CSIR NET Exam 2025 News & Notifications: City Slip, Admit Card, Exam Dates & more

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test 2026 ( CSIR NET )

Shikha Goyal
Updated on Jul 4, 2025 13:09 IST

By Shikha Goyal, Assistant Manager

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) release the CSIR NET 2025 June session city slip and admit card on the official website at csirnet.nta.ac.in. The The CSIR NET 2025 June session exam will be conducted on July 26, 27 and 28, 2025. Candidates will be able to downlaod their admit card for the CSIR NET 2025 exam from the official website. 

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts CSIR UGC NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) to determine the eligibility of candidates from Science and Technology background for the award of JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) and/ or the role of a lectureship in Indian universities and colleges. Get all the latest updates about CSIR NET in the news section below.

The CSIR NET updates related to the notification, application form, admit card, conduct of exam, answer key, result and certificate will be shared below soon after the official release.

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Answered 5 days ago

CSIR NET Exam Pattern 2026 contains a Negative Marking in the exam. CSIR NET Negative Marking varies for different subjects. Candidates can check CSIR NET exam pattern for more detail: https://www.shiksha.com/sarkari-exams/articles/csir-net-2026-blogId-222056

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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 5 days ago

Candidates should follow a proper strategy and focused approach for the CSIR NET exam preparation. Some of the tips includes frequent revision, understand the pattern of an exam and syllabus, solve previous year question papers, practice mock test, etc.

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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 5 days ago

The preparation for the CSIR NET exam depends upon the candidate to candidate. Generally, it is considered that with the right guidance and structured approach 6 to 12 months are enough for the CSIR NET preparation. Proper dedication and structured approach also plays a crucial role. 

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Shikha Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 5 days ago

Generally, the good score in the CSIR NET exam is considered as 120+ out of 200 for JRF General category candidates and for Lectureship 90 to 110 range. This can vary year to year. 

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Jasleen Jain

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 5 days ago

The CSIR NET exam is considered to be Moderate to Difficult in overall difficulty. Generally, Part C of the exam is considered to be difficult. Also, in subjects, Life Science is perceived to be tougher because of the depth of the syllabus and Chemical Science consists of the application-based quest

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Manisha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 5 days ago

Candidates can download the CSIR NET Syllabus by visiting the official website at csirnet.nta.nic.in or csirhrdg.res.in. Candidates can also visit out Shiksha page to download the syllabus PDF for the CSIR NET exam.

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Chanchal Shekhar

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

Generally, the CSIR NET Chemical Science exam is considered to be moderate to difficult level of difficulty. It is crucial for the candidates to have clear understanding about the topics asked in the Earth Science exam.

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Ishita Kaur

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

Candidates who are preparing for the CSIR NET Earth Science exam need to make proper strategy, understanding of the core concept is also important including in Geography, Physical Geography, Oceanography, etc. It is also crucial to analyze the syllabus thoroughly, solve previous year question papers

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Satyendra Garg

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

As per the cutoff trends and normalization process, candidates should aim to achieve at least 100 marks out of 200 to clear or meet the benchmark for the CSIR NET Life Science exam. For candidates who want to score for JRF then 110 or above is considered to be a good target. 

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Shikha Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

The CSIR NET exam consists of three parts in the examination. Part A is common to everyone that is General Aptitude where as Part B and C is based on the post graduation subject any one of five subjects namely Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Scien

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Virajita Shukla

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