CSIR NET 2025 June Session: Cutoff (Soon), Merit List

CSIR NET 2025 Cutoff will be released in September 2025. CSIR NET 2025 Result was released on August 20, 2025. CSIR NET 2025 Result is released in the form of scorecard. You need to enter your application number, date of birth, and a security PIN to check your CSIR NET Result 2025 June session. The direct link for downloading CSIR NET 2025 Result is activated below!

Direct Link: CSIR NET 2025 Result - (Activated)

CSIR NET 2025 Exam Final Answer key is also released on August 20, 2025. CSIR NET Exam 2025 exam was held on July 28, 2025. Students who appeared for the exam will be able to access the Final CSIR NET 2025 answer key. The direct link to download the PDF of CSIR NET 2025 Final Answer key is given below.

Direct Link : CSIR NET 2025 Final Answer key (Download)

CSIR NET 2025 details about result , exam pattern, syllabus, eligibility criteria, and other details are provided in CSIR NET official notification.

Download CSIR UGC NET 2025 June Notification here!

Continue reading to get complete details about the CSIR UGC NET 2025 Exam!

CSIR UGC NET 2025 notification for June session has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on the official website of CSIR NET at csirnet.nta.nic.in. CSIR UGC NET 2025 notification includes all the important details such as CSIR NET 2025 exam dates, registration dates, application form details, application fee, syllabus, and other details. Some of them are mentioned below:

• Online application form starting and ending
• Application process
• Last date of payment of fee
• Correction window
• Exam dates
• Exam pattern
• Syllabus
• Total test papers

Given below are some of the major highlights for the CSIR NET 2025 exam:

CSIR UGC NET exam is administered twice a year by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The following criteria are met by candidates who pass the CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam:

• Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and appointment as Assistant Professor
• Appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD 
• Admission to PhD only in Indian universities and colleges

CSIR NET exam is conducted under five different subject domains. These include Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. CSIR and UGC provide research fellowships for training in diverse research methods under expert faculty members/scientists working in University Department/ National Laboratories and Institutions in various fields of Science. A sufficient number of Junior Research Fellowships are awarded each year by CSIR to candidates after qualifying the CSIR NET Test conducted by it.

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University Grant Commission (UGC) offer Research Fellowships for training in methods of research. These research fellowships are provided for the candidates under the expert guidance of scientists and faculty members working in various university departments or National Laboratories and Institutions in various fields of Science. Only bonafide Indian Citizens are eligible for the CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam. Joint CSIR UGC NET Fellowship is tenable in India. The programme is aimed at National Science & Technology Human Resource Development. 

Note: The validity period CSIR NET Certificate for an assistant professor is forever. However, the award of the Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship is for a fixed tenure.

It is important for the students to stay updated with the important dates for CSIR NET 2025 exam June session so that they don’t miss out on important events:

CSIR NET eligibility criteria 2025 is very significant before filling the application form for CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam. The candidates must check that they are meeting CSIR NET 2025 eligibility criteria. The candidates will be disqualified at any stage if they are found not meeting the CSIR NET 2025 exam eligibility criteria. CSIR UGC NET eligibility criteria 2025 as mentioned below must be checked properly by the candidate before filling the application form for CSIR NET 2025 exam. 

• General/Unreserved/General-EWS Candidates: Must secure at least 55% marks in Master’s Degree or equivalent from recognized institutions.
• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender Candidates: Must secure at least 50% marks in Master’s Degree or equivalent.
• Current Master's Students: Candidates pursuing or awaiting results for their Master's degree can apply. They must secure the required percentage (55% for General/EWS, 50% for reserved categories) within two years of the NET result.
• Ph.D. Candidates: Master's degree holders who completed by 19 September 1991 get a 5% relaxation in marks (from 55% to 50%).
• Third Gender Candidates: Eligible for the same relaxations as SC/ST/PwD categories in terms of fee, age, and qualifying criteria.
• Equivalence of Foreign Degrees: Candidates with foreign degrees or diplomas should verify equivalence with AIU.
• Provisional Admission: Candidates admitted provisionally must complete their Master's within the stipulated time with required marks, or else face disqualification.

• Eligibility Criteria for NET (Based on Four-Year Undergraduate Degree):

• General/Unreserved/General-EWS Candidates:
  • Must have at least 75% marks in aggregate in a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree.
• SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/Differently-Abled/EWS Candidates:
  • A relaxation of 5% marks is allowed.
• NET Qualification:
  • Candidates with a four-year undergraduate degree can qualify for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Ph.D. admission.
  • Such candidates are not eligible for Assistant Professor positions.
• Current Final Year Students:
  • Candidates in their last semester/year of a four-year bachelor’s degree can apply provisionally.
  • Must meet the UGC PhD eligibility criteria within two years (for JRF) or one year (for PhD only) from the NET result date.

