CSIR NET 2024: Exam Dates, Answer Key, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

CSIR NET 2024: The National Testing Agency conducts the CSIR NET exam every year. The exam is held in online mode. The test aims to identify candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and assess their qualifications for teaching roles in Indian educational institutions. Only those who pass CSIR NET are qualified to teach in the field of Science and Technology.  

Latest Updates:

• NTA has commenced the CSIR NET exam 2024 from July 25. The examination will continue till July 27, 2024.
• Candidates can now download the CSIR NET admit card 2024 for July exam at the official website. 
• The exam city slip for CSIR NET exam 2024 was released at csirnet.nta.ac.in on July 16, 2024. 

To appear for the CSIR NET exam, candidates must have registered themselves using the CSIR NET application form. However, before that, candidates must check the CSIR NET eligibility laid out by UGC. One those candidates who have successfully filled the application will be eligible to download their CSIR NET admit cards.

Candidates appearing for the exam can also check the CSIR NET syllabus, CSIR NET exam pattern and marking scheme to enhance their CSIR NET preparation. The exam syllabus has been prescribed by the CSIR-HRDG (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's Human Resource Development Group).

CSIR NET 2024: Important Highlights 

Candidates can take a look at the following important points regarding the CSIR NET examination. 

CSIR NET Admit Card 2024

Once the candidate has successfully filled the application form, then he or she is liable to get their CSIR NET admit card 2024. The NTA releases the CSIR NET admit card on the official website.  National Testing Agency releases the CSIR NET admit card on the official website. Candidates must know that the admit card will be issued to the candidate provisionally and the document is subject to satisfying the eligibility conditions.

In order to download the admit card, candidates need to visit CSIR NET login and use their valid registration number and password which they will receive during the time of registration. Since the CSIR NET admit card is an essential document, candidates need to bring it to the exam centre or else they will not be allowed to enter the exam hall. 

CSIR NET Eligibility

Before filling out the application form, candidates first need to check the CSIR NET eligibility criteria for the exam. Candidates can look at the eligibility criteria from the official notification which is available on the CSIR NET NTA’s portal. Aspirants must know that there are several factors that are related to the eligibility factor. Candidates can take a look at the following factors down below.

1. Nationality 
2. Age Limit for JRF/ Lectureship and Assistant Professor
3. Educational Qualification 
4. Reservation Relaxation

CSIR NET Application Form 2024

The second step towards appearing for the CSIR NET exam is to fill the CSIR NET application form 2024. The application form is made available on the official website and the mode of the application form is online. Since the official notification regarding the examination has already been released, the application form dates are also announced. 

CSIR NET 2024 Application Fees

Once the candidate has filled the application form, then they are required to pay the described application fees to complete the process. However, candidates must note that the application fees are different for candidates belonging to different categories. Aspirants can take a look at the following application fees for the examination down in the table form.

CSIR NET Syllabus 2024

The CSIR NET syllabus is laid out by the CSIR-HRDG (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's Human Resource Development Group). The syllabus is released on the official website and candidates are required to check the official notification as the syllabus will be mentioned in it.  Candidates must know that there are 5 subjects in the CSIR NET syllabus including chemical sciences, earth atmospheric, ocean and planetary sciences, life sciences, mathematical sciences and physical sciences. Further, the syllabus is bifurcated into 3 parts such as Part A, B and C and all three parts will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions.

CSIR NET Exam Pattern 2024

The CSIR NET exam pattern 2024 is released by the National Testing Agency. The CSIR NET exam pattern is released along with the official notification. The main aim of the exam pattern is to shed light on topics such as the duration of the examination, total marks, total questions and other information. 

Candidates must note that as per the CSIR NET exam pattern, the examination will be held in the CBT (Computer Based Test) mode and the duration of the examination will be three hours. The exam pattern will consist of MCQ format questions and there will be a total of 120 questions and each question will carry 2 marks. Which makes the CSIR NET 2024 total mark as 200.

CSIR NET Result 2024

Usually, the CSIR NET result 2024 is released a month after the commencement of the examination. Before releasing the result, the NTA will release the CSIR NET 2024 answer key. There are two types of answer keys. While the first one is the CSIR NET 2024 provisional answer key which allows candidates to raise objections, the second answer key is the CSIR NET 2024 final answer key which helps the candidates to calculate scores in the examination. 

The CSIR NET result 2024 will be released on the official website in PDF form. In order to check the result, candidates need to enter their roll number, date of birth as well as captcha code. 

CSIR NET Cut-Off 2024

The CSIR NET cut-off was released by the National Testing Agency along with the declaration of result.  The CSIR NET cut-off 2024 refers to the minimum marks that a candidate needs to score in order to qualify for the examination. NTA will release CSIR NET 2024 subject-wise cut off. Apart from being the subject-wise cut-off, the cut-off will also vary for students who belong to different categories.

Candidates who ace the JRF test will be ranked in a merit list and then allotted between CSIR and UGC in the ratio of a bunch of fellowships that are provided between these two for specific subjects. In addition, a merit list will be created depending on the candidate's performance. With the help of the CSIR NET cut-off, candidates will be able to check whether they have qualified for the examination or not. 

CSIR NET Expected Subject-wise Cut Off 2024

Candidates can take a look at the following CSIR NET subject-wise cut off 2024 (expected) down below. 

Expected CSIR NET Cut-Off for JRF (Life Science)

Expected CSIR NET Cut-Off for Assistant Professor (Life Science)

CSIR NET Physical Science Cut-Off (Expected)

CSIR NET Chemical Science Cut-Off (Expected)

CSIR NET Mathematical Science Cut-Off (Expected)

CSIR NET 2024: Recruitment Process 

Candidates can take a look at the 4 important steps which take place during the CSIR NET recruitment process. 

CSIR NET 2024 Subject Codes 

Candidates can take a look at the following CSIR NET 2024 subject codes in the table given below.

CSIR NET 2024 Certificate Validity

Once the candidate has cleared the CSIR NET examination, candidates will get the CSIR NET certificate. The validity of the CSIR NET certificate is set by CSIR-HRDG for 2 years. This means candidates can utilise the CSIR NET certificate for 2 years.