The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in a recent move has extended the registration date for the University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) 2018. According to the latest release, the online registration process will now end on October 17. Those who are yet to finish the registration process, must visit the official website; csirhrdg.res.in. Earlier, the last date for the CSIR UGC NET registrations was scheduled to end today, October 15. The online applications for December exam began on September 25, and the institute received lakhs of applications. CSIR UGC NET 2018: December Information Bulletin Released Online; Check Exam Schedule. 

This year, CSIR will conduct the UGC NET on December 16 to test the eligibility of the candidates who will be awarded for Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and for determining the eligibility for appointment of Lecturers in Chemical Sciences, Earth/ Atmospheric/ Ocean/ Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. Hence, before applying online, the candidates are advised to read the detailed notification which is available on the information bulletin at CSIR, HRDG web portal. After filling the applications online, the candidates should preview their entire form and make necessary changes if required before submitting the application. An application number will be auto-generated to those who successfully submit the online applications.

It must be noted that the application fee for general category candidates is Rs. 1,000, for OBC it is Rs. 500 and for other reserved categories, the candidates will have to pay Rs. 250. The maximum age limit for JRF is 28 years, and there is no upper age limit for Lectureship. NET 2018 will be a single paper which is scheduled in morning and evening sessions. Students will have to answer multiple choice-based questions related to life science, Earth science, Mathematical science, Chemical science, and Physical science.

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