CSIR NET 2025 Exam Age Limit

• Not more than 30 years as of July 2025.
• Relaxation up to 5 years for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD, Third gender categories, women applicants, candidates with research experience, and armed forces personnel.
• Total age relaxation shall not exceed five years.
• There is no upper age limit for students applying for Joint CSIR UGC-NET for Assistant Professor or PhD.

CSIR NET 2025 Application Form for the June session has been released in an online mode on the official website- csirnet.nta.nic.in. Students meeting the eligibility criteria should fill out the application form for CSIR NET 2025 exam. CSIR NET application process includes registration, uploading a photograph and signature, filling out all of the details in the online application form, paying the application fee, previewing the application, and printing the acknowledgement form. Students must pay the application fees online using Debit/Credit Cards or Internet Banking before submitting CSIR NET application form 2025. Check the steps to apply for Joint CSIR UGC-NET 2025 exam mentioned below. 

• Aspirants need to visit CSIR NET official website.

• At first, the students are required to get themselves registered for CSIR NET 2025 exam.

• Then, they need to log in with their registered credentials for CSIR NET 2025 exam.

• Fill out the CSIR NET 2025 exam application form available using personal and academic details.

• Upload the scanned documents as per the instructions available on the official website itself.

• After submitting the form, the candidate needs to pay the CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam application fee through one of the online payment gateways.

CSIR NET 2025 exam is an online exam that is conducted in CBT mode. Check out the CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam pattern of the test here.

The CSIR NET 2025 exam paper will be divided into 3 parts that are ‘Part A’, ‘Part B’, and ‘Part C’. The details regarding the CSIR NET 2025 exam pattern are captured below:

CSIR NET 2025 Exam Pattern Part A

• It is common for all subjects in CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam. 

• Part A will contain a maximum of 20 questions from the General Aptitude. 

• Aspirants need to attempt any 15 questions out of 20.

• Each correct attempt will provide 2 marks with each to clear this section.

• Each incorrect attempt gets 0.5 deduction.

CSIR NET 2025 Exam Pattern Part B

• This section will contain conventional Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to the chosen subjects. 

• The candidate has to attempt around 20- 35 questions to clear this section.

• The total Marks allocated to Part B is 70 out of a total of 200.

CSIR NET 2025 Exam Pattern Part C

• This part will contain higher-value questions to judge the candidate's knowledge as well as the application of scientific concepts. 

• The questions in Part C of CSIR NET 2025 exam will be analytical. Aspirants have to apply their scientific knowledge to solve scientific problems.

• Total Marks allocated to Part C will be 100 out of a total of 200

• Negative marking schemes will be followed for the wrong questions.

CSIR NET 2025 exam syllabus is divided into three parts - Part A, B and C. The syllabus of CSIR NET for all three parts is mentioned below.

CSIR UGC NET 2025 Exam Syllabus - Part A

Though the candidates can download the detailed CSIR NET syllabus 2025 from the official website of CSIR NET 2025 exam, but a glimpse of the syllabus and important topics for different parts are mentioned below for their reference. To prepare for the exam, candidates should review the topics covered in their respective CSIR NET subjects. We have provided the complete CSIR UGC NET Syllabus 2025 for all of the subjects prescribed by the CSIR. Candidates should review Joint CSIR UGC-NET syllabus well in advance of the exam.

Numerical Ability- Logarithms, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Number and Simplification, Average, Quadratic Equations, Sequence and Series, Surd and Indices, Partnership, LCM and HCF, Probability, Mensuration.

Reasoning- Puzzles, Coding-Decoding, Series Formation, Ranking and Arrangement, Distance and Directions, Calendar and Clock, etc.

Data Interpretation and Graphical Analysis- Mean, Median & Mode, Graphical Analysis: Bar Graph, Line Graph, Pie-Chart, Tabulation, Measures of Dispersion. 

CSIR UGC NET 2025 Syllabus - Part B & C

A detailed CSIR NET 2025 exam syllabus that will help the students to score better in the exam and present better clarity of the topics to be covered are mentioned below.

Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Interdisciplinary topics, etc.

Earth Sciences - Geology, Applied Geology, Ocean Sciences, Physical Geography, Geophysics, Meteorology, etc.

Life Sciences- Molecules and their Interaction, Diversity of Life Forms, Cell Communication and Cell Signaling, Cellular Organization, Developmental Biology,  Ecological Principles, etc.

Mathematical Sciences- Analysis Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Calculus of Variations, Topology, Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs), Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), Linear Integral Equations, Classical Mechanics, Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, etc.

Physical Sciences- Mathematical Methods of Physics, Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamic and Statistical Physics, Electronics and Experimental Methods, etc.

