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SYLLABUS
SYLLABUS FOR CHEMICAL SCIENCES PAPER I AND PAPER
II
Physical Chemistry:

1. Basic principles and applications of quantum mechanics – hydrogen atom, angular

momentum.
2. Variational and perturbational methods.
3. Basics of atomic structure, electronic configuration, shapes of orbitals, hydrogen
atom spectra.
4. Theoretical treatment of atomic structures and chemical bonding.
5. Chemical applications of group theory.
6. Basic principles and application of spectroscopy – rotational, vibrational,
electronic, Raman, ESR, NMR.
7. Chemical thermodynamics.
8. Phase equilibria.
9. Statistical thermodynamics.
10. Chemical equilibria.
11. Electrochemistry – Nernst equation, electrode kinetics, electrical double layer,
Debye-Hückel theory.
12. Chemical kinetics – empirical rate laws, Arrhenius equation, theories of reaction
rates, determination of reaction mechanisms, experimental techniques for fast
reactions.
13. Concepts of catalysis.
14. Polymer chemistry. Molecular weights and their determinations. Kinetics of chain
polymerization.
15. Solids - structural classification of binary and ternary compounds, diffraction
techniques, bonding, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties
16. Collids and surface phenomena.
17. Data analysis.
Inorganic Chemistry :

1. Chemical periodicity
2. Structure and bonding in homo- and heteronuclear molecules, including shapes of
molecules.
3. Concepts of acids and bases.
4. Chemistry of the main group elements and their compounds. Allotropy, synthesis,
bonding and structure.
5. Chemistry of transition elements and coordination compounds – bonding theories,
spectral and magnetic properties, reaction mechanisms.
6. Inner transition elements – spectral and magnetic properties, analytical applications.
7. Organometallic compounds - synthesis, bonding and structure, and reactivity.
Organometallics in homogenous catalysis.
8. Cages and metal clusters.
9. Analytical chemistry- separation techniques. Spectroscopic electro- and
thermoanalytical methods.
10. Bioinorganic chemistry – photosystems, porphyrines, metalloenzymes, oxygen
transport, electron- transfer reactions, nitrogen fixation.
11. Physical characterisation of inorganic compounds by IR, Raman, NMR, EPR,
Mössbauer, UV-, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy and microscopic techniques.
12. Nuclear chemistry – nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, radio-analytical
techniques and activation analysis.

Organic Chemistry:

1. IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds.

2. Principles of stereochemistry, conformational analysis, isomerism and chirality.
3. Reactive intermediates and organic reaction mechanisms.
4. Concepts of aromaticity.
5. Pericyclic reactions.
6. Named reactions.
7. Transformations and rearrangements.
8. Principles and applications of organic photochemistry. Free radical reactions.
9. Reactions involving nucleophotic carbon intermediates.
10. Oxidation and reduction of functional groups.
11. Common reagents (organic, inorganic and organometallic) in organic synthesis.
12. Chemistry of natural products such as steroids, alkaloids, terpenes, peptides,
carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids.
13. Selective organic transformations – chemoselectivity, regioselectivity,
stereoselectivity, enantioselectivity. Protecting groups.
14. Chemistry of aromatic and aliphatic heterocyclic compounds.
15. Physical characterisation of organic compounds by IR, UV-, MS, and NMR.

Interdisciplinary topics:

1. Chemistry in nanoscience and technology.

2. Catalysis and green chemistry.
3. Medicinal chemistry.
4. Supramolecular chemistry.
5. Environmental chemistry.
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SYLLABUS
SYLLABUS FOR EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND
PLANETARY SCIENCES
PAPER I (PART B)
1. The Earth and the Solar System:

Milky Way and the solar system. Modern theories on the origin of the Earth and other
planetary bodies. Earth’s orbital parameters, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion,
Geological Time Scale; Space and time scales of processes in the solid Earth,
atmosphere and oceans. Age of the Earth. Radioactive isotopes and their applications
in earth sciences. Basic principles of stratigraphy. Theories about the origin of life and
the nature of fossil record. Earth’s gravity and magnetic fields and its thermal
structure: Geoid, spheroid; Isostasy.

2 A. Earth Materials: Gross composition and physical properties of important minerals

and rocks; properties and processes responsible for mineral concentrations; nature and
distribution of rocks and minerals in different units of the earth and different parts of
India
2 B. Surface features and Processes:
Physiography of the Earth; weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition of
Earth’s material; formation of soil, sediments and sedimentary rocks; energy balance
of the Earth’s surface processes; physiographic features and river basins in India

3. Interior of the Earth, Deformation and Tectonics:

Basic concepts of seismology and internal structure of the Earth. Physico-chemical
and seismic properties of Earth’s interior. Concepts of stress and strain. Behaviour of
rocks under stress; Folds, joints and faults. Earthquakes – their causes and
measurement. Interplate and intraplate seismicity. Paleomagnetism, sea floor
spreading and plate tectonics.

4. Oceans and Atmosphere:

Hypsography of the continents and ocean floor –continental shelf, slope, rise and
abyssal plains. Physical and chemical properties of sea water and their spatial
variations. Residence times of elements in sea water. Ocean currents, waves and tides,
important current systems, thermohaline circulation and the oceanic conveyor belt.
Major water masses of the world’s oceans. Biological productivity in the oceans.
Motion of fluids, waves in atmospheric and oceanic systems. Atmospheric turbulence
and boundary layer. Structure and chemical composition of the atmosphere, lapse rate
and stability, scale height, geopotential, greenhouse gases and global warming. Cloud
formation and precipitation processes, air- sea interactions on different space and time
scales. Insolation and heat budget, radiation balance, general circulation of the
atmosphere and ocean. Climatic and sea level changes on different time scales.
Coupled ocean-atmosphere system, El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). General
weather systems of India, - Monsoon system, cyclone and jet stream, Western
disturbances and severe local convective systems, distribution of precipitation over
India.
Marine and atmospheric pollution, ozone depletion.

5. Environmental Earth Sciences:

Properties of water; hydrological cycle; water resources and management. Energy
resources, uses, degradation, alternatives and management; Ecology and biodiversity.
Impact of use of energy and land on the environment. Exploitation and conservation
of mineral and other natural resources. Natural hazards. Elements of Remote Sensing.

SYLLABUS FOR EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, OCEAN AND

PLANETARY SCIENCES
PAPER II
I. GEOLOGY

1) MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY:

