CSIR NET exam centres 2019 - Check test cities & important exam day instructions
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test 2026 ( CSIR NET )
Appearing for CSIR UGC NET December 2019 exam? Check out the complete list of CSIR NET exam centres 2019 along with other important details below.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the CSIR NET 2019 exam on December 15. The exam will be conducted in 224 cities across India for candidates who plan to become lecturers or be awarded with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in the following Science subjects – Chemical Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; and Physical Sciences.
Currently, CSIR NET online application process 2019 is underway. At the time of filling CSIR NET application form 2019, candidates need to select four cities (in order of preference) in which they wish to appear for the exam. It may be noted that it is mandatory for candidates to fill all four choices of cities as options.
- CSIR NET exam centres 2019
- Documents to carry at CSIR NET 2019 exam centre
- Documents/ items not to carry at CSIR NET exam centre 2019
- CSIR NET exam centres 2019 – Important points to note
CSIR NET exam centres 2019
Check out the list of 224 cities (along with their codes) in which CSIR UGC NET 2019 will be conducted below:
| State/ Union Territory |
CSIR NET Exam City |
City Code |
|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar/ Naharlagun |
AL01 |
| Assam |
Dibrugarh |
AM01 |
| Assam |
Guwahati |
AM02 |
| Assam |
Jorhat |
AM03 |
| Assam |
Silchar (Assam) |
AM04 |
| Assam |
Tezpur |
AM05 |
| Andaman And Nicobar |
Port Blair |
AN01 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Anantapur |
AP01 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Bhimavaram |
AP03 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala |
AP04 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Chittoor |
AP05 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Eluru |
AP06 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Guntur |
AP07 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kadapa |
AP08 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kakinada |
AP09 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kurnool |
AP10 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Nellore |
AP11 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Ongole |
AP12 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Rajahmundry |
AP13 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Srikakulam |
AP14 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Tirupathi |
AP16 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Vijayawada |
AP17 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam |
AP18 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Vizianagaram |
AP19 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Narasaraopet |
AP20 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Proddatur |
AP21 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Surampalem |
AP23 |
| Bihar |
Bhagalpur |
BR02 |
| Bihar |
Darbhanga |
BR04 |
| Bihar |
Gaya |
BR05 |
| Bihar |
Muzaffarpur |
BR06 |
| Bihar |
Patna |
BR07 |
| Bihar |
Purnea |
BR08 |
| Bihar |
Arrah |
BR09 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai Nagar/ Durg |
CG01 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) |
CG02 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
CG03 |
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh/ Mohali |
CH01 |
| Daman & Diu |
Daman |
DD01 |
| Daman & Diu |
Diu |
DD02 |
| Delhi |
Delhi/ New Delhi |
DL01 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
DN01 |
| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
GJ01 |
| Gujarat |
Anand |
GJ02 |
| Gujarat |
Bhavnagar |
GJ03 |
| Gujarat |
Jamnagar |
GJ06 |
| Gujarat |
Junagadh |
GJ07 |
| Gujarat |
Mehsana |
GJ08 |
| Gujarat |
Rajkot |
GJ10 |
| Gujarat |
Surat |
GJ11 |
| Gujarat |
Vadodara |
GJ12 |
| Gujarat |
Valsad/ Vapi |
GJ13 |
| Gujarat |
Himatnagar |
GJ14 |
| Goa |
Panaji/ Madgaon |
GO01 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) |
HP01 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) |
HP03 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Kangra/ Palampur |
HP04 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
HP06 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Solan |
HP07 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Mandi |
HP08 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Una |
HP09 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Kullu |
HP10 |
| Haryana |
Ambala |
HR01 |
| Haryana |
Faridabad |
HR03 |
| Haryana |
Gurugram |
HR04 |
| Haryana |
Hissar |
HR05 |
| Haryana |
Karnal |
HR06 |
| Haryana |
Kurukshetra |
HR07 |
| Haryana |
Panipat |
HR08 |
| Haryana |
Sonipat |
HR09 |
| Haryana |
Yamuna Nagar |
HR10 |
| Jharkhand |
Bokaro Steel City |
JH01 |
| Jharkhand |
Dhanbad |
JH02 |
| Jharkhand |
Jamshedpur |
JH03 |
| Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
JH04 |
| Jharkhand |
Hazaribagh |
