CSIR NET Cut Off 2026 Out, Subject Wise and Category Wise Cut Off Marks
CSIR NET Cut Off 2026 for the CSIR December Exam 2025 has been released on 24th February 2026 at https://csirnet.nta.ac.in,/. Candidates can check subject wise and category wise cut off marks from the article.
National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CSIR NET Cut Off 2026 on 24th February 2026 for the Joint CSIR-UGC December Examination . With the help of cut off marks, candidates can check whether qualifies for the fellowship or lectureship positions. The cut off has been released in 3 categories, which are Junior Research Fellowship, Eligibility for Assistant Professor, and Admission to Ph.D only.
CSIR NET Cut Off 2026 Out
CSIR NET Cut Off 2026 minimum marks which determine whether candidates will be award of Junior Research Fellowship/Assistant Professor, and Eligibility for Admission to Ph.D in different disciplines for Award of Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor and Eligible for admission to Ph.D.
CSIR NET December Cut Off 2025-26
The CSIR UGC NET Cut Off is the minimum mark required by a candidate to qualify for the examination in their respective subject and category. The CSIR NET Cut Off 2026 will be released separately for each subject: Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Earth Sciences.
Junior Research Fellowship (Category-1)
Subjects
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
48.500
42.250
41.750
32.250
27.250
25.000
Earth Science
57.970
52.310
50.110
40.990
40.900
25.000
Life Science
54.000
44.000
44.250
36.000
34.250
25.000
Mathematical Science
42.000
36.500
36.250
29.500
26.375
25.000
Physical Science
46.125
39.063
37.938
28.688
25.250
25.000
Eligibility for Assistant Professor (Category-2)
Subjects
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
43.650
38.025
37.575
29.025
25.000
25.000
Earth Science
52.173
47.079
45.099
36.891
36.810
25.000
Life Science
48.600
39.600
39.825
32.400
30.825
25.000
Mathematical Science
37.800
33.000
33.000
26.550
25.000
25.000
Physical Science
41.5125
35.1567
34.1442
25.8192
25.000
25.000
Admission to Ph.D only (Category-3)
Subjects
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Sciences
35.000
33.000
33.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
Earth Sciences
42.900
35.720
35.630
30.290
29.170
25.000
Life Sciences
39.000
33.000
33.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
Mathematical Sciences
33.000
33.000
33.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
Physical Sciences
33.000
33.000
33.000
25.000
26.125
25.000
CSIR NET Previous Year Cut Off
Here we have shared the CSIR NET Previous Year Cut Off to help candidates in estimating the expected ranges of cut off this year. Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming exam must be aware of the previous year’s to know the exam’s difficulty level and the trend of the previous year’s cut-off marks.
CSIR NET Cut Off 2025 for June Cycle
Candidates scoring equal to and higher than the CSIR JRF Cut Off 2025 were awarded the Junior Research Fellowships (JRF). Check the subject-wise and category-wise CSIR JRF Cut Off from here.
Junior Research Fellowship (Category-1)
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
50.75
44.50
43.75
33.25
28.00
25.50
Earth Science
61.29
53.97
53.13
44.99
43.38
26.70
Life Science
51.50
44.00
43.75
37.25
35.75
25.00
Mathematical Science
53.375
46.00
43.375
35.375
30.75
25.125
Physical Science
51.188
42.375
43.375
31.625
29.188
25.125
Eligibility for Assistant Professor (Category-2)
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
45.675
40.05
39.375
29.925
25.200
25.000
Earth Science
55.161
48.573
47.817
40.491
39.042
25.000
Life Science
46.350
39.60
39.375
33.525
32.175
25.000
Mathematical Science
48.038
41.40
39.038
31.838
27.675
25.000
Physical Science
46.069
38.138
39.038
28.463
26.269
25.000
Admission to Ph.D only (Category-3)
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Sciences
36.750
33.00
33.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
Earth Sciences
45.310
34.880
37.40
31.190
29.170
25.00
Life Sciences
38.25
33.00
33.00
27.50
25.75
25.00
Mathematical Sciences
38.375
33.00
33.00
26.00
25.00
25.00
Physical Sciences
36.50
33.00
33.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
CSIR NET Cut Off 2024 for Dec Cycle
Candidates who appeared in the CSIR NET exam can check category wise and subject-wise cut off marks from the table below.
