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CSIR NET Cut Off 2023

CSIR NET Cut Off 2023: The CSIR NET is an exam for those candidates who are interested in pursuing Research Fellowship or Lecturership. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research holds the test in June and December. Candidates interested in the test should be aware of the cut offs. Cut offs help determine the minimum marks a candidate requires to qualify and clear the exam successfully. Candidates who score above the cut off are considered for the next stages of selection. This article will provide all information about the cut off for CSIR NET in the past few years.

CSIR NET 2023 Cut Off – Overview

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research conducts their NET exam every June and December. The exam helps recruit candidates who are suitable to become Junior Research Fellows or Lecturers. The following table provides a brief overview about this exam.

Name of Examination	CSIR NET (Council of Science and Industrial Research Nationals Eligibility Test)
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency
Exam Level	National
Category	Sarkari Result
Frequency of Exam	Twice a year
Mode of Examination	Online
Exam Shifts	Shift I – 09:00 am to 12:00 noon Shift II- 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm (IST)
Duration of Examination	180 minutes
CSIR NET Official Website	https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/

How to Check CSIR NET Cut Off 2023

Candidates can check the CSIR NET cut off using the following steps

Visit the official website: Go to the official website of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) or the examination conducting authority responsible for the CSIR NET exam.
Find the Cut-off Marks section: Look for the “Cut-off Marks” or “CSIR NET Cut-off” section on the website. It is usually available on the homepage or under the specific examination section.
Select the Exam and Subject: Choose the CSIR NET exam you have appeared for (e.g., CSIR NET Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, etc.) and select the subject.
Check the Cut-off Marks: The cut-off marks for different categories (such as General, SC, ST, OBC, etc.) will be displayed for each subject. The cut-off marks represent the minimum marks required to qualify for research fellowships or lectureship positions.
Compare your Score: Compare your individual score obtained in the CSIR NET exam with the cut-off marks for your category. This will help you determine whether you have met the cut-off criteria.
Merit List: The CSIR may also release a merit list along with the cut-off marks. The merit list contains the names of candidates who have qualified for research fellowships or lectureship positions, based on their scores and the cut-off criteria. Check if your name appears in the merit list to assess your eligibility.

Factors Affecting the Cut Off

How does the cut off get decided? What factors help CSIR come to a specific cut off for the candidates. The following are the points considered when the CSIR NET cut off 2023 is being decided.

Difficulty Level of the Exam: The difficulty level of the question paper can significantly impact the cut-off marks. If the exam is relatively more challenging, the cut-off marks may be lower as it could be more difficult for candidates to score higher marks.
Total Number of Candidates: The number of candidates appearing for the CSIR NET exam also plays a role in determining the cut-off marks. If there is a large pool of highly competitive candidates, the cut-off marks may be higher as there is a greater competition for limited positions.
Number of Available Fellowships/Positions: The number of available fellowships or positions offered by CSIR or other participating institutions can influence the cut-off marks. If there are limited vacancies, the cut-off marks may be higher as only the top-scoring candidates are selected.
Reservation and Category Factors: CSIR NET cut-off marks may vary based on the reservation policy and category-wise distribution of fellowships/positions. Different categories such as General, SC, ST, OBC, and EWS may have separate cut-off marks, with some categories having relaxed criteria.
Previous Year’s Cut-off Trends: The cut-off marks for CSIR NET may also be influenced by the cut-off trends of previous years. If there has been a significant variation in cut-off marks in previous years, it can impact the current year’s cut-off as well.

CSIR NET Previous Year Cut Off

CSIR has a subject-wise and cateogory-wise cut off that helps them curate their list of desired candidates. The cut off helps narrow down the prospective Fellows and Lecturers that CSIR will want to take in.

CSIR NET Cut-Off 2022 for JRF NET

The NTA has released the CSIR NET Cut Off for the 2022 JRF NET Exam. Check below CSIR NET Cut-Off 2022 for June Seccion for JRF NET.

