CSIR UGC NET 2024 Exam Live: July 27 Chemical Science, Question Paper Analysis, Student Reactions, & Answers

Candidates must achieve a minimum score of 33 percent in the General, EWS, and OBC categories and 25 percent in the SC, ST, and PwD categories to pass for both fellowship and Lectureship/Assistant Professor.

The CSIR NET Chemical Science exam 2024 had a mix of easy to challenging questions in Part B and C. Overall Difficulty of the exam was moderate and some felt moderate to difficult.

CSIR NET candidates must score at least 33% in the General, EWS, and OBC categories. However, SC, ST, and PWD candidates need to score at least 25%

CSIR NET Chemical Science exam is a single-paper test with three sections. Part A has 20 questions (30 marks), Part B has 40 questions (70 marks), and Part C has 60 analytical questions (100 marks). Candidates answer a specified number of questions in each part, with a negative marking at 25%.

• Puzzle: 1Q (Easy)
• Series Formation: 1Q (Moderate)
• Clock and Calendar: 1-2Q (Moderate)
• Direction and Distance: 1Q (Moderate)
• Coding and Decoding: 1Q (Moderate)
• Ranking and Arrangement: 1-2Q (Easy)
• Pie-Chart: 1Q (Moderate)
• Measures of Dispersion: 1Q (Moderate)
• Geometry: 1Q (Easy)
• Proportion and Variation: 1Q (Moderate)
• HCF and LCM: 2Q (Moderate)
• Permutation and Combination: 1Q (Moderate)
• Compound and Simple Interest: 1Q (Moderate)
• Time and Work: 1Q (Moderate)

The CSIR NET answer key is released in two phases - Provisional and Final. The CSIR NET provisional answer key 2024 will be released along with the question paper and marked responses soon after the conduct of the exam. After analysing the representations of the candidates, the NTA releases the CSIR NET final answer key. 

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Sets the CSIR NET (National Eligibility Test) question paper.

The CSIR NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test) cut-off is the minimum marks that a candidate needs to score in order to qualify for the next stage of the selection process. The cut-off marks are determined based on various factors such as the number of candidates appearing for the exam, difficulty level of the exam, etc. 

• Visit the official website of CSIR UGC NET- csirnet.nta.ac.in
• For the CSIR UGC NET June 2024 answer key, go to the link given
• A new login window for the CSIR UGC NET Response Key 2024 will appear
• Enter the CSIR NET June exam login details, which include your application number and date of birth/password
• After submitting the details on the screen, the CSIR UGC NET 2024 answer key will be shown
• Save it to your device for future use

Candidates appearing for the CSIR NET examination in the General, EWS, and OBC categories are required to score a minimum of 33% marks. On the other hand, candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PwD categories need to secure a minimum of 25% marks.

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.

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.

As per student reactions, inroganic was moderate to hard, Part C was lengthy. Overall Difficulty level was moderate to hard. Questions were tricky. 

Inorganic and organic was tough

Most questions were not asked directly

Quantum perturbation second order

Solid to Liquid to Gas (diagram)

Acidity

Electro Question

Heterocyclic question

Aptitude was Easy

Reaction Mechanism

Part A was Easy

Part B was Easy to Moderate

Part C was Moderate to Difficult

Overall: Moderate to Tough

As per students, questions asked were not direct. They were tricky based. 

As per the students, CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science Exam overall difficulty was moderate to hard. Some students felt moderate to Difficult. Stay tuned for more analysis!

Candidates started coming out of the CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science examination centre. Student review will provide here soon. Stay tuned!

The NTA conducted the CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science Shift 1 today. Soon we will provide exam day analysis here!

The CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science exam will be over at 12 pm. Here we will provide exam analysis based on the responses received from the students.

• Inorganic Chemistry

• Physical Chemistry

• Organic Chemistry

• Chemistry in nanoscience and technology

• Catalysis and Green Chemistry

• Medicinal Chemistry

• Supramolecular Chemistry

• Environmental Chemistry

The CSIR NET 2024 Chemial Science exam will be over at 12 pm. Stay tuned for the detailed analysis!

CSIR NET Exam Pattern 2024 contains a Negative Marking in the exam. CSIR NET Negative Marking varies for different subjects. In Chemical science exam there is a negative marking of 25%.

The authority is conducting the CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science Exam at variouc centres across the country. The exam is conducted in morning shift from 9 am to 12 pm.

