About CSIR NET
CSIR NET stands for Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – National Eligibility Test.
It is a national-level exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the candidates who want to choose Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or Lectureship (LS) as their career.
NTA CSIR NET is conducted in 5 subjects
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Earth Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
Check CSIR NET Dec Application Process details here.
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CSIR NET Dec 2023 Important Dates
| Event | Date |
| Start of application form | 01 November 2023 |
| Last Date to apply for the CSIR NET (Extended) | 04 December 2023 (5 PM) |
| Last Date of successful fee transaction | 04 December 2023 (11:50 PM) |
| Correction window | 06-08 December 2023 |
| City Intimation Slip | to be announced |
| Release of CSIR NET Admit Card | to be announced |
| CSIR NET Exam Date | 26th, 27th and 28th Dec, 2023 |
| CSIR NET Answer Key | Week after exam |
| CSIR NET Scorecard | to be announced |
CSIR NET Dec 2023 Notification
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CSIR NET notification for CSIR NET Dec 2023 on 01 Nov 2023.
CSIR NET Dec 2023 Notification
CSIR NET Dec 2023 Eligibility Criteria
Before filling CSIR NET application form candidate must check the eligibility criteria.
CSIR NET Dec 2023 Application Form
Things to be kept ready beforehand
Before beginning the process of filling the Online Application Form, read Information Bulletin carefully, keep ready required documents:
- Copy of Board/ University Certificate for Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name and Date of Birth
- Type of Identification – Bank A/c passbook with photograph/ Passport Number/ Ration Card/ Aadhaar Card Number/Voter ID Card Number/ Other Govt ID
- Qualifying Degree Certificate or last semester marks sheet
- Your Mailing Address as well as Permanent Address with Pin Code
- Four cities for Centres of your choice
- Code of Joint CSIR-UGC NET Subject
- Category Certificate, if applicable
- Self-Declaration Minority Community Certificate, if applicable
- Result Awaited Certificate, if applicable
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate, if applicable
- Person with Disability (PwD) Certificate, if applicable
- e-mail address and Mobile Number of candidate
- Scanned images in JPG/JPEG format only
Requirements of Scanned Images
Documents and as per the specifications
| Documents | Description | File Size | File Type |
| Photograph | Passport Sized Recent colour Photograph | 10 kb to 200 kb | jpeg/jpg |
| Signature | Signature in running hand | 4 kb to 30 kb | jpeg/jpg |
Steps to fill CSIR NET Dec 2023 Application Form
Candidates who desire to appear in Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination have to apply online on the NTA CSIR NET website.
Step-1
Register for Online Registration using your own Email ID and Mobile No. and note down system generated Application Number.
Step-2
Complete the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application Number.
Step-3
Upload scanned images (where applicable) of
- Candidate’s Photograph (file size: 10 kb – 200 kb),
- Candidate’s Signature (file size: 4kb – 30kb),
- Duly verified Result Awaited Attestation Form (file size: 50kb – 500kb), if applicable
- Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) (file size: 50kb – 300kb, if applicable
- PwD Certificate (file size: 50kb – 300kb) in JPG/JPEG format, if applicable
Step-4
Pay prescribed fee through Net Banking / Debit Card / Credit Card / UPI and keep proof of fee paid for future reference.
After the submission of Online Application Form (i.e successful completion of Step-4), Confirmation Page of the Application Form, should be downloaded and a printout of the same may be retained for future reference.
The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form could be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate.
Application Fee
| Category | Application Fee |
| General/General-EWS | INR 1100 |
| OBC-NCL | INR 550 |
| SC/ST | INR 275 |
| Third gender | INR 275 |
| PwD | NIL |
Important Links
| Information Brochure Dec 2023 | Click Here |
| CSIR NET Dec 2023 Portal | Click Here |
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