CSIR NET 2023: Notification, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, abbreviated as CSIR, conducts a national eligibility test to ascertain the candidate’s eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship and Lectureship. The official website of CSIR has released a notification that encloses the detailed syllabus. The CSIR NET exam is conducted twice every year.

CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences Syllabus covers topics like Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary topics. Candidates interested in appearing for the CSIR UGC NET Recruitment 2022 must download the CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences exam syllabus from the official website and understand it well for better exam preparation.

The CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences Recruitment Exam is a Single Paper Test conducted for 200 marks. The question paper consists of multiple choice questions and is divided into three parts. Candidates are advised to download the previous year’s papers to get a clear idea of the CSIR UGC NET exam pattern. Also, check the CSIR UGC NET Question Papers here.

Table of Contents

The CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences exam includes questions on general aptitude as well as on chemical science-specific topics. The syllabus of the CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences exam includes four major sections: Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Interdisciplinary topics related to Chemistry. Check the CSIR NET mock tests here.

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The table below gives detailed information on the exam syllabus.

Section	Topics
Inorganic Chemistry	Chemical Periodicity Homonuclear and heteronuclear molecules - Structure and Bonding Shapes of molecules (VSEPR Theory) Concepts of acids and bases The hard-soft acid-base concept Non-aqueous solvents Main group elements and their compounds Allotropy Synthesis Structure and bonding The industrial importance of compounds Transition elements and coordination compounds Structure Bonding theories Spectral and magnetic properties Reaction mechanisms Inner Transition Elements Spectral and magnetic properties Redox chemistry Analytical applications Organometallic Compounds Synthesis Bonding and Structure Reactivity Organometallics in homogenous catalysis Cages and Metal clusters Analytical Chemistry Separation Spectroscopic method Electro and thermoanalytical methods Bioinorganic Chemistry Photosystems Porphyrins Metalloenzymes Oxygen transport electron-transfer reactions Nitrogen fixation Metal complexes in medicine Characterization of inorganic compounds using IR, Raman, NMR, EPR, Mössbauer, UV-vis, NQR, MS, electron spectroscopy, and microscopic techniques Nuclear chemistry Nuclear reactions Fission and fusion Radio-analytical techniques Activation analysis
Physical Chemistry	Basic principles of quantum mechanics Postulates Operator Algebra Orbital and spin angular momenta Tunneling Exactly-solvable systems Particle-in-a-box Harmonic oscillator The Hydrogen atom along with shapes of atomic orbitals Approximate methods of quantum mechanics Variational principle Perturbational theory up to second order in energy Applications Atomic structure and spectroscopy Term symbols Many-electron systems Anti-symmetry principle Chemical Bonding in diatomics Elementary concepts of MO and VB theories The Huckel theory for conjugated π-electron systems Chemical applications of group theory Symmetry elements Point groups Character tables Selection rules Molecular spectroscopy Rotational and vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules Electronic spectra IR and Raman activities - selection rules Basic principles of magnetic resonance Chemical Thermodynamics Laws, state, and path functions along with their applications Thermodynamic description of various types of processes Maxwell’s relations Spontaneity and equilibria Temperature and pressure dependence of thermodynamic quantities Le Chatelier principle An elementary description of phase transitions Phase equilibria and the phase rule Thermodynamics of ideal and non-ideal gases and solutions Statistical Thermodynamics Boltzmann distribution Kinetic theory of gases Partition functions Relation between Partition function and thermodynamic quantities Calculations for model systems Electrochemistry Nernst equation Redox systems Electrochemical cells Debye-Huckel theory Electrolytic conductance Kohlrausch’s law and its applications Ionic equilibria Conductometric and potentiometric titrations Chemical Kinetics Empirical rate laws and temperature dependence Complex reactions Steady-state approximation Determination of reaction mechanisms Collision state theory of rate constants Transition state theory of rate constants Unimolecular reactions Enzyme kinetics Salt effects Homogeneous catalysis Photochemical reactions Colloids and surface Stability and properties of colloids Isotherms and surface area Heterogeneous catalysis Solid state Crystal structures Bragg’s laws and applications Band structure of solids Polymer chemistry Molar masses Kinetics of polymerization Data Analysis Mean and standard deviation Absolute and relative errors Linear regression Covariance Correlation coefficient
Organic Chemistry	IUPAC nomenclature of organic molecules Regioisomers and stereoisomers Principles of stereochemistry Configurational and conformational isomerism in acyclic compounds Configurational and conformational isomerism in cyclic compounds Stereogenicity Stereoselectivity Enantioselectivity Diastereoselectivity Asymmetric induction Aromaticity Benzenoid and non-benzenoid compounds – generation and reactions Organic reactive intermediates Generation, stability, and reactivity of carbocations Generation, stability, and reactivity of Carbanions Generation, stability, and reactivity of Free radicals Generation, stability, and reactivity of Carbenes Generation, stability, and reactivity of Benzynes Generation, stability, and reactivity of Nitrenes Organic reaction mechanisms - addition, elimination, and substitution reactions with electrophilic, nucleophilic, or radical species Determination of reaction pathways Common named reactions and rearrangements with applications in organic synthesis Organic transformations and reagents Functional group interconversion including oxidations and reductions Common catalysts and reagents (organic, inorganic, organometallic, and enzymatic) Chemo, region, and stereoselective transformations Concepts in organic synthesis Retrosynthesis Disconnection, synthons, linear and convergent synthesis Umpolung of reactivity and protecting groups Asymmetric synthesis Chiral auxiliaries Methods of asymmetric induction including a substrate, reagent, and catalyst-controlled reactions Determination of enantiomeric and diastereomeric excess Enantio-discrimination Resolution – optical and kinetic Pericyclic reactions Electrocyclisation Cycloaddition Sigmatropic rearrangements and other related concerted reactions Photochemical reactions in organic chemistry - Principles and applications Synthesis and reactivity of common heterocyclic compounds containing one or two heteroatoms (O, N, S) Chemistry of natural products Carbohydrate Proteins and peptides Fatty acids Nucleic acids Terpenes Steroids Alkaloids Biogenesis of terpenoids and alkaloids Determination of the structure of organic compounds by IR, UV-Vis, 1 H & 13C NMR, and Mass spectroscopic techniques
Interdisciplinary Topics	Chemistry in nanoscience and technology Medical chemistry Environmental chemistry Supramolecular chemistry Catalysis and green chemistry

Books

Best Books For CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences 2022

For candidates to score well in the CSIR UGC NET Chemical Sciences, they must be well aware of the exam syllabus and then prepare for the exam by referring to the right books.

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		Mentioned in the table below is a list of recommended books as per the exam syllabus:

Book Name	Download link (only to youtu.be subscribers)
CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SET Chemical Sciences	Dr. Hemant Kulshrestha and Dr. Ajay Taneja
Trueman's UGC-CSIR NET Chemical Sciences	M Gagan
CSIR-UGC NET Chemical Science Paper-II	Narender Sharma