CSIR NET 2025 June Analysis (Shift 2) OUT: Check Maths, Chemical & Physical Science Difficulty Level, Questions & Answer

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test 2025 ( CSIR NET )

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Shikha Goyal
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Updated on Jul 29, 2025 11:41 IST
The CSIR NET 2025 June session exam conducted on July 28. Both shifts are over. Based on the students feedback, we have provided exam analysis, section-wise, on topics asked, questions, answers, difficulty level, good attempts, expected cutoff, and more. This time NTA conducted the exam in a single day.

The NTA conducted the CSIR NET 2025 June session exam in two shifts in more than 200 cities across the country on July 28. Scroll down for detailed exam analysis, including the overall difficulty level, topics asked, subject-wise difficulty level, good attempts, etc.

CSIR NET 2025 June Exam Analysis Shift 2

CSIR NET 2025 June Exam Analysis Shift 2

CSIR NET 2025 Shift 2 Exam Analysis OUT: The National Testing Agency (NTA) concluded the CSIR NET 2025 June session exam on July 28 in two shifts. This time, NTA conducted the CSIR NET exam in a single day for all five subjects, including Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, Mathematical Science, and Environmental Science. Scroll down for the CSIR UGC NET 2025 exam analysis based on the students feedback, including the overall difficulty level, subject-wise difficulty level, topics asked, memory-based questions and answers, good attempts, and more.

In Shift 2 Mathematical Science, Physical Science and Chemical Science exam is conducted by the authority in an online mode. In Mathematical Science, 120 MCQs will be asked in the exam, and candidates needed to attempt 60 questions. On the other hand, in chemical science, total 120 questions will be asked and candidtaes required to attempt 75 questions. Also in Physical Science subject, a total of 75 questions will be asked and candidates required to attempts 55 questions.

Q:   Can I clear CSIR NET in 3 months?
A:

Yes. Candidates clear the CSIR UGC NET exam in three months. But to pass the exam proper strategy is required. They make study plans, do revisions, solve question papers, practice tests, etc. If a candidate study properly then nothing is impossible to crack. 

 

Q:   What was the overall difficulty level of the CSIR NET 2024 Mathematics exam?
A:

The NTA conducted the CSIR NET 2024 Mathematical Science Exam 2024 on July 25 in shift 2 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. As per the student reactions, the overall difficulty level of the CSIR NET 2024 Mathematical Science exam was moderate to difficult. Topics asked in the exam with high-weightage are: 

  • Sequence and Series
  • Vector Space
  • Limit and Continuity
  • Matrices
  • Vector Space
  • Quadratic Form
  • Homomorphism
  • Analytic Functions
  • Bilinear mapping
  • Identity Theorem
  • System of ODE
  • Degree of Differential Equations
  • Sympson one-third rule
  • Trapezoidal rule
  • Integrative method
Q:   What was the difficulty level of the CSIR NET 2025 Chemical Science section-wise (June)?
A:

Candidates can check the CSIR NET 2025 Chemical Science section-wise difficulty level and good attempts for the June session in the table below based on the students' review.

Part Name

Total MCQs

Total MCQs to be Attempted

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level

Part A

20

15

8-12

Moderate

Part B

40

35

14-18 (approx)

Moderate to Difficult

Part C

60

25

17-20 (approx)

Difficult

Total

120

75

105-110+ Marks

Moderate to Difficult
Table of contents
  • CSIR NET 2025 June Mathematical Science Students Reactions
  • CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: Mathematical Science
  • CSIR NET 2025 June Chemical Science Students Reactions
  • CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: Chemical Science
  • CSIR NET 2025 June Physical Science Students Reactions
  • CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: Physical Science
  • CSIR NET 2025 June Answer Key
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CSIR NET 2025 June Mathematical Science Students Reactions

As per the students, Mathematics exam was Moderate to Difficult. Section B was difficult as compared to section C.