Subject	UR (%)	EWS (%)	OBC (%)	SC (%)	ST (%)	PwD (%)
Chemical Science	50.75	44.25	43.5	33.5	27.5	25.25
Earth Science	60.29	55.45	53.79	48.04	45.74	32.33
Life Science*	98.8142819	96.5594191	96.1171892	90.9605649	84.2292832	61.8093224
Mathematical Science	48.38	42.75	40.5	32.38	27.13	25
Physical Science	50.25	42.94	41.56	32.31	28.13	25.63

CSIR NET Cut-Off 2022 for Lectureship/Assistant Professor

The NTA has published the CSIR NET Cut-Off for the 2022 Lectureship/ Assistant Professor Exam. Check below:

Subject	UR (%)	EWS (%)	OBC (%)	SC (%)	ST (%)	PwD (%)
Chemical Science	45.675	39.825	39.150	30.150	25.000	25.000
Earth Science	54.261	49.905	48.411	43.236	41.166	29.097
Life Science*	97.5053291	94.0347722	92.7124513	86.7905675	78.5971223	61.8093224
Mathematical Science	43.542	38.475	36.450	29.142	25.000	25.000
Physical Science	45.225	38.646	37.404	29.079	25.317	25.000

CSIR NET Cut-Off 2021 for JRF NET

The table below contains the CSIR NET cut-off 2021 for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) NET.

Subject	UR (%)	EWS (%)	OBC (%)	SC (%)	ST (%)	PWD (%)
Chemical Science	52.750	46.250	45.500	36.250	27.250	25.000
Earth Science	60.860	54.790	53.060	46.400	42.810	26.400
Life Science*	98.7860248	96.0688715	96.2291169	90.5329255	84.8720013	64.7657382
Mathematical Science	49.250	44.875	42.750	34.375	27.000	25.000
Physical Science	38.813	33.000	33.000	25.000	25.000	25.000

CSIR NET Cut off 2021 for Lectureship/ Assistant Professor

The table below contains the CSIR NET cut-off 2021 for the Lectureship/ Assistant Professor.

Subject	UR (%)	EWS (%)	OBC (%)	SC (%)	ST (%)	PWD (%)
Chemical Science	47.475	41.625	40.950	32.625	25.000	25.000
Earth Science	54.774	49.311	47.754	41.760	38.529	25.000
Life Science*	97.0117533	93.8765769	93.8765769	86.3854452	79.8293351	63.6902270
Mathematical Science	44.325	40.388	38.475	30.938	25.000	25.000
Physical Science	34.932	33.000	33.000	25.000	25.000	25.000

CSIR NET Cut-Off 2020 for Junior Research Fellowships (JRF):

Check below the category-wise CSIR NET JRF cut-off for all five subjects:

Subject	UR (%)	EWS (%)	OBC (%)	SC (%)	ST (%)	PwD (%)
Chemical Science	50.500	44.500	43.250	33.250	25.500	25.000
Earth Science	59.860	54.310	52.790	44.220	40.900	29.330
Life Science*	98.9427783	96.5798351	96.0426037	89.6895302	83.1095495	74.7501249
Mathematical Science	57.000	51.380	50.750	40.250	30.880	28.750
Physical Science	46.250	40.688	39.688	31.563	26.875	25.000

*In Life Science subject, the marks obtained by candidates have been normalised into NTA score/percentile and the CSIR NET result has been declared on the basis of percentile cut-off.

NTA CSIR NET Cut-Off 2020 for Lecturership (LS)

Check below the CSIR NET cut-off for lectureship:

Subject	UR (%)	EWS (%)	OBC (%)	SC (%)	ST (%)	PwD (%)
Chemical Science	45.450	40.050	38.925	29.925	25.000	25.000
Earth Science	53.874	48.879	47.511	39.798	36.810	26.397
Life Science*	97.1891078	94.0092454	93.2127686	85.3823088	77.5128623	74.7501249
Mathematical Science	51.300	46.238	45.675	36.225	27.788	25.875
Physical Science	41.625	36.619	35.719	28.407	25.000	25.000

* In Life Science subject, the marks obtained by candidates have been normalised into NTA score/percentile and the CSIR NET result has been declared on the basis of percentile cut-off.

CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-Off for Lectureship & JRF

Candidates could check the subject- and category-wise CSIR NET 2019 cutoff for lectureship/assistant professorship and JRF below:

CSIR NET Chemical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-Off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-Off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	55.25	49.73
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	50.50	45.45
Other Backward Class (OBC)	47.50	42.75
Scheduled Caste (SC)	39.75	35.78
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	29.50	26.55
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Earth Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-Off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-Off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	64.29	57.86
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	60.77	54.69
Other Backward Class (OBC)	57.38	51.64
Scheduled Caste (SC)	48.95	44.06
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	44.31	39.88
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	29.35	26.42

CSIR NET Life Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	54.50	49.05
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	46.75	42.08
Other Backward Class (OBC)	45.25	40.73
Scheduled Caste (SC)	38.25	34.43
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	33.25	29.93
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Mathematical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	53.63	48.27
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	48.13	43.32
Other Backward Class (OBC)	46.25	41.63
Scheduled Caste (SC)	35.13	31.62
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	27.50	25.00
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Physical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET December 2019 Cut-off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	51.06	45.95
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	44.94	40.45
Other Backward Class (OBC)	44.38	39.94
Scheduled Caste (SC)	33.06	29.75
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	27.81	25.03
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR UGC NET June 2019 Cut-off for JRF and Lectureship

Given in the tables below are the subject-wise CSIR NET 2019 cut-off list for JRF and Lectureship:

CSIR NET Chemical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	47.75	42.98
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	36.25	33.00
Other Backward Class (OBC)	41.75	37.58
Scheduled Caste (SC)	34.25	30.83
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	28.00	25.20
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Earth Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	57.54	51.79
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	40.13	36.12
Other Backward Class (OBC)	50.65	45.59
Scheduled Caste (SC)	42.15	37.94
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	39.18	35.26
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	26.74	25.00

CSIR NET Life Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	52.50	47.25
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	33.75	33.00
Other Backward Class (OBC)	43.75	39.38
Scheduled Caste (SC)	35.25	31.73
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	31.75	28.58
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Mathematical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	55.75	50.18
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	46.63	41.97
Other Backward Class (OBC)	48.88	43.99
Scheduled Caste (SC)	37.75	33.98
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	30.50	27.45
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	28.50	25.00

CSIR NET Physical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2019 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	39.06	35.15
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	33.13	33.00
Other Backward Class (OBC)	33.31	33.00
Scheduled Caste (SC)	27.00	25.00
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	25.00	25.00
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR UGC NET June 2018 Cut-off for JRF and Lectureship

Given in the tables below are the subject-wise CSIR NET 2018 cutoff list for JRF and Lectureship:

CSIR NET Chemical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	48.00	43.20
Other Backward Class (OBC)	41.00	36.90
Scheduled Caste (SC)	33.50	30.15
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	25.25	25.00
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Earth Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	56.31	50.68
Other Backward Class (OBC)	48.54	43.69
Scheduled Caste (SC)	41.79	37.61
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	41.04	36.94
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	32.36	29.12

CSIR NET Life Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	55.25	49.73
Other Backward Class (OBC)	46.75	42.08
Scheduled Caste (SC)	40.25	36.23
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	34.00	30.60
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Mathematical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for JRF (in %)	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)
Unreserved	56.25	50.63
Other Backward Class (OBC)	47.38	42.64
Scheduled Caste (SC)	37.00	33.30
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	27.75	25.00
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	25.00	25.00

CSIR NET Physical Science Cut Off

Categories	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for Lectureship (in %)	CSIR NET June 2018 Cut off for JRF (in %)
Unreserved	54.63	49.17
Other Backward Class (OBC)	47.19	42.47
Scheduled Caste (SC)	37.44	33.70
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	30.56	33.70
Persons with Disabilities (PwD)	27.63	25.00

CSIR NET Cut Off 2023 – Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What is the minimum cut off for CSIR NET?

A1. The minimum cut off for the different categories are 33% for General, EWS and OBC; 25% for SC, ST and PwD.

Q2. How is the CSIR NET cut off calculated?

A2. The CSIR NET Cut off is calculated based on the performance of all the candidates who appear for the exam.

Q3. When is the CSIR NET cut off released?

A3. The CSIR NET is usually released within 2-3 months after the exam is conducted.

Q4. Can I check my CSIR NET cut off online?

A4. Yes, you can check your cut off online on the NTA website.

Q5. What if I do not qualify the CSIR NET cut off?

A5. You can appear for the exam again in the next attempt.

Q6. What are the benefits of qualifying the CSIR NET?

A6. You will be eligible for JRF and Lectureship positions in various government and private institutions.

Q7. What are the subjects that are included in the CSIR NET cut off?

A7. The cut off is calculated for each subject separately.

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