CSIR NET Life Science Preparation Guide

CSIR NET Life Science Preparation Guide

Life is basically associated with the technological study of biology and biotechnology that gives us an opportunity to grab all the necessary details about animals, plants, micro-organisms, and human beings.

In a simple way “life science is the study of living organisms and life processes.”

NTA National Testing Agency every year conducts the CSIR NET exam in the month of June & December to find out the eligibility of the candidates for award JRF & to find out the most capable candidates for lecturer. If you are aspiring for CSIR NET exam NTA will conduct the CSIR NET June 2020 exam on 21^st June 2020.

Here I will share all the necessary information that a candidate needs while preparing for the CSIR NET life science Exam.

CSIR NET Life Science Exam Pattern: -

The paper is divided into 3 parts

Part A

Part B

Part C

There are a total of 145 question in which 75 have to attempt a total of 200 marks

Part A contains total of 20 Questions out of which 15 has to be attempted. The complete section is of 30 marks and there will be a negative marking of 0.5 marks on each wrong answer.

Part a contains questions related to General Science, logical reasoning, graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series formation, and puzzles.

Part B Contains a total of 50 questions 2 marks each out of which 35 have to be attempted. There will be a negative marking of 0.5 marks for each wrong answer.

Part C contains total 75 questions 4 marks each out of which 25 have to attempt. There will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer.

CSIR NET Life Science Complete syllabus: -

1.       Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

2.       Cellular Organization

3.       Fundamental Processes

4.       Cell Communication and Cell Signalling

5.       Developmental Biology

6.       System Physiology – Plant

7.       System Physiology – Animal

8.       Inheritance Biology

9.       Diversity of Life Forms

10.   Ecological Principles

11.   Evolution and Behaviour

12.   Applied Biology

13.   Methods in Biology

CSIR NET Life science Must-Do Topics: -

1. Molecular Biology

2. Cell Biology

3. Biochemistry

4. Instrumentation

5. Genetics

CSIR NET Life Science Prep Books: -

Biochemistry

1. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry – David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox

2. Biochemistry: International Edition – Stryer, Berg and Tymoczko

3. Principles of Biochemistry – Voet, Pratt, and Voet

Genetics

 1. Principles of Genetics – D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons

2. Genetics – BD Singh

Cell and Molecular Biology

1. The Cell: A Molecular Approach – Geoffrey M. Cooper

2. Cell and Molecular Biology – Robertis De

3. Molecular Biology of the Gene – James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, and Richard Losick

Immunology

 1. Kuby Immunology

2. Essential Immunology – Ivan M. Roitt

Development Biology

1. Developmental Biology – Scott F. Gilbert

2. Principles of Development 5e – Lewis Wolpert

Animal Physiology

1) Essentials of Animal Physiology – Rastogi

2) Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology

Ecology

1) Basic Ecology: Fundamentals of Ecology – Eugene P. Odum

2) Ecology and Environment – PD Sharma

Evolution

1) Organic Evolution (Evolutionary Biology) – Veer Bala Rastogi

Methods in Biology

1) Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Wilson, and Walker

Recombinant DNA Technology

1) Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics – Sandy B. Primrose and Richard Twyman

2) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual – Joseph Sambrook and David Russell

Applied Biology

1) Plant Breeding Principles & Methods – 2015 – B.D. Singh

2) Genomes 3 – T.A. Brown

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