SCHEME OF EXAMINATION FOR LIFE 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 100 questions. A candidate shall be required to answer a maximum of 75 questions. In case a candidate answers more than 75 questions, only the first 75 answered questions shall be evaluated.
- All questions shall be of two 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 39-45 short answer type questions requiring descriptive answers. To answer each question, a candidate will be provided one page each.
- There shall be one compulsory question of twenty Marks. In addition to the compulsory question, the candidate is required to answer a maximum of 15 questions of twelve marks each .
