CSIR NET Earth Science: Grab Complete Details



If you want to make a career in Earth Science, if teaching or research jobs fascinate you, then CSIR NET is the right place for you.

CSIR NET is an exam which is conducted by the National Testing Agency on behalf of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on bi-yearly basis to examine the ability of Science stream’s aspirants required to become Lecturers/professors/ associates/ research fellows at India’s reputed universities.


# Eligibility Criteria for CSIR NET Earth Science

Candidates must have completed M.Sc./BS-MS/BS-4 Years/B-Pharma or any equivalent degree in the field of Earth Science to apply for the CSIR NET exam in Earth Science.


1. Educational Qualifications


  • General/OBC category aspirants should have masters with minimum 55% aggregate marks.
  • SC/ST/PwD/Female applicants get the relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks to apply for the exam.
 
2. Age Criteria


  • For CSIR NET JRF General candidates' age not must not exceed 28 years. 
  • OBC candidates get the relaxation of 3 years.
  • Up to 5 years age relaxation is provided to the SC/ST/PwD category aspirant.
  • No upper age limit decided for the candidates of CSIR NET Assistant Professor.
 


# CSIR NET Earth Science Exam Pattern

CSIR NET exam has three parts i.e. Part A, Part B and Part C.


  • Part A is common for all subjects.
  • Part B has subject based MCQs type questions with less difficulty level.
  • Part C has subject based MSQs (Multiple Select Questions) type questions with the higher difficulty level.


Sections
No. of Ques. Given
No. of Ques. to be Attempted
Marks
Neg. Marking
Duration of Exam
PART-A
20
15
30
0.5
3 Hours
PART-B
50
35
70
0.5
PART-C
80
25
100
1.32
Total
200



# CSIR NET Earth Science Preparation Books:


The books are playing a vital role in the preparation for the exam. So always prefer the best reference books which cover the complete CSIR NET Syllabus of Earth Science and also have modal test papers to prepare well.

Here are some books of Earth Science which are recommended by the experts.

  1. Joint CSIR-UGC-NET—Earth Science by Surendra Kumar
  2. An Objective Earth Science (For CSIR, NET, JRF, IAS) by Ahmad
  3. Earth Science: The Physical Setting by Jeffery C. Callister
  4. Joint CSIR-UGC-NET (Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences) by Surendra Kumar
  5. Climatology and Oceanography by D.S. Lal
  6. Oceanography by Sharma and Vatal
  7. Geodynamics by Siddhartha
  8. Physical Geography by Savindra Singh


Here we ended up the blog. Hope this article will help you to analyze the complete information about the CSIR NET Earth Science exam.

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