CSIR NET 2024 Provisional Answer Key (Out): Download PDF Now!

 

The National Testing Agency has released the CSIR NET Provisional Answer Key for the December 2024 session on 11^th March 2024 for all five subjects i.e. Chemical, Earth, Life, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences as the exam was successfully conducted from 28 February to 02 March 2025. 

 

The answer key challenge window was open from 11th March to 14th March 2025. The Provisional Answer key was released along with the question paper and marked responses.

 

The NTA will be released Final CSIR NET Answer Key for December 2024 session on the official website. Candidates who appeared for this exam can check the answer key download procedure that we have described in this article.

 

The CSIR NET Answer key is released in two Stages- Provisional and Final. The Provisional Answer was released along with the question paper & marked responses. the Final Answer key is now available on official website.

 

Here, we have also provided the CSIR NTA UGC NET answer keys of some previous exam sessions of June 2024, Dec 2023, June 2023, Dec 2022 & June 2022 etc.

 

Details that we have covered in this blog are as follows -

 

Why is it Important to Download CSIR NET Answer Key?

Steps to Download CSIR NET Final Answer Keys

Important Points to Remember while Checking your CSIR NET Response

How to Challenge CSIR NET Answer Key 2024?

Steps to Challenge CSIR NET Provisional Keys

Instructions for Fee Payment

Formula to Calculate Expected CSIR UGC NET Scores

CSIR NET Previous Year Answer Keys (Last 5 Exams)

FAQs About CSIR NET Answer Key 2024

 

 

Download CSIR NET Previous 5 Papers along with the Answer Keys to analyze your preparation.

 

Why It is Important to Download CSIR NET Answer Key?

 

After appearing in the CSIR NET Exam, one of the important things is to check the answer key. Here are some benefits of downloading it –

 

You will get to know the correct answers to all the attempted questions.

 

You can verify the responses that you have marked in the answer sheet.

 

It helps to evaluate and analyse your performance in the exam.

 

You can object if found any discrepancy in your marked answers.

 

By comparing the marks against the CSIR NET Cut-off, you can get an idea about your chances of qualifying for the examination.

 

 

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How to Download Final CSIR NET Answer Key 2024 pdf?

 

Finding and downloading the correct answer key can be a difficult task for many candidates. So, to help you download the key from the official website. we have provided the step-by-step procedure below:

 

Step-1: Visit the official website of NTA CSIR NET (https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/).

Step-2: Click on the “Final CSIR NET Answer Key” button.

Step- 3: Fill in all your details such as application number, date of birth, and security pin (shown in the box) and log in to the website.

Step -4: The answer key will be displayed on your screen. Save it as a pdf.

 

 

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Important Points to Remember While Checking the Answer key-

 

When you start analyzing your performance with the help of the answer key, make sure you consider the following points:

 

You should use the official CSIR NET Answer key only for the correct analysis.

 

The score that you will calculate will not be considered as your final score and it can vary relying on the rules and criteria decided by the CSIR officials.

 

If you attempt a greater number of questions than the given maximum limit (for this please check CSIR NET Exam Pattern), then only the first attempted questions will be considered for marking.

 

Full marks will be provided to all the candidates if a question is given wrong in the exam paper.

 

 

 

How to Challenge CSIR NET Answer Key?

 

NTA provides an opportunity to the candidates to raise the objections in the Provisional Answer Key with the help of the Response Sheet.

 

If you find any discrepancy, then check the important steps of “How to Challenge the CSIR NET Answer Key” and raise the objection.

 

The CSIR NET final Answer Key for December Session 2024 is expected to be released anytime soon. After accepting all the challenges from candidates and examining them carefully, the NTA will release the Final Answer Key.

 

How to Challenge CSIR NET 2024 Provisional Answer Key?

 

Below we have provided the step-by-step process that will help you to submit the challenge.

 

Step 1 – Visit the official website of NTA CSIR NET (https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/).

