Archive · 9 Oct 2026
DBT-BET to Merge With CSIR-UGC NET From December 2026
A test called DBT-BET will join the CSIR-UGC NET exam starting in December 2026.
The combined exam will have a new paper for Life Sciences and Biotechnology.
That paper will contain 145 questions in three parts.
Part A will have 20 questions, Part B will have 50, and Part C will have 75.
Students will not answer all of them.
They can answer up to 75 questions altogether.
The limit is 15 from Part A, 35 from Part B, and 25 from Part C.
The DBT-BET examination will merge with CSIR-UGC NET starting in December 2026.
The merged exam will introduce a Life Sciences (LS) and Biotechnology (BT) subject paper.
The LS and BT paper will contain 145 questions across three parts.
Part A will have 20 questions, Part B 50, and Part C 75.
Candidates may attempt up to 75 questions: 15 from Part A, 35 from Part B, and 25 from Part C.
- Who
- Candidates taking the merged DBT-BET and CSIR-UGC NET examination.
- What
- DBT-BET will merge with CSIR-UGC NET, with a new Life Sciences and Biotechnology paper.
- When
- From December 2026.
- Merger begins
- December 2026
- Examinations merging
- DBT-BET and CSIR-UGC NET
- New paper
- Life Sciences (LS) and Biotechnology (BT)
- Total questions in paper
- 145
- Paper sections
- Part A: 20; Part B: 50; Part C: 75
- Maximum questions to attempt
- 75
- Attempt limits
- Part A: 15; Part B: 35; Part C: 25