CSIR NET Notification 2023 is Out: On November 1, 2023, the National Testing Agency released the CSIR NET Notification 2023 and the CSIR NET Application Form 2023. Every year, NTA accepts applications from deserving candidates who hope to be appointed as Junior Fellows (JRF) and Lectureship/Assistant Professors in India’s prestigious colleges and universities.
Applicants may take the CSIR NET Exam if they have a Master’s degree or post-graduate degree in a science-related field. The official website has all the detailed information on CSIR UGC NET 2023, and we have also updated this space with the most recent information for your convenience.
CSIR UGC NET 2023 Notification
The National Testing Agency has released the comprehensive CSIR NET December 2023 Notification, which includes all the pertinent information including the dates of the application procedure, the exam, and other significant dates. The official CSIR UGC NET website, https://csirnet.nta.ac.in/, and the NTA website, https://nta.ac.in/, both have the CSIR UGC NET 2023 Notification available. In the section below, we have also updated the link for downloading the CSIR UGC NET 2023 December Notification.Â
CSIR UGC NET 2023 December Notification- Click to Download
CSIR Net December 2023: Exam Outline
The National Testing Agency administers the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test (CSIR NET) twice a year in the months of June and December. This year, the notification for the December test was released. To better understand the CSIR NET, make sure you review the highlights of the 2023 exam from the tabulated data below.
| CSIR UGC NET 2023- Exam Outline | |
| Exam Name | CSIR UGC NET December 2023 |
| Full-Form | CSIR NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test) |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year (June & December) |
| Application Mode | Online |
| CSIR UGC NET December 2023 Registration | 01st to 30th November 2023 |
| Mode of Exam | Online – CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Language/Medium of Exam | English and Hindi |
| No. of Test Cities | 225 |
| Official Website | https://csirnet.nta.ac.in/ https://nta.ac.in/ |
When Is the CSIR UGC NET 2023 Exam?
The official website announces the CSIR UGC NET Exam Date 2023. We’ve updated the table below with all the pertinent dates for the application process, exam, publication of the admit card, results, and more.
| CSIR NET Events | CSIR NET Exam Dates |
| CSIR NET Notification 2023 | 1st November 2023 |
| CSIR NET Application form 2023 | 1st November 2023 |
| Last date for submission of the application fee | 30th November 2023 (5:00 p.m.) |
| Last date for submission with late application fee | 30th November 2023 (11:50 p.m.) |
| CSIR NET Application correction window | 2nd to 4th December 2023 |
| CSIR NET Admit Card 2023 | December 2023 |
| CSIR NET Exam Date 2023 | 26th, 27th, 28th December 2023 |
| CSIR NET Result 2023 | January 2024 |
The Application Form 2023 for CSIR NET
The application for the CSIR UGC NET is available on the official website from November 1, 2023, till November 30, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Candidates have until November 30, 2023, at 11:59 p.m., to submit their application form with a late fee. Candidates must complete both the registration and application sections of the CSIR NET application form. Applicants who meet the necessary eligibility requirements must complete the CSIR NET Application Form.
CSIR NET Application Form 2023 Link
CSIR NET 2023 Application Fee
The CSIR NET application cost must be paid online by internet banking, debit card, or credit card for applicants. The following application fee is broken down by category.
| Category | CSIR NET Application Fee |
| General | Rs. 1100 |
| EWSOBC – Non-creamy layer | Rs. 550 |
| SC/ST/Third Gender | Rs. 275 |
| PwD | NIL |
The eligibility criteria for CSIR NET 2023
An applicant must meet the qualifying requirements listed below in order to appear in the CSIR NET 2023 exam:
| Parameters | Bachelor’s degrees, regardless of whether science, engineering or some other discipline, are eligible for the fellowship solely after getting enlisted/enrolled for a PhD or Integrated PhD program within the legitimacy time of two years.Enrolled for M.Sc. or have completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying exam are also eligible to apply in the above subject under the category ‘Result Awaited (RA) |
| Nationality | Indian citizen |
| Upper Age Limit | JRF- 28 years Lectureship- No age limit |
| Education Qualification | Bachelor’s degrees, regardless of whether science, engineering, or some other discipline, are eligible for the fellowship solely after getting enlisted/enrolled for a PhD or Integrated PhD program within the legitimacy time of two years.Enrolled for M.Sc. or have completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying exam are also eligible to apply in the above subject under the category ‘Result Awaited (RA) |
CSIR NET 2023 Exam Pattern
The CSIR UGC NET 2023 exam will be administered online and consist of multiple-choice, objective-type questions covering the subjects that the students have selected. View the summary of the CSIR NET 2023 exam pattern in the table below.
