CSIR NET Mathematical Sciences cut-off — December 2025
The qualifying percentages CSIR published for this cycle, by category. Result declared 23 February 2026.
The largest fall in this table: JRF (UR) dropped 11.375 points from June 2025, and the Ph.D figure landed exactly on the 33% benchmark for every general category, which had not happened before. Both are what the document says. The Assistant Professor OBC cell is printed as '33.00' in the source where every other cell in that table carries three decimals; it is the same number, not a different precision.
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
| Category | Cut-off | vs previous |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 42% | -11.375 |
| EWS | 36.5% | -9.5 |
| OBC | 36.25% | -7.125 |
| SC | 29.5% | -5.875 |
| ST | 26.375% | -4.375 |
| PwD | 25% | -0.125 |
Assistant Professor
| Category | Cut-off | vs previous |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 37.8% | -10.238 |
| EWS | 33% | -8.4 |
| OBC | 33% | -6.038 |
| SC | 26.55% | -5.288 |
| ST | 25% | -2.675 |
| PwD | 25% | no change |
Ph.D admission only
| Category | Cut-off | vs previous |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 33% | -5.375 |
| EWS | 33% | no change |
| OBC | 33% | no change |
| SC | 25% | -1 |
| ST | 25% | no change |
| PwD | 25% | no change |
The "vs previous" column compares against June 2025, in percentage points.
Where these numbers come from
Read off the CSIR-HRDG result document on 9 September 2026. Not estimated, not averaged, and not taken from another site.
A cut-off is a percentage of the aggregate over Parts A, B and C together — there is no separate cut-off per part. The qualifying benchmark is 33% for general candidates and 25% for reserved categories; clearing it qualifies nobody by itself.