The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the UGC NET 2025 notification and application form on its official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The application link will be active for a limited period, and candidates must complete the process within this timeframe. To apply, visit the website, register, fill out the form, upload required documents, and pay the fee as per the instructions.
NTA UGC NET 2025
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the UGC NET 2025 notification and application form on its official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The notification will also announce the exam dates. Conducted twice a year, in June and December, the UGC NET exam determines eligibility for Assistant Professor positions and the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Candidates holding a master’s degree with the required marks can apply. Scroll down for details on the UGC NET 2025 notification, application process, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card, and more.
UGC NET 2025 Exam Overview
Candidates can check below the overview of the UGC NET exam in the table:
| Exam Particulars | Exam Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Exam Fees | INR 1,150 for the General categoryINR 600 for OBCINR 325 for SC/ ST/ PwD |
| Exam Duration | 180 minutes |
| Exam Time | Shift 1 – 09:00 am to 12:00 noon Shift 2 – 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm |
| No. of Papers and Total Marks | Paper-1: 100 marksPaper-2: 200 marks |
| Total Questions | 50 MCQs in Paper 1 and 100 MCQs in Paper 2 |
| Marking Scheme | +2 for each correct answerNo negative marking for incorrect answer |
| Language/Medium of Exam | English and Hindi |
| Exam Purpose | Determine the eligibility of candidates for posts of only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges |
| No. of Test Cities | 181 |
| Official Website & Helpline No. | https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in011-69227700011-40759000 |
UGC NET 2025 Exam Dates
| UGC NET 2025 Events | UGC NET 2025 June Session Dates |
|---|---|
| UGC NET Application Form | To be updated |
| UGC NET Application Form Last Date | To be updated |
| UGC NET Application Correction Window | To be updated |
| UGC NET Admit Card | To be updated |
| UGC NET Exam | To be updated |
| UGC NET Provisional Answer key | To be updated |
| UGC NET Final Answer Key | To be updated |
UGC NET 2025 Notification
The NTA will release the UGC NET 2025 notification for the June session on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The notification will be announced as a PDF comprising the details of the UGC NET exam including the registration dates, application process, eligibility, pattern, etc. Candidates will be able to download the UGC NET 2025 notification for the June cycle by following below mentioned steps:
1.Visit the official website
2.Click on the UGC NET notification link
3.The UGC NET 2025 notification will appear on the screen
4.Download the UGC NET notification PDF and save it for later use
UGC NET 2025 Application Form
The NTA will release the UGC NET 2025 application form on the official website. It is important for a candidate to fill out the application form before the last day. Candidates are also required to pay the UGC NET 2025 application fee to submit the UGC NET 2025 application form. Candidates should check the eligibility criteria before applying for the exam.
How To Apply For UGC NET 2025 June Session?
Candidates can check below the steps to apply for NTA UGC NET 2025 June session:
- Visit the website- ugcnet.nta.ac.in
- Click on the ‘Application form’ link mentioned at the bottom of the home page
- Click on the ‘New Registration’
- Enter the required details and complete the registration
- Fill out the complete application form
- Upload scanned pictures of passport size photo (10-200 kb) and signature (4-30 kb). Both images should be in JPEG format
- Pay the UGC NET application fee (Gen – INR 1150; OBC/EWS – INR 600; SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender – INR 325)
- Save and submit the form
- Download the confirmation page
UGC NET 2025 Application Correction Window
Candidates who wanted to edit their UGC NET application form can follow the steps provided below to make corrections to the NTA NET application form:
- Open the official website- ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
- Click the ‘Correction Window of Online Application form …’ link
- Login via using the application number, password, and security pin
- Click on the ‘Correction in application form’ link
- Read the instructions properly and click on the agreement box
- Make the required corrections
- Pay the additional fee, if any
- Save and submit the form
Have any query?
What Are The Changes Allowed in UGC NET Application Form 2025?
Candidates can edit certain sections of the UGC NET application form 2025. The changes which are not allowed in the UGC NET application form are given below:
| UGC NET 2025 Application Correction | |
|---|---|
| For Candidates who have verified AADHAR | No change allowed in Candidate’s Name, Gender, Photo & Signature, Mobile Number, Email Address, Permanent & Correspondence Address, Exam City. |
| Change is allowed in Date of Birth, Category,Father’s Name & Mother’s Name only. | |
| For Candidates who have not used Aadhar for modification | No change allowed in Candidate’s Name, Gender, Photo & Signature, Mobile Number, Email Address, Permanent & Correspondence Address, Exam City. |
| Change is allowed in Date of Birth, Category, Father’s Name & Mother’s Name only. | |
What Is The UGC NET 2025 Application Fee?
