About CSIR UGC NET Exam 2022-
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) UGC NET answer key of June 2022 are released on 1st October 2022. National Testing Agency (NTA) has conducted the CSIR UGC NET exam 2022. This exam is conducted for science subjects i.e. mathematics , physics, chemistry, biology, life sciences and environmental sciences etc. After exam candidates will be qualified for lectureship or fellowship.
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Important Dates-
- Application Begin : 11/07/2022
- Last Date for Apply Online : 17/08/2022
- Maximum Age : 28 Years for JRF
- Maximum Age : No Age Limit for Lectureship (LS) / Assistant Professor
- Answer Key Release Date- 1st October 2022
What is Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)-
There are two types of qualified students in in this exam i.e. NET qualified and JRF qualified. When a candidate qualify for NET he can apply for lectureship in various Universities or Colleges in science subjects.
Whereas when a candidate qualify for JRF he will be eligible to apply for PhD in their particular disciple. JRF qualified candidates receive Rs. 31,000 per month as stipend for the first two years. After that their performance will be assessed through interview by an expert committee and after that stipend may be increased. The upper age limit to qualify for Junior Research Fellowship is capped at 28 years for General category candidates.
How to Challenge CSIR NET Answer Key-
If candidates are not satisfied with the official CSIR UGC NET Answer Key and think that official answers are incorrect they can raise the objection through the official website by providing the supporting evidence for incorrectness. The fee for raising objections is Rs 200. Only challenges for which fee is paid during stipulated time through the key challenge link will be considered.
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Frequently Asked Questions-
CSIR NET exam is organized only for the science stream subjects whereas UGC NET Exam is conducted for almost all subjects of every stream. CSIR NET Exam has only one paper of 3 hours while UGC NET has two papers with 3 hours.
CSIR UGC NET exam is conducted two times in a year usually in June and December.
To qualify for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) you have to score more than NET. Thus clearing for JRF is more difficult than just clearing for NET.
28 Years. The maximum age of a candidate under general category to qualify under JRF has been capped to 28 years. However it is 31 years for OBC candidates and 33 years for SC/ST candidates.