| Particulars | Exam Pattern Highlights |
| Exam mode | Online (Computer Based Test) |
| Exam duration | 180 minutes (3 hours) |
| Number of sections/parts | 3 in each paper |
| No. of questions | Total Questions- 610To be attempted- 310 |
| Type of questions | MCQs; 4 options with only 1 correct option |
| Total marks | 200 for each paper |
| Negative marking | Yes |
| Language of paper | English and Hindi |
The three sections of the test, one for each subject, are covered in the comprehensive CSIR UGC NET Exam Scheme below:
- There will be 200 total marks awarded for each exam.
- Each exam will consist of three sections: Part A, Part B, and Part C.
- Every exam has a different marking scheme. The exam schedule for each exam is given below.
| CSIR UGC NET Subject-wise Scheme | ||||
| Subjects | No. of Questions | To be attempted | Marking Scheme | Negative Marking |
| Chemical Sciences | 120Part A- 20Part B- 40Part C- 60 | 75Part A- 15Part B- 35Part C- 25 | 200Part A- 2 Part B- 2Part C- 4 | Part A- 0.5Part B- 0.5Part C- 1 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 150Part A- 20Part B- 50Part C- 80 | 75Part A- 15Part B- 35Part C- 25 | 200Part A- 2Part B- 2Part C- 4 | Part A- 0.5Part B- 0.5Part C- 1.32 |
| Life Sciences | 145Part A- 20Part B- 50Part C- 75 | 45Part A- 15Part B- 35Part C- 25 | 200Part A- 2Part B- 2Part C- 4 | Part A- 0.5Part B- 0.5Part C- 1 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 120Part A- 20Part B- 40Part C- 60 | 60Part A- 15Part B- 25Part C- 20 | 200Part A- 2 Part B- 3Part C- 4.75 | Part A- 0.5Part B- 0.75Part C- 0 |
| Physical Sciences | 75Part A- 20Part B- 25Part C- 30 | 55Part A- 15Part B- 20Part C- 20 | 200Part A- 2 Part B- 3.5Part C- 5 | Part A- 0.5Part B- 0.875Part C- 1.25 |
CSIR NET 2023 Admit CardÂ
The CSIR NET Admit Card will be made available by the National Testing Agency (NTA) two weeks prior to the exam. The information for the exam day and the CSIR NET Admit Card will be accessible on the official website. By doing the actions listed below, aspirants can download their CSIR NET 2023 Admit Card.
Step 1 Go to CSIR NET’s official website.
Choose “CSIR NET Admit Card Download” in step two. Enter your login information, including your password and date of birth.
Step 3: The applicant’s CSIR Admit card will be available after you click the submit button.
Step 4: Print one or two copies of the admit card after downloading it for your records.
Result of CSIR NET 2023
Fellowships will be awarded to candidates based on the CSIR merit list. The final merit list will only include those candidates who meet the cutoff. On its website, NTA will provide separate merit lists for the JRF and Lectureship results, respectively. Those who make the JRF merit list qualifying list can also apply for the Assistant Professor/Lectureship fellowship. The announcement states that the CSIR NET result would not be reevaluated. This is the procedure for accessing the CSIR NET 2021 exam results.