Step 2 – Click on the “Display Question Paper/ Answer Key Challenge” link.

Step 3 – Now login with your Application Number and Date of Birth.

Step 4 – After login, you will see the question IDs in sequential order.

Step 5 – The ID next to the question under the column “Correct Option” stands for the correct answer used by NTA. If you want to challenge this question, then click on the checkbox given in the next four columns.

Step 6 – Once you choose the desired option, click on “Save your Claim” for the next step.

Step 7 – Now, all the option IDs that you have challenged will be displayed on your screen.

Step 8 – The Supporting documents as proof should be uploaded by clicking on the “Choose File” option.

Step 9 – Click on “Save our Claim Finally” to submit your challenges.

Step 10 – Select the mode of payment and submit the fee.

 

Note – All the documents should be uploaded only in PDF format.

 

Instruction for Fee Payment to Challenge

 

Here are some important instructions regarding online fee payment. Candidates are suggested to read them carefully before challenging the CSIR UGC NET Answer Key.

 

Candidates will have to pay INR 200 to challenge each question, which is a non-refundable amount.

 

The payment can be made through a Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking.

 

 

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Formula to Calculate CSIR NET Expected Scores 

 

With the help of official CSIR NET Answer key, candidates can get an idea about their expected scores. For this, you must know about the CSIR NET Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme of your respective subject.

 

Here is the formula that can be used to calculate your score –

 

Expected Marks = [(A)×(B)] - [(C)×(D)]

 

Here -

A is Number of Correct Attempts

B is Marks Allocated for each correct answer

C is Number of wrong attempts

D is Marks to be deducted for each wrong answer

 

 

 

Download Previous Years CSIR NET Answer Keys (2023-2019)

 

During preparation, solving CSIR NET Previous Year Papers will give you a brief idea about the paper pattern, difficulty level, type of questions, etc. And, after solving it, you must check your answers with the help of official answer keys that Eduncle has made available below.

 

the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2023  Final Answer Key was made available to challenge from 26th to 28th December 2023, along with the question papers and recorded responses.

 

Along with CSIR NET 2023 question paper & answer key, we are also providing the last few exam papers and their keys. You can download them from the below table.

 

 

 

Want to know about the difficulty level of Questions asked in the exam? Download CSIR NET Previous Papers and get an overview of the paper.

 

Frequently Asked Questions Related to CSIR NET Answer Keys

 

We have compiled the frequently asked questions regarding Answer Key 2024. Refer to them for your queries.

 

Ques 1 - When will the CSIR NET 2024 Answer Key be released?

Ans – The exam conducting authority has released the CSIR NET Answer Key 2024 on 11th march 2025.

 

Ques 2 – How can I object the NET answer key ?

Ans – To raise the objection against the provisional CSIR NTA NET answer key, you need to submit the challenge through the link provided on the official website. CSIR has set some guidelines to challenge it which you can check from – How to Challenge CSIR UGC NET Answer Key 2024.

 

Ques 3 - From where can I get the CSIR NET 2024 Answer Key?

Ans –The NTA has released the CSIR NET Provisional & final Answer Key 2024 on the official website i.e. https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/

 

Ques 4 – Will NTA declare the result based on CSIR NET Provisional Answer Key 2024?

Ans – No, official releases the result based on Final CSIR NTA NET Answer Keys.

 

Ques 5 – What is the formula to calculate the scores?

Ans – You must use the correct marking scheme to calculate your scores. In the above article, we have provided the procedure to calculate your scores.

 

Ques 6 – What details does NTA provide In CSIR NET Answer Keys?

Ans – The Answer Key contains details like question ID, correct answer ID, exam date & shift.

 

Ques 7 – Will NTA release the CSIR UGC NET Exam answer key in offline mode?

Ans – No,  Answer Keys are released in online mode only.

 

These are the frequently asked questions of aspirants related to CSIR NET Answer Keys 2024. If you have any queries apart from these, you can share them with us through the comment box below. We will solve all your doubts as soon as possible.

 

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