UGC NET 2025: Registration, Dates, Eligibility, Result, Admission Procedure

UGC NET 2025 Application Form will be released soon through online mode. University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) is a national level eligibility test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) twice in the year.

The exam will be organized for determining the eligibility of candidates for the post of ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor’ in Indian universities and colleges.

Through this article, we will provide the complete information along with the authentic updates on the UGC NET 2025. JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) & the assistant professor are selected through NET (National Eligibility Test). This complete test is going to be divided into 2 papers, and also the candidates ought to clear both of them.

UGC NET Notifications 2025 – Registration to be Started

UGC NET 2025 Application Form will be released soon through online mode. Click here for Application Details.

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UGC NET 2025 Highlights:

UGC NET 2025 Quick Links:

Application Form/Registration	Click Here
Eligibility Criteria	Click Here
Syllabus	Click Here
Exam Pattern	Click Here
Admit Card	Click Here
Exam Centre	Click Here
Result	Click Here
Contact Helpline Number	Click Here
UGC NET Study Materials	Click Here

UGC NET 2025 Important Dates:

Here are the complete UGC NET exam dates for 2025 examination:

For December Session 2023

Important Event	Dates (Tentative)
Date of availability of the online application forms	30th September 2024
Date of submission of the online application form	31st October 2024
Date of the last date of the submission of the application form	31st October 2024
Due date of the payment of the application fee	31st October 2024
The date for the correction of the online application form	1st – 3rd November 2024
Date of the availability of the UGC NET 2022 entrance exam admit cards.	November 2024
Date of UGC NET 2022 entrance exam	6th December – 22nd December 2024
Date of availability of the UGC NET 2022 entrance exam answer keys	To be Announced
Date of announcement of the UGC NET 2022 entrance exam results	To be Announced

For June Session 2025

Important Event	Dates (Tentative)
Date of availability of the online application forms	20th April 2025
Date of submission of the online application form	15th May 2025
Date of the last date of the submission of the application form	16th May 2025
Due date of the payment of the application fee	17th May 2025
The date for the correction of the online application form	18th May 2025
The due date for the correction of the online application form	20th May 2025
Date of the availability of the UGC NET entrance exam admit cards.	June 2025
Date of UGC NET entrance exam	18th June 2025
Date of availability of the UGC NET entrance exam answer keys	To be Announced
Date of announcement of the UGC NET entrance exam results	To be Announced

UGC NET 2025 Application Form:

The information in regards to the application form and application fee is as per below:

The first factor is to fill the application form.
To fill the form the candidates ought to choose the subject 1st and the role that they’re applying for.
Filling up of application forms has started from April 30, 2025. The last date of submission is May 20, 2025.
Then the personal information like name, gender, parents’ name, mobile number, email address, date of birth, mailing address, Permanent address, etc.
Then the educational information like the subject of the PG exam, the status of PG, university name, passing year of PG, the status of MPhil and D., etc.
Once the information candidates ought to click on save and once done it’ll move to a new page where somebody should upload the documents.
The candidates ought to upload the passport size photo (scanned and the scanned signature with the other mentioned documents.
All the documents ought to be uploaded within the appropriate format and size.

NTA UGC NET 2025 Application Fee:

Once the part of the document is done then the next step is to pay the appliance fee as per the below table.

Category	UGC NET Application Fee
General-EWS/ OBC-NCL	Rs 600
General, Unreserved	Rs 1,100
SC/ ST/ PWD	Rs 370

Then comes the last part to save the confirmation page for reference.
Mode of Payment: Applying candidates can pay the application fee through debit/credit card or E-Challan at the nearest ICICI/Syndicate Bank/Canara Bank.

UGC NET 2025 Application Correction:

In case candidates have made mistakes while filling details within the application or the uploading images, corrections are often made. The board can open the application correction window after the completion of the application process.
Students will make corrections through on-line mode. just in case any error is found within the uploaded pictures, a mail or message is going to be sent to the candidate’s registered mobile number.
The corrections within the application should be done by the students before the last date otherwise the forms can get rejected.