Concept of point group, space group, reciprocal lattice, diffraction and imaging.
Concepts of crystal field theory and mineralogical spectroscopy. TEM and SEM
applications. Lattice defects (point, line and planar). Electrical, magnetic and optical
properties of minerals. Bonding and crystal structures of common oxides, sulphides,
and silicates. Transformation of minerals – polymorphism, polytypism, and
polysomatism. Solid solution and exsolution.
Steady-state geotherms. Genesis, properties, emplacement and crystallization of
magmas. Phase equilibrium studies of simple systems, effect of volatiles on melt
equilibria. Magma-mixing, -mingling and -immiscibility.
Metamorphic structures and textures; isograds and facies. Mineral reactions with
condensed phases, solid solutions, mixed volatile equilibria and thermobarometry.
Metamorphism of pelites, mafic-ultra mafic rocks and siliceous dolomites. Material
transport during metamorphism. P-T-t path in regional metamorphic terrains, plate
tectonics and metamorphism.
Petrogenetic aspects of important rock suites of India, such as the Deccan Traps,
layered intrusive complexes, anorthosites, carbonatites, charnockites, khondalites and
gondites.
2) STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND GEOTECTONICS:
Theory of stress and strain. Behaviour of rocks under stress. Mohr circle. Various
states of stress and their representation by Mohr circles. Different types of failure and
sliding criteria. Geometry and mechanics of fracturing and conditions for reactivation
of pre-existing discontinuities. Paleostress analyses. Common types of finite strain
ellipsoids. L-, L-S-, and S-tectonic fabrics. Techniques of strain analysis. Particle
paths and flow patterns. Progressive strain history and methods for its determination.
Deformation mechanisms. Role of fluids in deformation processes. Geometry and
analyses of brittle-ductile and ductile shear zones. Sheath folds. Geometry and
mechanics of development of folds, boudins, foliations and lineations. Interference
patterns and structural analyses in areas of superposed folding. Fault-related folding.
Gravity induced structures. Major tectonic features and associated structures in
extensional-, compressional-, and strike-slip-terranes. Geological and geophysical
characteristics of plate boundaries. Geodynamic evolution of Himalaya.
3) PALEONTOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS:
Theories on origin of life. Organic evolution – Punctuated Equilibrium and Phyletic
Gradualism models. Mass extinctions and their causes. Application of fossils in age
determination and correlation. Paleoecology, Life habitats and various ecosystems,
Paleobiogeography. Modes of preservation of fossils and taphonomic considerations.
Types of microfossils. Environmental significance of fossils and trace fossils. Use of
microfossils in interpretation of sea floor tectonism. Application of micropaleontology
in hydrocarbon exploration. Oxygen and Carbon isotope studies of microfossils and
their use in paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic interpretation. Important invertebrate
fossils, vertebrate fossils, plant fossils and microfossils in Indian stratigraphy.
4) SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY:
Clastic sediments- gravel, sand and mud; biogenic, chemical and volcanogenic
sediments. Classification of conglomerates, sandstones and mudstones, and carbonate
rocks. Flow regimes and processes of sediment transport. Sedimentary textures and
structures. Sedimentary facies and environments, reconstruction of
paleoenvironments. Formation and evolution of sedimentary basins. Diagenesis of
siliciclastic and carbonate rocks.
Recent developments in stratigraphic classification. Code of stratigraphic
nomenclature – Stratotypes, Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSP).
Lithostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic and biostratigraphic subdivisions. Methods of
startigraphic correlation including Shaw’s Graphic correlation. Concept of sequence
stratigraphy. Rates of sediment accumulation, unconformities. Facies concept in
Stratigraphy – Walther’s law. Methods for paleogeographic reconstruction. Earth’s
Climatic History. Phanerozoic stratigraphy of India with reference to the type areas–
their correlation with equivalent formations in other regions. Boundary problems in
Indian Phanerozoic stratigraphy.
5) MARINE GEOLOGY AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY:
Morphologic and tectonic domains of the ocean floor. Structure, composition and
mechanism of the formation of oceanic crust. Seawater-basalt interactions,
hydrothermal vents- chemical and biological significance of hydrothermal vents
systems. Ocean margins and their significance. Ocean Circulation, Coriolis effect and
Ekman spiral, convergence, divergence and upwelling, El Nino. Thermohaline
circulation and oceanic conveyor belt. Formation of Bottom waters; major water

masses of the world’s oceans. Oceanic sediments: Factors controlling the deposition
and distribution of oceanic sediments; geochronology of oceanic sediments,
diagenetic changes in oxic and anoxic environments. Tectonic evolution of the ocean
basins. Mineral resources. Paleoceanography – Approaches to paleoceanographic
reconstructions; various proxy indicators for paleoceanographic interpretation. Joint
Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) and its applications in Paleoceanography. Ocean
Drilling Programme and its major accomplishments in paleoceanography. Opening
and closing of ocean gateways and their effect on circulation and climate during the
Cenozoic. Sea level processes and Sea level changes.

