CSIR NET Normalisation of Marks 2024: Percentile Calculator & Result Preparation
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test 2025 ( CSIR NET )
CSIR NET result 2024 has been declared by the NTA for the December session on the official website on the basis of the CSIR NET normalisation of scores. The CSIR NET 2024 Dec session exam was conducted from February 28 to March 2, 2025. The cut off will be announced soon. Check below for the complete process of the CSIR NET percentile calculator, normalisation of marks and CSIR NET result preparation.
CSIR NET 2024 Normalisation of Marks & Percentile Calculator
CSIR NET Dec Result 2024 has been announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on its official website at csirnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates can check their results through the official website. A direct link is also provided below.The CSIR UGC NET result 2024 has been declared through the normalisation of scores. The CSIR NET percentile is calculated through the NTA Score. The authority will soon release the CSIR NET 2024 cut off.
The CSIR NET Dec 2024 session exam was conducted on February 28, March 1 and March 2, 2025. The exam was held in shifts for five papers- Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences. In each session, candidates will be given different sets of CSIR NET question papers.
Yes, category affects the CSIR NET cutoff. The CSIR NET cutoff marks vary by category and subject. As per the official notification, candidates must score at least 33% in the General, EWS, and OBC categories and a minimum of 25% in the SC, ST, and PwD categories to qualify for both Fellowship and Lectureship/Assistant Professor.
- Number of the candidates appearing for the exam.
- Level of difficulty of the exam.
- Total number of available fellowships or positions, etc.
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Though the NTA undertook all the necessary efforts to maintain the same difficulty level for all the sets of question papers, it might be possible that some candidates could have ended up attempting a tougher set of CSIR UGC NET questions for a particular paper. Such a situation could end up lowering the CSIR NET scores of candidates.
To resolve this problem and ensure fair evaluation of candidates’ performance, NTA uses the Normalisation procedure based on Percentile Score.
- CSIR NET Normalisation Process
- What is CSIR NET Percentile Calculator?
- How To Convert Percentile into Percentage?
- How to Calculate the CSIR NET Percentile Score?
- CSIR NET Result Preparation with Normalisation of Scores
- CSIR NET Normalisation of Marks FAQs
CSIR NET Normalisation Process
The normalisation process is an established practice to compare the scores of candidates across multiple shifts of the CSIR NET exam. To normalise the CSIR NET scores across all the sessions, NTA uses the percentile score calculation method.
Also Read: CSIR NET Cut-Off 2024
What is CSIR NET Percentile Calculator?
Percentile scores are the scores based on the relative performance of all candidates who appear for the CSIR NET examination. Basically, the marks obtained by candidates in various shifts are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session.
The percentile score calculation indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored either equal to or below that particular percentile in the examination. Therefore, the topper with the highest score of each shift of CSIR UGC NET will get the same percentile of 100. The marks obtained between the highest and lowest scores are also converted to appropriate percentiles.
The CSIR NET percentile calculator will be used to normalise the scores (instead of the raw marks of the candidate). The CSIR NET normalisation of marks is also used for the preparation of the merit lists.
The CSIR NET percentile scores are calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid ties among the candidates.
How To Convert Percentile into Percentage?
Check below the method to convert the score for CSIR NET 2024 from the percentile into a percentage.
CSIR NET 2024 Percentage = Raw Score in the Exam x 100/120
Here, candidates need to make sure that there is no direct formula to convert the scores from a percentage into a percentile or vice versa, so it is necessary to use the raw score while calculating. This is explained in detail below.
How to Calculate the CSIR NET Percentile Score?
The NTA uses the following formula to calculate the CSIR NET percentile scores of candidates:
Have a look at the following example to calculate the percentile score:
Suppose CSIR NET was conducted in four sessions. The distribution of candidates in the four sessions was as follows:
The highest raw score in each paper will be the 100 percentile indicating that 100 per cent of candidates have scored equal to lesser than the highest scorer of that session.
Highest raw and percentile score: All the highest raw scores have a normalised percentile score of 100.
Lowest raw and percentile score: The percentile score of the lowest raw scores depends on the total number of candidates who gave the exam for their respective sessions.
CSIR NET Result Preparation with Normalisation of Scores
The CSIR NET result is prepared with the normalisation of marks of candidates as per the given steps:
Step 1: Distribution of candidates in two shifts
Firstly, the total number of candidates who appeared for the exam is distributed in two sessions so that each session has an equal number of candidates. The two sessions are as follows:
Session-1: Day-1 Shift-1, Session-2: Day-1 Shift-2
Note: If the exam is held in a more number of days or less number of shifts, the candidates will be divided accordingly.
Step 2: Result preparation for each session
The CSIR NET result is prepared for each session in the form of:
- Raw scores
- Percentile scores of total raw scores
The percentile score of each candidate in a particular session is calculated as per the given formula:
![UGC NET total percentile calculation formula]()
Step 3: Compilation of CSIR NET scores
The percentile scores of the total raw scores for all the sessions, calculated in Step 2, are merged to form the NTA scores (percentile). These NTA scores are then used by the NTA for the compilation of CSIR UGC NET results.
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CSIR NET Normalisation of Marks FAQs
Q. How to calculate CSIR NET Percentile into Percentage?
A. The candidates can use this simple method as mentioned below to convert their scores for CSIR NET Exam from percentile to percentage. This method can easily be done with the help of a formula- CSIR NET 2024 Percentage = (Raw Score in Exam x 100)/120
Q. What is a good percentile in CSIR NET Life Science?
A. An overall CSIR NET Life Science cut off for the three parts is released. A minimum qualifying mark of 33 % for General, EWS & OBC category candidates and 25 % for SC/ST and PwD category candidates is there for both Junior Research Fellowship and Lectureship candidates.
Q. Does CSIR NET rank matter?
A. If you want to apply for any research work in India and have qualified for the CSIR NET, you will get more preferences than any other candidate. As a result, you can stand out from other candidates. It will also help you during your research work.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
No. The NTA is expected to soon release the CSIR NET 2025 Provisional Answer Key for the December session. Candidates will be able to download it by visiting the official portal or via a direct link provided on this page. They required login credentials to check the answer key.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The CSIR NET 2025 exam was conducted on December 18 in two shifts. As per the schedule released, the Mathematical Science exam was held from 3 pm to 6 pm on Dec 18.
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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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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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months 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 2 months 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
Answered 2 months 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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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months 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 2 months 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 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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Contributor-Level 6
To pass the CSIR NET 2025 Exam, candidates must score at least 33 percent in the general, EWS, and OBC categories and 25 percent in the SC, ST, and PwD categories. The CSIR NET 2025 June result will be released on the official website at csirnet.nta.ac.in.