What is the difference between CBSE UGC NET and CSIR UGC NET?

UGC stands for University Grants Commission, which is a provision organization started by the Union Government. While CSIR stands for Council of Scientific & Industrial Research.

The difference primarily is that CBSE UGC NET is for subjects like Arts, Humanities and Commerce while CSIR UGC NET is for science subjects. CSIR UGC NET exam is administered only for pure science subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Math, Computer Science etc.

Eligibility

• In the National Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE UGC, the interested candidates must have completed their postgraduate degree or complete their Ph.D. in the relevant subjects with minimum of 55% marks in aggregate.
• In the National Eligibility Test conducted by CSIR UGC, the interested candidates must have completed their postgraduate degree in the Science stream. The candidate must have scored a minimum of 55% in the eligibility exam and should complete their degree from a recognized university.

Pattern of Exam

• In CBSE UGC NET, the exam will be having 3 papers. In PAPER 1, the questions will be of general aptitude. In PAPER 2, it will contain questions from the subject candidate opted. In PAPER 3 questions will be the same as PAPER 2 but it will have 70 compulsory questions.
• In CSIR UGC NET, the papers will be from Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.

The candidates can look for more information from the official website. Basically, CBSE UGC NET and CSIR UGC NET are two different agencies, thus they will differ in certain aspects and criteria. Go through both and opt for the better one accordingly.