CSIR NET Exam Centres: State-Wise List, Instructions

Nikhar Aggrawal

Updated On: December 15, 2025 11:26 AM

The CSIR NET exam centres are divided amongst all the states. Some of the major exam centres are Chittoor, Visakhapatnam, Gaya, Vadodara, Shimla, Dhanbad,  Bengaluru, Mysuru, Indore, Mumbai, Kolkata etc. 
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CSIR NET Exam Centres

CSIR NET December 2025 Exam Center list has been released by NTA on its official website - csirnet.nta.nic. During the application process, you will be required to select four exam centre preferences as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Candidates are urged to check the same from the website using their application number and date of birth. Candidates who will appear for CSIR NET 2025 Exam for December session can find out where the exam will be held by downloading the intimation slip using their login credentials. The CSIR NET exam centres are divided amongst all the states. Some of the major exam centres are Chittoor, Visakhapatnam, Gaya, Vadodara,  Shimla, Dhanbad, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Indore, Mumbai, Kolkata etc.

CSIR NET Exam Centre 2025 is provided by the NTA on candidates' admit cards. The CSIR NET 2025 Exam for the December session will be held in 225 places across the country. Candidates must select the place where they wish to take the exam when completing the CSIR NET 2025 Application Form. The CSIR NET 2025 Admit Card, as well as the name and address of the CSIR NET Exam Centre for the December session, will be made accessible. Candidates must download the CSIR NET 2025 Admit Card to get information regarding their CSIR NET Exam Centre, the date and time of the exam and other important details. Each candidate will be assigned a specific exam centre for the CSIR UGC NET exam, and they must arrive one hour before the exam. Candidates must also bring valid government-issued identification to the CSIR NET exam centre for verification.

Candidates can find complete information about CSIR NET Exam Centres in this article with their state-wise list and important instructions.

List of CSIR NET 2025 Exam Centres

Candidates should carefully review and compare all the CSIR NET Exam Centres before applying for the CSIR NET 2025 Exam. The following table is the state-wise list of CSIR NET Exam Centres available in many cities in various states across the country.

