Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) NET is an exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) at the national level to determine the eligibility criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professor in the universities and colleges across India. Candidates who qualify for CSIR NET exams can become lecturers in the subject areas that come under Science and Technology only. The subjects included in the exam are Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences.
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Books for CSIR NET
CSIR NET is held only twice a year with a massive number of candidates, and at the national level, it is essential to prepare well to crack this exam. Therefore, the most crucial step to begin preparing is choosing the right books to read. You can learn more about the CSIR NET exam preparation by visiting BYJU’s Exam Prep. Listed below are a few points one should consider before selecting the books to read.
The books must be relevant with updated content and information. Therefore, check the year of publication and edition correctly.
The books should contain legit content and information. So, always remember to study the books by renowned authors and credible publication houses.
It is always best practice to study the question papers of the previous years’ exams. So, choose the book with a collection of lots of question papers and sample papers.
To affirm the information in the book, it is good to verify with two or three books or contact the exam prep experts.
While innumerable books are available in the market, the below-mentioned books are listed after thorough research. The books will be classified subject-wise by different authors.
Books for Life Sciences
SI.No.
CSIR NET Books
Author/Publication
1
Biochemistry
Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M berg
2
Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of Recombinant
Bernard J Glick, Jack J. Pasternak, Cheryl L Patten
3
Plant Physiology
Ross and Salisbury
4
Plant Physiology
Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger
5
Kuby Immunology
Thomas J Kindt
6
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
Gerard J Tortora, Sandra R Grabowski
7
Prescott’s Microbiology
Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J Woolverton
8
From Genes to Clones
E L Winnacker
Books for Mathematical Sciences
SI.No.
CSIR NET Books
Author/Publication
1
CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SET Mathematical Sciences
Alok Kumar (Upkar)
2
Real Analysis
H L Royden
3
Complex Variables and Applications (Brown and Churchill)
Ruel Churchill, James Brown
4
Contemporary Abstract Algebra
Joseph A Gallian
5
Classical Mechanics
Herbert Goldstein
6
Fundamentals of Statistics
S C Gupta
Books for Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
SI.No.
CSIR NET Books
Author/Publication
1
CSIR-UGC NET/JRF Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Exam Guide
Surendra Kumar
2
An Objective Earth Sciences
S Ahmad
3
Earth Science: The Physical Setting
Jeffrey C Callister
4
Climatology and Oceanography
D S Lal
5
Physical Geography
Savindra Singh
Books for Chemical Sciences
SI.No.
CSIR NET Books
Author/Publication
1
Joint CSIR-UGC NET Chemical Science (Paper-II & III)
Narender Sharma
2
CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SET Chemical Sciences
Dr Hemant Kulshrestha, Dr Ajay Taneja
3
Trueman’s UGC-CSIR JRF / NET Chemical Sciences (Chemistry)
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