6) GEOCHEMISTRY:
Structure and atomic properties of elements, the Periodic Table; ionic substitution in
minerals; Phase rule and its applications in petrology, thermodynamics of reactions
involving pure phases, ideal and non-ideal solutions, and fluids; equilibrium and
distribution coefficients. Nucleation and diffusion processes in igneous, metamorphic
and sedimentary environments, redox reactions and Eh-pH diagrams and their
applications. Mineral/mineral assemblages as ‘sensors’ of ambient environments.
Geochemical studies of aerosols, surface-, marine-, and ground waters. Radioactive
decay schemes and their application to geochronology and petrogenesis. Stable
isotopes and their application to earth system processes.
7) ECONOMIC GEOLOGY:
Magmatic, hydrothermal and surface processes of ore formation. Metallogeny and its
relation to crustal evolution; Active ore-forming systems, methods of mineral deposit
studies including ore microscopy, fluid inclusions and isotopic systematics; ores and
metamorphism- cause and effect relationships. Geological setting, characteristics, and
genesis of ferrous, base and noble metals. Origin, migration and entrapment of
petroleum; properties of source and reservoir rocks; structural, stratigraphic and
combination traps. Methods of petroleum exploration. Petroliferous basins of India.
Origin of peat, lignite, bitumen and anthracite. Classification, rank and grading of
coal; coal petrography, coal resources of India. Gas hydrates and coal bed methane.
Nuclear and non-conventional energy resources.
8) PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND CRUSTAL EVOLUTION:
Evolution of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere;,
lithological, geochemical and stratigraphic characteristics of granite – greenstone and
granulite belts. Stratigraphy and geochronology of the cratonic nuclei, mobile belts
and Proterozoic sedimentary basins of India. Life in Precambrian. Precambrian –
Cambrian boundary with special reference to India.
9) QUATERNARY GEOLOGY:
Definition of Quaternary. Quaternary Stratigraphy – Oxygen Isotope stratigraphy,
biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy. Quaternary climates – glacial-interglacial
cycles, eustatic changes, proxy indicators of paleoenvironmental/ paleoclimatic
changes, - land, ocean and cryosphere (ice core studies). Responses of geomorphic
systems to climate, sea level and tectonics on variable time scales in the Quaternary,.
Quaternary dating methods, –radiocarbon, Uranium series, Luminescence, Amino-
acid, relative dating methods. Quaternary stratigraphy of India– continental records
(fluvial, glacial, aeolian, palaeosols and duricrust); marine records; continental-marine
correlation of Quaternary record.
Evolution of man and Stone Age cultures. Plant and animal life in relation to glacial
and interglacial cycles during Quaternary.
Tectonic geomorphology, neotectonics, active tectonics and their applications to
natural hazard assessment.
10) (I)APPLIED GEOLOGY:
(i) Remote Sensing and GIS: Elements of photogrammetry, elements of photo-
interpretation, electromagnetic spectrum, emission range, film and imagery, sensors,
geological interpretations of air photos and imageries. Global positioning systems.
GIS- data structure, attribute data, thematic layers and query analysis.
(ii) Engineering Geology: Engineering properties of rocks and physical characteristics
of building stones, concretes and other aggregates. Geological investigations for
construction of dams, bridges, highways and tunnels. Remedial measures. Mass
movements with special emphasis on landslides and causes of hillslope instability.
Seismic design of buildings.
(iii) Mineral Exploration: Geological, geophysical, geochemical and geobotanical
methods of surface and sub-surface exploration on different scales. Sampling,
assaying and evaluation of mineral deposits.
(iv) Hydrogeology: Groundwater, Darcy’s law, hydrological characteristics of
aquifers, hydrological cycle. Precipitation, evapotranspiration and infiltration
processes. Hydrological classification of water-bearing formations. Fresh and salt-
water relationships in coastal and inland areas. Groundwater exploration and water
pollution. Groundwater regimes in India.
(II) PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
1) Geomorphology: Development in geomorphology. Historical and process
Geomorphology. Landforms in relation to climate, rock type, structure and tectonics.
Processes – weathering, pedogenesis, mass movement, erosion, transportation and
deposition. Geomorphic processes and landforms – fluvial, glacial, eolian, coastal and
karst. River forms and processes – stream flow, stage-discharge relationship;
hydrographs and flood frequency analysis. Submarine relief. Geomorphology and
topographic analysis including DEM, Environmental change– causes, effects on
processes and landforms. Extra-terrestrial geomorphology.
2) Climatology: Fundamental principles of climatology. Earth’s radiation balance;
latitudinal and seasonal variation of insolation, temperature, pressure, wind belts,
humidity, cloud formation and precipitation, water balance. Air masses, monsoon, Jet
streams, tropical cyclones, and ENSO. Classification of climates – Koppen’s and
Thornthwaite’s scheme of classification. Climate change.
3) Bio-geography: Elements of biogeography with special reference to India;
environment, habitat, plant-animal association; zoo-geography of India; Biomes,
elements of plant geography, distribution of forests and major plant communities.
Distribution of major animal communities. Conservation of forests. Wildlife
sanctuaries and parks.
4) Environmental Geography: Man-land relationship. Resources – renewable and non-
renewable. Natural and man-made hazards – droughts, floods, cyclones, earthquakes,
landslides, tsunamis. Ecological balance, environmental pollution and deterioration.
5) Geography of India: Physiography, drainage, climate, soils and natural resources –
the Himalaya, Ganga-Brahmaputra Plains, and peninsular India Precambrian shield,
the Gondwana rift basins, Deccan Plateau. Indian climatology with special reference
to seasonal distribution and variation of temperature, humidity, wind and
precipitation; Climate zones of India. Agricultural geography of India. Population –
its distribution and characteristics. Urbanization and migration. Environmental
problems and issues.
(III) GEOPHYSICS
1) Signal Processing: Continuous and discrete signals; Fourier series; linear time
invariant systems with deterministic and random inputs; band limited signal and
sampling theorem; discrete and Fast Fourier transform; Z-transform; convolution;
Filters: discrete and continuous, recursive, non-recursive, optimal and inverse filters;
deconvolution.
2) Field theory: Newtonian potential; Laplace and Poisson’s equations; Green’s
Theorem; Gauss’ law; Continuation integral; equivalent stratum; Maxwell’s equations
and electromagnetic theory; Displacement potential, Helmhotz’s theorem and seismic
wave propagation.
3) Numerical analysis and inversion: Numerical differentiation and integration, finite
element, and finite difference techniques; Simpson’s rules; Gauss’ quadrature
formula; initial value problems; pattern recognition in Geophysics. Well posed and
ill-posed problems; method of least squares; direct search and gradient methods;
generalized inversion techniques; singular value decomposition; global optimization.
4) Gravity and Magnetic fields of the earth: Normal gravity field; Clairaut’s theorem;
Shape of the earth; deflection of the vertical, geoid, free-air, Bouguer and isostatic
anomalies, isostatic models for local and regional compensation. Geomagnetic field,
secular and transient variations and their theories; palaeomagnetism, construction of
polar wandering curves.
5) Plate Tectonics and Geodynamics: Vine-Mathews hypothesis, marine magnetic
anomalies, sea floor spreading; mid-oceanic ridges and geodynamics; plate tectonics
hypothesis; plate boundaries and seismicity. Heat flow mechanisms, core-mantle
convection and mantle plumes.
6) Seismology & Tomography: Seismometry: short period, long period, broad band
and strong motion; elements of earthquake seismology; seismic sources: faulting
source, double couple hypothesis, elastodynamics, Haskell’s function, seismic
moment tensor, focal mechanism and fault plane solutions; seismic gaps;
seismotectonics and structure of the earth; Himalayan and stable continental region
earthquakes, reservoir induced seismicity; seismic hazards; earthquake prediction.
7) Gravity and Magnetic Methods: Gravimeters and magnetometers; data acquisition
from land, air and ship; corrections and reduction of anomalies; ambiguity; regional
and residual separation; continuation and derivative calculations; interpretation of
anomalies of simple geometric bodies, single pole, sphere, horizontal cylinder, sheet,
dyke and fault. Forward modelling and inversion of arbitrary shaped bodies and 2-D,
3-D interfaces. Interpretations in frequency domain.
8) Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods: Electrical profiling and sounding, typical
sounding curves, pseudo-sections; resistivity transform and direct interpretation;
induced polarization methods. Electromagnetic field techniques; elliptic polarization,
in-phase and out of phase components, horizontal and vertical loop methods;
interpretation; VLF (very low frequency); AFMAG (Audio frequency magnetic)
methods; and central frequency sounding; transient electromagnetic methods;
magneto-telluric method; geomagnetic depth sounding.
9) Seismic Methods: Generalized Snell’s Law; Ray theory; reflection, refraction,
diffraction; Zoeppritz’s equation; seismic energy sources; detectors; seismic noises
and noise profile analysis; seismic data recording and telemetry devices; reduction to
a datum and weathering corrections; Interpretation of a refraction seismic data by
graphical and analytical techniques; CDP/CMP; seismic reflection data processing,
velocity analysis, F-K filtering, stacking, deconvolution, migration before and after
stack; bright spot analysis; wavelet processing; attenuation studies, shear waves,
AVO; VSP; introduction to 3D seismics; seismic stratigraphy.
10) Well logging and other methods: Open hole, cased hole and production logging;
Electrical logs; lateral, latero, induction, S.P; porosity logs; sonic, density, neutron;
natural gamma; determination of formation factor, porosity, permeability, density,
water saturation, lithology; logging while drilling. Radioactive and geothermal
methods.
(IV) METEOROLOGY
1) Climatology: Same as under Geography
2) Physical Meteorology: Thermal structure of the atmosphere and its composition.
Radiation: basin Laws - Rayleigh and Mie scattering, multiple scattering, radiation
from the sun, solar constant, effect of clouds, surface and planetary albedo. Emission
and absorption of terrestrial radiation, radiation windows, radiative transfer,
Greenhouse effect, net radiation budget; Thermodynamics of dry and moist air:
specific gas constant, Adiabatic and isoentropic processes, entropy and enthalpy,
Moisture variables, virtual temperature; Clausius – Clapeyron equation, adiabatic
process of moist air; thermodynamic diagrams: Hydrostatic equilibrium: Hydrostatic
equation, variation of pressure with height, geopotential, standard atmosphere,
altimetry. Vertical stability of the atmosphere: Dry and moist air parcel and slice
methods. Tropical convection.
3) Atmospheric Electricity: Fair weather electric field in the atmosphere and potential
gradients, ionization in the atmosphere. Electrical fields in thunderstorms, theories of
thunderstorm electrification.
4) Cloud Physics: Cloud classification, condensation nuclei, growth of cloud drops
and ice-crystals, precipitation mechanisms: Bergeron, Findeisen process, coalescence
process – Precipitation of warm and mixed clouds, artificial precipitation, hail
suppression, fog and cloud – dissipation, radar observation of clouds and
precipitation, radar equation, rain drop spectra, radar echoes of hail storm and
tornadoes, radar observation of hurricanes, measurements of rainfall by radar.
5) Dynamic Meteorology: Basic equations and fundamental forces: Pressure, gravity,
centripetal and Corolis forces, continuity equation in Cartesian and isobaric
coordinates. Momentum equation Cartesian and spherical coordinates; scale analysis,
inertial flow, geostrophic and gradient winds, thermal wind. Divergence and vertical
motion Rossby, Richardson, Reynolds and Froude numbers. Circulation, vorticity and
divergence; Bjerknese circulation theorem and applications, vorticity and divergence
equations, scale analysis, potential vorticity, stream function and velocity potential.
Atmospheric turbulence: Mixing length theory, planetary boundary layer equations,
surface layer, Ekman layer, eddy transport of hear, moisture and momentum,
Richardson criterion; Linear Perturbation Theory: Internal and external gravity waves,
inertia waves, gravity waves, Rossby waves, wave motion in the
tropics, barotropic and baroclinic instabilities. Atmospheric Energetics: Kinetic,
potential and internal energies – conversion of potential and internal energies into
kinetic energy, available potential energy.
6) Numerical Weather Prediction: computational instability, filtering of sound and
gravity waves, filtered forecast equations, barotropic and equivalent barotropic
models, two parameter baroclinic model, relaxation method. Multi-layer primitive
equation models. Short, medium and long range weather prediction. Objective
analysis; Initialization of the data for use in weather prediction models; data
assimilation techniques, application of satellite in NWP (Numerical Weather
Prediction) and remotely sensed data.
7) General Circulation and Climate Modelling: Observed zonally symmetric
circulations, meridional circulation models, mean meridional and eddy transport of
momentum and energy, angular momentum and energy budgets; zonally asymmetric
features of general circulation; standing eddies; east-west circulations in tropics:
climate variability and forcings; feedback processes, low frequency variability, MJO
Madden-Julian oscillation), ENSO, QBO (quasi-biennial oscillation) and sunspot
cycles. Basic principles of general circulation modelling; grid-point and spectral
GCMs; role of the ocean in climate modelling; interannual variability of ocean fields
(SST, winds, circulation, etc.) and its relationship with monsoon, concepts of ocean –
atmosphere coupled models.
8) Synoptic Meteorology: Weather observations and transmission, synoptic charts,
analysis of surface, upper air another derivative chart, stream-lines, isotachs and
contour analysis; tilt and slope of pressure/weather systems with height. Synoptic
weather forecasting, prediction of weather elements such as rain, maximum and
minimum temperature and fog; hazardous weather elements like thunderstorms,
duststorms, tornadoes. Tropical meteorology: Trade wind inversion, ITCZ; monsoon
trough tropical cyclones, their structure and development theory; monsoon
depressions; tropical easterly jet stream; low level jets, Somali jet, waves in easterlies;
western disturbances; SW and NE monsoons; synoptic features associated with onset,
withdrawal, break active and weak monsoons and their prediction. Air masses and
fronts: sources, origin and classification of air masses; and fronts, frontogenesis and
frontolysis; structure of cold and warm fronts; weather systems associated with fronts.
Extra-tropical synoptic scale features: jet streams, extratropical cyclones and
anticyclones.
9) Aviation Meteorology: Role of meteorology in aviation, weather hazards associated
with take off cruising and landing, inflight – icing, turbulence, visibility, fog, clouds,
rain, gusts, wind shear and thunderstorms, nowcasting and very short range
forecasting.
10) Satellite Meteorology: Meteorological satellites – Polar orbiting and geostationary
satellites, visible and infrared radiometers, multiscanner radiometers; identification of
synoptic systems, fog and sandstorms, detection of cyclones, estimation of SST, cloud
top temperatures, winds and rainfall: temperature and humidity soundings.
(V) OCEAN SCIENCES
1) Physical Oceanography: T-S diagrams; mixing processes in the oceans;
characteristics of important water masses.
Wind generated waves in the oceans; their characteristics; shallow and deep water
waves. Propagation, refraction, and reflection of waves. Wave spectrum, principles of
wave forecasting.
Tide-producing forces and their magnitudes; prediction of tides by the harmonic
method; tides and tidal currents in shallow seas, estuaries and rivers. Factors
influencing coastal processes; transformation of waves in shallow water; effects of
stratification; effect of bottom friction, phenomena of wave reflection, refraction and
diffraction; breakers and surf; littoral currents; wave action on sediments – movement
to beach material; rip currents; beach stability, ocean beach nourishment; harbour
resonance; seiches; tsunami; interaction of waves and structure.
Estuaries: classification and nomenclature; tides in estuaries; estuarine circulation and
mixing; depth – averaged and breadth – averaged models; sedimentation in estuaries;
salinity intrusion in estuaries; effect of stratification; coastal pollution; mixing and
dispersal of pollutants in estuaries and near-shore areas; coastal zone management.
The global wind system; action of wind on ocean surface; Ekman’s theory; Sverdrup,
Stommel and Munk’s theories; upwelling and sinking with special reference to the
Indian ocean. Inertial currents; divergences and convergences; geostrophic motion;
barotropic and baroclinic conditions; oceanic eddies, relationship between density,
pressure and dynamic topography; relative and slope currents. Wind driven coastal
currents; typical scales of motion in the ocean.
Characteristics of the global conveyor belt circulation and its causes.
Formation of subtropical gyres; western boundary currents; equatorial current
systems; El Nino; monsoonal winds and currents over the North Indian Ocean; Somali
current; southern ocean.
2) Chemical Oceanography: Composition of seawater – Classification of elements
based on their distribution; major and minor constituents; behavior of elements;
chemical exchanges across interfaces and residence times in seawater.
Chemical and biological interactions – Ionic interactions; cycling and air-sea
exchange of important biogenic dissolved gases; carbon dioxide-carbonate system;
alkalinity and control of pH; abiotic and biotic controls of trace elements in the ocean;
biological pump and controls on atmospheric composition; biogeochemical processes
in aerobic and anaerobic environments; water column-denitrification and emission of
green house gases.
3) Geological Oceanography: Same topics as under subhead “Marine Geology &
paleo-oceanography
4) Biological Oceanography: Classification of the marine environment and marine
organisms.
Physio-chemical factors affecting marine life – light, temperature, salinity, pressure,
nutrients, dissolved gases; adaptation and biological processes.
Primary and secondary production; factors controlling phytoplankton and zooplankton
abundance and diversity; nekton and fisheries oceanography; benthic organisms;
coastal marine communities and community ecology – estuaries, coral reefs and
mangrove communities, deep-sea ecology including hydrothermal vent communities.
Energy flow and mineral cycling – energy transfer and transfer efficiencies through
different trophic levels; food webs including the microbial loop; role of bacteria in
biogeochemical cycling.
Human impacts on marine communities; impacts of climate change on marine
biodiversity.
Impact of pollution on marine environments including fisheries.
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SYLLABUS
SYLLABUS FOR LIFE SCIENCES PAPER I AND PAPER II
1. MOLECULES AND THEIR INTERACTION RELAVENT TO BIOLOGY

