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 )
Exam On - 18 Dec '25
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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
Some of the topics that a candidate can revise in the CSIR NET Chemical Science subject:
Organic Reactive Intermediates: Carbocation, Carbanions, Free Radicals, Benzynes
Stereochemistry: Stereogenicity, Stereoselectivity, Enantioselectivity
Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Pericyclic Reactions
Structure Dete
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
The authority will release the CSIR NET 2025 result for the December session on the official website at csirnet.nta.nic.in. It will contain the name of a candidate, roll number, category, parents' name, Post applied (JRF and Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor Only), subject code, etc.
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Contributor-Level 6
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The authority will release the CSIR NET answer key at csirnet.nta.nic.in. It contains correct answers for all the questions asked in the exam. Check below for more details:
Exam name | Exam date |
Exam shift | Exam subject name |
Exam subject code | Question IDs |
Correct option IDs | - |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
The CSIR NET 2025 final answer key will be released on the official website at csirnet.nta.nic.in. After analysing the representations of the aspirants, the NTA will release the CSIR UGC NET final answer key for the Dec session. The answer key will be released in two phases- Provisional and Final.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 weeks ago
Candidates can calculate the CSIR NET Chemical Sciences scores through the answer key in the following manner.
CSIR NET Chemical Science Paper Parts | Marks Allotted for Each Question | Marks Deducted for Each Question |
|---|---|---|
A | +2 | -0.5 |
B | +2 | -0.5 |
C | +4 | -1 |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
As per the information bulletin, the upper age limit for the CSIR NET exam should not be more than 30 years as on the first day of the month in which the examination is concluded. A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL (as per the Central list of OBC) /SC/ST/
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
The authority released the CSIR NET 2025 application form at csirnet.nta.nic.in. The last date to apply was October 27. Candidates who are interested in appearing the exam, need to fill the application form by providing all the details as asked.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
Candidates can check below the specifications required to upload the images in the CSIR NET application form:
| Documents | Format | Size in KB |
|---|---|---|
| Photograph | JPG | 10-200 |
| Signature | JPG | 10-50 |
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The authority will release the CSIR NET 2025 result for the December session at csirnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates required an application number and date of birth to view their scorecard. After the CSIR NET result, the candidates who will be qualified for the exam will be provided with the CSIR NET eli
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
As per the information bulletin, there is no end period for the validity of the qualifying certificate of Assistant Professor.
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Contributor-Level 6
The CSIR NET exam consists of five subjects some of them are Maths, Physical Science, Chemical Science, etc. Part A in the exam is common for all candidates and Part B and C is subject-specific. Candidates need to select one subject and prepare well to clear the examination.