The NTA is conducting the CSIR NET 2024 Exam today on July 27. The CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science exam STARTED> Stay tuned for the latest updates and analysis!

The CSIR NET cut-off is determined based on several factors, which include:

• Number of candidates appearing for the exam: The cut-off marks may be higher if a large number of candidates appear for the exam as there is a higher competition for limited seats.
• Difficulty level of the exam: The cut-off marks may be lower if the exam is relatively easier as more candidates may score higher marks.
• Number of available seats: The cut-off marks may be higher or lower depending on the number of available seats for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) and lectureship.
• Category of the candidate

• Analytical Reasoning

• Syllogisms

• Analogies

• Directions

• Coding-Decoding

• Classification

• Alphabet Series

• Symbols and Notations

• Similarities and Differences

• Number Series

• Blood Relationships

• Arrangements

• Statements

• Data Sufficiency

• Non-verbal Reasoning

• Visual Ability

• Graphical Analysis

• Data Analysis

If a candidate does not reach the CSIR NET 2024 examination hall on time, then he or she will not be allowed to sit in the examination.

The CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science exam will start on July 27 at 9 am and end at 12 pm.

Candidates are coming to the CSIR NET 2024 examination centre for Chemical Science exam. Entry to the exam centre is from 7 am to 8 am.

• Candidates are advised to quickly go through the CSIR NET 2024 exam pattern and syllabus with the marking scheme. There is a negative marking of 25 percent (33 percent for a few parts) for each wrong answer.
• Revise CSIR NET important topics 
• Prepare a proper strategy before appearing for the CSIR NET exam for time management and accuracy.
• Analyse, solve question papers, and mock a test
• In the examination hall, read the questions carefully before marking answers.
• Don't take stress and stay calm.

• Candidates should arrive at the exam centre at the time indicated in the CSIR NET 2024 admit card as the reporting time.
• Once the examination centre gate is closed, candidates will not be allowed to enter.
• Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination hall before the end of the examination.
• After the completion of the exam, candidates need to wait for the invigilator's instructions. One by one candidates are allowed to come out of the examination hall.
• The CSIR NET admit card is provisional, subject to satisfying the CSIR NET Eligibility Criteria 2024 as given in the Information Bulletin.
• It is advised to the candidates to verify the examination centre a day in advance so that they do not face any sort of problems on the examination day. 
• If religion or customs require you to wear specific attire, then please visit the exam centre a little early for thorough checking and frisking.
• The candidate will not be allowed to enter the examination centre without an admit card, self-declaration undertaking, valid ID proof, and proper frisking.
• The candidate also needs to enter the required details in the Self Declaration (Undertaking) in legible handwriting, paste their photograph, and put a thumb impression at the appropriate place on the admit card. This needs to be done before reaching the exam centre.
• PwBD candidates (with a disability of 40% and more) will be allowed an extra 20 minutes per hour of the examination.
• It is also important for PwBD candidates to bring a PwBD certificate issued by the Competent Authority if claiming relaxation under the PwBD category. The scribe provided by the NTA must also carry his or her own Self Declaration (Undertaking) regarding educational qualification, passport-size photograph, valid government identity, and self-declaration (Undertaking).
• Candidates are not allowed to carry personal belongings, electronic devices, or mobile phones to the examination centre.
• Shoes or footwear with thick soles and garments with large buttons are also not allowed.

The NTA will conduct the CSIR NET 2024 Chemical Science exam on July 27 at 9 am. It will conclude at 12 pm.

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A cheating racket was exposed by the UP STF on July 26, 2024, at a private university in Meerut, where the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Exam was conducted by the NTA. Read More: CSIR UGC NET 2024: Paper Leak, 'Any Desk' remote access Software exposed; Check Details Here

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.

As per the student reactions, Part A was easy to moderate, Part B was Moderate and Part C was also moderate. Overall difficulty of the Life Science Shift 2 was moderate and some felt Part C moderate to difficult.

A candidate of general, EWS, and OBC categories have to score at least 33% whereas candidates of SC, ST, and PwD categories have to score 25%. The NTA will release CSIR NET merit list 2024 along with the cut-off

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.

Yes, the rank in CSIR NET matters, mainly for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) awards and sometimes for certain research positions or fellowships. 

To pass the CSIR NET 2024 Exam, candidates must score at least 33% in the General, EWS, and OBC categories and 25% in the SC, ST, and PwD categories.