A. Structure of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds.

B. Composition, structure and function of biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, nucleic acids and vitamins).
C. Stablizing interactions (Van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrogen bonding,
hydrophobic interaction, etc.).
D. Principles of biophysical chemistry (pH, buffer, reaction kinetics, thermodynamics,
colligative properties).
E. Bioenergetics, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, coupled reaction, group
transfer, biological energy transducers.
F. Principles of catalysis, enzymes and enzyme kinetics, enzyme regulation,
mechanism of enzyme catalysis, isozymes.
G. Conformation of proteins (Ramachandran plot, secondary, tertiary and quaternary
structure; domains; motif and folds).
H. Conformation of nucleic acids (A-, B-, Z-,DNA), t-RNA, micro-RNA).
I. Stability of protein and nucleic acid structures.
J. Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleotides and vitamins.

2. CELLULAR ORGANIZATION
A. Membrane structure and function: Structure of model membrane, lipid bilayer and
membrane protein diffusion, osmosis, ion channels, active transport, ion pumps,
mechanism of sorting and regulation of intracellular transport, electrical properties of
membranes.
B. Structural organization and function of intracellular organelles: Cell wall, nucleus,
mitochondria, Golgi bodies, lysosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, plastids,
vacuoles, chloroplast, structure & function of cytoskeleton and its role in motility.
C. Organization of genes and chromosomes: Operon, interrupted genes, gene families,
structure of chromatin and chromosomes, unique and repetitive DNA,
heterochromatin, euchromatin, transposons.
D. Cell division and cell cycle: Mitosis and meiosis, their regulation, steps in cell
cycle, and control of cell cycle.
E. Microbial Physiology: Growth, yield and characteristics, strategies of cell division,
stress response.

3. FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES
A. DNA replication, repair and recombination: Unit of replication, enzymes involved,
replication origin and replication fork, fidelity of replication, extrachromosomal
replicons, DNA damage and repair mechanisms.
B. RNA synthesis and processing: Transcription factors and machinery, formation of
initiation complex, transcription activators and repressors, RNA polymerases,
capping, elongation and termination, RNA processing, RNA editing, splicing,
polyadenylation, structure and function of different types of RNA, RNA transport.
C. Protein synthesis and processing: Ribosome, formation of initiation complex,
initiation factors and their regulation, elongation and elongation factors, termination,
genetic code, aminoacylation of tRNA, tRNA-identity, aminoacyl tRNA synthetase,
translational proof-reading, translational inhibitors, post- translational modification of
proteins.
D. Control of gene expression at transcription and translation level:Regulation of
phages, viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene expression, role of chromatin in
regulating gene expression and gene silencing.

4. CELL COMMUNICATION AND CELL SIGNALING

A. Host parasite interaction: Recognition and entry processes of different pathogens
like bacteria, viruses into animal and plant host cells, alteration of host cell behavior
by pathogens, virus-induced cell transformation, pathogen-induced diseases in
animals and plants, cell-cell fusion in both normal and abnormal cells.
B. Cell signaling: Hormones and their receptors, cell surface receptor, signaling
through G-protein coupled receptors, signal transduction pathways, second
messengers, regulation of signaling pathways, bacterial and plant two-component
signaling systems, bacterial chemotaxis and quorum sensing.
C. Cellular communication: Regulation of hematopoiesis, general principles of cell
communication, cell adhesion and roles of different adhesion molecules, gap
junctions, extracellular matrix, integrins, neurotransmission and its regulation.
D. Cancer: Genetic rearrangements in progenitor cells, oncogenes, tumor suppressor
genes, cancer and the cell cycle, virus-induced cancer, metastasis, interaction of
cancer cells with normal cells, apoptosis, therapeutic interventions of uncontrolled cell
growth.
E. Innate and adaptive immune system: Cells and molecules involved in innate and
adaptive immunity, antigens, antigenicity and immunogenicity. B and T cell epitopes,
structure and function of antibody molecules, generation of antibody diversity,
monoclonal antibodies, antibody engineering, antigen-antibody interactions, MHC
molecules, antigen processing and presentation, activation and differentiation of B and
T cells, B and T cell receptors, humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, primary
and secondary immune modulation, the complement system, Toll-like receptors, cell-
mediated effector functions, inflammation, hypersensitivity and autoimmunity,
immune response during bacterial (tuberculosis), parasitic (malaria) and viral (HIV)
infections, congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, vaccines.

5. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
A. Basic concepts of development: Potency, commitment, specification, induction,
competence, determination and differentiation; morphogenetic gradients; cell fate and
cell lineages; stem cells; genomic equivalence and the cytoplasmic determinants;
imprinting; mutants and transgenics in analysis of development.
B. Gametogenesis, fertilization and early development: Production of gametes, cell
surface molecules in sperm-egg recognition in animals; embryo sac development and
double fertilization in plants; zygote formation, cleavage, blastula formation,
embryonic fields, gastrulation and formation of germ layers in animals;
embryogenesis, establishment of symmetry in plants; seed formation and germination.
C. Morphogenesis and organogenesis in animals: Cell aggregation and differentiation
in Dictyostelium; axes and pattern formation in Drosophila, amphibia and chick;
organogenesis – vulva formation in Caenorhabditis elegans; eye lens induction, limb
development and regeneration in vertebrates; differentiation of neurons, post
embryonic development-larval formation, metamorphosis; environmental regulation
of normal development; sex determination.
D. Morphogenesis and organogenesis in plants: Organization of shoot and root apical
meristem; shoot and root development; leaf development and phyllotaxy; transition to
flowering, floral meristems and floral development in Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum.
E. Programmed cell death, aging and senescence.

6. SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY - PLANT

A. Photosynthesis: Light harvesting complexes; mechanisms of electron transport;
photoprotective mechanisms; CO2 fixation-C3, C4 and CAM pathways.
B. Respiration and photorespiration: Citric acid cycle; plant mitochondrial electron
transport and ATP synthesis; alternate oxidase; photorespiratory pathway.
C. Nitrogen metabolism: Nitrate and ammonium assimilation; amino acid
biosynthesis.
D. Plant hormones: Biosynthesis, storage, breakdown and transport; physiological
effects and mechanisms of action.
E. Sensory photobiology: Structure, function and mechanisms of action of
phytochromes, cryptochromes and phototropins; stomatal movement; photoperiodism
and biological clocks.
F. Solute transport and photoassimilate translocation: Uptake, transport and
translocation of water, ions, solutes and macromolecules from soil, through cells,
across membranes, through xylem and phloem; transpiration; mechanisms of loading
and unloading of photoassimilates.
G. Secondary metabolites - Biosynthesis of terpenes, phenols and nitrogenous
compounds and their roles.
H. Stress physiology: Responses of plants to biotic (pathogen and insects) and abiotic
(water, temperature and salt) stresses; mechanisms of resistance to biotic stress and
tolerance to abiotic stress

7. SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY - ANIMAL

A. Blood and circulation: Blood corpuscles, haemopoiesis and formed elements,
plasma function, blood volume, blood volume regulation, blood groups, haemoglobin,
immunity, haemostasis.
B. Cardiovascular System: Comparative anatomy of heart structure, myogenic heart,
specialized tissue, ECG – its principle and significance, cardiac cycle, heart as a
pump, blood pressure, neural and chemical regulation of all above.
C. Respiratory system: Comparison of respiration in different species, anatomical
considerations, transport of gases, exchange of gases, waste elimination, neural and
chemical regulation of respiration.
D. Nervous system: Neurons, action potential, gross neuroanatomy of the brain and
spinal cord, central and peripheral nervous system, neural control of muscle tone and
posture.
E. Sense organs: Vision, hearing and tactile response.
F. Excretory system: Comparative physiology of excretion, kidney, urine formation,
urine concentration, waste elimination, micturition, regulation of water balance, blood
volume, blood pressure, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance.
G. Thermoregulation: Comfort zone, body temperature – physical, chemical, neural
regulation, acclimatization.
H. Stress and adaptation
I. Digestive system: Digestion, absorption, energy balance, BMR.
J. Endocrinology and reproduction: Endocrine glands, basic mechanism of hormone
action, hormones and diseases; reproductive processes, neuroendocrine regulation.
8. INHERITANCE BIOLOGY
A. Mendelian principles: Dominance, segregation, independent assortment, deviation
from Mendelian inheritance.
B. Concept of gene: Allele, multiple alleles, pseudoallele, complementation tests.
C. Extensions of Mendelian principles: Codominance, incomplete dominance, gene
interactions, pleiotropy, genomic imprinting, penetrance and expressivity, phenocopy,
linkage and crossing over, sex linkage, sex limited and sex influenced characters.
D. Gene mapping methods: Linkage maps, tetrad analysis, mapping with molecular
markers, mapping by using somatic cell hybrids, development of mapping population
in plants.
E. Extra chromosomal inheritance: Inheritance of mitochondrial and chloroplast
genes, maternal inheritance.
F. Microbial genetics: Methods of genetic transfers – transformation, conjugation,
transduction and sex-duction, mapping genes by interrupted mating, fine structure
analysis of genes.
G. Human genetics: Pedigree analysis, lod score for linkage testing, karyotypes,
genetic disorders.
H. Quantitative genetics: Polygenic inheritance, heritability and its measurements,
QTL mapping.
I. Mutation: Types, causes and detection, mutant types – lethal, conditional,
biochemical, loss of function, gain of function, germinal verses somatic mutants,
insertional mutagenesis.
J. Structural and numerical alterations of chromosomes: Deletion, duplication,
inversion, translocation, ploidy and their genetic implications.
K. Recombination: Homologous and non-homologous recombination, including
transposition, site-specific recombination.

