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sir, I want to know when an entrance for m.sc in forensic study is taken?? and I im in final year of pharmacy.. so what type of preparations I have to do for??

Basically entrance test occurs in between May to June but i request you to provide me the college name where you want admission. Different colleges have their entrance test in different dates.

Eligibility requirements for M.sc in Forensic Science may vary with Universities.
Usually science graduates are eligible to seek admission to the course.
since the course is of master's level, hence the study is a bit deep.
Course duration of M.sc in forensic science is 2 years. after every 1 year, an examination is commenced ton check the candidate's eligibility for the next part. some Universities offer this course in just 1 year.

examination pattern

1.There will be two question papers. UGC NET Forensic Science Paper II. It will cover 50 MCQ carrying 100 marks.

2.UGC NET Forensic Science Paper III. it will have two parts- A and B carrying 200 marks.

Main Topics Covered Under Entrance Test

>>Computer Foensic
>>Criminalistic
>>Finger Prints Examination
>>Forensic Ballistic
>>DNA Forensic
>>Forensic Biology
>>Forensic chemistry
>>Forensic medicine
>>Forensic Physical Anthropology
>>Forensic Phychology
>>Forensic Serology
>>Forensic Toxicology
>>General Forensic Science
>>Instrumental Analysis
>>Rsearch Methodology

These topics form the basics of most the entrance exams.

The Entrance Test for M.sc Forensic Science comes under UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on behalf of University Grants Commission (UGC) twice in a year i.e. in January and in July months to select applications from all over the Nation for Junior Research Fellowship and for Assistant Professor or both.The examination is conducted in offline mode.

* Important Dates :-

* Online applications form starts : May 2017

* Last date to submit the form : 3rd week of May, 2017

* Last date of fee submission : 3rd week of May, 2017

* Corrections of application form : 4th week of may to 1st week of June, 2017

* Admit card availability : 4th week of June,2017

* Exam date : 2nd week of July, 2017

* Exam Pattern :

* Exam Mode : Offline
* OMR Sheet : The candidates have to mark their responses on the OMR sheet.
* Papers : The test will consist of 3 papers
* Type of Questions : All papers will consist of Objective Type Questions
* Number of Papers : Total 185 questions will be asked which are divided into 3 papers.
* Number of Questions :
. Paper I : 60 questions
. Paper II : 50 questions
. Paper III : 75 questions
* Medium of paper : Choice of paper medium will be done at the time of form filling. (either Hindi or English)
* Subjects : Paper I will consists of General Aptitude Questions, Paper II and III will contain concerned subjects questions.
* Exam Duration :
. Paper I : 1 and 1/4 hours
. Paper II : 1 and 1/4 hours
. Paper III : 2 and 1/2 hours

* Marking Scheme : Each correct answer will carry 2 marks and there is no negative marking scheme.


* Cut-off 2017 :


* You may refer to this book for the preparation :

Forensic Science : Principles and Concepts
by Dr. Nishant Singh

// The Syllabus and sample paper for UGC NET 2017 Forensic Science is available on the below attachment. . .