Important dates for CSIR-NET/JRF Exam June 2012

1. CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test on 17th June, 2012 for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates
for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in
certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science. The award of Junior Research Fellowship (NET) to the successful
eligible candidates will depend on their finding admission/placement in a university/ national laboratory/ institution of higher
learning and research, as applicable.
1.1 A candidate may apply either for ‘JRF + Lectureship’ or for ‘Lectureship (LS) only’ He/she may indicate his/her preference in
the O.M.R Application Form/Online Application, as the case may be. CSIR may consider candidates applying for ‘JRF + LS’ or
‘Lectureship only” depending on number of fellowships available & performance in the test subject to the condition that they
fulfill the laid down eligibility criterion . If a candidate is found to be over-age for JRF (NET) he/she will automatically be
considered for Lectureship (NET) only.
1.2 Two separate merit lists, one comprising the candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF - NET)
and the second, of those candidates qualifying the Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET), will be made on the basis of their
performance in the above Test. Candidates qualifying for JRF (NET), will also be eligible for Lectureship (NET) subject to
fulfilling the eligible criteria laid down by UGC. The candidates qualifying for Lectureship will be eligible for recruitment as
Lecturers as well as for JRF-ship in a Scheme/Project, if otherwise suitable. However, they will not be eligible for Regular JRFNET
Fellowship. They will be eligible to pursue Ph.D. programme with or without any fellowship other than JRF-NET.
Candidates qualifying for the award of JRF (NET) will receive fellowship either from CSIR or UGC as per their assignment or
from the Schemes with which they may find association. The candidates declared eligible for Junior Research Fellowship under
UGC scheme will be governed by UGC rules/regulations in this regard.
1.3 The final result of this Single MCQ test may be declared sometime in the month of August, 2012 and fellowship to successful
candidates could be awarded from 01.01.2013.