9. DIVERSITY OF LIFE FORMS

A. Principles and methods of taxonomy:Concepts of species and hierarchical taxa,
biological nomenclature, classical and quantititative methods of taxonomy of plants,
animals and microorganisms.
B. Levels of structural organization: Unicellular, colonial and multicellular forms;
levels of organization of tissues, organs and systems; comparative anatomy.
C. Outline classification of plants, animals and microorganisms:Important criteria
used for classification in each taxon; classification of plants, animals and
microorganisms; evolutionary relationships among taxa.
D. Natural history of Indian subcontinent: Major habitat types of the subcontinent,
geographic origins and migrations of species; common Indian mammals, birds;
seasonality and phenology of the subcontinent.
E. Organisms of health and agricultural importance: Common parasites and pathogens
of humans, domestic animals and crops.
10. ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES
A. The Environment: Physical environment; biotic environment; biotic and abiotic
interactions.
B. Habitat and niche: Concept of habitat and niche; niche width and overlap;
fundamental and realized niche; resource partitioning; character displacement.
C. Population ecology: Characteristics of a population; population growth curves;
population regulation; life history strategies (r and K selection); concept of
metapopulation – demes and dispersal, interdemic extinctions, age structured
populations.
D. Species interactions: Types of interactions, interspecific competition, herbivory,
carnivory, pollination, symbiosis.
E. Community ecology: Nature of communities; community structure and attributes;
levels of species diversity and its measurement; edges and ecotones.
F. Ecological succession: Types; mechanisms; changes involved in succession;
concept of climax.
G. Ecosystem: Structure and function; energy flow and mineral cycling (CNP);
primary production and decomposition; structure and function of some Indian
ecosystems: terrestrial (forest, grassland) and aquatic (fresh water, marine, eustarine).
H. Biogeography: Major terrestrial biomes; theory of island biogeography;
biogeographical zones of India.
I. Applied ecology: Environmental pollution; global environmental change;
biodiversity-status, monitoring and documentation; major drivers of biodiversity
change; biodiversity management approaches.
J. Conservation biology: Principles of conservation, major approaches to
management, Indian case studies on conservation/management strategy (Project Tiger,
Biosphere reserves).

11. EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOUR

A. Emergence of evolutionary thoughts: Lamarck; Darwin–concepts of variation,
adaptation, struggle, fitness and natural selection; Mendelism; spontaneity of
mutations; the evolutionary synthesis.
B. Origin of cells and unicellular evolution: Origin of basic biological molecules;
abiotic synthesis of organic monomers and polymers; concept of Oparin and Haldane;
experiment of Miller (1953); the first cell; evolution of prokaryotes; origin of
eukaryotic cells; evolution of unicellular eukaryotes; anaerobic metabolism,
photosynthesis and aerobic metabolism.
C. Paleontology and evolutionary history: The evolutionary time scale; eras, periods
and epoch; major events in the evolutionary time scale; origins of unicellular and
multicellular organisms; major groups of plants and animals; stages in primate
evolution including Homo.
D. Molecular Evolution: Concepts of neutral evolution, molecular divergence and
molecular clocks; molecular tools in phylogeny, classification and identification;
protein and nucleotide sequence analysis; origin of new genes and proteins; gene
duplication and divergence.
E. The Mechanisms: Population genetics – populations, gene pool, gene frequency;
Hardy-Weinberg law; concepts and rate of change in gene frequency through natural
selection, migration and random genetic drift; adaptive radiation and modifications;
isolating mechanisms; speciation; allopatricity and sympatricity; convergent
evolution; sexual selection; co-evolution.
F. Brain, Behavior and Evolution: Approaches and methods in study of behavior;
proximate and ultimate causation; altruism and evolution-group selection, kin
selection, reciprocal altruism; neural basis of learning, memory, cognition, sleep and
arousal; biological clocks; development of behavior; social communication; social
dominance; use of space and territoriality; mating systems, parental investment and
reproductive success; parental care; aggressive behavior; habitat selection and
optimality in foraging; migration, orientation and navigation; domestication and
behavioral changes.

12. APPLIED BIOLOGY:

A. Microbial fermentation and production of small and macro molecules.
B. Application of immunological principles (vaccines, diagnostics). tissue and cell
culture methods for plants and animals.
C. Transgenic animals and plants, molecular approaches to diagnosis and strain
identification.
D. Genomics and its application to health and agriculture, including gene therapy.
E. Bioresource and uses of biodiversity.
F. Breeding in plants and animals, including marker – assisted selection.
G. Bioremediation and phytoremediation.
H. Biosensors.

13. METHODS IN BIOLOGY

A. Molecular biology and recombinant DNA methods: Isolation and purification of
RNA , DNA (genomic and plasmid) and proteins, different separation methods;
analysis of RNA, DNA and proteins by one and two dimensional gel electrophoresis,
isoelectric focusing gels; molecular cloning of DNA or RNA fragments in bacterial
and eukaryotic systems; expression of recombinant proteins using bacterial, animal
and plant vectors; isolation of specific nucleic acid sequences; generation of genomic
and cDNA libraries in plasmid, phage, cosmid, BAC and YAC vectors; in vitro
mutagenesis and deletion techniques, gene knock out in bacterial and eukaryotic
organisms; protein sequencing methods, detection of post-translation modification of
proteins; DNA sequencing methods, strategies for genome sequencing; methods for
analysis of gene expression at RNA and protein level, large scale expression analysis,
such as micro array based techniques; isolation, separation and analysis of
carbohydrate and lipid molecules; RFLP, RAPD and AFLP techniques
B. Histochemical and immunotechniques: Antibody generation, detection of
molecules using ELISA, RIA, western blot, immunoprecipitation, floweytometry and
immunofluorescence microscopy, detection of molecules in living cells, in situ
localization by techniques such as FISH and GISH.
C. Biophysical methods: Analysis of biomolecules using UV/visible, fluorescence,
circular dichroism, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, structure determination using X-ray
diffraction and NMR; analysis using light scattering, different types of mass
spectrometry and surface plasma resonance methods.
D. Statistical Methods: Measures of central tendency and dispersal; probability
distributions (Binomial, Poisson and normal); sampling distribution; difference
between parametric and non-parametric statistics; confidence interval; errors; levels of
significance; regression and correlation; t-test; analysis of variance; X2 test;; basic
introduction to Muetrovariate statistics, etc.
E. Radiolabeling techniques: Properties of different types of radioisotopes normally
used in biology, their detection and measurement; incorporation of radioisotopes in
biological tissues and cells, molecular imaging of radioactive material, safety
guidelines.
F. Microscopic techniques: Visulization of cells and subcellular components by light
microscopy, resolving powers of different microscopes, microscopy of living cells,
scanning and transmission microscopes, different fixation and staining techniques for
EM, freeze-etch and freeze-fracture methods for EM, image processing methods in
microscopy.
G. Electrophysiological methods: Single neuron recording, patch-clamp recording,
ECG, Brain activity recording, lesion and stimulation of brain, pharmacological
testing, PET, MRI, fMRI, CAT .
H. Methods in field biology: Methods of estimating population density of animals and
plants, ranging patterns through direct, indirect and remote observations, sampling
methods in the study of behavior, habitat characterization-ground and remote sensing
methods.
I. Computational methods: Nucleic acid and protein sequence databases; data mining
methods for sequence analysis, web-based tools for sequence searches, motif analysis
and presentation.
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EXAM SCHEME FOR SINGLE PAPER CSIR-UGC NET Exam FROM June
2011

CSIR-UGC NET Exam for Science stream is conducted by CSIR in the following areas: -
1. Chemical Sciences
2. Earth Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Mathematical Sciences
5. Physical Sciences
It has been decided to introduce Single Paper MCQ MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) based test from June
2011 exam. The pattern for the Single Paper MCQ test shall be as given below:-

 The MCQ test paper of each subject shall carry a maximum of 200 marks.

 The exam shall be for duration of three hours.