Junior Research Fellowship (Category-1)
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
59.00
51.25
51.25
39.25
34.25
25.00
Earth Science
55.88
48.81
48.13
42.25
40.13
25.58
Life Science*
99.0315
96.3381
96.6313
92.1753
89.6077
74.5349
Mathematical Science
50.25
43.50
43.625
34.375
29.375
25.375
Physical Science
54.188
43.188
44.063
33.313
29.375
25.25
Eligibility for Assistant Professor (Category-2)
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
53.10
46.125
46.125
35.325
30.825
25.00
Earth Science
50.292
43.929
44.217
38.628
36.117
25.00
Life Science*
97.9239
93.6810
94.2790
88.2912
85.0436
74.5349
Mathematical Science
45.225
39.15
39.2625
30.9375
26.4375
25.00
Physical Science
48.7692
38.8692
39.6567
29.9817
26.4375
25.00
Admission to Ph.D only (Category-3)
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Sciences
42.5
33
34
26.25
25
25.00
Earth Sciences
41.83
33.15
33.9
30.9
28.33
25.00
Life Sciences*
92.5562
88.6866
88.6866
75.7299
74.5349
74.5349
Mathematical Sciences
36.5
33
33
25
25
25.00
Physical Sciences
37.563
33.063
33
25
25
25.00
CSIR JRF Cut Off 2024 for June Cycle
Candidates scoring equal to and higher than the CSIR JRF Cut Off 2024 were awarded the Junior Research Fellowships (JRF). Check subject-wise and category-wise CSIR JRF Cut Off from the table below.
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
55.500
47.500
47.750
36.000
30.750
25.000
Earth Science
56.950
51.220
49.150
41.650
37.490
25.350
Life Science
99.0847
96.5223
96.4461
91.7865
87.8237
69.1351
Mathematical Science
58.875
50.750
49.750
37.000
30.625
25.375
Physical Science
43.813
36.000
37.188
28.563
26.250
25.188
CSIR Assistant Professor Cut Off 2024
The cut off marks for the CSIR NET June 2024 examination for the post of Assistant Professor has been released by NTA along with its result. These cut-offs are important for aspirants seeking eligibility for lectureship posts in Indian universities and colleges.
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
53.10
46.35
45.90
35.325
27.45
25.00
Earth Science
56.367
51.273
50.949
41.679
40.149
25.00
Life Science
98.0541384
94.9213612
94.9213612
88.5506398
80.5919359
72.0188733
Mathematical Science
49.3875
42.8625
42.4125
32.40
26.6625
25.00
Physical Science
39.5442
33.0192
33.075
27.3375
25.00
25.00
CSIR NET JRF Cut Off 2023
Here, we have shared the CSIR NET JRF Cut Off 2023 marks subject-wise and category wise reflecting the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must achieve to qualify for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
59.00
51.50
51.00
39.25
30.50
25.00
Earth Science
62.63
56.97
56.61
46.31
44.61
25.10
Life Science*
99.2136117
97.1787795
97.1787795
92.2447812
85.4189305
72.0188733
Mathematical Science
54.875
47.625
47.125
36.00
29.625
26.125
Physical Science
43.938
36.688
36.75
30.375
26.938
25.875
CSIR NET Assistant Professor Cut Off 2023
The National Testing Agency (NTA) released cut-off marks for both category-wise and subject-wise. Check the CSIR NET Assistant Professor Cut Off 2023 for Assistant Professor from the table below.
Subject
UR (%)
EWS (%)
OBC (%)
SC (%)
ST (%)
PwD (%)
Chemical Science
53.10
46.35
45.90
35.325
27.45
25.00
Earth Science
56.367
51.273
50.949
41.679
40.149
25.00
Life Science*
98.0541384
94.9213612
94.9213612
88.5506398
80.5919359
72.0188733
Mathematical Science
49.3875
42.8625
42.4125
32.40
26.6625
25.00
Physical Science
39.5442
33.0192
33.075
27.3375
25.00
25.00
CSIR NET Cut Off (Previous Year)
Go through the below table and analyze the changes observed in the CSIR NET Cut Off marks each year.
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