CSIR NET 2025 admit card has been released on July 24, 2025. The candidates who have registered and submitted the complete application form before the deadline are issued CSIR NET admit card 2025. After CSIR NET 2025 exam admit cards are out on the official website of CSIR, the aspirant can download the same just by logging into their respective accounts. No entry shall be allowed at the exam venue to the candidates without CSIR NET 2025 exam admit card.

Steps to Download CSIR UGC NET 2025 Exam

To download CSIR NET 2025 exam admit card the following steps need to be followed:

• Visit CSIR NET official website
• Click on CSIR NET 2025 admit card link mentioned on the homepage
• Login using the registered login credentials
• CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam admit card will be displayed on the screen
• Download CSIR NET 2025 admit card PDF & take a few printouts for future reference

Candidates must go through beneficial CSIR NET 2025 preparation tips as mentioned below:

• Go through CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam syllabus in detail and exam pattern before preparing for the Exam.
• Solve maximum mock test possible for CSIR NET before appearing for final CSIR NET 2025 exam. 
• Must make a doable time table and follow the same strictly and should ensure giving time for topics they are weak at.
• Candidates must start with the basics and then move on to the advanced topics gradually.
• Candidates must make important notes for all the topics so that they can revise a few days before CSIR NET 2025 exam.
• The candidates must reserve the last few days for revision so that they remember the important topics during CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam. 
• Must solve as many CSIR NET 2025 exam previous years question papers as possible in order to understand CSIR NET 2025 pattern and difficulty level of the examination. 
• Must go through the study material that is relevant and must go through the important books that will help them in effective CSIR NET 2025 exam preparation.

Candidates are expected to go through the important books that will help them in scoring good marks in CSIR NET 2025 examination. There are many books present in the market both online and offline, however, they must check subject-wise CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam books as mentioned in the table given below:

CSIR UGC NET 2025 mock test is one of the best ways to enhance confidence among the aspirants appearing for CSIR NET 2025 exam. They should solve the maximum mock test paper possible to understand CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam pattern, time management, level of difficulty of questions, and also to analyze their strong and weak areas.

CSIR NET final answer key 2025 has been made available by the National Testing Agency on August 20, 2025. yOU can access CSIR NET answer key 2025 online. CSIR NET final answer key 2025 is available for download who took CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam. You can access the question paper, response sheet, and answer key as NTA releases CSIR NET 2025 provisional answer key.

Students can raise their objections against the answer key of CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam if they find any discrepancy in the answer key.

NTA released CSIR UGC NET result 2025 on the official website for June session on August 20, 2025. The CSIR NET scorecard 2025 can only be accessed through the applicant’s login on the official website. However, the CSIR NET June 2025 cut-off will be released as a PDF which can be accessed without the candidate’s login. 

How to Download CSIR NET June Result 2025 @csirnet.nta ac.in?

The candidates can download CSIR NET result/scorecard for the June 2025 session by following the steps below:

• Go to the official website-csirnet.nta.ac.in
• Click on CSIR UGC NET June 2025 Result link available on the website 
• The link will redirect to the applicant’s login page 
• Fill out the login credentials- application  number and date of birth 
• Enter the Security PIN as available on the screen 
• Click on the submit button
• CSIR NET result 2025 will appear on teh screen 
• Download CSIR UGC NET result and save it for later use

Along with the declaration of CSIR NET results, CSIR NET cut off 2025 will be released on the official websiteas a PDF for all the subjects (Category Wise). The candidate who will secure marks equal to or more than the released cut-off in their category will be considered qualified for CSIR NET June 2025 exam.

How to Download CSIR NET Cut-Off 2025

Candidates will be able to download CSIR NET June cut-off 2025 after its release on the official website by following the steps given below:

• Go to the official website-csirhrdg.res.in 
• Click on CSIR NET cut-off link available 
• CSIR NET June 2025 cut-off PDF will appear on the  screen 
• Download the cut-off and save it for later use

CSIR NET Cut Off 2025 PDF

The candidates will be able to check CSIR NET cut-off through the PDF available below. CSIR NET cutoff PDF will be provided for the candidates in the table below. However, the candidate can check the previous session category-wise CSIR NET cut-off in the table below:

The candidates who have qualified the exam can become eligible for JRF and lectureship and are therefore awarded a CSIR NET Certificate. Candidates will be able to download the CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam result by following the below-mentioned simple steps:

Step 1: Candidates should visit the official website of the CSIR NET 2025 exam

Step 2: On the official website the candidates would need to click on the joint CSIR UGC NET notification and enter the captcha code and submit the same.

Step 3: Candidates would need to enter their roll number and date of birth

Step 4: In the last step candidates would need to download and save CSIR NET 2025 exam PDF of the same.