Examination date of PSTET, CSIR NET clash on Dec 15

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 7

The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) announced December 15 as the date for the Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) last week. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has also announced the same date for the CSIR UGC NET exam. Candidates, who want to appear for both exams, have now been left in a quandary.

Jashandeep Singh, a candidate, said the CSIR had announced December 15 as the exam date and the PSEB should have taken into consideration the dates for other exams before announcing the date for their exam. “I had already registered myself for the CSIR UGC NET but also wanted to appear for the PSTET exam, which now seems impossible,” he said.

Online registration for the CSIR UGC NET began on September 9 and is now closed while for the PTSET exam, it started on November 3 and will close on November 25. Admit cards for both will be available on December 9.

A senior educationist said the PSEB should reconsider the dates as the CSIR had already announced their date ahead of it.

About the tests

• PSTET: Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test is conducted by the government of Punjab and PSEB. This exam is given by those who wish to make their career as a government teacher in the state Education Department
• CSIR UGC NET: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Eligibility Test is conducted by the CSIR and is a national-level exam. It is conducted to check the eligibility of the candidates to apply for Junior Research Fellowship or lectureship
• Online registration for the CSIR UGC NET began on September 9 and is now closed while for the PTSET exam, the registration started on November 3 and will close on November 25
• Admit cards for both will be available on December 9