Checked 6 October 2026. The June 2026 sheet was declared on 9 September 2026 (CSIR-HRDG). The December 2026 cycle has no result yet; its cut-offs will be added after CSIR-HRDG publishes them. Marks of 200 are our conversion of the printed percentages.
Every cut-off CSIR has published since June 2008 is a one-page PDF on the CSIR-HRDG result archive, and every one of them is a percentage (or, for Life Sciences in some years, a percentile), not a mark. For June 2026 the General (UR) JRF cut-off was 62.25% in Chemical Sciences, 71.02% in Earth Sciences, 66.5% in Life Sciences, 43% in Mathematical Sciences and 45.875% in Physical Sciences. This page reads all 34 sheets (CSIR-HRDG result archive and current result) into one set of tables, so you can see a subject across years and a category across subjects. The conversion to marks of 200 is our arithmetic and is labelled each time.
Sources: CSIR-HRDG result archive and current-result page, 6 October 2026. The merged December 2022 / June 2023 cycle counts as one.
Where the official cut-offs live, and what every sheet says
NTA conducts the test and declares the scores. The merit list, the ranks and the cut-offs come from CSIR-HRDG, and that is where the cut-off sheets are posted: Current Result for the latest cycle and Result Archive for the rest. NTA's score-declaration notices do not print cut-offs. Read the notes at the foot of any recent sheet and four lines repeat.
Four lines printed on the sheets
- "There is no separate cut-off for Part A, B & C." The cumulative marks of all parts decide the merit list. No section needs its own minimum score.
- A minimum benchmark of 33% (General, EWS, OBC) and 25% (SC, ST, PwD) applies to JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD-only. The cut-off for a subject can sit above it, never below it.
- Ranks go first to JRF-qualified candidates, who are then split between CSIR and UGC in the ratio of fellowships each funds in that subject.
- Life Sciences footnote (star): in the cycles marked with a star, raw marks were normalised into an NTA score or percentile and the cut-off is a percentile. More on this below.
Quoted or closely paraphrased from the CSIR-HRDG sheets of June 2026 and December 2025; the bulletin of June 2026 (chapter 8.3) repeats the first two.
June 2026: all three categories in full
The June 2026 sheet has three tables. A candidate sits in exactly one of the three categories: Category 1 (award of JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor), Category 2 (Assistant Professor and admission to PhD) or Category 3 (admission to PhD only). The numbers are percentages as printed.
Category 1: Junior Research Fellowship
| Subject | UR (%) | EWS (%) | OBC (%) | SC (%) | ST (%) | PwD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Sciences | 62.25 | 56.25 | 55 | 43.5 | 38.5 | 27.75 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 71.02 | 64.7 | 65.38 | 55.54 | 57.61 | 33.65 |
| Life Sciences | 66.5 | 59.25 | 58 | 49.5 | 44.75 | 30.75 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 43 | 37.625 | 37.5 | 30.25 | 27.375 | 25.25 |
| Physical Sciences | 45.875 | 40.125 | 41.25 | 34.438 | 34.563 | 25.625 |
Category 2: Eligibility for Assistant Professor
| Subject | UR (%) | EWS (%) | OBC (%) | SC (%) | ST (%) | PwD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Sciences | 56.025 | 50.625 | 49.5 | 39.15 | 34.65 | 25 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 63.918 | 58.23 | 58.842 | 49.986 | 51.849 | 30.285 |
| Life Sciences | 59.85 | 53.325 | 52.2 | 44.55 | 40.275 | 27.675 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 38.7 | 33.863 | 33.75 | 27.225 | 25 | 25 |
| Physical Sciences | 41.288 | 36.113 | 37.125 | 30.994 | 31.107 | 25 |
Category 3: Admission to PhD only
| Subject | UR (%) | EWS (%) | OBC (%) | SC (%) | ST (%) | PwD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Sciences | 46.25 | 37.75 | 38.5 | 30.25 | 28.25 | 25 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 54.88 | 44.99 | 48.24 | 40.83 | 42.81 | 25.47 |
| Life Sciences | 50.25 | 40.5 | 42 | 36.5 | 33 | 25 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25.5 | 25 |
| Physical Sciences | 34.938 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Earth Sciences was the hardest subject to clear in June 2026: its UR JRF cut-off of 71.02% was 8.77 points above Chemical Sciences and 28.02 points above Mathematical Sciences. Mathematical Sciences had the lowest bar at 43%, which is ten points above the 33% benchmark. Physical Sciences, at 45.875%, was in the same band. These are comparisons of printed cut-offs, not of difficulty: each subject has its own paper and its own cohort.
