Run CSIR-NET mocks that grade Parts A, B and C the way the real paper does
For CSIR-NET coaching institutes and test-series sellers. CSIR-NET only evaluates a fixed number of answers in each Part, which most quiz plugins can’t do. Turgor Exam Engine has an “evaluate first N answered” setting built for exactly this.
The CSIR-NET pattern
| Part | Questions | Evaluated | Marks each | Penalty | Max marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (general aptitude) | 20 | first 15 answered | 2 | 0.5 | 30 |
| B | 50 | first 35 answered | 2 | 0.5 | 70 |
| C | 75 | first 25 answered | 4 | 1 | 100 |
| Total | 145 | 75 | 200 |
Pattern shown for Life Sciences. The paper lasts 3 hours.
Set up a CSIR-NET mock in Turgor Exam Engine
The exam engine on this page (sections, negative marking per section, "evaluate first N", fullscreen lockdown and the CBT palette), bulk question import and the student dashboard are part of Turgor Exam Engine Pro. The free Turgor Exam Engine plugin covers courses, lessons and quizzes.
- Create one exam with three topics: Part A, Part B and Part C.
- Turn on “evaluate first N answered” for each topic: 15, 35 and 25.
- Set points per question (2, 2 and 4) and negative marking per topic (0.5, 0.5 and 1).
- Set the duration to 180 minutes and turn on fullscreen lockdown.
- Load the question bank from Excel, Word, JSON or a live Google Sheet. Give each question its section in the Category column and its marks in the Points column; LaTeX in questions and options renders through MathJax.
What your students get
- A CBT-style question palette: answered, not answered, not visited, marked for review, and answered & marked, with Save & Next and Mark for Review controls.
- A server-side timer that keeps running if the page is closed and submits the paper automatically at zero.
- Fullscreen lockdown: leaving fullscreen is logged, and the exam submits itself after three exits.
- An instant result with score, class average, percentile and per-question explanations, plus a score trend across retakes.
- A student dashboard with per-course scores, percentiles, streaks and an automatic “lessons to revisit” list.
See it running on a live site: CSIR-NET Life Sciences previous-year papers in exam mode on lessonbasket.com (free sign-up). Open the live example.
Common questions
What happens if a student answers more than 15 questions in Part A?
Only the first 15 answered are evaluated; extra answers don’t add marks or penalties, as in the real paper.
Can I tag questions by syllabus unit?
Yes. Tag each question by unit and sub-topic when you import, and the result screen breaks the score down by topic.
Start running CSIR-NET mocks today
Start with the free Turgor Exam Engine plugin for courses and quizzes, and add Turgor Exam Engine Pro for the exam engine, bulk import and student dashboard: a one-time price with a 30-day money-back guarantee.