The application fee for the UGC NET is divided into categories. Candidates can scroll down the category-wise application fees for the UGC NET 2025 exam has been given below in the table:
| UGC NET Application Fee 2024 | |
|---|---|
| General/Unreserved Category | INR 1150 |
| OBC | INR 600 |
| SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender | INR 375 |
What Are The Challenges Candidates Faced While Filling Out UGC NET Application?
- Uploading Documents: Candidates often face issues while uploading their photographs and signatures, despite multiple attempts.
- OTP and Registration Number: Some candidates experience problems in receiving the OTP and automated registration number after filling out their personal details.
- Unintended Changes: After submitting the application form, candidates have reported instances where the details they entered were automatically changed.
- Payment Issues: Several candidates face difficulties while making payments for the UGC NET application.
Candidates can also check the solutions for the challenges that the candidates faced while filling out the UGC NET 2024 application form below:
- Use High-Speed Internet: Use a high-speed internet connection to avoid server-related issues.
- Avoid Peak Times: Fill out the application form during non-peak hours to reduce the risk of server crashes.
- Thorough Review: Carefully review all the information in the application form before submitting it.
- Corrections: Once the application is submitted, corrections can only be made during the specified correction window.
- Document Specifications: Ensure that photographs and signatures adhere to the prescribed size and format.
- Server Issues: If you encounter issues uploading documents, try again later as it might be due to server load.
- Payment and Receipts: Retain payment receipts for all payment attempts.
- Payment Confirmation: Wait for 72 hours for payment confirmation.
- Contact Helpdesk: If the payment status remains unsuccessful, contact the UGC NET helpdesk with a detailed explanation and attached payment proof.
UGC NET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the UGC NET exam, candidates must meet specific criteria related to nationality, educational qualifications, and age limit.
Nationality:
Only Indian citizens are eligible to appear for the UGC NET exam. This includes Indian citizens residing both within and outside India. Candidates residing abroad must provide appropriate documentation to prove their Indian citizenship.
UGC NET 2025 Educational Eligibility
Candidates who possess a master’s degree can apply for the UGC NET exam. Scroll down for complete educational qualification details:
Candidates should have completed their post-graduation from a UGC-recognised college/university. Minimum marks for General Category is 55% and for reserved categories including SC/ST/OBC/PwD is 50% marks.
A relaxation of five per cent in educational qualification is given to reserved category candidates
Candidates who have cleared the State Eligibility Test (SET) before June 1, 2002, are exempted from taking the UGC NET exam
UGC NET 2025 Age Limit
As of June 1, 2025, candidates applying for the JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) must be 30 years of age or younger. There is no upper age limit for those applying for the Assistant Professor position. A 5-year age relaxation is provided for reserved category candidates.
UGC NET 2025 Exam Pattern
The UGC NET exam is a 3-hour computer-based test (CBT) consisting of two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both papers contain objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The total number of questions is 150, and there is no negative marking
| UGC NET Paper | Number of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 50 | 100 |
| Paper 2 | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 150 | 300 |
UGC NET 2025 Syllabus
The syllabus of the UGC NET exam is prescribed by the UGC NET exam. It is divided into Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is a general paper that is the same or equivalent for all the candidates who are preparing for the UGC NET exam. It consists of the questions from the quantitative, research, teaching aptitude, and more. Whereas Paper 2 is subject-specific, it comprises questions from the subject that was chosen by the candidates while filling out the UGC NET application form. The UGC NET 2024 December session will be conducted for 85 subjects.
UGC NET 2025 Syllabus (Paper 1)
Paper 1 comprises 50 questions from 10 units, and total marks are 100, or Paper 1 holds a weightage of 100 marks.
- Teaching Aptitude
- Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching, Characteristics, and requirements.
- Learner’s characteristics: Adolescent and adult learners, Individual differences.
- Factors affecting teaching: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment, Institution.
- Methods of teaching in higher learning institutions: Teacher-centered vs. Learner-centered, offline vs. online methods.
- Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern, and ICT-based.
- Evaluation Systems: Elements, Types, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System, Computer-based Testing, Innovations
- Research Aptitude
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- Research: Meaning, Types, Characteristics, Positivism, Post-positivist approach.
- Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative, Quantitative.
- Steps of Research.
- Thesis and Article writing: Format, referencing.
- Application of ICT in research.
- Research ethics
- Comprehension
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- Questions based on a given passage
- Communication
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- Communication: Meaning, types, characteristics.
- Effective communication: Verbal, Non-verbal, Intercultural, group communications, Classroom Communication.
- Barriers to Effective Communication.
- Mass-Media and Society.
- Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
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- Types of Reasoning.
- Number series, Letter series, Codes, Relationships.
- Mathematical Aptitude: Fraction, Time and Distance, Ratio, Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest, Discounting, Averages.
- Logical Reasoning
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- Structure of Arguments.
- Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.
- Venn Diagram.
- Indian Logic
- Data Interpretation
- Sources, Acquisition, Classification of Data.
- Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
- Graphical Representation
- Data and Governance
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
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- ICT: General Abbreviations.
- Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.
- Digital Initiatives in Higher Education.
- ICT and Governance
- People, Development, and Environment
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- Development and Environment: Millennium Development, Sustainable Development goals.
- Human and Environment Interaction: Anthropogenic activities, impacts on the environment.
- Environmental Issues: Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste, Climate change, Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.
- Impacts of pollutants on human health.
- Natural and Energy Resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear, Forests.
- Natural Hazards and Disasters: Mitigation strategies.
- Environmental Protection Act, National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts
- Higher Education System
- Institutions of Higher Learning and Education in Ancient India.
- Evolution of Higher Learning and Research in Post-Independence India.
- Oriental, Conventional, and Non-Conventional Learning Programs
- Professional, Technical, and Skill-Based Education
- Value Education and Environmental Education
- Policies, Governance, and Administration
UGC NET 2025 Syllabus (Paper 2)
Candidates can check below the UGC NET Syllabus of Paper 2. A candidate can choose the subject for paper 2 of his or her post-graduation or a related subject. Click on the link of the PDF to check the UGC NET Paper 2 syllabus for all 85 subjects.
| UGC NET Paper 2 Subject List | Subject Code |
| Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education. | 46 |
| Anthropology | 07 |
| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 49 |
| Arabic | 29 |
| Archaeology | 67 |
| Assamese | 36 |
| Bengali | 19 |
| Bodo | 94 |
| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | 60 |
| Chinese | 32 |
| Commerce | 08 |
| Comparative Literature | 72 |
| Comparative Study of Religions | 62 |
| Computer Science and Applications | 87 |
| Criminology | 68 |
| Defence and Strategic Studies | 11 |
| Dogri | 33 |
| Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography/ Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics /Development Economics /Business Economics | 01 |
| Education | 09 |
| Electronic Science | 88 |
| English | 30 |
| Environmental Sciences | 89 |
| Folk Literature | 71 |
| Forensic Science | 82 |
| French (French Version) | 39 |
| Geography | 80 |
| German | 44 |
| Gujarati | 37 |
| Hindi | 20 |
| Hindu Studies | 102 |
| History | 06 |
| Home Science | 12 |
| Human Rights and Duties | 92 |
| Indian Culture | 50 |
| Indian Knowledge System | 103 |
| Japanese | 45 |
| Kannada | 21 |
| Kashmiri | 84 |
| Konkani | 85 |
| Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management | 55 |
| Law | 58 |
| Library and Information Science | 59 |
| Linguistics | 31 |
| Maithili | 18 |
| Malayalam | 22 |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / IndustrialRelations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Cooperative Management) | 17 |
| Manipuri | 35 |
| Marathi | 38 |
| Mass Communication and Journalism | 63 |
| Museology & Conservation | 66 |
| Music | 16 |
| Nepali | 34 |
| Oriya | 23 |
| Pali | 83 |
| Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre | 65 |
| Persian | 42 |
| Philosophy | 03 |
| Physical Education | 47 |
| Political Science | 02 |
| Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies. | 90 |
| Population Studies | 15 |
| Prakrit | 91 |
| Psychology | 04 |
| Public Administration | 14 |
| Punjabi | 24 |
| Rajasthani | 43 |
| Russian | 41 |
| Sanskrit | 25 |
| Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama). | 73 |
| Santali | 95 |
| Sindhi | 101 |
| Social Medicine & Community Health | 81 |
| Social Work | 10 |
| Sociology | 05 |
| Spanish | 40 |
| Tamil | 26 |
| Telugu | 27 |
| Tourism Administration and Management | 93 |
| Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | 70 |
| Urdu | 28 |
| Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | 79 |
| Women Studies | 74 |
| Yoga | 100 |
| Disaster Management | 104 |
| Ayurveda Biology | 105 |
UGC NET 2025 City Intimation Slip
The authority publishes the UGC NET advance city intimation slip for all the exams on the official website. It helps candidates to know about the exam city allotted for the exam to the candidate. By knowing the exam city in advance, candidates will be able to make travel arrangements if required to the exam city. Scroll down to know the steps to check the UGC NET City Intimation Slip:
- Open the official website
- Click on the UGC NET city intimation slip link
- Fill out the details- application number and date of birth
- Now also fill out the security pin as shown on the screen
- Click on the submit button
- The city intimation slip will appear on the screen
Direct link for UGC NET 2025 December City Slip: to be notified
Note: The candidate must not mistake the UGC NET city slip for the UGC NET hall ticket/admit card. The city slip can only give information about the exam city in advance.
