CSIR UGC NET & UGC NET are 2 national-level exams conducted by NTA to select candidates for the JRF award & test eligibility for Assistant Professor role. CSIR NET is conducted only for Science subjects & UGC NET for all other subjects.
CSIR NET - B.Tech/ BE/ B.Pharma/ MBBS/ BS/ Integrated BS-MS/ M.Sc (55%)
UGC NET - M.A in Humanities/ Social Science/ Electronic Science/ Computer Applications (55%)
CSIR UGC NET vs UGC NET: Educational Qualification
CSIR UGC NET - Maximum age limit is 28 years
UGC NET - 31 years for JRF and there is no upper age limit for both exams for Assistant Professor
CSIR UGC NET vs UGC NET: Age Limit
CSIR UGC NET is conducted for a total of 5 subjects under the Science and Technology faculty
UGC NET - Total of 81 subjects
CSIR UGC NET vs UGC NET: Subjects
CSIR NET question paper - 3 parts with a total of 200 marks whereas
UGC NET - 2 papers, where Paper I is 100 marks and Paper II is 200 marks
CSIR UGC NET vs UGC NET: Exam Pattern
UGC NET - In 2021, a total of 1,59,824 candidates took the exam
UGC NET - In 2021, 6,71,288 aspirants appeared for the exam
CSIR UGC NET vs UGC NET: Test Takers
Career after CSIR UGC NET - CSIR Research Laboratories
Career after
UGC NET - Eligible to work with UGC coordinated institutes