To qualify, candidates belonging to the General, EWS, and OBC categories need to score a minimum of 33%, while the SC/ST and PwD categories require a minimum of 25%.

Candidates for the CSIR NET Life Sciences paper need to answer 75 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from Parts A, B, and C. Each question in Parts A and B carries a weight of two marks, while each question in Part C carries four marks.

As per the students' the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Shift 2 was moderate.  Some felt that Part C was a bit tough. Biotechnology was asked more. 

Part A was Formula based

Part B was Theoretical based: Easy

Part C was Experimental

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As per students'

Part A was Formula based
Part B was Theoretical based: Easy

As per the students' the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Shift 2 was moderate.  Some felt that Part C was a bit tough. Biotechnology was asked more. 

The NTA successfully conducted the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam on July 26 in two shifts. Here we will provide analysis and students reactions. Stay tuned!

The authority successfully conducted the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Shift 2 on July 26. Stay tuned for Analysis and student reactions!

The CSIR NET Provisional Answer Key will be released by NTA on the official website- csirnet.nta.ac.in. CSIR UGC NET Answer Key will be released in a PDF format 

CSIR NET is conducted twice a year in typically the months of June and December. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR NET (also known as CSIR UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted by the National Testing Agency to determine the eligibility of candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor in the universities and colleges of India. Candidates clearing the CSIR NET exam can become lecturers in the subject areas falling under the faculty of Science & Technology only.

Yes, after the conduction of the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam, Shift 2 analysis will also be provide here based on students reactions.

The NTA is conducting the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam for June session. The shift 2 started at 3 pm and will conclude at 6 pm.

No, the CSIR NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test) answer key will not be released in offline mode. The answer key will be released only in online mode on the official website of CSIR NET.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will publish the CSIR NET Answer Key 2024 one week after the conduction of the exam. Candidates will be able to raise objections against the CSIR UGC NET Provisional Answer Key by using their login credentials on the official website for a specific time period.

As per students review:

Blood Relations : Easy

Simplifications : Easy

Algebra : Easy to Moderate

Data Sufficiency: Moderate

LCM and HCF: Moderate

Probability: Moderate

Graphical Analysis: Bar Graph, Line Graph, Pie-Chart and Tabulation: Moderate (around 5 questions were asked)

Series Formation: Easy

Puzzles: Moderate

Quadratic Equations: Moderate

Logarithms: Moderate

Percentage: Easy

Profit and Loss: Moderate

Simple Interest & Compound Interest: Moderate

The General category expected cutoff for CSIR NET 2024 Life Science is mentioned below:
General: 99.2 to 99.4 (expected cutoff for JRF in percentile)
General: 98.0 to 98.5 (expected cutoff for Lectureship in percentile)

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Endocrine
Respiration
Circulation
​​epinephrine norepinephrine
Neuro Transmitter
​​action potentials
Thermoregulation
​​replication, transcription
Cell Bio
Dell Bio
Applied Biology
autonomous and conditional specifications
​​Heardy Weinberg equation
​​vasoconstrictor with GFR
​​cam pathway
Developmental Biology
Molecular Biology
Ecology
Cell Signaling
​​Immunology Bio
C4 plants
Abcde model
gurken mutant diagram
plasmidesmata
experiment
​​flower diagram
Plant Physiology
Innate immunity
B cell
genotype which produces only haploid phenotype
​​Drosophila mutation
logistics growth
Genetics- Alleles
Mark & Technique
Mutation
​​drosophila
Vascular Tissue
​​ER golgi Modification
​​fate determination
Protein Chemistry
​​galactose operon
​​Ramachandra plot & Western Plot
​​lac operon, etc.

As per students':

Part B was Theoratical Based
Part C was Experimental Based

Yes, as per student, one question was asked on corona virus related to immune system.

Earlier, NTA used to ask questions about immunology but later stopped asking. Now a days, NTA is asking immunology questions. In the June 2024 session, immunology-based questions were also asked as per the students.

• Plant Physiology
• Methods in Biology
• Ramchandran plot & western blot
• Genetics
• Developmental Biology
• Biochemistry
• Ecology & Evolution, etc.

Paper was lengthy and so as per students it was difficulty.

Part C was experimental

Topics asked in CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Shift 1:

• Genetics: question asked from Alleles
• Applied biology/Methods in Biology
• Immunology also asked this time
• Ecology & Evolution, H. Weinberg
• Mark & technique
• Mutation
• Vascular tissue
• Question based on Corona also asked
• Plant Physiology: ABC Model
• Golgi Apparatus
• Protein Chemistry, etc.