Name of State / Union Territory Centre Code of CSIR NET Exam 2025 Name of the various cities for examination Code of each examination centre
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 01 Port Blair AN01
Andhra Pradesh 02 Anantapur AP01
Bhimavaram AP03
Chirala AP04
Chittoor AP05
Eluru AP06
Guntur AP07
Kadapa AP08
Kakinada AP09
Kurnool AP10
Nellore AP11
Ongole AP12
Rajahmundry AP13
Srikakulam AP14
Tirupati AP16
Vijayawada AP17
Visakhapatnam AP18
Vizianagaram AP19
Narasaraopet AP20
Proddatur AP21
Surampalem AP23
Arunachal Pradesh 03 Itanagar/ Naharlagun AL01
Assam 04 Dibrugarh AM01
Guwahati AM02
Jorhat AM03
Silchar AM04
Tezpur AM05
Bihar 05 Bhagalpur BR02
Darbhanga BR04
Gaya BR05
Muzaffarpur BR06
Patna BR07
Purnea BR08
Arrah BR09
Chandigarh (Union Territory) 06 Chandigarh or Mohali CH01
Chhattisgarh 07 Bhilai or Durg or Bhilai Nagar CG01
Bilaspur (CG) CG02
Raipur CG03
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT) 08 Dadra and Nagar Haveli DN01
09 Daman DD01
Diu DD02
Delhi 10 Delhi/New Delhi DL01
Goa 11 Panaji or Madgaon GO01
Gujarat 12 Ahmedabad or Gandhinagar GJ01
Anand GJ02
Bhavnagar GJ03
Jamnagar GJ06
Junagadh GJ07
Mehsana GJ08
Rajkot GJ10
Surat GJ11
Vadodara GJ12
Valsad or Vapi GJ13
Himatnagar GJ14
Haryana 13 Ambala HR01
Faridabad HR03
Gurugram HR04
Hissar HR05
Karnal HR06
Kurukshetra HR07
Panipat HR08
Sonipat HR09
Yamuna Nagar HR10
Himachal Pradesh 14 Bilaspur (HP) HP01
Hamirpur HP03
Kangra/ Palampur HP04
Shimla HP06
Solan HP07
Mandi HP08
Una HP09
Kullu HP10
Jammu and Kashmir 15 Baramulla JK01
Jammu JK02
Samba JK03
Srinagar JK04
Jharkhand 16 Bokaro Steel City JH01
Dhanbad JH02
Jamshedpur JH03
Ranchi JH04
Hazaribagh JH05
Karnataka 17 Belagavi (Belgaum) KK02
Bellary KK03
Bengaluru KK04
Bidar KK05
Davangere KK06
Gulbarga KK08
Hassan KK09
Hubli KK10
Mangaluru KK12
Mysuru KK14
Shivamogga KK15
Tumakuru KK16
Manipal or Udupi KK17
Mandya KK18
Kerala 18 Alappuzha or Chengannur KL01
Ernakulam or Angamaly or Muvattupuzha KL04
Idukki KL05
Kannur KL07
Kasaragod KL08
Kollam KL09
Kottayam KL11
Kozhikode KL12
Malappuram KL13
Palakkad KL15
Pathanamthitta KL16
Thiruvananthapuram KL17
Thrissur KL18
Ladakh 19 Leh LL01
Lakshadweep (Union Territory) 20 Kavaratti LD01
Madhya Pradesh 21 Balaghat MP01
Betul MP02
Bhopal MP03
Chhindwara MP05
Gwalior MP06
Indore MP07
Jabalpur MP08
Rewa MP11
Sagar MP12
Satna MP13
Ujjain MP15
Maharashtra 22 Ahmednagar MR01
Akola MR02
Amravati MR03
Aurangabad (MR) MR04
Chandrapur MR09
Dhule MR10
Jalgaon MR13
Kolhapur MR14
Latur MR15
Mumbai/Navi Mumbai MR16
Nagpur MR17
Nanded MR18
Nasik MR19
Pune MR22
Raigad MR23
Ratnagiri MR24
Sangli MR25
Satara MR26
Solapur MR27
Thane MR28
Wardha MR29
Manipur 23 Imphal MN01
Churachandpur MN02
Meghalaya 24 Shillong MG01
Mizoram 25 Aizawl MZ01
Nagaland 26 Dimapur NL01
Kohima NL02
Odisha 27 Balasore OR02
Behrampur(Ganjam) OR03
Bhubaneshwar OR04
Cuttack OR05
Dhenkanal OR06
Rourkela OR08
Sambalpur OR09
Puducherry 28 Puducherry or Cuddalore PO01
Punjab 29 Amritsar PB01
Bhatinda PB02
Jalandhar PB04
Ludhiana PB05
Pathankot PB07
Patiala PB08
Sangrur PB11
Rajasthan 30 Ajmer RJ01
Alwar RJ02
Bikaner RJ05
Jaipur RJ06
Jodhpur RJ07
Kota RJ08
Sikar RJ09
Sriganganagar RJ10
Udaipur RJ11
Sikkim 31 Gangtok SM01
Tamil Nadu 32 Chennai TN01
Coimbatore TN02
Cuddalore TN03
Kanchipuram TN05
Kanyakumari/ Nagercoil TN06
Madurai TN08
Namakkal TN10
Salem TN11
Thanjavur TN12
Thoothukudi TN13
Tiruchirappalli TN14
Tirunelveli TN15
Tiruvallur TN16
Vellore TN18
Virudhunagar TN20
Telangana 33 Hyderabad TL01
Karimnagar TL02
Khammam TL03
Mahbubnagar TL04
Nalgonda TL05
Warangal TL07
Tripura 34 Agartala TA01
Uttar Pradesh 35 Agra UP01
Aligarh UP02
Allahabad UP03
Bareilly UP04
Faizabad UP06
Ghaziabad UP07
Gorakhpur UP08
Greater Noida or Noida UP09
Jhansi UP10
Kanpur UP11
Lucknow UP12
Mathura UP13
Meerut UP14
Moradabad UP15
Muzaffarnagar UP16
Sitapur UP17
Varanasi UP18
Uttarakhand 36 Dehradun UK01
Haldwani UK02
Haridwar UK03
Nainital UK04
Pantnagar UK05
Roorkee UK06
West Bengal 37 Asansol WB01
Bardhaman WB02
Durgapur WB04
Hooghly WB06
Howrah WB07
Kalyani WB08
Kolkata WB10
Siliguri WB11

How To Change Exam Centre of CSIR NET 2025?

In order to change the CSIR NET exam centre candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps.

Step 1: Candidates must visit the official website at csirnet.nta.nic.in

Step 2 : Candidates must click on the CSIR NET Application Form Correction Form tab as displayed on your screen.

Step 3 : Next, log in using the application number and password

Step 4: Click on the Application Form Correction and then click on I Agree checkbox

Step 5: Next it is required to click on Proceed for Correction button

Step 6 : Candidates must change the preference for exam cities

Step 7 : Click the checkboxes at the button of the page and then click on Submit button.

What to carry to the CSIR NET 2025 Exam Centre?

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Candidates must strictly follow the items that are allowed inside the exam centre.

  • CSIR NET Admit Card
  • 1 passport-size picture to be pasted on the attendance sheet inside the exam hall
  • A valid photo id proof like passport or PAN card or driving license or Aadhaar card (with photo)/ or voter ID card or ration card
  • Valid certificates in case of candidates with disabilities.

What not to carry to the CSIR NET Exam Centre?

Certain items should be avoided inside the CSIR NET examination centre so that you are not confiscated for malpractice. It includes items like:

  • Bags
  • Textual/study material
  • Slide Rules, Log Tables etc.
  • Eatables
  • Electronic items
  • Mobile phones
  • Laptops/pagers

CSIR NET Exam Centre Guidelines

The CSIR NET candidates should strictly adhere to the NET CSIR Exam day guidelines as has been set by the National Testing Agency or NTA. Given below, is a list of certain Do’s & Don’ts which the candidates should carefully read through.