 The question paper shall be divided in three parts

Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall be a test containing a maximum of 20 questions of
General Science and Research Aptitude test. The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions
of two marks each. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200

Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional MCQs. The total marks allocated to this section shall be
70 out of 200. The maximum number of questions to be attempted shall be in the range of 25-35.

Part 'C' shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific
concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a
candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given scientific
problem. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 100 out of 200.

 Negative marking for wrong answers, wherever required, shall be @ 25%

 The new pattern shall be implemented from June, 2011 exam
 Model Question Papers in the new format shall be made available along with Notification for the June,
2011 exam.

Last Joint CSIR-UGC Test For Junior Research Fellowship And Eligibility
for Lectureship was held on 19th December, 2010
CSIR UGC NET June 2010 Results- Result of Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research
Fellowship (JRF) & EligibilityCheck outQualified candidates for Paper-I (CSIR-UGC NET) - JUNE 2010

Union Cabinet Approved increase in number of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) through
CSIR-UGC-NET NEW !

CSIR UGC NET JUNE 2011 NOTIFICATION

Notification
Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET) June 2011
CSIR will hold Joint CSIR-UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Lectureship (NET)
June, 2011 Exam on Sunday the 19 June 2011

CSIR UGC NET JUNE 2011 IMPORTANT DATES

Date of examination: 19.06.2011

Date of start of sale of application form through banks and on line submission:1st March 2011
Date of close of sale of application form through banks and online submission: 30.03.2011
OF APPLICATION
Important dates
Schedule for sale of information bulletin through bank
(i) Start of sale of information bulletin: 1st March 2011
(ii) Date of close of sale of Information bulletin by post 23.03.2011
(ii) Date of close of sale of Information bulletin by cash at all branches/stations: 30.03.2011
Schedule for On-line application
A. Date of Single MCQ Examination 19.06.2011
B. Schedule for sale of Information Bulletin through Bank
(i) Start of sale of Information Bulletin 01.03.2011
(ii) Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by post only 23.03.2011
(iii)Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by cash at all branches/ stations 30.03.2011

C.Schedule for On-Line Application

(i) Start of On-Line Submission of Application Form and Fee deposit through Bank Challan 01.03.2011
(ii) Date of close of On-Line deposit of fee (at All stations) 30.03.2011
(iii)Date of close of On-Line submission of Applications (at All stations) 31.03.2011

D. Last date of receipt of completed application forms (including duly completed hard copy of on line
application in the Examination Unit 05.04.2011
E. Last date of receipt of (both kind) Completed application forms (from remote areas) 12.04.2011
F. Last Date for receipt of written request for change of Examination Centre only on merit
basis18.04.2011
G. Publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR, HRDG website 17.05.2011
H. Last date for entertainment of any representation about non-registration for this test 24.05.2011
I. Start of dispatch of Admission Certificate to eligible candidates last week of May, 2011

CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test 19th June 2011 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

A candidate may apply either for ‘JRF + Lectureship’ both 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’ for ‘Lectureship only’ depending on number of
fellowships available and 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.
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). 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 as per the eligible criteria of that Scheme/Project. However, they will not be
eligible for Regular JRF-NET 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.
The final result of this Single MCQ test may be declared sometime in the month of August, 2011 and
fellowship to successful candidates could be awarded from 01.01. 2012.

2.1 SUBJECTS OF THE TEST

The Test will be held in the subjects as given under:
1. Chemical Sciences,
2. Earth Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Mathematical Sciences
5. Physical Sciences

CSIR UGCNET Application Forms

The application form and information bulletin for this test will be available in the designated branches
of Indian Bank and oriental bank of commerce from____ to ____

Subjects of the test

The test will be held in the subjects as given under
Chemical Science, Earth Atmospheric Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical
Sciences, Physical Sciences

Education Qualification
M.Sc. or Equivalent degree under the subjects mentioned in para 2.1 above, with minimum 55%
marks for General & OBC candidates; 50% for SC/ST candidates, Physically and Visually
Handicapped candidates and Ph.D. degree holders who had passed Master's degree prior to 19th
September 1991.

A candidate can also apply for the Test under RA (Result Awaited) category, if he/she is appearing or
has appeared in his/her final year (Last Semester where Semester system is there) of M.Sc. OR
equivalent Degree Examination in subjects mentioned in para 2.1 above during the academic Session
2010-2011. Such candidates will have to submit the attestation format (given at the reverse of the
application form) duly certified by the Head of the Deptt./Institute over his/her signature and rubber
stamp (with address and name) from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared in the final
year(Last Semester where Semester system is there) M.Sc. or equivalent degree examination. However,
such candidates shall be admitted to the Test provisionally. They shall only be considered eligible for
JRF-(NET)/LS-(NET), if they are able to produce the proof of having passed the
Master’s Degree examination in the relevant or related subject with the requisite percentage of marks
and within the stipulated time frame.
Age limit and relaxation
2.3 AGE LIMIT& RELAXATION
For JRF (NET): Minimum 19 Years and maximum 28 years as on 01-01-2011 (upper age limit may be
relaxed up to 5 years as in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC(Non Creamy Layer), Physically
handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants).

For LS (NET): Minimum 19 years, as on 01.01.2011. No upper age limit.

Date and scheme of the CSIR UGC Test

The test will be held in two sessions on Sunday, the 19.06.2011. The scheme of Examination as under
Single MCQ TEST ( 200 Marks ) 10.00AM-1.00PM 3 hrs
To enable the candidates to go through the questions, the question paper booklet shall be distributed
15 minutes before the scheduled time of the exam. The Answer sheet shall be distributed at the
scheduled time of the exam.
The Test Booklet for this test will be printed in Hindi & English Version separately. The candidate
opting for Hindi medium in Column No. 5 of Application Form, will be supplied Question Booklet/Test
Booklet printed in Hindi Version only and Candidate opting for English medium, will be supplied
Question Booklet/Test Booklet printed in English Version only. The candidate will be required to
answer as per option exercised in Column No.5 of application Form.

SYLLABUS OF THE TEST

The question paper shall be divided into three parts, (A,B & C) as per syllabus & Scheme of Exam.

# Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall contain questions pertaining to General
Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis and Research Aptitude.

# Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional Multiple Choice questions (MCQs), generally
covering the topics given in the syllabus.

# Part 'C' shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific
concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature
where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given
scientific problem.

# A negative marking for wrong answers, wherever required, shall be applicable as per scheme of
Exam.

Syllabus & Scheme of Exam of single Paper is given in the Information Bulletin for this test at Annexure
„A‟ and may also be seen at CSIR website: www.csirhrdg.res.in.

Examination centres
The test will be held at 26 centres spread all over India, as specified below: Bangalore, Bhavnagar,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal,
Jammu, Jamshedpur, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur Roorkee, Srinagar,
Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi.
A candidate may opt for any of the above centres. No request for change of centre would ordinarily be
granted
A candidate may opt for any of the above centres. No request for change of centre would ordinarily be
granted. However, a request in writing for change of Centre may be entertained on merits, if received
in this unit latest by 18.04.2011. If sufficient number of candidates do not opt for any of the above
Centres, that particular Centre may stand deleted from the above list OR otherwise also, the
concerned candidates may be allotted another Centre nearest to their place of residence, at the
discretion of CSIR. No TA/DA will be admissible to any candidate for attending the test, in any
circumstances.

