CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2025

The CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2025 is expected to be released by late December 2025 or early January 2026. The cutoff percentage will be released for each subject separately, for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professor eligibility, and admission to Ph.D. programs.

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Expected CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2025
Previous Years’ CSIR NET General Category Cutoff Trends

The CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2025 is expected to be a little higher for some subjects in comparison to the past year. The cutoff percentage is determined by various factors like the overall exam structure, past years’ cutoff trends, subject-wise analysis, etc. The cutoffs are released separately for the Junior Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor eligibility, and admission to Ph.D. programs. Students who secure the cutoff percentage are deemed eligible to apply to either of the three mentioned above, across all reputed Indian colleges and universities. The CSIR NET Cut Off 2025 is likely to be released in late December 2025 or early January 2026.

The subject-wise general category cutoff in CSIR NET December 2025 will be released for Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences. The CSIR NET exam is conducted twice every year, in June and December sessions. In June 2025, the general category cutoff percentage for all subjects for JRF was in the range of 50 to 61. Similarly, the cutoff percentages for Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D were in the range of 46 to 55, and 36 to 55, respectively. However, the cutoff percentage for the December 2025 session is expected to range between 48 to 60 for the JRF, 42 to 55 for Assistant Professor, and 33 to 48 for eligibility for Ph.D admission.

Expected CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2025

Students may refer to the expected CSIR NET General Category cutoff for the December session provided here to get an idea of what to expect this year:

Subjects	Expected Junior Research Fellowship Cutoff Range	Expected Assistant Professor Cutoff Range	Expected Ph.D Admission Cutoff Range
Chemical Science	50-52	44-48	38-40
Earth Science	59-60	53-55	44-48
Life Science	51-55	44-48	38-40
Mathematical Science	50-53	45-50	36-38
Physical Science	48-52	42-46	33-36

Previous Years’ CSIR NET General Category Cutoff Trends

An in-depth analysis of the previous years’ cutoff trends for the General category in CSIR NET exams has been provided here for reference:

CSIR NET General Category Cutoff June 2025

The subject-wise cutoff percentage for CSIR NET general category is available here for JRF, Assistant Professor, and Ph.D admission eligibility for your reference:

Subjects	Junior Research Fellowship Cutoff Percentage	Assistant Professor Cutoff Percentage	Ph.D Admission Cutoff Percentage
Chemical Science	50.75	45.675	36.750
Earth Science	61.29	55.161	45.310
Life Science	51.50	46.350	38.25
Mathematical Science	53.375	48.038	38.375
Physical Science	51.188	46.069	36.50

CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2024

Students can refer to the December 2024 subject-wise cutoff percentage for CSIR NET general category provided here for JRF, Assistant Professor, and Ph.D admission eligibility:

Subjects	Junior Research Fellowship Cutoff Percentage	Assistant Professor Cutoff Percentage	Ph.D Admission Cutoff Percentage
Chemical Science	59.00	53.10	42.5
Earth Science	55.88	50.292	41.83
Life Science	99.0315191	97.9238847	92.5566155
Mathematical Science	50.25	45.225	36.5
Physical Science	54.188	48.7692	37.563

CSIR NET General Category Cutoff June 2024

The detailed subject-wise cutoff CSIR NET general category cutoff percentage for June 2024 is available here for JRF, and Assistant Professor. The Ph.D admission eligibility cutoff was released as per the UGC guidelines for all student categories:

Subjects	Junior Research Fellowship Cutoff Percentage	Assistant Professor Cutoff Percentage	Ph.D Admission Cutoff Percentage
Chemical Science	55.500	49.950	As per the UGC guidelines - minimum of 33% cutoff marks required for General, EWS & OBC categories, and 25% for SC/ST and PwD categories.
Earth Science	56.950	51.255
Life Science	99.0846682	98.3439721
Mathematical Science	58.875	52.9875
Physical Science	43.813	39.4317

CSIR NET General Category Cutoff December 2023

The cutoff percentage for JRF and Assistant Professor is provided here for all subjects for the CSIR NET general category:

Subjects	Junior Research Fellowship Cutoff Percentage	Assistant Professor Cutoff Percentage
Chemical Science	59.00	53.10
Earth Science	62.63	56.367
Life Science	99.2136117	98.0541384
Mathematical Science	54.875	49.3875
Physical Science	43.938	39.5442

In a gist, the CSIR NET cutoff December 2025 percentile for the General Category is expected to be higher for some subjects. Students can analyze the previous years’ cutoff trends provided in this article for all subjects and categories to get an idea of how the cutoffs are determined every year. The cutoff percentages vary every year and for all subjects. With the help of the abovementioned analysis, students can get a clearer understanding of what to expect this year and how to improve their chances of shortlisting.