Do’s in the CSIR NET  Exam Centre Don’ts in the CSIR NET Exam Centre
  • Report to the examination centre at least 2 hours before the reporting time.
  • The examination day guidelines on the admit card is to be read thoroughly and followed for a smooth examination process.
  • Make sure that the CSIR NET Exam paper appearing on your computer is as indicated on your admit card.
  • You can ask the invigilator or centre superintendent for any help or technical assistance as per your requirement.
  • Until the duration of the CSIR NET examination is over, do not leave the exam centre.
  • Activities like chewing, smoking etc. are not allowed in CSIR NET exam centre.
  • Any kind of malpractice is not allowed in the examination centre.

CSIR NET 2025 Exam Intimation Slip

The NTA has published the CSIR NET City Intimation Slip 2025 on its official website. Candidates who have successfully submitted the CSIR NET Exam Application Form are issued a City Intimation Slip. The CSIR NET Exam City Intimation Slip 2025 includes information about the candidate's exam centre, exam date, and other important exam information. NTA will release the CSIR NET Exam Intimation Slip and after that, the CSIR NET Admit Card will be released. Candidates can check their CSIR NET Exam Centre after downloading their CSIR NET Admit Card 2025.

How to download the CSIR NET 2025 Exam Centre Intimation Slip?

Candidates can follow these steps and understand how to download the CSIR NET 2025 Exam Centre Intimation Slip.

Step 1: Go to the official website (csirnet.nta.nic.in).

Step 2: Click on the 'Download CSIR NET Exam City Intimation Slip' link.

Step 3: Enter your application number and birth date.

Step 4: Check the 'City of Examination' column for your exam city.

Step 5: Take a printout for future reference.

Also Read: Direct Link to Download CSIR NET 2025 Advanced City Slip December Session

CSIR NET Exam Centre Important Instructions

Following are the CSIR NET Exam Centre instructions which every candidate must know before visiting their assigned CSIR NET 20254 Exam Centre:

  • Candidates must carry their CSIR NET 2025 Admit Cards to get entry in the CSIR NET Exam Centre.

  • Candidates must select the desired CSIR NET Exam centre city while filling the CSIR NET 2025 Application Form. Candidates can select up to 4 exam centres according to their preference in the application form.

  • Candidates who arrive at the CSIR NET Exam Centre after the exam has started will not be allowed to enter the Exam Hall.

  • All candidates must have a government ID proof along with their CSIR NET Admit Card.

  • Entry will be allowed to only those candidates who are eligible for the CSIR NET Exam at the specific CSIR NET Exam centre.

  • Any request for a change of CSIR NET Exam Centre during the exam will be denied.

  • Candidates must leave the Exam Centre immediately after finishing their CSIR NET Exam.

  • Candidates must arrive at the exam centre at least 30 to 45 minutes before the CSIR NET Exam begins to avoid any last-minute rushes or unexpected delays.

Read Also: CSIR NET Exam Preparation Calendar 2025

CSIR NET 2025 Admit Card

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CSIR UGC NET Admit Card 2025 on December 14, 2025. The CSIR NET Exam will be conducted on December 18, 2025 by NTA. Candidates can download the admit card by logging in with the registration number and password they were given while CSIR NET 2025 Registration. Candidates must bring their CSIR NET Hall Ticket 2025 to their respective CSIR NET 2025 Exam Centre, along with an original photo ID proof. Candidates who do will not have their CSIR NET 2025 Admit Card on the day of the exam will not be allowed to enter.

Also Read: Direct Link to  Download Admit Card of CSIR NET 2025 December Session

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FAQs

Which kind of photo ID must I bring to the CSIR NET exam centre?

Any sort of proof of identity, such as a passport, PAN card, driver's license, voter card, bank passbook, Aadhaar card, or ration card, must be carried by applicants. The following objects may be brought by candidates to the CSIR NET exam centre: A personal translucent water bottle and a 50 ml bottle of hand sanitiser c) A straightforward, clear ballpoint pen d) The NTA website provided the CSIR NET admit card and Self Declaration (Undertaking); e) An extra passport-size photo f) Original, authentic identification No applicant will be permitted to enter the centre with their own mask on. The centre will supply the face mask.

Where can I find out information about the CSIR NET exam centre?

The admit card includes information about the CSIR NET exam centre. Applicants can download their CSIR UGC NET exam admit card by following the instructions below: Step 1: Go to NTA's official website. Step 2: Select "Download Admit Card" from the menu. Step 3: Type in your security code, date of birth, and application number (as seen in the picture). Step 4: Press the "Login" button. Step 5: Press the "Download Admit Card" button. Step 6: Download the CSIR NET admit card, save it, and print it off.

How many cities are there for the CSIR NET exam that I can choose from?

You can choose up to five cities as your desired exam locations when completing the CSIR NET application form. You will be assigned to the exam centres according to seat availability and other considerations. It's critical to thoroughly consider the exam cities and rank them according to their accessibility to your home and level of convenience. On the day of the test, you should also make sure that you can get to the testing location in time. Please be aware that exam locations cannot be altered once they have been assigned, unless there are extraordinary circumstances, such a natural disaster or a medical emergency. Thus, you should carefully select your exam cities and double-check them before submitting your application form.

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