UGC NET 2025 Eligibility Criteria:

The candidates ought to have completed their Master’s degree exams (in streams such as Humanities, Social Science, Electronic Science, Computer Science & Applications, etc.).
The candidates from the general class ought to have achieved a minimum 55% marks in their Master’s degree exams and will be done from a UGC recognized.
The candidates from SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD class ought to have achieved a minimum 50% marks in their Master’s degree exams and will be done from a UGC recognized.
The candidates from the general class who have an interest within the JRF should not be more than thirty years.
The candidates from SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD category and female candidates who have an interest within the JRF shouldn’t be more than 35% years.
There is no age limit set for the assistant professor role.
Appearing Candidate: Candidates who are in their final year of qualifying test can also apply.

Exemption (Eligibility for Assistant Professor):

Candidates should clear their NET/SLET/SET exam to be eligible for the post of assistant professor in numerous Universities or institutions.
Candidates are with success clearing their SET before June 1, 2002, recognized by UGC are exempted to appear within the exam.
Candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR JRF examination earlier than the year 1989 are exempted to appear for the test.
Candidates who are awarded a ph.D. Degree by UGC as per the minimum standards and method for the award are exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SET/SELT for appointment as an assistant professor in Universities/ Colleges/ institutions.

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UGC NET 2025 Exam Pattern:

The information in regards to the paper pattern is as per below:

The NET (National Eligibility Test) is divided into 2 parts and can be conducted in 2 sessions and candidates ought to clear in each the papers to urge selected for the JRF or assistant professor solely.
There will be no negative marking done in this examination.
Each correct answer are awarded 2 marks to the candidates.
Exam Date: UGC NET 2025 exam are conducted within the second week of July 2025 for July Session and third week of Dec 2025 for Dec Session.

Exam Mode: The entrance test will be organized in on-line CBT mode.
Number of Papers: There’ll be 2 papers for the exam – Paper I and Paper-II.
Number of Questions: A total of a hundred and fifty queries are there within the exam paper. Fifty queries in Paper I and a hundred queries in Paper-II.
Type of Questions: The question paper can contain multiple-choice type queries.
Language Medium: The question paper is offered within the medium language of English and Hindi.
Time Duration: Paper 1 will be of 1-hour duration while Paper II will be for two hours.
Total Marks: Paper one are of a hundred marks, and Paper-II is of two hundred marks.
Marking Scheme: For each correct answer, 2 marks are given. There’ll be no provision of negative marking for incorrect answer.

Paper Pattern for Paper 1 is as per below:

Section	Marks	Questions
Higher Education System: Governance, Policy & Administration	10	5
Research Aptitude	10	5
Reading Comprehension	10	5
Communication	10	5
People & Environment	10	5
Reasoning (including Maths)	10	5
Teaching Aptitude	10	5
Logical Reasoning	10	5
Data Interpretation	10	5
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)	10	5

UGC NET 2025 Syllabus:

UGC NET 2025 Syllabus for Paper I and Paper II may be checked by the candidates through online mode. It’ll vary as per the themes chosen by the candidate at the time of registration. Paper I of UGC NET 2025 will contain queries of generic nature, assuming to assess the teaching/research ability of the scholars. This paper will check the candidate’s knowledge in reasoning ability, comprehension, thought, and general awareness.

Paper-II of UGC NET 2025, will contain various topics from the themes chosen by the candidates. The topics are going to be relating to the Bachelors’s and Masters’s level programs.

History	Anthropology	Sociology	Japanese
Social work	Defense & Strategic Studies	Education	Home Science
Drama Theatre	Computer science & Applications	Bodo	Manipuri
Popular studies	Hindustani Music (Vocal/Instrumental)	Hindi	Environmental Science
Bengali	Public administration	Maithili	Human Rights & Duties
Tamil	French (English & French version)	Malayalam	Physical Education
Political Science	Philosophy	Economics	Psychology
Telugu	Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian & Peace Studies	Odia	Forensic Science
Urdu	Mass Communication & Journalism	Punjabi	Electronic Science
Russian	Tribal and Regional Language/Literature	Marathi	Women studies
Rajasthani	Tourism Administration & Management	Persian	Rabindra Sangeet
Law	Karnatik Music (Vocal Instrument, Percussion)	Indian culture	Percussion Instruments
Arabic	Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre	Sanskrit	Comparative Literature
Criminology	Museology & Conservation	Archaeology	German
Dogri	Arab culture & Islamic Studies	Folk Literature	Kannada
Geography	Library & Information Science	Visual Art	English
Spanish	Comparative Study of Religions	Pali	Linguistics
Konkani	International and Area Studies	Kashmiri	Santali
Folk Literature	Social media & community health	Prakit	Nepali

UGC NET 2025 Preparation Tips:

Here we are mentioning the main points which will help the candidates to boost the UGC NET Preparation strategy.
It is important to understand the entire overview of the UGC NET Examinations which is able to help the Candidates to secure well within the Examination.
The syllabus and exam pattern with the correct study material is also required and have clarity of all those things.
Start your exam preparation early. it’ll give enough time within the end for revision.
Prepare notes and go through these notes every day to refresh your memory and remember the studied topics.
A study from the study materials that are mostly suggested by experts and qualified students.
Solve previous year question papers and sample papers. this may offer an idea to the candidates regarding the question trends.

