CSIR NET 2025 Dec session cut off announced; Check Details Below

NTA has released CSIR NET cut off marks subject-wise and category-wise. Read below to know details.

CSIR NET Dec 2025: National Testing Agency has officially released the subject-wise and category-wise cut off marks for the CSIR NET June 2025 session.
The cutoff is available in PDF format on the official website. Through this PDF, candidates can quickly check their qualification status for the Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor categories.

According to the released notification, minimum qualifying mark for General, EWS, and OBC candidates is 33%, for SC, ST and PwD categories, it is 25%, and for OBC-NCL, it is 28%.

Steps to Check CSIR NET Cutoff 2025

See below steps to check the cutoff released for CSIR NET 2025:

• Visit the official website CSIR - csirhrdg.res.in
• Click on Cut-off link available under the News & Announcement section
• Download and save the cutoff list for future reference.
• The December 2025 session occurred on December 18, 2025. 

The date of declaration result of joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination December 2025 Exam is February 23, 2026.

"Ranks are allotted first to all successful candidates qualifying for Junior Research Fellowship as per the merit list of JRF and then the candidates are distributed between CSIR and UGC in the ratio of number of fellowships shared between these two for each subject," reads the official notification.
"There is a minimum bench mark of 33% for General, EWS & OBC category and 25% in respect of SC/ST and PwD categories for Category-1, Category-2 and Category-3," added the notification."

Those who qualify for the JRF/Lectureship can apply for the Junior Research Fellowships via CSIR-HRDG, explore job opportunities in DRDP, ISRO, BARC or private research firms, and pursue PhD admissions at IITs and universities. They are eligible for Assistant Professor roles.