CSIR NET Shift 2 Life Science Question Paper Analysis 2024, Answer Key, Expected Cutoff

CSIR NET Shift 2 Life Sciences Question Paper Analysis 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted Day 2 Shift 2 of the CSIR NET July 2024 examination for Life Sciences exam on July 26, 2024. Shift 2 of the Life Science paper was held from 3 PM to 6 PM. Candidates should read CSIR NET Life Science Exam Analysis provided below carefully in order to know about the overall as well as the section-wise difficulty level of the question paper. Along with the analysis, candidates can also check Life Sciences student reviews and expected cutoff for JRF as well as LS positions.
The difficulty level of the second shift for CSIR NET Life Science was moderate. The questions covered topics such as ecology, evolution, vascular tissue, endoplasmic reticulum, and plant physiology. Part A, the general aptitude section, was easy and the questions were calculative and formulae-based. Part B was easy to moderate, but Part C was difficult and time-consuming. The difficulty level of the CSIR NET Life Science shift 2 exam was similar to that of the first shift.
Also Read: CSIR NET Shift 1 Life Science Exam Analysis 2024

CSIR NET Shift 2 Life Science Student Reviews 2024

Candidates can check the reviews by the examinees on CSIR NET Shift 2 Life Science below.

• Rounaq Said, "According to me Part A was difficult whereas Part B was easier. Part C was difficult and the questions were asked from physiology, dev bio, plants, cells, etc."
• Sourav Stated, "Biochemistry was dominant in the paper. Evolution and mutation topics were also asked in the paper."
• Ashish Jha said, "Part C was completely experimental and was a bit different from the previous session. I expect that the cut-off will be a little bit lower for this session."
• Anil Said, "The exam was a little bit difficult from the previous session. Part A was easy, the questions were asked from analytical reasoning, data sufficiency, number system, simplification, etc. Part B was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. However, Part C was lengthy and time-consuming."

CSIR NET Shift 2 Life Sciences Question Paper Analysis 2024

The CSIR NET Life Science 2024 exam was conducted in an online mode. Access here the CSIR NET Life Science Shift 2 Exam Analysis in the table below.

Particulars	Analysis
Overall Difficulty Level	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Part A	Easy to Moderate
Difficulty Level of Part B	Moderate
Difficulty Level of Part C	Moderate to Hard
Topics with High Weightage	Physiology Cells Biology Bio-Chemistry Ecology Plant & Animal Physiology
Expected number of good attempts	53 to 57

In the CSIR NET Life Sciences paper, candidates had to attempt a total of 75 MCQs combinedly from Part A, B, and C. Check below the CSIR NET Life Science Question Paper Pattern.

• There were a total of 145 MCQs in this question paper out of which candidates need to attempt 75 questions in a duration of 3 hours.
• Part A and B carry a weightage of 2 Marks whereas part C carries 4 marks weightage.
• The negative scheme for part A and B is 0.5 marks and one mark in part C of the exam.

CSIR NET Life Science Expected Cutoff 2024

Here we have provided the CSIR NET Life Science Expected Cutoff 2024 for July session in the table below.

Category	Expected Cutoff for JRF (Normalised Score)*	Expected Cutoff for Lectureship (Normalised Score)*
General	98 to 99	98 to 99
SC	92 to 94	88 to 90
ST	84 to 87	79 to 82
OBC	97 to 99	93 to 96
EWS	97 to 99	94 to 96
PwD	72 to 74	72 to 74

*In Life Science subject, the raw marks obtained have been normalized into NTA score/ percentile and results have been declared based on percentile cutoff as indicated.