JH05 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Baramulla |
JK01 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Jammu |
JK02 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Samba |
JK03 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Srinagar (J & K) |
JK04 |
| Karnataka |
Belagavi (Belgaum) |
KK02 |
| Karnataka |
Bellary |
KK03 |
| Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
KK04 |
| Karnataka |
Bidar |
KK05 |
| Karnataka |
Davanagere |
KK06 |
| Karnataka |
Gulbarga |
KK08 |
| Karnataka |
Hassan |
KK09 |
| Karnataka |
Dharwad/ Hubballi (Hubli) |
KK10 |
| Karnataka |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
KK12 |
| Karnataka |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
KK14 |
| Karnataka |
Shivamoga (Shimoga) |
KK15 |
| Karnataka |
Tumakuru |
KK16 |
| Karnataka |
Udupi/ Manipal |
KK17 |
| Karnataka |
Mandya |
KK18 |
| Kerala |
Alappuzha/ Chengannur |
KL01 |
| Kerala |
Ernakulam/ Angamaly/ Moovattupuzha |
KL04 |
| Kerala |
Idukki |
KL05 |
| Kerala |
Kannur |
KL07 |
| Kerala |
Kasaragod |
KL08 |
| Kerala |
Kollam |
KL09 |
| Kerala |
Kottayam |
KL11 |
| Kerala |
Kozhikode |
KL12 |
| Kerala |
Malappuram |
KL13 |
| Kerala |
Palakkad |
KL15 |
| Kerala |
Pathanamthitta |
KL16 |
| Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
KL17 |
| Kerala |
Thrissur |
KL18 |
| Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
LD01 |
| Ladakh |
Leh |
LL01 |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
MG01 |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
MN01 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Balaghat |
MP01 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Betul |
MP02 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
MP03 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Chhindwara |
MP05 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Gwalior |
MP06 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Indore |
MP07 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Jabalpur |
MP08 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Rewa |
MP11 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Sagar |
MP12 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Satna |
MP13 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Ujjain |
MP15 |
| Maharashtra |
Ahmednagar |
MR01 |
| Maharashtra |
Akola |
MR02 |
| Maharashtra |
Amravati |
MR03 |
| Maharashtra |
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) |
MR04 |
| Maharashtra |
Chandrapur |
MR09 |
| Maharashtra |
Dhule |
MR10 |
| Maharashtra |
Jalgaon |
MR13 |
| Maharashtra |
Kolhapur |
MR14 |
| Maharashtra |
Latur |
MR15 |
| Maharashtra |
Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai |
MR16 |
| Maharashtra |
Nagpur |
MR17 |
| Maharashtra |
Nanded |
MR18 |
| Maharashtra |
Nashik |
MR19 |
| Maharashtra |
Pune |
MR22 |
| Maharashtra |
Raigad |
MR23 |
| Maharashtra |
Ratnagiri |
MR24 |
| Maharashtra |
Sangli |
MR25 |
| Maharashtra |
Satara |
MR26 |
| Maharashtra |
Solapur |
MR27 |
| Maharashtra |
Thane |
MR28 |
| Maharashtra |
Wardha |
MR29 |
| Mizoram |
Aizawl |
MZ01 |
| Nagaland |
Dimapur |
NL01 |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
NL02 |
| Odisha |
Balasore |
OR02 |
| Odisha |
Berhampur-Ganjam |
OR03 |
| Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
OR04 |
| Odisha |
Cuttack |
OR05 |
| Odisha |
Dhenkanal |
OR06 |
| Odisha |
Rourkela |
OR08 |
| Odisha |
Sambalpur |
OR09 |
| Punjab |
Amritsar |
PB01 |
| Punjab |
Bhatinda |
PB02 |
| Punjab |
Jalandhar |
PB04 |
| Punjab |
Ludhiana |
PB05 |
| Punjab |
Pathankot |
PB07 |
| Punjab |
Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib |
PB08 |
| Punjab |
Sangrur |
PB11 |
| Puducherry |
Puducherry |
PO01 |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
RJ01 |
| Rajasthan |
Alwar |
RJ02 |
| Rajasthan |
Bikaner |
RJ05 |
| Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
RJ06 |
| Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
RJ07 |
| Rajasthan |
Kota |
RJ08 |
| Rajasthan |
Sikar |
RJ09 |
| Rajasthan |
Sriganganagar |
RJ10 |
| Rajasthan |
Udaipur |
RJ11 |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
SM01 |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
TA01 |
| Telangana |
Hyderabad/ Secunderabad/ Ranga Reddy |
TL01 |
| Telangana |
Karimnagar |
TL02 |
| Telangana |
Khammam |
TL03 |
| Telangana |
Mahbubnagar |
TL04 |
| Telangana |
Nalgonda |
TL05 |
| Telangana |
Warangal |
TL07 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
TN01 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Coimbatore |
TN02 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Cuddalore |
TN03 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Kanchipuram |
TN05 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Kanyakumari/Nagercoil |
TN06 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Madurai |
TN08 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Namakkal |
TN10 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Salem |
TN11 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Thanjavur |
TN12 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Thoothukudi |
