximum of 20 questions of General Science and Research Aptitude test. 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’: This part shall contain 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) generally covering the Subject – Related topicsgiven in the syllabus. A candidate shall be required to answer any 35 questions. Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200.

Part ‘C’: This part shall contain 75 questions that are designed to test a 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. A candidate shall be required toanswer any 25 questions. Each question shall be of four marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 100 out of 200.

There will be negative marking @25% for each wrong answer.