UGC NET and CSIR-UGC NET have many similarities, but these two exams are conducted for different purpose.
Both these exams are national level exams in which lakhs of candidates participate every year.
The council for scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) UGC NET is organized for all subjects of the science stream including Science, Live Science, Physics, Chemistry.
At the same time, UGC NET is organized for other subjects like arts, social science and commerce etc.
Candidates who clear these NET exams can pursue a PhD with a PhD or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).
UGC NET requires post-graduation in a field other than science, while CSIR NET requires post-graduation in science.
The maximum age of a JRF candidate for CSIR-UGC NET should be 28 years. The maximum age for UGC NET should be 30 years. Along with this, there is no maximum age limit for Lectureship in both the exams
Candidates who clear the UGC NET and CSIR NET can get the job of assistant professor at college and university level.
If you want to take the CSIR-UGC NET exam, then you should csirnet.nta.nic.in you will have to go to UGC NET while ugcnet.nta.nic.in will go on.
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