Source: CSIR-HRDG cut-off sheet, June 2026. Percentages as printed.
The same cut-offs in marks out of 200 (our arithmetic)
If the printed percentage is a share of the 200-mark paper, the marks follow by doubling it. The sheets call them "minimum cut-off percentage" and give no marks, so treat the marks column as our conversion, useful for sanity checks against your own mock scores.
| Subject | JRF, UR: % / marks of 200 | Assistant Professor, UR: % / marks | PhD only, UR: % / marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Sciences | 62.25% / 124.5 | 56.025% / 112.05 | 46.25% / 92.5 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 71.02% / 142.04 | 63.918% / 127.836 | 54.88% / 109.76 |
| Life Sciences | 66.5% / 133 | 59.85% / 119.7 | 50.25% / 100.5 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 43% / 86 | 38.7% / 77.4 | 33% / 66 |
| Physical Sciences | 45.875% / 91.75 | 41.288% / 82.576 | 34.938% / 69.876 |
How much lower the other categories are, June 2026
The category cut-offs are not independent numbers: the sheets show a stable relationship. The table subtracts each category from the UR cut-off for the JRF list (our subtraction of printed values).
| Subject | UR JRF (%) | UR minus EWS | UR minus OBC | UR minus SC | UR minus ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Sciences | 62.25 | 6 pts | 7.25 pts | 18.75 pts | 23.75 pts |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 71.02 | 6.32 pts | 5.64 pts | 15.48 pts | 13.41 pts |
| Life Sciences | 66.5 | 7.25 pts | 8.5 pts | 17 pts | 21.75 pts |
| Mathematical Sciences | 43 | 5.375 pts | 5.5 pts | 12.75 pts | 15.625 pts |
| Physical Sciences | 45.875 | 5.75 pts | 4.625 pts | 11.437 pts | 11.312 pts |
In Physical Sciences the ST cut-off (34.563%) was above the SC cut-off (34.438%) in June 2026, and in Earth Sciences the ST figure (57.61%) was above SC (55.54%). The sheets set each category from its own result distribution, so the order of categories is not fixed from cycle to cycle.
Every cycle: the General (UR) JRF cut-off by subject
The table runs from June 2026 back to June 2008. Before June 2014 the sheets print only General and SC/ST; the number in the column is the General figure. Life Sciences cells marked "percentile" are NTA percentiles, not percentages of marks.
| Cycle | Chemical | Earth | Life | Mathematical | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 62.25 | 71.02 | 66.5 | 43 | 45.875 |
| Dec 2025 | 48.5 | 57.97 | 54 | 42 | 46.125 |
| Jun 2025 | 50.75 | 61.29 | 51.5 | 53.375 | 51.188 |
| Dec 2024 | 59 | 55.88 | 99.03 (percentile) | 50.25 | 54.188 |
| Jun 2024 | 55.5 | 56.95 | 99.08 (percentile) | 58.875 | 43.813 |
| Dec 2023 | 59 | 62.63 | 99.21 (percentile) | 54.875 | 43.938 |
| Dec 2022 / Jun 2023 | 53.75 | 58.88 | 98.99 (percentile) | 54.13 | 39.75 |
| Jun 2022 | 50.75 | 60.29 | 98.81 (percentile) | 48.38 | 50.25 |
| Jun 2021 | 52.75 | 60.86 | 98.79 (percentile) | 49.25 | 38.813 |
| Jun 2020 | 50.5 | 59.86 | 98.94 (percentile) | 57 | 46.25 |
| Dec 2019 | 55.25 | 64.29 | 54.5 | 53.63 | 51.06 |
| Jun 2019 | 47.75 | 57.54 | 52.5 | 55.75 | 39.06 |
| Dec 2018 | 57.75 | 52.54 | 59.25 | 48.63 | 53.31 |
| Jun 2018 | 48 | 56.31 | 55.25 | 56.25 | 54.63 |
| Dec 2017 | 58.75 | 54.86 | 50.5 | 48.38 | 42.63 |
| Jun 2017 | 55.5 | 53.72 | 55 | 50.38 | 40.63 |
| Dec 2016 | 51.5 | 52.81 | 56 | 59.5 | 37.88 |
| Jun 2016 | 50.25 | 46.79 | 59 | 54.88 | 40.94 |
| Dec 2015 | 56.75 | 54.2 | 59.75 | 54.88 | 36.88 |
| Jun 2015 | 58.75 | 47.22 | 53 | 53.13 | 52.69 |
| Dec 2014 | 52 | 49.49 | 54 | 53 | 43.69 |
| Jun 2014 | 50 | 41 | 51.5 | 46 | 39.5 |
| Dec 2013 | 55 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 46 |
| Jun 2013 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 37 |
| Dec 2012 | 43.5 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 41.5 |
| Jun 2012 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 40 |
| Dec 2011 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 40 |
| Jun 2011 | 57.5 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 31 |
| Dec 2010 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 45 | 38 |
| Jun 2010 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 48.5 | 36 |
| Dec 2009 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 35.5 |
| Jun 2009 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 38.5 |
| Dec 2008 | 46.5 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 45.5 | 38.5 |
| Jun 2008 | 45 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 36 |
Four subjects with a cut-off in marks in every cycle shown. Life Sciences is left out because seven of these cycles print a percentile; its values are in the table. Source: CSIR-HRDG sheets.
