CSIR NET exam centres 2019 - Check test cities & important exam day instructions

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

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Updated on Sep 17, 2019 16:06 IST

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.   

Table of contents
  • 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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Answered 4 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
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Shikha Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 4 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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Gunjan Majumder

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 4 weeks 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 4 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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Nitesh Pruthi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 4 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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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month 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 a month 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

Answered a month ago

Candidates can check below the specifications required to upload the images in the CSIR NET application form:

DocumentsFormatSize in KB
PhotographJPG10-200
SignatureJPG10-50

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Satyendra Garg

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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Nitesh Pruthi

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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Shikha Shukla

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