As per some students' CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Part C exam was tough. In which part questions were asked frequently. Students are not much happy with Part C. About Part A was same like earlier questions as it is general aptitude. 

Part A: Formula based questions were asked

As per student reactions, CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam is Moderate some of the quetsions student finds difficult. Stay tuned for more updates!

The authority successfully conducted the CSIR NET 2024 Life Science Shift 1 at various centres across the country. Student reactions and analysis soon will be provided here. Stay tuned for live updates!

It consists of 75 questions that are designed to test a candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. Questions asked in this chapter will be of analytical nature where candidate required to apply scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given question. Candidate need to answer any 25 questions. Each question shall be of four marks. The total marks allocated to this part shall be 100 out of 200.

It consists of 50 Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) generally covering the topics given in the syllabus. A candidate shall be required to answer any 35 questions. Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200.

This part consists of 20 questions pertaining to General Science, Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis and Research Aptitude. The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions. Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200.

Yes, there is a negative marking of 25 per cent in the CSIR NET exam for each wrong answer (33 per cent in Part C of Earth Sciences paper). Marking Scheme in CSIR NET 2024 exam varies with different stages of exam.

In the December session last year, CSIR NET Life Science exam Part C was Easy to Moderate. Second shift candidates are waiting to know about the difficulty level, questions and topics asked, etc.

The CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam Shift 1 is onging. It will end at 12 pm. Stay tuned for analysis and student reactions!

• Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

• Cellular Organization

• Fundamental Processes

• Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

• Developmental Biology

• System Physiology – Plant

• System Physiology – Animal

• Inheritance Biology

• Diversity of Life Forms

• Ecological Principles

• Evolution and Behavior

• Applied Biology

• Methods in Biology

• Mean

• Median

• Mode

• Measures of Dispersion

• Graphical Analysis: Bar Graph, Line Graph, Pie-Chart and Tabulation

• Analytical Reasoning

• Syllogisms

• Analogies

• Directions

• Coding-Decoding

• Classification

• Alphabet Series

• Symbols and Notations

• Similarities and Differences

• Number Series

• Blood Relationships

• Arrangements

• Statements

• Data Sufficiency

• Non-verbal Reasoning

• Visual Ability

• Graphical Analysis

• Data Analysis

• Visit the official website of CSIR 
• Click on the 'Cut-off' link available under the News & Announcement section
• Download and save the CSIR NET cutoff list

The CSIR NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test) cut-off is released by the exam conducting authority, which is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). 

The CSIR NET cut-off is determined based on several factors, which include:

• Number of candidates appearing for the exam: The cut-off marks may be higher if a large number of candidates appear for the exam as there is a higher competition for limited seats.
• Difficulty level of the exam: The cut-off marks may be lower if the exam is relatively easier as more candidates may score higher marks.
• Number of available seats: The cut-off marks may be higher or lower depending on the number of available seats for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) and lectureship.
• Category of the candidate: 

No, the CSIR NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research National Eligibility Test) cut-off is different for different categories of candidates. The cut-off marks are usually released separately for General, OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories. 

The CSIR NET exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge and understanding of the subject and may include questions that require critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills. The exam pattern and syllabus are also designed to cover a wide range of topics and concepts, which can make the exam challenging. However, with the right amount of preparation, practice, and dedication, it is possible to crack the exam. 

CSIR NET Exam Pattern 2024 contains a Negative Marking in the exam. CSIR NET Negative Marking varies for different subjects. 

The NTA started the Shift 1 of CSIR NET 2024 Life Science exam. Stay tuned for the live updtaes & analysis!

Examination Centre Gates will be closed soon. CSOR NET 2024 Life Science exam will start today at 9 am. Stay tuned for the latest live updates!

• Candidates must carry a printed copy of CSIR NET admit card, one passport-size photograph (same as that on the application form), any one of the photo ID card (PAN card, driving licence, voter ID, passport, aadhar card) and PwD certificate, if applicable
• They must not carry any bag/purse or any material from the list of prohibited items inside the CSIR NET exam hall
• They will not be allowed to leave their seat or exam hall without the permission of the invigilator or before the exam gets over
• If any candidate is found in unfair practices will be booked under unfair means case can be debarred for 3 years