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Those candidates who hold a master’s degree and fulfil the other required eligibility parameters can register for the UGC NET Application Form through the official website portal of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

What is UGC NET Exam?

UGC NET is a national-level exam held to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘Award of Junior Research Fellowship’, ‘Appointment as Assistant Professor’, ‘Appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.’, and ‘Admission to Ph.D. only’ in Indian Universities and Colleges. UGC NET is an exam that qualifies candidates for:

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) to pursue research with financial aid
Assistant Professor roles to teach in universities/colleges
PhD Admission Eligibility – 70% weightage given to NET score, 30% to university interview

Bombay High Court Clerk Exam Pattern

UGC NET 2025 Examination shall be conducted as Computer-Based Test (CBT) only. The Online Test will consist of two papers. both the papers will consist of objective-type, multiple-choice questions. There will be no break between two papers.

Paper	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration
Paper 1	50	100	03 hours (180 minutes)
Paper 2	100	200	-

Paper: Paper 1
Number of Questions: 50
Marks: 100
Duration: 03 hours (180 minutes)

Paper: Paper 2
Number of Questions: 100
Marks: 200
Duration: –

UGC NET Age Limit

Junior Research ellowship(JRF) – Not more than 30 years.
Relaxation of 5 years is provided in the upper age limit for OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories.
Three years of relaxation in age will be permissible to the candidates with an L.L.M. degree. A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates who have served in the armed forces subject to the length of service in the armed forces up to the first day of the month in which the concerned UGC-NET is to be held.
Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.

Detailed Syllabus

Exam Mode: The entrance test will be organized in Online CBT mode.
Number of Papers: There will be two papers for the exam – Paper-I and Paper-II.
Number of Questions: A total of 150 questions will be there in the exam paper. 50 questions in Paper I and 100 questions in Paper-II.
Type of Questions: The question paper will contain multiple-choice type questions.
Language Medium: The question paper will be available in the medium language of English and Hindi.
Time Duration: Paper I will be of 1-hour duration while Paper II will be of 2 hours.
Total Marks: Paper 1 will be 100 marks and Paper-II will be 200 marks.
Marking Scheme: For every correct answer, 2 marks will be given. There will be no provision of negative marking for incorrect answers.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must be graduates of UGC-recognized universities or institutions with a master’s degree or its equivalent.
Candidates having passed a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree program should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories
Candidates who are in their last semester of a post-graduate degree are also eligible to apply.
The qualifying exam has to be passed in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications and Electronic Science.
Candidates should have scored 55% marks and 50% marks for reserved category students.
Candidates, appearing in the final semester of the master’s degree can also apply.
5% relaxation is given to Ph.D degree holders in aggregate marks. Such candidates should have a Master’s degree examination which shall be completed by 19th September 1991.

Important Documents for UGC NET 2025 Dec Exam

All educational certificates and mark sheets.
PAN Card/License /Passport number/Aadhaar card number/Voter ID card number/any Government ID proof
Category certificate (if applicable).
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate (if applicable).
A person with a Disability (PwD) certificate (if applicable).
Candidate’s Name/ Mother’s Name/ Father’s Name as given in the Senior Secondary School Examination or equivalent Board/ University Certificate in capital letters
Date of Birth in dd/mm/yyyy format as recorded in Secondary School Examination or equivalent Board/ University certificate
Scanned images of photo and signature in JPG format (file size of photo: 10 kb to 200 kb, the file size of signature: 4 kb to 30 kb)
A valid email ID and mobile number.
Permanent and correspondence address with pin code.
Subject code for which the candidate plans to take the exam (mentioned in the information brochure).
Code of post-graduation course (mentioned in information brochure)

UGC NET 2025- Important Dates

UGC NET December Notification 2025: 7th October 2025
UGC NET December Application Form 2025 starts: 7th October 2025
Apply Online Last Date: 7th November 2025 (11:50 pm)
Last date to pay the fee: 7th November 2025 (11:50 pm)
Correction of Application Form: 10th to 12th November 2025

Events	Dates
UGC NET December Notification 2025	7th October 2025
UGC NET December Application Form 2025 starts	7th October 2025
Apply Online Last Date	7th November 2025 (11:50 pm)
Last date to pay the fee	7th November 2025 (11:50 pm)
Correction of Application Form	10th to 12th November 2025

UGC NET 2025 Application Fee

The application fee for the UGC NET 2025 exam is different for all categories. The application fee is not refundable or transferable once paid. It can be paid through a credit/ debit card or an e-Challan. All the candidates paying through e-Challan have to make the cash payment in the bank. The category-wise fee details are mentioned below:

General/ Unreserved- Rs. 1150/-
General-EWS/OBC-NCL- Rs. 600/-
SC/ST/PwD & Third Gender- Rs. 325/-

Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.
Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.

UGC NET 2025 Reservation Policy

Scheduled Castes (SC): 15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST): 7.5%
Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL): 27%
General-Economically Weaker Sections (General- EWS): 10%
Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability: 4%

Category	Reservation of seats
Scheduled Castes (SC)	15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	7.5%
Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL)	27%
General-Economically Weaker Sections (General- EWS)	10%
Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability	4%

UGC NET 2025 Selection Procedure

Candidates qualifying for the entrance test of UGC NET 2025, will be selected in the subject-wise and category-wise merit list published online. Top 6% of total students who have appeared for both the papers in the test will be considered qualified for the entrance test. Admission into various Indian Universities or Institutions for the position of Assistant professor or JRF will be offered on the basis of cut-off score secured as per their categories. The top 15% of candidates from each category and subject will be selected and declared eligible for Assistant Professor Position only.

UGC NET 2025 Cut Off

UGC NET 2025 Cut Off will be published online by the authority after the entrance test. In the below table we have mentioned the cut off marks for various categories as per last year trends:

Paper 1
General candidates: 40%
OBC – NCL/PWD/ST/SC candidates: 35%
Paper 2
General candidates: 40%
OBC – NCL/PWD/ST/SC candidates: 35%

Category	Paper 1	Paper 2
General candidates	40%	40%
OBC - NCL/PWD/ST/SC candidates	35%	35%

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Question

When will UGC NET 2025 Notification PDF release?

The UGC NET Notification 2025 has been released at the official website www.ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

How many times is UGC NET conducted in a year?

NTA UGC NET exam is conducted twice a year – June and December

s there any negative marking in UGC NET exam?

No, there is no negative marking in the exam. Candidates are awarded zero marks for an incorrect answer or a question left unanswered