UGC NET 2025 Admit Card:

The information about the admit card is as per below:
The admit card is released to the candidates on the official web site.
The Admit card is discharged within the third week of June 2025. It’ll be available through on-line mode solely by entering the application number and password.
If the candidates are not able to download the admit card from the web site they’ll contact the university on the below-listed numbers for help.
7703859909
8076535482
If they still didn’t get the help, they’ll send an email to [email protected].

UGC NET 2025 Answer Key:

After successfully completing the entrance exam, the official authority will publish the answer key. The correction key for each article is published separately. The answer key is discharged for each Paper – I and II in numerous sets containing all the correct answers to the queries asked within the exam paper. Candidates can even challenge the answer key just in case they are not satisfied with the answers given in it.

Applicants will challenge the OMR sheet/response key. To challenge the queries, candidates should pay Rs. 1100 / – for every question. after re-evaluating the objection of the candidates, the final answer key are published.

UGC NET 2025 Results:

The information regarding the results is as per below:
The results are posted on the official web site for the candidates.
No individual communication are done by any someone.
Applicants need to download the results from the web site by using the credentials, Seat No & the DOB.

Steps to Download the UGC NET 2025 Result:

Login the official web site.
Click the Result tab on the homepage.
Enter the Seat # & DOB and click on enter.
The result can open in a new page.
Save the document first the print it.

UGC NET 2025 Scorecard:

The scorecard are going to be released together with the release of results. UGC NET 2025 scorecard can mention varied important details regarding the candidate and the entrance examination. These details can include the candidate’s name, course name, hall ticket number, total marks, marks secured by the candidate within the paper I and II, rank scored and proportion.

UGC NET Cut-Off 2025:

Candidates who want to take the NET exam, ought to mark the points indicated below. those that can obtain the cut marks are going to be considered for the stock market.

The authority will prepare the list of merits separately. The list of merits by subject and category are going to be established for candidates who can meet the approval mark. After the declaration of results, candidates can obtain their electronic certificates from the UGC NET office.

Category	Reservation
Schedule Caste (SC)	15%
Schedule Tribe (ST)	7.5%
OBC/NCL	27%
PWD	5%
General EWS	10%

UGC NET 2025 Selection Procedure:

Qualified candidates for the admission exam within the UGC NET 2025 are going to be selected from the list of topics by category and category published on-line. the top 6 June 1944 of students who participated in each tests are going to be considered qualified for the entrance test.

Admission to many universities or institutions in India for the position of assistant professor or JRF are going to be proposed by the grade limit obtained according to the categories. The top 15% of the best candidates in every class and subject are going to be selected and declared eligible for the position of assistant professor solely.

FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions):

Question: When will be the UGC NET Application Form released?

Ans: In UGC NET 2025 there are 2 sessions of examination the July and December session. The July session form will be released within the 1st week of March and the December Session application form will be released within the 1st week of Sep.

Question: What is the Application Form fee of UGC NET?

Ans: The registration fee of UGC NET 2025 is as per category like gen class is INR 1100/-, for OBC-NCL candidates is INR 600/- and for ST/SC/PwD candidates is INR 375/-.

Question: What is the last date of filling UGC NET application form?

Ans: The last date of filling UGC NET form is till the Forth week of January 2025.

Question: When is the UGC NET entrance examination for July session conducted?

Ans: The UGC NET entrance examination for July session are conducted on the second week of July 2025.

Question: Is there any negative marking within the UGC NET examination?

Ans: In UGC NET 2025 entrance examination there’ll be no negative marking.

Question: What is the max age limit to attend for UGC NET exam?

Ans: Candidate ought to be of thirty years of age will appearing the exam. above thirty years of an aged candidate won’t be allowed to appear within the exam.