CSIR NET exam for Chemical Sciences is conducted by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research twice every year in June and December. 

The exam is conducted to check your eligibility for lectureship and fellowship. In this light, we will tell you everything you need to know about this exam. If you are thinking of taking this exam for the first time or have been preparing for this exam for a while, we promise we will end all your queries in this article. 

We will cover the following topics in this article

1. General information about the exam
2. Exam Pattern
3. Syllabus & Important Chapters
4. Best Category-wise Book Recommendations
5. Links to Free Resources
6. Four Tips to Ace Your Preparation
7. Some FAQs about the Exam

CSIR NET Chemical Sciences Exam

1. General Information about the Exam

CSIR conducts the National Eligibility Test for five subjects. Chemical Sciences (CS) or Chemistry is one of them. The pattern of the exam is different for all five subjects. The pattern we are going to discuss in this article is specified for Chemical Sciences only. Some general information about the exam is described in the table below. 

Title	Info
Mode	Online Computer Based
Duration	3 Hours
Sections	Three (A, B, and C)
Section A	General Aptitude (GA)
Section B	Chemical Sciences (CS)
Section C	Chemical Sciences (CS)

2. Exam Pattern

The Exam pattern was slightly changed in the December 2018 Exam. Since then, CSIR has been following the same pattern for the Chemical Sciences exam. The exam is divided into three major sections which are called Part A, B, and C respectively. 

There is no limit to the section-wise timer. So, you can solve any section first as per your priority and can give as much time to it as you like. However, Keep in mind that the total time provided for all three sections is three hours. 

	Part A	Part B	Part C
Topic of Questions	GA	CS	CS
Total Questions	20	40	60
Solvable Ques.	15	35	25
Correct Ans. Marks	+2	+2	+4
Incorrect Ans. Marks	-0.5	-0.5	-1.0
Total Marks	30	70	100

Parts A, B, and C offer marks up to 30, 70, and 100 respectively which makes the exam of total 200 marks. 

3. Syllabus & Important Chapters

The syllabus for the Chemical Sciences Subject for CSIR NET is explained below. All chapters are mentioned and distributed among three major branches of chemistry that are, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry. 

All three sections of Chemistry i.e. Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry carry almost equal weight in the exam. However, among a specific section (say Inorganic Chemistry), there are only 3 chapters that carry 75% weightage of the entire Inorganic Chemistry. So, we have made a list of some important chapters from all three sections of chemistry which will surely give you a double-digit rank in All India. 

4. Category wise Book Recommendations

In this section of the article, we have recommended exam-specific books and chapterwise theory books from Amazon. You can read the description and select the best books for your preparation as per your needs. 

Exam Specific Books

Theory plus Practice Questions

This book from Arihant covers all the important chapters, their theory, and thousands of practice questions from various chapters. Along with that, it contains 5 previous year's solved papers and mock tests for the chemical sciences exam. If you are planning to buy a single book for your whole preparation, this book will be best suited for you. 

Book	Description
Book Title	NTA CSIR UGC NET/SET (JRF & Lecturership) Chemical Sciences
Author	Preeti Gupta (JRF), Dr. Aditya Tomar, Dr. Naveen Sharma
Delivery	Free
Replacement	10 Days
Buying Link	Click Here to Buy

Topic wise PYQs

This book from IFAS contains all previous year's paper questions divided into various chapters of inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. If you want to practice previous year's questions in a chapterwise format, this book will be the best suited for you. 

Book	Description
Book Title	CSIR NET Chemical Science Previous Year Questions Papers with Answers and Detailed Solutions from 2011 - 2023 | Best Book for CSIR UGC NET JRF, GATE, SET Examinations in India
Author	Rajiv Abhayankar, Hitesh Mourya, Sohan Singh Thakur
Delivery	Free
Replacement	10 Days
Buying Link	Click Here to Buy

Year wise Papers

This book contains all previous year's papers' questions sorted in a year-wise format. If you want to practice previous year's papers in a mock test format, this book will be best suited for you. 

Book	Description
Book Title	CSIR NET Chemical Sciences Solved Papers Chemical Sciences by Upkar
Author	Pratiyogita Darpan
Delivery	Free
Replacement	10 Days
Buying Link	Click Here to Buy

5. Links to Important Free Resources

6. Four Tips to Ace Your Preparation

If you desire to crack the exam with a good rank, these tips will surely help you. 

Multiple Revisions: 

Understanding a concept is just the first step. Remembering it until the exam time is the next hurdle. You need to take multiple revision sessions for all important chapters. Keep revisiting your own notes of all chapters as many times as possible. We recommend that you revise every chapter at least twice a month when the exam is less than three months away. Multiple revisions will help you to retain that information inside your brain. 

Solve MCQs: 

When you have understood a chapter and revised it multiple times, the next step is to solve the previous year's questions. For important chapters as mentioned in this article, try to solve a total of 50-60 MCQs on those important chapters. Some MCQs bring a whole new concept in front of you. Note that down, include that in your notes, and revisit that during multiple revisions. New concepts are more frequently repeated in the CSIR NET exam. 

Attempt Mock Tests: 

There are multiple websites including our own ChemContent where you can easily find downloadable previous year question papers and try to attempt it like a mock test. You can set a timer on your mobile phone calculate your score, and analyze your performance later. 

Do not repeat your mistakes: 

The concepts that are giving you negative marks in mock tests need special attention. Because, those are the concepts which you think you understand, but you really don't. We will suggest revisiting those concepts and collecting additional information about them so that you don't repeat your mistakes. 

Good Luck, We hope you achieve your ambitions through the coming exam. Happy Learning 😊