SCHEME OF EXAMINATION FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
The Joint CSIR-UGC JRF/LS (NET) Examination shall comprise 2 papers:
PAPER I:
- This paper shall be of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and shall have a maximum of 200 marks.
- Part ‘A’ of Paper I shall contain 40 General Science questions. These questions shall be common to all subject areas of NET Examination. A candidate shall be required to answer a maximum of 25 questions from Part ‘A’. In case, a candidate answers more than 25 questions, only the first 25 answered questions will be taken up for evaluation.
- Part ‘B’ of Paper I shall have 75 questions. A candidate shall be required to answer a maximum of 50 questions. If more than 50 questions are answered from part ‘B’ only first 50 answered questions will be taken up for evaluation.
- All questions in Part ‘A’ carry two marks each. Questions in Part ‘B’ shall be of 3 marks each. There will be negative marking for wrong answers.
PAPER II:
- This paper shall be of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and shall have a maximum of 200 marks
- This Paper shall consist of 39-46 short answer type questions requiring descriptive answers. A candidate is required to answer a maximum of 10 questions either in Hindi or in English. If more than 10 questions are answered, only first 10 will be evaluated. To answer a question, a candidate will be provided one page each.
