Qualifying CSIR NET Exam has always been a matter of pride for every candidate. There are various career scopes after qualifying the exam, yet students find themselves with a lot of questions regarding these opportunities, such as:
What to do after qualifying the exam?
What are the career options after clearing the exam?
After CSIR NET qualified what can I do?
We have come up with this article to answer these questions and help students understand the best career opportunities available for them.
Here are some Possible Steps:-
Research Fellowship
PhD Pursuit
Teaching Positions
Industry Jobs
Postdoctoral Research
Scientific Writing and Journalism
Entrepreneurship
In this article, you will find: -
Career as a Laboratory Technician or Support Executive
Job after qualifying CSIR NET Lectureship or Assistant Professor
PhD After CSIR NET Exam
Candidates with good rank in NTA CSIR NET can pursue PhD programs & add Doctoral or Post-Doctoral degrees to their portfolios. By opting a PhD degree, you can gain expertise in your field of science like: Physics/Mathematics/Chemistry or any other field.
Most of the research universities and institutes also prefer a student who qualified the CSIR NET Exam and wants to pursue PhD as the knowledge of such students will help to pursue PhD with a proper approach.
So, if you clear the CSIR NET Exam, then you will have to make less effort to get selected for PhD position.
Research Fellow in Laboratories
Candidates can work as a researcher by applying for Research Fellow Positions in any of the reputed CSIR Research Laboratories.
Students can also establish their own Research Lab, with the permission of Government authorities and by strictly following the guidelines issued by them to start their laboratories.
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research present scholars and researchers with CSIR Awards and prizes to honor them for their efforts and hard work.
Please visit the following blogs for more details –
CSIR Scholarships/Fellowships to NET qualified candidates!
CSIR SPM Fellowship for NET JRF Top Rankers!
Laboratory Technician or Support Executive
You can work as a Scientific Laboratory Technician or Support Executive after qualifying the exam.
As a Scientific Laboratory Technician, you'll be involved in a variety of laboratory-based investigations like sampling, testing, measuring, recording and analyzing results within biological, chemical, physical and life science areas.
As a scientific laboratory Support Staff, you'll assist the Research Analysts.
While working as a Support Executive in the Research laboratory, your tasks will be to carry out work that assists in the advancement and development of modern science and technology.
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Lecturer or Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor or Lecturer post is considered as one of the most prestigious CSIR NET jobs these days.
After receiving the CSIR NET Certificate for lectureship, candidates can apply for this post in various government universities.
Apart from this, CSIR NET Qualified candidates are considered on a priority basis in the Private Universities too.
Such candidates can be promoted to higher positions like – ‘Head of Department’, ‘Principle’, ‘Vice-Chancellor’ or ‘Director’.
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PSU Jobs through CSIR NET & Opportunities!
CSIR NET Jobs in Public Sector Organizations are highly popular amongst the young candidates. These units offer a wide range of benefits and wonderful salary packages to talented people.
Many Public-Sector Undertakings have started taking interests in the recruitment of CSIR NET qualified candidates. At the time of selection of scientists for research, they consider CSIR scorecards as a priority and hire the candidates based on their abilities.
We are listing a few organizations that offer opportunities to the CSIR NET qualified candidates.
| S. No. |
Institutes Names |
| 1. |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
| 2. |
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) |
| 3. |
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) |
| 4. |
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore |
| 5. |
Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) |
| 6. |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) |
| 7. |
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) |
| 8. |
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) |
| 9. |
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) |
| 10. |
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences |
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Note – All the above-mentioned PSUs have recruited many candidates for various posts of the R & D Department. In the forthcoming years, it is expected that all state-level companies will consider CSIR NET exam qualified candidates for their hiring process.
Work as Scientific Officer
There are some top institutes & companies in India like SAI, NBRI, IMTECH, NEERI, CPRI etc. that offers a post of Scientific officer to the CSIR NET Qualified candidates to create new products of their company by playing a role at the management level.
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the government of India.
Among all these, DRDO is one of the well-known organizations through which CSIR NET Qualified candidates are selected in its top laboratories. Here we are sharing some of DRDO’s labs name –
Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG)
Centre For Air Borne System (CABS)
Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL)
Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER)
Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL)
Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC)
DRDO Young Scientist Laboratory (DYSL-CT)
Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC)
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Hope the above information will be beneficial to you. We have mentioned all the CSIR NET Career Scopes available. If you have any queries regarding the above information, kindly write to us in the comments section below. We’ll try to respond you as soon as possible.
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