Over two Lacs candidates register for the CSIR UGC NET exam every year. In December 2019, a total of 2,82,117 candidates had registered while 2,18,066 aspirants appeared for the exam. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR NET (also known as CSIR UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted by the National Testing Agency NTA to determine the eligibility of candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor in the universities and colleges of India.