Topics asked in Maths

  • Initial Value Problem (Differential Equation)
  • Marcov (Statistics)
  • Largest Eigen Value (4X4 Matrix)
  • Complex Analysis (related to entire function)
  • Singularity
  • Similar Matrix
  • Cauchy Problem
  • Sequence of problem
  • SLP boundary value problem
  • JC form
  • Matrix, etc.

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CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: Mathematical Science

Candidates can check the CSIR NET Mathematical Science Analysis for June session in the table below based on the students' review.

Part Name

Total MCQs

Total MCQs to be Attempted

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level

Part A

20

15

10-12

Easy to Moderate

Part B

40

25

14-18

Moderate to Difficult

Part C

60

20

16-20

Moderate to Difficult

Total

120

60

110-115+ Marks

Moderate to Difficult

CSIR NET 2025 June Chemical Science Students Reactions

As per the students, Chemical Science exam was Moderate to Difficult in overall diffiuclty level.

CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: Chemical Science

Candidates can check the CSIR NET Chemical Science Analysis for June session in the table below based on the students' review.

Part Name

Total MCQs

Total MCQs to be Attempted

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level

Part A

20

15

8-12

Moderate

Part B

40

35

14-18 (approx)

Moderate to Difficult

Part C

60

25

17-20 (approx)

Difficult

Total

120

75

105-110+ Marks

Moderate to Difficult

CSIR NET 2025 June Physical Science Students Reactions

According to the students responses, Physical Science exam was Moderate and some students felt Moderate to Difficult in overall difficulty. Part C was a bit tough. Whole paper was lengthy.

CSIR NET Section-Wise Analysis: Physical Science

Candidates can check the CSIR NET Physical Science Analysis for June session in the table below based on the students' review.

Part Name

Total MCQs

Total MCQs to be Attempted

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level

Part A

20

15

9-12

Easy

Part B

25

20

10-14

Moderate

Part C

30

20

9-12

Moderate to Difficult

Total

75

55

30-38

Moderate to Difficult
Q:   What are the topics to revise in the CSIR NET Chemical Science?
A:

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 Determination of Organic Compounds
Asymmetric Synthesis, Determination of Enantiomeric and Diastereomeric Excess
IUPAC Nomenclature
Concepts in Organic Synthesis
Chemistry of Natural Products, etc.

Q:   What will be the impact on the CSIR NET 2025 cutoff if the difficulty level of the exam is significantly higher than previous years?
A:

If the difficulty level of the CSIR NET exam is higher than the last year question papers then there is a chance that the cut off will be decreased. Also, some of the candidates will gain high marks and so to maintain it the authority adjust the cutoff.

 

CSIR NET 2025 June Answer Key

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the CSIR NET Answer Key 2025 one week after the exam was concluded. Candidates will be able to raise objections against the CSIR UGC NET 2025 June Provisional Answer Key by logging into the official website for a specific time period. The CSIR UGC NET 2025 June exam is conducted by NTA on July 28, 2025. 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 on the official website. 

Also Read:

CSIR NET 2025 June Life & Earth Science (Shift 1) Question Paper Analysis

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The CSIR NET 2025 exam will be conducted on December 18 in two shifts. As per the schedule released, the Mathematical Science exam will be held from 3 pm to 6 pm on Dec 18. 

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Ishita Kaur

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 weeks ago

The CSIR NET 2025 Notification was released on September 25 in the form of PDF at csirnet.nta.nic.in. The notification conists if the important information related to the exam like exam dates, syllabus, pattern of an exam, etc.

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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The National Testing Agency declare the CSIR NET Cut off. It will be released subject and category-wise. The cut off is prepared on the basis of several factors including difficulty of the exam, reservation norms, number of candidates, etc.

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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Shikha Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month 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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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

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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Virajita Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months 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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Manisha Singh

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months 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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Chanchal Shekhar

Contributor-Level 6