CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: Age Limit & Minimum Qualification for JRF/LS

CSIR NET notification 2023 has been released by NTA. CSIR has prescribed CSIR NET eligibility 2023 in terms of age limit, educational qualification and nationality. CSIR JRF age limit is 28 years. Candidates must hold an MSc/BE/Integrated BS-MS/BS four-year degree/BPharma/BTech/MBBS with 55 per cent. Read below for more details on CSIR NET eligibility for JRF and LS.

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023 is the most important aspect of the CSIR NET 2023 exam. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) prescribes the CSIR NET eligibility in terms of age limit, educational qualification and nationality. CSIR JRF age limit is 28 years. There is no upper age limit for Lectureship. Candidates must hold an MSc/BE/Integrated BS-MS/BS four-year degree/B Pharma/BTech/MBBS with 55 per cent. Before filling out the application form for the CSIR NET 2023 exam, it is important for candidates to check the eligibility criteria.

CSIR NET 2023 notification has been released by NTA. The CSIR NET application form 2023 is available from March 10 to April 10, 2023. The Joint CSIR NET 2023 exam for December 2022 and June 2023 sessions will be conducted on June 6, 7 and 8, 2023. The exam is conducted in five papers- Mathematical Science, Life Science, Chemical Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science. 

CSIR NET Eligibility 2023

Candidates must meet CSIR NET eligibility 2023 to appear for the upcoming exam. It is the minimum criteria that candidates must fulfil before appearing for the exam. Candidates' CSIR NET application form 2023 will be rejected if they do not meet the eligibility criteria. CSIR age limit, educational qualification, number of attempts, etc. are the important criteria for CSIR NET eligibility.

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: Exam Overview

The Highlights for the CSIR NET 2023 exam are mentioned in the table below:

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: Nationality

Only candidates who are Indian citizens are eligible to apply for CSIR NET 2023 exam.

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: Minimum Educational Qualification

• Candidates need to possess either of the below-mentioned qualifications with at least 55 per cent marks (for General and OBC) or 50 per cent marks (for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates). 

• Candidates enrolled for MSc or having completed 10-2-3 years of MSc or equivalent degree/Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/BE/BTech/ BPharma/ MBBS as of the last date of the CSIR NET application 2023 are also eligible to apply under the Result Awaited (RA) category. However, the condition for RA category candidates is such that they should complete their qualifying degree with the required percentage of marks within the validity period of two years from the date of declaration of the Joint CSIR UGC NET result failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
• Candidates holding a BSc (Hons) or equivalent degree or candidates enrolled in an integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55 per cent marks (50 per cent for SC/ST/PwD candidates) are also eligible to apply for the exam. However, candidates holding an undergraduate degree will be eligible for a CSIR fellowship only after getting registered for PhD/Integrated PhD course within the validity period of two years, informs the official website.
• Candidates possessing only the Bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) only and not for the Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professor. For instance, BE/BS/BTech/BPharma/MBBS final year/result awaited candidates are eligible to apply for JRF only. 
• Candidates who possess a PhD degree and who have passed their master’s before September 19, 1991, with at least 50 per cent marks are eligible to apply for lectureship only.

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: Subject-wise Educational Qualification

The table below covers the subject-wise CSIR NET 2023 Educational Qualification.

CSIR NET Age Limit 2023

The CSIR NET age limit criteria differ for JRF and Lecturership. Have a look:

CSIR JRF Age Limit

Candidates should be a maximum of 28 years as of the last date of submission of the application form, to be eligible to apply for CSIR NET JRF.

CSIR NET 2023: Relaxation in Upper Age Limit for JRF NET

The upper age limit is relaxed for reserved category candidates who want to apply for CSIR NET JRF. Have a look:

CSIR NET Age Limit for Lectureship

There is no upper age limit for candidates applying for CSIR NET lectureship.

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023: Relaxation for Third Gender Category

Candidates belonging to the Third gender category are eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee, age and educational qualification for the CSIR NET as are available to SC/ ST categories. The subject-wise qualifying CSIR NET cut-off 2023 for the Third gender category will be the lowest among those for SC/ ST/ PwD/ OBC–NCL/ General-EWS categories.

CSIR NET Reservation Criteria 2023

CSIR follows the stipulated guidelines regarding the marks relaxation for different categories. Candidates can check the table below for CSIR NET Reservation Criteria 2023.

CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2023-Important Points 

• If a candidate applies for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and fulfils the eligibility criteria for lectureship also, s/he is considered for both
• If a candidate is found over-age for JRF, s/he is automatically considered for lectureship/ assistant professorship only
• Candidates who have completed pursuing MSc or are awaiting the final result of MSc are eligible for lectureship subject to fulfilling the laid down CSIR NET eligibility criteria
• CSIR NET admit card 2023 will not be issued to candidates who do not fulfil the eligibility criteria  

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CSIR NET Notification 2023