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Today we will discuss about CSIR NET JRF Life Science examination! Specifically about the units to be studied...
Many students have been asking me about this since months. So here we are!
Let's begin.
SYLLABUS OF CSIR (LIFE SCIENCE)
Syllabus of CSIR (Life Science) has total of 13 units..
Listed as-
1 - Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
2 - Cellular Organization
3 - Fundamental Processes
4 - Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
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 Behavior
12 - Applied Biology
13 - Methods in Biology
BUT! Should you do all the 13 units? If I say YES! Can you? NO! right?
and hence, the time you have to prepare for the exam is to be utilized smartly so as to make the best use of it.
For that, you need to choose certain units as your top priorities and have to be clear about which units you won't be investing your time in.
#SmartLearning >>>>
Units I prepared for CSIR Life Science exam
Note - None of the units that you will prepare can be covered 100%. You need to filter out and ignore the topics which have not been asked frequently or are yet not asked at all in the previous exams.
I prepared for 9 units very nicely (obviously I let go the not so important topics of these units also).
These 9 units were-
1) Cellular Organization (Cell Biology)
2) Fundamental Processes (Molecular Biology)
3) Inheritance Biology (Genetics)
4) System Physiology – Plant
5) Developmental biology
6) Cell Signaling (Not the Immunology part)
7) Methods in Biology (Techniques)
8) Evolution and Behavior
9) Ecological Principles
Units I didn't prepare for CSIR Life Science exam
Some units that I felt I shouldn't go for or the ones I tried giving a shot but turned out that it is taking hell lot of time and I can't invest that much in just 1 unit, I have listed them here!
System Physiology – Animal
Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
Immunology
Diversity of Life Forms
Applied Biology
But But But
Out if these units, I had covered some topics which were important to the extent that atleast one question is framed every year from that topic.
Example - Human physiology - respiration
Also, I have a Zoology background and hence I had knowledge about diversity of life forms (animals) so that got me 1 or 2 questions in exam. But I didn't study the unit as such for the exam. It was just my BSc and MSc studies that helped.
Applied biology unit I covered entirely but then when I solved the PYQs, I wasn't able to. Hence, I didn't revise it even for once. So, i am considering this as the unit I didn't prepare for.
So, yea! that was it.
I hope that helped.
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About Author
Name - Manisha Chauhan
Qualifications - B.Sc. Hons Zoology, B.Ed., M.Sc. Zoology
Current Occupation - PhD Student at IIT DELHI
Exams Qualified
CSIR JRF Life Sciences (AIR 68)
UGC EVS NET LS Qualified
CTET 1 and 2 Qualified (Marks - 126/150)
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