UGC NET 2025 Admit Card
The UGC NET 2025 admit card will be released by the authority on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The NTA will release the UGC NET 2025 Admit Card for the June session on the official website. It will be accessible only through the candidates’ login. The UGC NET admit card comprises the details, including exam venue, shift timing, etc. Candidates will be able to download the UGC NET admit card by the steps as mentioned below:
- Visit the official website
- Click on the ‘Download Admit Card for UGC-NET June 2024′ link
- Log in using the ‘Application Number’, ‘Date of Birth’, and ‘Security Pin’
- Download the UGC NET Admit Card 2024
- Take the printout for future use
UGC NET 2025 Provisional Answer Key
The authority will release the UGC NET 2025 provisional answer key for the June session exams along with the question paper with recorded responses on the official website. The NTA also invites objections against the UGC NET provisional answer key if the candidates find any discrepancy in the answer key. After the scrutiny by the expert panel of the objections, the final answer key and result will be released. Candidates can check below the steps to download the UGC NET 2024 answer key:
- Visit the official website
- Click on the UGC NET answer key link
- Fill out the application number and date of birth
- Fill out the security pin as shown on the screen
- Click on the submit button
- The UGC NET answer key will appear on the screen
- Download the answer key and save it for later use
Direct Link: UGC NET 2025 Answer Key (to be updated here)
Method To Use UGC NET 2025 Answer Key And Response Sheet
Candidates can use their response sheet and the answer key to calculate their probable scores secured in the UGC NET exam. Check below the steps to calculate the scores:
- Compare the response sheet with the UGC NET answer key
- In the response sheet, mark the correct answers
- Now, count the total number of correct answers in paper 1 and Paper 2
- Multiply the total by 2
- The UGC NET result will be the total marks secured in the UGC NET 2025 exam
What Is The UGC NET 2025 Reservation Policy?
As per the Government of India rule, the reservation policy is applicable to the UGC NET. According to this only, the seats are reserved in the central universities and institutes that are deemed to be universities. The reservation of seats is provided below:
| Category | Reservation of seats (In %) |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Castes (SC) | 15 |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 7.5 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) | 2.7 |
| General-Economically Weaker Sections (General- EWS) | 10 |
| Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40 per cent or more disability | 4 |
UGC NET 2025 Result
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the UGC NET 2025 June session result on the official website. Candidates will be able to access the UGC NET 2025 result via candidates’ login on the official website. The result comprises the individual scores secured by the candidate. Candidates can check below the steps to download the UGC NET scorecard/result:
- Visit the official website
- Click on the UGC NET result link
- Fill out the application number and date of birth
- Fill out the security pin as shown on the screen
- Click on the submit button
- The UGC NET result will appear on the screen
- Download the result and save it for later use
Direct Link for the UGC NET 2025 June Result: to be notified
UGC NET 2025 Cut Off
The NTA/UGC will release the UGC NET exam cutoff marks along with the release of the UGC NET result. The cutoff will be released in the form of a PDF and comprises the percentile-wise and percentage-wise cut-off marks for the several subjects.
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