CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science (Shifts 1 & 2) Question Paper Analysis OUT, Answer Key, Expected Cutoff
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test 2025 ( CSIR NET )
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The CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam analysis for the December session conducted on March 1, 2025 is provided herr. Candidates can check below the questions asked, topics, student reactions, overall difficulty level, number of good attempts, and more.
CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science Analysis
CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science Anaysis OUT: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science Exam on March 1, 2025. Shift 1 was over at 12 PM and Shift 2 at 6 PM. Analysis is an important part of the examination as it provides information regarding the difficulty level of the examination, the question paper, the topics asked in the exam, etc. Candidates can predict, regarding the cutoff, whether it will rise or drop. The total number of questions asked in the exam was 145, and candidates needed to attempt 75 questions. The CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Exam is divided into three parts, namely Part A, Part B, and Part C. Candidates can check below the detailed CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science exam analysis based on the student reactions, overall difficulty level, topics asked, memory-based questions and answers, etc.
- CSIR NET Dec Life Science Exam Analysis 2024: Student Reactions & Topics asked (Shift 1, March 1)
- CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: DEC Life Science (Shift 1)
- CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: DEC Life Science (Shift 2)
- CSIR NET 2024 DEC Answer Key
CSIR NET Dec Life Science Exam Analysis 2024: Student Reactions & Topics asked (Shift 1, March 1)
Candidates can check here the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Shift 1 analysis based on student reactions.
As per the students, CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science Shift 1 was moderate in overall difficulty and some students felt that it was moderate to difficult. Part C was more analysing type questions rather than theoritical questions. In comparison to last year December exam, todays exam is tough. Direct Questions were not asked in Part C, conceptual questions were asked more. Pattern is changed that is some of the questions or topics that are commonly asked but this time it is not. New questions were asked from various topics. Some of the questions were repeated from PYQ.
Topics asked in Shift 1
As per students, molecular biology questions were asked more or has more weightage. Questions were tricky.
- Applied questions were asked (techniques)
- Cell Biology: Plasma membrane, nucleosome model
- Developmental Biology: Drosophila, Frog/amphibian development, C elegance, etc.
- Ecology: community ecology (similarities and differences), population
- Dev Bio: Segment, polarity
- Cell Biology: Protein sorting or transport (KDEL receptor)
- Animal Physio: Blood test, growth hormone, stem cells
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Evolution: Natural Selection, Speciation, etc.
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KDL (C terminal domain)
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Plant Physio: What derives ATP, light reaction, H+ ion gradient, RUBISCO
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Genetics: Methods & Applied (Pedigree, molecular markers)
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Cell Biology: Sym/Antiport (Match the following)
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Unit 7: Cardiovascular system, excretory system
CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: DEC Life Science (Shift 1)
Candidates can check the CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science Analysis for Shift 1 in the table below based on the students' review.
| Part Name |
Total MCQs |
Total MCQs to be Attempted |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A |
20 |
15 |
7-10 |
Moderate |
| Part B |
50 |
35 |
11-16 |
Moderate |
| Part C |
75 |
25 |
20-25 |
Difficult |
| Total |
145 |
75 |
48-52 |
Moderate |
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CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: DEC Life Science (Shift 2)
Candidates can check the CSIR NET 2024 Dec Life Science Analysis for Shift 2 in the table below based on the students' review.
| Part Name |
Total MCQs |
Total MCQs to be Attempted |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A |
20 |
15 |
8-10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Part B |
50 |
35 |
12-17 |
Moderate |
| Part C |
75 |
25 |
20-23 |
Difficult |
| Total |
145 |
75 |
43-50 |
Moderate |
CSIR NET 2024 DEC Answer Key
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the CSIR NET Dec Answer Key 2024 one week after the exam was concluded. Candidates will be able to raise objections against the CSIR UGC NET Provisional Answer Key by using their login credentials into the official website for a specific time period. The CSIR UGC NET 2024 Dec session exam is ongoing. The Answer Key of CSIR NET will be available in the PDF format. After releasing the final answer key, CSIR NET Result & Cut-off will soon be published by NTA.
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