Every cycle: the General (UR) Assistant Professor cut-off
The Lectureship / Assistant Professor figure is lower than the JRF figure on every sheet from June 2008 to June 2026, with one tie (Earth Sciences in June 2008, 33% for both). From December 2014 onwards the UR Assistant Professor figure is 90% of the UR JRF figure in every row printed in marks: for June 2026, 56.025 is 90% of 62.25. Before that the two columns differ by about five points. We read this as a pattern in the printed numbers (checked row by row); the sheets do not state the rule.
| Cycle | Chemical | Earth | Life | Mathematical | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 56.025 | 63.918 | 59.85 | 38.7 | 41.288 |
| Dec 2025 | 43.65 | 52.173 | 48.6 | 37.8 | 41.513 |
| Jun 2025 | 45.675 | 55.161 | 46.35 | 48.038 | 46.069 |
| Dec 2024 | 53.1 | 50.292 | 97.92 (percentile) | 45.225 | 48.769 |
| Jun 2024 | 49.95 | 51.255 | 98.34 (percentile) | 52.987 | 39.432 |
| Dec 2023 | 53.1 | 56.367 | 98.05 (percentile) | 49.388 | 39.544 |
| Dec 2022 / Jun 2023 | 48.375 | 52.992 | 97.39 (percentile) | 48.717 | 35.775 |
| Jun 2022 | 45.675 | 54.261 | 97.51 (percentile) | 43.542 | 45.225 |
| Jun 2021 | 47.475 | 54.774 | 97.01 (percentile) | 44.325 | 34.932 |
| Jun 2020 | 45.45 | 53.874 | 97.19 (percentile) | 51.3 | 41.625 |
| Dec 2019 | 49.73 | 57.86 | 49.05 | 48.27 | 45.95 |
| Jun 2019 | 42.98 | 51.79 | 47.25 | 50.18 | 35.15 |
| Dec 2018 | 51.98 | 47.29 | 53.33 | 43.77 | 47.98 |
| Jun 2018 | 43.2 | 50.68 | 49.73 | 50.63 | 49.17 |
| Dec 2017 | 52.88 | 49.37 | 45.45 | 43.54 | 38.37 |
| Jun 2017 | 49.95 | 48.35 | 49.5 | 45.34 | 36.57 |
| Dec 2016 | 46.35 | 47.53 | 50.4 | 53.55 | 34.09 |
| Jun 2016 | 45.23 | 42.11 | 53.1 | 49.39 | 36.85 |
| Dec 2015 | 51.08 | 48.78 | 53.78 | 49.39 | 33.19 |
| Jun 2015 | 52.88 | 42.5 | 47.7 | 47.82 | 47.42 |
| Dec 2014 | 46.8 | 44.54 | 48.6 | 47.7 | 39.32 |
| Jun 2014 | 45 | 36 | 46.5 | 41 | 34.5 |
| Dec 2013 | 50 | 40 | 46 | 41 | 41 |
| Jun 2013 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 33 |
| Dec 2012 | 38.5 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 36.5 |
| Jun 2012 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 35 |
| Dec 2011 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 35 |
| Jun 2011 | 52.5 | 42 | 38 | 40 | 26 |
| Dec 2010 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 40 | 33 |
| Jun 2010 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 43.5 | 31 |
| Dec 2009 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 30.5 |
| Jun 2009 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 33.5 |
| Dec 2008 | 41.5 | 35.5 | 33.5 | 40.5 | 33.5 |
| Jun 2008 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
What the sheets print in each era
| Era | What the sheet prints | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| June 2008 to December 2013 | General and SC/ST columns for JRF and for Lectureship (June 2014 and December 2013 print "General/OBC") | Five, plus Engineering Science (JRF only) from December 2012 to December 2014 |
| December 2014 | Unreserved, OBC and SC/ST/PH/VH for each of JRF and Lectureship | Five, plus Engineering Science (JRF only) |
| June 2015 to December 2018 | UR, OBC, SC, ST and PH/VH (renamed PwD from December 2016) for each of JRF and Lectureship | Five (Engineering Science only on the June 2015 sheet) |
| June 2019 to December 2023 | UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD for JRF and for Lectureship/Assistant Professor | Five |
| June 2024 to June 2026 | Category 1 (JRF), Category 2 (Assistant Professor) and, with numbers from December 2024, Category 3 (PhD only), each by UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD | Five |
The wider the category list, the finer the comparison: until December 2018 a candidate saw General, OBC, SC, ST and disability; EWS arrived on the June 2019 sheet; and from June 2024 the sheet follows the three result categories of the bulletin.