CSIR UGC NET Cut-Off 2023Â
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will announce the UGC NET Result and the CSIR NET cut-off 2023. The Joint CSIR UGC NET cutoff marks have been made public for each session individually, broken down by subject and category. Examine the CSIR NET June 2021 Cut-off for Assistant Professor/Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship from the part below.Â
CSIR NET June 2021 Cut-OffÂ
| Subject | Junior Research Fellowship (NET) | |||||
| UR (%) | EWS (%) | OBC (%) | SC (%) | ST (%) | PWD (%) | |
| Chemical Science | 52.750 | 46.250 | 45.500 | 36.250 | 27.250 | 25.000 |
| Earth Science | 60.860 | 54.790 | 53.060 | 46.400 | 42.810 | 26.400 |
| Life Science* | 98.7860248 | 96.0688715 | 96.2291169 | 90.5329255 | 84.8720013 | 64.7657382 |
| Mathematical Science | 49.250 | 44.875 | 42.750 | 34.375 | 27.000 | 25.000 |
| Physical Science | 38.813 | 33.000 | 33.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 |
| Subject | Lectureship/Assistant professor (NET) | |||||
| UR (%) | EWS (%) | OBC (%) | SC (%) | ST (%) | PWD (%) | |
| Chemical Science | 47.475 | 41.625 | 40.950 | 32.625 | 25.000 | 25.000 |
| Earth Science | 54.774 | 49.311 | 47.754 | 41.760 | 38.529 | 25.000 |
| Life Science* | 97.0117533 | 93.8765769 | 93.8765769 | 86.3854452 | 79.8293351 | 63.6902270 |
| Mathematical Science | 44.325 | 40.388 | 38.475 | 30.938 | 25.000 | 25.000 |
| Physical Science | 34.932 | 33.000 | 33.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 |
Read also: CSIR NET 2023 Results, Cut-Offs, and Merit Lists (Soon)
CSIR NET 2023 Exam Centres
| State/UTs | City |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur Bhimavaram Chirala Chittoor Eluru Guntur Kadapa Kakinada Kurnool Nellore Ongole Rajahmundry Srikakulam Tirupati Vijayawada Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram Narasaraopet Proddatur Surampalem |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar/ Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh Guwahati Jorhat Silchar Tezpur |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur Darbhanga Gaya Muzaffarpur Patna Purnea Arrah |
| Chandigarh (ut) | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai/Durg/Bhilai Nagar Bilaspur(CG) Raipur |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu (UT) | Dadra & Nagar Haveli DamanDiu |
| Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi |
| Goa | Panaji/Madgaon |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar Anand Bhavnagar Jamnagar Junagadh Mehsana Rajkot Surat Vadodara Valsad/Vapi Himatnagar |
| Haryana | Ambala Faridabad Gurugram Hissar Karnal Kurukshetra Panipat Sonipat Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur (HP)Hamirpur Kangra/ Palampur Shimla Solan Mandi Una Kullu |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Baramulla Jammu Samba Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City Dhanbad Jamshedpur Ranchi Hazaribagh |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum) Bellary Bengaluru Bidar Davangere Gulbarga Hassan Hubli Mangaluru Mysuru Shivamogga Tumakuru Manipal/Udupi Mandya |
| Kerala | Alappuzha/Chengannur Ernakulam/Angamaly/MuvattupuzhaIdukki Kannur Kasaragod Kollam Kottayam Kozhikode Malappuram Palakkad Pathanamthitta Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Lakshadweep (UT) | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat Betul Bhopal Chhindwara Gwalior Indore Jabalpur Rewa Sagar Satna Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar Akola Amravati Aurangabad (MR) Chandrapur DhuleJalgaon Kolhapur Latur Mumbai Nagpur Nanded Nasik Pune Raigad Ratnagiri Sangli Satara Solapur Thane Wardha |
| Manipur | Imphal Churachandpur |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore Behrampur(Ganjam) Bhubaneshwar Cuttack Dhenkanal Rourkela Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry/ Cuddalore |
| Punjab | Amritsar Bhatinda Jalandhar Ludhiana Pathankot Patiala Sangrur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer Alwar Bikaner Jaipur Jodhpur Kota Sikar Sriganganagar Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Kanchipuram Kanyakumari/ Nagercoil Madurai Namakkal Salem Thanjavur Thoothukudi Tiruchirappalli Tirunelveli Tiruvallur Vellore Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Hyderabad Karimnagar Khammam Mahbubnagar Nalgonda Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra Aligarh Allahabad Bareilly Faizabad Ghaziabad Gorakhpur Greater Noida/Noida Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Mathura Meerut Moradabad Muzaffarnagar Sitapur Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun Haldwani Haridwar Nainital Pantnagar Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol Bardhaman Durgapur Hooghly Howrah Kalyani Kolkata Siliguri |
Read also: UGC NET Dec 2023 Notification
Read also: UGC NET Syllabus 2023
Read also: UGC NET Eligibility-2023