TN13 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tiruchirappalli |
TN14 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tirunelveli |
TN15 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tiruvallur |
TN16 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Vellore |
TN18 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Virudhunagar |
TN20 |
| Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
UK01 |
| Uttarakhand |
Haldwani |
UK02 |
| Uttarakhand |
Haridwar |
UK03 |
| Uttarakhand |
Nainital |
UK04 |
| Uttarakhand |
Pantnagar |
UK05 |
| Uttarakhand |
Roorkee |
UK06 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
UP01 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Aligarh |
UP02 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Allahabad |
UP03 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Bareilly |
UP04 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Faizabad |
UP06 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Ghaziabad |
UP07 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Gorakhpur |
UP08 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Noida/ Greater Noida |
UP09 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Jhansi |
UP10 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Kanpur |
UP11 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
UP12 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Mathura |
UP13 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Meerut |
UP14 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Moradabad |
UP15 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Muzaffarnagar |
UP16 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Sitapur |
UP17 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
UP18 |
| West Bengal |
Asansol |
WB01 |
| West Bengal |
Burdwan (Bardhaman) |
WB02 |
| West Bengal |
Durgapur |
WB04 |
| West Bengal |
Hooghly |
WB06 |
| West Bengal |
Howrah |
WB07 |
| West Bengal |
Kalyani |
WB08 |
| West Bengal |
Kolkata |
WB10 |
| West Bengal |
Siliguri |
WB11 |
Documents to carry at CSIR NET 2019 exam centre
On the day of CSIR UGC NET exam, candidates need to mandatorily carry the below-mentioned documents to the allotted exam centre:
- Printed copy of CSIR NET admit card 2019
- One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the online application form)
- A valid and original photo ID card – PAN card/ driving license/ voter ID/ passport/ Aadhaar card (with photograph)/ Aadhaar enrolment number/ ration card
- Persons with Disability (PwD) certificate, if applicable
Note: Candidate’s name on the photo ID card should match with the name mentioned on the admit card. The official notification reads, “If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, candidate must show the relevant document at the time of exam. Marriage certificate/ divorce/ decree/ legal name change document.”
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Documents/ items not to carry at CSIR NET exam centre 2019
The candidates are not allowed to carry the following documents/ items inside the NET exam centre:
- Baggage
- Textual material (printed or written)
- Electronic items such as calculator, mobile phone, Bluetooth devices, pager, digital watch etc
- Docu pen, slide rules, log tables, etc
- Eatables and drinks such as tea, coffee, cold drink and snacks (Note: Candidates suffering from diabetes are allowed to carry eatables like sugar tablets and fruit and transparent water 14 bottle
CSIR NET exam centres 2019 – Important points to note
- The complete details regarding the allotted CSIR NET test centre 2019 will be mentioned on the admit card of candidates
- Candidates have to appear at the allotted exam centre at their own cost according to the date and time mentioned on CSIR NET admit card
- NTA will try to allot the exam centre in order of the city choice opted by a candidate in the application form. However, due to administrative reasons, a different city of nearby area may be allotted
- Examination centre allotted to a candidate will not be changed by NTA under any circumstances
- Candidates appearing for CSIR NET 2019 exam in the first shift should report at the allotted exam centre at 7:30 AM. Candidates appearing for the exam in second shift should report at 12:30 PM
- Candidates appearing for the exam in first shift will not be allowed to enter the CSIR NET exam centre after 8:30 AM. Candidates appearing for the exam in second shift will not be allowed to enter the test centre after 1:30 PM
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 6 days 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 6 days 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
S
Contributor-Level 6
Answered 6 days 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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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days 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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Contributor-Level 6
Is there a negative marking in the CSIR NET exam?