How far each subject has moved: spread across 34 cycles
| Subject | Cycles compared | Lowest UR JRF cut-off | Highest UR JRF cut-off | June 2026 | Spread (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Sciences | 34 | 43% (Jun 2010) | 62.25% (Jun 2026) | 62.25% | 19.25 |
| Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences | 34 | 33% (Jun 2008) | 71.02% (Jun 2026) | 71.02% | 38.02 |
| Life Sciences | 27 | 35% (Jun 2008) | 66.5% (Jun 2026) | 66.5% | 31.5 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 34 | 39% (Jun 2008) | 59.5% (Dec 2016) | 43% | 20.5 |
| Physical Sciences | 34 | 31% (Jun 2011) | 54.63% (Jun 2018) | 45.875% | 23.63 |
Life Sciences compares only the 27 cycles printed in marks. Source: CSIR-HRDG sheets; subtraction is ours.
A wide spread means the cut-off moves with the paper. Physical Sciences, for example, fell as low as 31% in June 2011 and reached 54.63% in June 2018; planning for the "usual" cut-off in a subject like that is planning for a number that does not exist. Use the last few cycles for a range and your own mock scores for a position.
The Life Sciences percentile years
From the cycle held in November 2020 (printed as June 2020) to December 2024, the Life Sciences row on every sheet carries a star and a percentile such as 99.21 for the UR JRF cut-off of December 2023. The footnote says the raw marks were normalised into an NTA score or percentile and the result was declared on a percentile cut-off. A percentile is a rank-based number, so 99.21 does not mean 99.21% of 200 marks. From June 2025 the sheets go back to percentages: 51.5% in June 2025, 54% in December 2025 and 66.5% in June 2026.
One pattern lines up with that change, though the sheets do not give a reason. NTA's press releases show Life Sciences in two shifts in the cycles of 2022 to December 2024 (for example 26 July 2024 Shift I and Shift II) and in a single shift on 28 July 2025 and 18 December 2025. Where one subject is taken in more than one shift, a percentile is the usual way to make the shifts comparable.
| Cycle | UR JRF (percentile) | UR Assistant Professor (percentile) | SC JRF (percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | 99.0315 | 97.9239 | 92.1753 |
| Jun 2024 | 99.0847 | 98.344 | 91.7865 |
| Dec 2023 | 99.2136 | 98.0541 | 92.2448 |
| Dec 2022 / Jun 2023 | 98.9916 | 97.3904 | 91.9794 |
| Jun 2022 | 98.8143 | 97.5053 | 90.9606 |
| Jun 2021 | 98.786 | 97.0118 | 90.5329 |
| Jun 2020 | 98.9428 | 97.1891 | 89.6895 |
Check your own score against the last five cycles
Where would my score have landed? Check the last five cycles
Pick the subject and your category, then type your marks out of 200. The tool divides by two (our assumption: the sheets print a percentage of the 200-mark paper) and compares with the printed cut-off of each cycle from June 2024 to June 2026. It shows what the sheets say; it does not predict the next one.
