CSIR UGC NET Chemical Science Syllabus 2023 [PDF]

Table of Contents

I	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part A
1.	CSIR NET Chemical Science 2023
2.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus: Importance of Understanding
3.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part A: Topics
4	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part A: Marking scheme
II.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part B
1.	CSIR NET Chemical Science: Inorganic Chemistry
2.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Physical Chemistry: Topics
3.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Organic Chemistry: Topics
4.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus: Interdisciplinary Topics
III.	CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part C
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CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part A

1. CSIR NET Chemical Science 2023

The CSIR UGC NET exams will happen jointly for the December 2022 and June 2023 sessions in the first week of June. This exam is constituted to select suitable candidates for Research & Development organizations as well as candidates with a passion for teaching in departments of Higher Education nationwide. The minimum eligibility to write the exam is to have an M.Sc. or equivalent degree or Integrated BS-MS or BS-4 (years) or B. Tech or B. Pharma or MBBS with at least 55% (for the general category) and 50% (for other reserved categories).

The important dates regarding the examination are given below.

Events	Dates
Application starts on	10th March 2023
Last day to apply	10th April 2023
Correction window	12th April – 18th April 2023
Date of Exam	6, 7, 8 June 2023

The CSIR-UGC NET will be conducted for the below-mentioned subjects.

Subject Code	Subject
701	Chemical Sciences
702	Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean, and Planetary Sciences
703	Life Sciences
704	Mathematical Sciences
705	Physical Sciences

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2. CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus: Importance of Understanding

A thorough understanding of the syllabus is the prime focus while kick-starting any preparation. Here, in the case of Chemical Sciences, the syllabus is divided into Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary topics. After analysing the syllabus, the aspirants should skim through the previous year’s question papers to get an idea about the exam. The exam will be conducted for 200 marks with a total duration of 3 hours.

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3. CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part A: Topics

The exam paper is segregated into three main sections part A, part B, and part C. Part A is a General paper that includes General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis, and Research Aptitude. This part consists of 20 questions out of which only 15 questions are required to be answered.

4. CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part A: marking scheme

The total mark allocated for part A is 30 marks out of the total 200. All the questions will be of Multiple-Choice Type. The General paper is just qualifying in nature and involves basic Aptitude questions.

CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part B

This part consists of 40 questions (MCQ) that will be covered from the main syllabus topics detailed below. The candidates are required to answer only 35 questions out of the total 40 questions. The total mark allocated to this section is 70 out of 200 marks.

Sl.No.	Main Topics
1.	Inorganic Chemistry
2.	Physical Chemistry
3.	Organic Chemistry
4.	Interdisciplinary topics

1. CSIR NET Chemical Science: Inorganic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry
1.	Chemical Periodicity
2.	Structure and Bonding in Homo and Heteronuclear molecules (VSEPR Theory)
3.	Concepts of Acids & Bases
4.	Main group elements & their compounds
5.	Transition elements and coordination compounds
6.	Inner transition elements
7.	Organometallic compounds
8.	Cages and metal clusters
9.	Analytical Chemistry
10.	Bioinorganic Chemistry
11.	Characterization of inorganic compounds
12.	Nuclear Chemistry

2. CSIR NET Chemical Science Physical Chemistry: Topics

Physical Chemistry
1.	Basic Principles of Quantum Mechanics
2.	Approximate methods of Quantum Mechanics
3.	Atomic structure and Spectroscopy
4.	Chemical bonding in Diatomics
5.	Chemical applications of Group Theory
6.	Molecular Spectroscopy
7.	Chemical Thermodynamics
8.	Statistical thermodynamics
9.	Electrochemistry
10.	Chemical Kinetics
11.	Colloids and surfaces
12.	Solid state
13.	Polymer Chemistry
14.	Data analysis

3. CSIR NET Chemical Science Organic Chemistry: Topics

Organic Chemistry
1.	IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic molecules
2.	Principles of Stereochemistry
3.	Aromaticity
4.	Organic reactive intermediates
5.	Organic reaction mechanisms
6.	Common named reactions and rearrangements
7.	Organic transformations and reagents
8.	Concepts in Organic synthesis
9.	Asymmetric synthesis
10.	Pericyclic reactions
11.	Synthesis and reactivity of common heterocyclic compounds containing one or two heteroatoms (O, N, S)
12.	Chemistry of natural products
13.	Structure determination of Organic compounds

4. CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus: Interdisciplinary Topics

Interdisciplinary Topics
1.	Chemistry in nanoscience and technology
2.	Catalysis and green chemistry
3.	Medicinal Chemistry
4.	Supramolecular
5.	Environmental Chemistry

CSIR NET Chemical Science Syllabus Part C

The C part of the exam consists of 60 questions that are designed to check the problem-solving ability and analytical skills of the candidate in their core subject. Out of the total number of questions, the candidates are expected to answer only 25 questions. And each question will be allocated 4 marks and the total marks attainable is 100. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 for each question irrespective of the different sections in the exam.

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