How to apply

BY HAND
Candidates applying for the Test may obtain the Information Bulletin and Application forms (inclusive
of fee payable) through the branches of the Bank notified below in para 5.4 (within the prescribed
dates) by paying the following fee in cash:

1. General Rs. 400/-

2. Other Backward Classes(OBC) (Non Creamy Layer) Rs. 200/-
3. SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) or Visually Handicapped (VH Rs. 100)
BY POST
The information Bulletin and Application form may also be obtained through Value Payable Post(V.P.P.)
from the Indian Bank, 3/1, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi - 110 008, by sending a crossed Demand draft
for Rs. 400/-, Rs. 200/- or Rs.100/-(as the case may be) drawn in favour of “Indian Bank, West Patel
Nagar, New Delhi” payable at New Delhi. For this purpose, the candidate should send a request to the
Bank with TWO self-addressed slips clearly mentioning the address at which he/she desires the
Information Bulletin & Application Form to be sent by Value Payable Post (V.P.P.) As above mentioned
Bank will entertain the request for forms through post from Tuesday, the 1st March, 2011 to
Wednesday, the 23rd March, 2011 only, hence, candidates are advised to send well in advance so as to
reach their request within the above said period. The candidate should write his/her name, Date Of
Birth, address, date of Examination (19.06.2011) and subject code on the back of the Demand Draft so
that it can be located easily, if it gets detached accidentally from the letter of request for supply of
Information Bulletin. However, before attaching the draft with letter of request, the candidates should
check that it bears the code number of the issuing bank and drawee bank and also amount and
signatures of issuing authority

OPTION-II : APPLY THROUGH ONLINE APPLICATION

Interested & eligible candidates may apply for this test Online through a link available at CSIR, HRDG
website: www.csirhrdg.res.in. In order to apply Online the candidates are required to download Bank
challan Performa from the above website and then deposit the requisite examination fee in any of the
Indian Bank branches throughout the country. The examination fee for the Online application is same
as mentioned in Para-5.1.1 above. Candidates after successfully submitting application online are
required to take print out of the Application Form, paste his/her recent black & white photograph, put
his/her signature at the required space, attach requisite certificates and send alongwith CSIR marked
copy of fee deposited Bank Challan in an envelope to Sr. Controller of Examinations, Human Resource
Development Group, Examination Unit, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 so as to
reach on or before 05.04.2011 (12.04.2011 for remote areas).

Online applications without hard copy or bank challan receipt or incomplete in any respect will be
summarily rejected. Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification
available at CSIR, HRDG website.

Examination fee paid along with the Information Bulletin or through Bank Challan for a particular
examination will neither be adjusted for any subsequent examination nor refunded under any
circumstances.Candidates should also check all the columns of Bank Challan, online application, which
are to be filled in properly to avoid cancellation of application, Please note that Fee submitted by any
other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.
CSIR Fellowships/Associateships are tenable in Universities/IITs/Post-Graduate Colleges/Govt
Research Establishments including those of CSIR, R&D establishments of recognized public or private
sector, industrial firms and other recognized institutions. However, CSIR reserves the right to
determine the place best suited to provide necessary facilities in the area of science and technology in
which the awardee is to specialize
The CSIR Fellowships/Associatships are tenable in India. Only bonafide Indian citizens, residing in India
are eligible for the award of research Fellowship/Associateships. The programme is aimed at National
Human Resource Development for S&T
The award of CSIR Fellowship/Associateships is for fixed tenure and does not imply any assurance or
guarantee for subsequent employment by CSIR to the beneficiary. The authority to award/terminate
vests with CSIR. The awardee shall not lay claim to permanent absorption in CSIR, after the expiry of
Fellowship/Associateship
Subject of Research: Preference is given to a subject/topic of research relevant to the research
programmes of CSIR laboratories and nationally important S&T areas
CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): A certain number of JRFs are awarded each year by CSIR to
those holding MSc or equivalent degree, with minimum 55% marks after qualifying the National
Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by CSIR twice in a year
Application procedure: Applications for JRF are invited twice a year through press advertisement on
all India basis in the prescribed application form. The completed application form may be submitted to
the Controller of Examinations, Examination Unit, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-
110012
Age limit: The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years, which is relaxed upto 5 years in the case of
candidates belonging to SC/ST, Women, PwD and OBC applicants
Selection procedure: The selection for award of JRF shall be made on the basis of a competitive
written test called the National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by CSIR at national level and
consisting of two papers
Paper one is objective type consisting of Part (A) general nature and part (B) is subject type. It tests
the mental ability and broad awareness of scientific knowledge at the rudimentary level. The second
paper is to be selected from the amongst (1) Chemical Sciences (2) Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and
Planetary Sciences (3) Life Sciences, (4) Mathematical Sciences and (5) Physical Sciences
The second paper requires short descriptive answers to questions. Usually examinations are held for a
day on the third Sunday in June and December, each year
The candidates who qualify in the test are informed individually after the result is finalized. The
Fellowship is awarded on receipt of necessary details of the qualifying degree examination, place of
work, research topic, the name of supervisor and the concurrence of the Institution to provide all the
necessary facilities. The validity of the offer of this award will be one year. The candidate is expected
to register for Ph.D degree within a period of one year from the date of joining
Stipend and Tenure: The stipend of a JRF selected through the all India test will be Rs 12,000/ p.m.
for a period of 2 years. In addition, annual contingent grant of Rs 20,000/- per fellow will be provided
to the University/Institution
On completion of two years as JRF, the stipend may be increased to Rs 14,000/- p.m. for the 3rd and
subsequent year, on the basis of assessment of Fellows’ research progress/achievements through
interview by an Expert Committee consisting of the Guide, Head of the Department and External
Member from outside the University/Institution who is an expert in the relevant field, not below the
rank of Professor/Associate Professor. As far as possible the External Member should be the chairman
of 3 members committee. Where the guide happens to be the Head of the Department, the Dean,
Faculty of Science or any senior member of the Department may be associated as the third member of
the committee. On up gradation, the designation of JRF will be changed to SRF (NET). In the event of
the committee not recommending up gradation the candidate will continue as JRF with a stipend of Rs
12,000/- p.m. for the 3rd year or his fellowship may be terminated depending upon the decision of the
committee. The progress of research work of JRF will be assessed again at the end of 3rd year for such
up gradation
It is expected that Fellows will have published work to their credit by the end of 3rd year. This shall
form an important quantitative and qualitative criterion for judging the progress made by the
candidate. If the work of JRF is still not found satisfactory for up gradation, the fellowship will be
terminated. Extension of tenure of SRF (NET) for the 4th year will be on the basis of the progress
report and recommendation of the guide. The 5th year extension as SRF (NET) is permissible on the
recommendation of three members assessment committee and progress report duly supported by
publications in the form of reprints/ preprints/ manuscripts of the paper published, accepted or
communicated for publication
The total tenure as JRF plus SRF (NET) will not exceed five years. This will include the tenure of
Fellowship awarded by UGC/DST/ICMR/ICAR etc or any other funding agency/Institution. The order for
continuation at the same rate of stipend as SRF (NET), continuation at the same rate of stipend as JRF
or otherwise will be issued by the EMR division of HRDG, CSIR. Extension may not also be granted if the
fellow does not acknowledge support of CSIR in his research publication

THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM

The application form (through Bank or online), duly completed with requisite enclosures should be sent
Under Certificate of Posting (U.P.C) to the Sr. Controller of Examinations, Examination Unit, Human
Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Opposite Institute of Hotel Management, Library Avenue,
Pusa, New Delhi 110012 so as to reach Examination Unit CSIR on or before 05.04.2011.
For candidates applying from Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K
State, Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshdweep, the
application form must reach the Sr.Controller of Examination CSIR on or before 12.04.2011.
The candidates are advised in their own interest to apply early enough to ensure timely receipt of their
applications by the Examination Unit on or before the closing date.
APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL BE SUMMERILY REJECTED.

9. OTHER
Notification for Joint CSIR-UGC Test For JRF And Eligibility for Lectureship(NET) – 19th June, 2011
Related JRF Notifications

UGC NET UGC National Eligibility Test For Junior Research Fellowship And Eligibility For
Lectureship (June 2011)
ICMR Junior Research Fellowship(JRF) Entrance Exam Notification
NAARM ICAR Senior Research Fellowship (PGS) Exam

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