Every row comes from the CSIR-HRDG sheet of that cycle (see the tables above). Life Sciences cut-offs of June 2024 and December 2024 are NTA percentiles, which marks cannot be compared with. For June 2024 the sheet prints no Category 3 subject table, only the 33% / 25% benchmark (and, for Life Sciences, a percentile of 93.2705046 for UR/GEN/OBC/EWS and 83.3192822 for SC/ST/TG); for the other subjects the tool uses that benchmark, and for Life Sciences it shows the percentile cycles' JRF and Assistant Professor lines only.
What a cut-off does not tell you
Clearing the JRF cut-off makes you eligible. It does not give you the fellowship by itself: the bulletin of June 2026 says the number of candidates qualifying for JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD-only is decided by the results committee, and ranks among JRF-qualified candidates decide who is funded by CSIR and who by UGC. In the June 2026 list, for example, the JRF (CSIR) list has 1,413 names and the JRF (UGC) list 1,856. Category 2 and Category 3 marks are valid for PhD admission for one year from the result, with 70% weight on the NET marks and 30% on the interview, according to the same bulletin.
For the difference between the three outcomes, fellowship amounts and validity, see the CSIR NET JRF vs Assistant Professor guide; for how the result list is organised and when it comes, see the result guide in this series.
If you want to know what the paper asks rather than what it takes to clear it, the CSIR revision kit ranks Part A types and each subject's units by how often the official papers set them. The free first page is on the kit page.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What was the CSIR NET cut-off in June 2026?
For the General (UR) JRF list: Chemical Sciences 62.25%, Earth Sciences 71.02%, Life Sciences 66.5%, Mathematical Sciences 43% and Physical Sciences 45.875%. The Assistant Professor and PhD-only figures and every other category are in the tables above.
Is the CSIR NET cut-off in marks or in percentage?
In percentage. CSIR-HRDG titles each sheet "minimum cut-off percentage". Doubling the percentage gives marks out of 200 if it is a share of the whole paper; that conversion is our arithmetic. Life Sciences, in the cycles marked with a star, is a percentile instead.
Is there a separate cut-off for Part A, Part B and Part C?
No. Every recent sheet and the June 2026 bulletin say there is no separate cut-off for the three parts; the cumulative marks decide the merit list. The 33% and 25% benchmarks apply to the total.
Why is the Life Sciences cut-off 99 in some years?
Because in those cycles the sheet prints an NTA percentile, not a percentage of marks. The footnote says raw marks were normalised. June 2025 onwards the sheets print percentages of marks again.
Which cycles are in the tables?
All 34 sheets on the CSIR-HRDG archive and current-result pages: June and December 2008 to December 2018, June and December 2019, the cycles held in November 2020 and January to February 2022, June 2022, the merged December 2022 / June 2023 cycle, and December 2023 to June 2026.
When will the December 2026 cut-off be published?
CSIR-HRDG publishes it with the result list, after NTA declares scores. No date has been announced; see the result guide for how long past cycles took.
Is the UR cut-off also the cut-off for OBC-NCL or EWS?
No. Each category has its own printed column: UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST and PwD. Before June 2014 the sheets printed only General and SC/ST, and the figure was shared by General and OBC candidates in the December 2013 and June 2014 sheets.
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Sources
- official — CSIR-HRDG: minimum cut-off percentage, June 2026 (declared 09/09/2026)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: minimum cut-off percentage, December 2025 (declared 23/02/2026)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: minimum cut-off percentage, June 2025 (declared 04/09/2025)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: minimum cut-off percentage, December 2024 (declared 30/04/2025)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: minimum cut-off percentage, June 2024 (declared 14.10.2024)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: cut-off, December 2023 (declared 19/02/2024)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: cut-off, December 2022 / June 2023 merged cycle (declared 29/07/2023)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: cut-off sheets of June 2008 to December 2014 (the older two-group format, listed on the Result Archive page, example: December 2013)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: Result Archive (result list and cut-off sheet for every cycle, June 2008 to June 2025, plus December 2025)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: Current Result (June 2026 result list and cut-off sheet)
- official — NTA: Information Bulletin, Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 (pattern s.3.2, syllabus pointer s.3.6, score card s.3.7, result procedure ch.8, Annexure I)
- official — CSIR-HRDG: result list, June 2026 (113 pages; exam 17 and 18 July 2026)
- official — NTA press release, 29.08.2026: declaration of scores, June 2026 (1,87,739 registered, 1,50,057 appeared)
official = a document published by the conducting body. reported = a news or coaching site we could not check against an original. Where sources disagree this page says so rather than picking one.
