UGC NET 2025 Notification Out, Check Exam Date, Online Form, Eligibility

Every year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET exam twice (June session and December session) to determine eligibility for Assistant Professorships, Junior Research Fellowships, or both for Indian Universities and Colleges. For the June session, the NTA UGC NET official notification has been released on 16th April 2025. Candidates can refer to the article for all exam-related details for UGC NET Exam 2025. 

UGC NET 2025 Notification Out

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the UGC NET 2025 Notification along with registration dates and exam dates on its official website on 16th April 2025. UGC NET 2025 Notification pdf for the June 2025 exam for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) has been made available on the official website of NTA. The NTA will conduct the UGC National Eligibility Test exam for JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor in 83 subjects in CBT mode.

UGC NET 2025- Exam Highlights

UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor posts in Indian universities and colleges. The candidates must look at the overview for a glimpse of the UGC NET 2025 June exam as discussed in the below table. 

UGC NET 2025- Important Dates

The online registration dates and other important dates for the UGC NET June 2025 exam has been announced along with UGC NET Notification 2025. The UGC NET 2025 for June Session will be held from 21st to 30th June 2025. Check the important dates for UGC NET 2025 as mentioned below. 

UGC NET 2025 Application Form

The application form for the UGC NET 2025 exam has been started on the official website www.ugcnet.nta.nic.in. By clicking the link below, you will be redirected to the registration/login page, and you can begin your registration process without any delay. The last date to submit UGC NET 2025 Application Form is 12th May 2025.

UGC NET Application Form 2025- Click to Apply

Steps to apply online for UGC NET 2025

The process of online application will consist of four steps. Aspirants should keep in mind the below:

- The authority will provide candidates with a chance to correct their application.

- The size of the photograph must be between 10KB to 100KB and the signature size should be between 4KB to 30 KB.

- The dimension should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) for the photograph and 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height) for signature.

- Do not send the printout of the confirmation page to the authority office.

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 credit/ debit card or 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:

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

Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.

UGC NET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must apply after reading the UGC NET Eligibility Criteria to appear in the UGC NET 2025 exam: Here are the broad pointers:

UGC NET Educational Qualification

- 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.

UGC NET Age Limit 

Junior Research Fellowship(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.

Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.

UGC NET 2025 Reservation Policy 

According to the reservation policy of India, UGC NET candidates are subject to the reservation policy. Below is a table with the reservation policies according to the categories for the UGC NET exam:

Important Documents for UGC NET 2025 Exam

Candidates have to upload all the original documents documents with the proper size given in the notification pdf. The documents required for UGC NET June Application Form 2025 are given below.

UGC NET 2025 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.

Note: For each correct response the candidate will get 2 marks but there is no negative marking for incorrect answer.

UGC NET Paper Details

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.

Click Here to View UGC NET Exam Pattern (Paper I + Paper II)

UGC NET 2025 Syllabus

NTA has released UGC NET Syllabus 2025 exam along with its official notification. A candidate must know the syllabus of the exam before preparing for the same. UGC NET 2025 exam will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) consisting of two papers, i.e., Paper I and II conducted in a single session (No break between both papers). All candidates can check UGC NET detailed syllabus (Paper I + Paper II) by clicking on the link mentioned below:

UGC NET Previous Year Question Papers PDF- Click Here

List of Subjects and their Codes

The list of subject names and subject codes has been given in the tabulated forms for UGC NET June Exam 2025.

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 Exam Centre

National Testing Agency conducts the UGC NET 2025 exam across 224 cities all over the country. The applicants have to choose their preferences while submitting their UGC NET Application Form. The list of UGC NET exam centers is provided below.

UGC NET 2025 Answer Key

After completion of the entrance exam, the board will publish the UGC NET 2025 Answer key. Candidates will be able to download the Answer key online mode. The Answer key will be released for both Paper – I and II in various sets containing all the right answers of the questions asked in the exam paper. Candidates can also challenge the answer key in case they are not satisfied with the answers given in it. After considering the challenges, a final answer key will be released by the board.

UGC NET 2025 Result

After the completion of exams and the release of the answer key, the board will announce the result. The results will be released once the exam has been conducted. Students can check their results online mode by submitting their roll number and date of birth. Only the candidates who will qualify for the test by securing the cut-off marks will be called for the counselling process.

UGC NET 2025 Scorecard

The scorecard will be released along with the release of results. UGC NET 2025 Scorecard will mention various important details about the candidate and the entrance exam. These details will include the candidate’s name, course name, hall ticket number, total marks, marks secured by the candidate in Paper I and II, rank scored and percentage.

UGC NET 2025 Cut Off

UGC NET 2025 Cut Off will be published online by the authority after the entrance test. Separate category wise and subject wise merit lists will be drawn for the students successfully securing the cut off marks. In the below table we have mentioned the cut off marks for various categories as per last year trends:

UGC NET Cut Off [Previous Year]- Click to Check