CSIR NET PART A Formula Sheet + Preparation Strategy
CSIR NET Part A, General Aptitude Section – scares the hell out of many NET aspirants. Some feel it’s too difficult for them, some feel it’s just maths, and being from a Bio background, maths is not their cup of tea. But in reality, CSIR NET Life Science PART A – General Aptitude Section plays an important role in helping you qualify for the exam. It can help you fetch extra marks that can take you beyond the cut-off. All you need is to follow the correct preparation strategy. Biotecnika, time & again, has helped CSIR NET Aspirants ace the exam by providing appropriate help & this time, we are here with CSIR NET PART A Formula Sheet, which you can download for free. It consists of a list of important formulas you must know to solve PART Questions correctly & efficiently in a short time.
Before, let’s understand the in & outs of CSIR NET Life Science PART A Syllabus & Marking System.
CSIR NET Life Science PART A Syllabus
- CSIR NET Life Science Part A mostly has questions from the below categories: Mathematics & Reasoning.
- Questions on Numerical Ability, Data Interpretation, and Graphical Analysis are also asked.
- To sum up, the PART Topics to be studied can be categorized as follow:
Maths
- Number System: Time, distance & speed-based questions. Calendar problems, Time & work-related questions.
- Arithmetics: Ratio proportion, Average, problems on Ages, Percentage
- Probability: Permutation & Combination, Arrangement
- Business Maths: Profit & Loss, Simple interest, and Compound interest.
- Geometry & mensuration: (area, perimeter, surface area, volume), Angles, Triangles, Circle, Quadrilateral, and Polygons.
- Trigonometry: Sine function, Cosine function, and Tangent Function
- Statistics: Mean, Mode and Median, SD, SE
- Others: Clock problems, Data Interpretation, Graphical Analysis
Reasoning:
- Alphabet sequence and series.
- Blood Relations
- Dice
- Age
- Symbol sequence + More
CSIR NET PART A Marking Scheme
| Total No of questions in CSIR NET PART A | 20 |
| Total No of Questions To Be Answered from PART A | 15 |
| Marks Allotted per Question | 2 |
| Negative Marking | 0.5 |
| Total Marks | 30 |
- Question paper of CSIR NET life science exam shall consist of 20 questions in PART A. Out of which you are required to answer only 15 Questions.
- Even if you answer more, only the first 15 questions will be considered.
- Each question will carry 2 marks and a negative marking of 0.5 per the wrong answer.
Download CSIR NET PART A Formula Sheet
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Now that we know the Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme for CSIR NET PART A, the question is how to start studying for it. And to help you organize your PART A CSIR NET Preparation, below is a sample timetable that you can follow and steps on how to use it.
CSIR NET Life Science PART A – General Aptitude 60 Days Study & Revision Time Table
| No of Days | General Aptitude (Part A) Topics |
| Day 1 | Time and Work |
| Day 2 | Time Speed and Distance |
| Day 3 | Permutation |
| Day 4 | Combination |
| Day 5 | Proportion and variation |
| Day 6 | Profit & Loss |
| Day 7 | Ratio |
| Day 8 | Proportion |
| Day 9 | Quadratic Equation |
| Day 10 | Sequence & Series |
| Day 11 | Average |
| Day 12 | Number System |
| Day 13 | LCM |
| Day 14 | HCF |
| Day 15 | Simplification |
| Day 16 | Trigonometry |
| Day 17 | Mensuration |
| Day 18 | Percentage |
| Day 19 | Ratio analysis |
| Day 20 | Mean |
| Day 21 | Median |
| Day 22 | Mode |
| Day 23 | Allegation |
| Day 24 | Mixture |
| Day 25 | Surds & Indices |
| Day 26 | Geometry |
| Day 27 | Partnership |
| Day 28 | Measures of dispersion |
| Day 29 | Bar graph |
| Day 30 | Line chart |
| Day 31 | Pie chart |
| Day 32 | Tabulation |
| Day 33 | Data Interpretation |
| Day 34 | Simple Intrest |
| Day 35 | Compound Intrest |
| Day 36 | Reasoning |
| Day 37 | Puzzels |
| Day 38 | Ranking & Arrangement |
| Day 39 | Clock & Calendar |
| Day 40 | Directions & distance |
| Day 41 | coding-decoding |
| Day 42 | Series formation |
| Day 43 | Problem on Age |
| Important Topics Part Wise Revision | |
| Day 44 | Revision Part 1 (Time & Work) |
| Day 45 | Revision Part 1 (Continuation Time & Work) |
| Day 46 | Revision Part 2 (Time & Speed, Distance) |
| Day 47 | Revision Part 2 ( Continuation Time & Speed, Distance |
| Day 48 | Revision Part 3 (Permutation & Combination) |
| Day 49 | Revision Part 3 ( Permutation & Combination) |
| Day 50 | Revision Part 4 (Sequence & Series) |
| Day 51 | Revision Part 4 ( Continuation Sequence & Series) |
| Day 52 | Revision Part 5 (Number System) |
| Day 53 | Revision Part 5 ( Number System) |
| Day 54 | Revision Part 6(Allegation & Mixture) |
| Day 55 | Revision Part 6 ( Allegation & Mixture) |
| Day 56 | Revision Part 7(Ratio) |
| Day 57 | Revision Part 7 ( Continuation Ratio) |
| Day 58 | Revision Part 8 (Simplification) |
| Day 59 | Revision Part 8 ( Continuation Simplification) |
| Day 60 | Focus on Reasoning Questions |
Preparation Strategy for CSIR NET Life Science PART A
- Practice each topic per day for a minimum of 30 mins
- First, 15 minutes go through& understand the formulas, and the next 15 min and the remaining time can be used for solving questions from that topic – at least 10 questions
- Do an analysis of PYQ’a and understand what kind of questions are mostly repeated and give special emphasis on solving those.
- If you find some topics difficult to understand, like trigonometry, quadratic equation, etc., we recommend you skip those topics and move to others.
- Master those topics first, which are easy to solve in less time by applying simple formulas.
- Solving PART A from PYQs will give you ample experience to attempt a good number of questions from this section in the upcoming CSIR NET life science exam.
- A CSIR NET PART A formula sheet with all important formulas will be very handy and help in quick revision – Download it below.
- Attempting Mock Tests for PART A is a must.
Download CSIR NET PART A Formula Sheet
Or
Download CSIR NET Notes PDF
- UNIT 1(A) Notes – Structure of Atoms, Molecules & Chemical Bonds – https://btnk.org/unit1a
- UNIT 1(B) Composition, Structure & Function of Biomolecules – https://btnk.org/unit1b
- UNIT 1(G) Ramachandran Plot – https://btnk.org/unit1g
- UNIT 2 Organization of Genes & Chromosomes – https://btnk.org/unit2
- UNIT 2D Cell Division & Cell Cycle – https://btnk.org/unit2d
