How To Calculate Cut off Marks For UGC NET?
How To Calculate Cut off Marks For UGC NET - National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the UGC NET cut off along with the declaration of result. Candidates securing marks equal to or more than the cut off marks will be considered UGC NET qualified. Candidates will be able to check the UGC NET cut off in the form of PDF for all subjects as per their categories. However, candidates must also know how to calculate cut off marks for UGC NET so that they can have an idea of the marking scheme. Also, knowing how to calculate cut off UGC NET, candidates will be able to know whether they will be able to qualify or not. There are various factors that are considered by the exam authorities in order to calculate the cut off of UGC NET exam. Calculating the marks secured by the candidates in each slot also plays an important part in determining the cut off since UGC NET cut off is nothing but the marks obtained by the last qualifying candidate. To know more about how to calculate cut off marks of UGC NET, go through the article below.
UGC NET 2020 exam will be held in different slots, the dates of which will be announced later. As per the UGC NET exam pattern, the test will be conducted in two papers p paper I an dII wherein paper I is of 100 marks while paper II will be of 200 marks. Candidates qualifying the minimum qualifying marks will only be considered qualified in the UGC NET result. Candidates, 6% of the total appeared candidates will only be shortlisted through calculating their scores using the normalisation process.
UGC NET Cut off 2020 Dates
The table below contains the UGC NET exam dates along with the result and cut off dates.
UGC NET Dates
Events | Dates (June Session) | Dates (December Session) |
UGC NET 2020 exam | To be announced | December 02 - 06, 2020 (Tentative) |
UGC NET Result 2020 | To be announced | December 31, 2020 (Tentative) |
UGC NET 2020 Cut off | To be announced | December 31, 2020 (Tentative) |
How to calculate UGC NET Cut off - Qualifying Marks
The qualifying marks of UGC NET is pre-determined by the exam authorities. The UGC NET qualifying marks have been mentioned in the UGC NET notification PDF. As per the UGC NET qualifying marks, general category candidates must secure at least 40% marks while reserved category candidates must secure at least 35%. The table below contains the qualifying marks.
UGC NET 2020 Qualifying Marks
Category | Paper I (Out of 100 marks) | Paper II (Out of 200 marks) |
UGC NET qualifying marks for General (Unreserved) | 40 (40%) | 40 (40%) |
OBC Non-creamy layer, PWD/SC/ST and Transgenders | 35 (35%) | 35 (35%) |
How to Calculate cut off marks for UGC NET - Determining Factors
While calculating the UGC NET cut off, the authorities consider the following factors:
Total number of appeared candidates
Availability of seats
Difficulty level of the examination
How to Calculate cut off marks for UGC NET - Assistant Professors
The number of candidates to be qualified (total slots or Eligibility for Assistant Professor) must be equal to 6% of the total candidates appearing in both the papers of UGC NET.
The total slots in which the exam will be held must be allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy
For‘JRF and Assistant Professor eligibility, candidates will have to appear for both papers - paper I and II and secure at least 40% marks in both the papers taken together for General (Unreserved) and 35% aggregate marks in both the papers for all candidates belonging to the following reserved categories (viz., SC, ST, OBC (belonging to Non-Creamy Layer, PwD and Transgender).
The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is derived as per the method mentioned below
Example: Number of candidates to be declared qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in the subject ‘Economics’ for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category | Number of candidates belonging to SC category who secure at least 35% for SC category in Economics' (x) Total slots derived for SC category (÷) Total number of candidates belonging to SC category over all subjects who secure at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together |
The aggregate percentage of the two papers as per the number of slots arrived at, will determine the qualifying cut-off for Assistant Professor ‘in ‘Economics’ for the SC category. Similar formula must be applied to all the other subjects for all other categories. So that the cut off mark for UGC NET can be calculated for all categories.
How to Calculate cut off marks for UGC NET - Both JRF and Assistant Professor
All those candidates willing to get shortlisted for both JRF & Assistant Professor both must know how the cut off for UGC NET is calculated for both. Here, the total number of slots available for awarding JRF is allocated among different categories as per the reservation policy. The table below contains the process through which the subject wise and category wise allocation of JRF is done
Number of candidates to be declared qualified for JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in the subject ‘Economics’ for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category | Number of candidates belonging to ST category who have opted for JRF and have qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in the subject ‘Economics’ (x) Total JRF slots available for ST category (÷) Total number of candidates belonging to ST category over all subjects who have opted for JRF and have qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor |
Note: The aggregate percentage of the two paper scores as per the number of JRF slots arrived at, will determine the qualifying cut-off for JRF in ‘Economics’ for the ST category. Simmilarly the cut off of UGC NET for other categories and subjects will be done.
UGC NET Normalization procedure
The process of Normalization is done in order to compare the candidates' scores across multiple session papers. For normalization across sections, NTA uses the percentile equivalence process. This is done to provide equal opportunities to all candidates appearing in various slots which have different difficulty levels.
What is Percentile Scores in UGC NET?
Based on the relative performance of all the appeared candidates, the percentile scores are calculated. The marks secured by the candidates are converted into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.The percentile scores is calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and avoid the ties situation.
UGC NET Cut off - Previous Year
The table below contains the cut off of UGC NET for the previous year’s December session exam.
UGC NET 2019 Cut off (December Session) - General
S. code | Subject | Lectureship Cutoff Only (General) | JRF & Lectureship Cut off (General) |
001 | Economics | 72 | 62.67 |
002 | Political Science | 68 | 58.67 |
003 | Philosophy | 74.67 | 64 |
005 | Sociology | 68.67 | 60 |
006 | History | 62.67 | 55.33 |
007 | Anthropology | 70 | 60 |
008 | Commerce | 62.67 | 55.33 |
014 | Public Administration | 68 | 60 |
017 | Management | 61.33 | 54 |
020 | Hindi | 67.33 | 59.33 |
030 | English | 63.33 | 54.67 |
063 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 64.67 | 57.33 |
080 | Geography | 69.33 | 60.67 |
UGC NET 2019 Cut off (December) - For Lectureship only
S. code | Subject | Lectureship Cutoff Only (General) | Lectureship Cutoff Only (OBC NCL) | Lectureship Cutoff Only (SC) | Lectureship Cutoff Only (ST) | Lectureship Cutoff Only (EWS) |
001 | Economics | 62.67 | 54.67 | 49.33 | 48.67 | 56 |
002 | Political Science | 58.67 | 53.33 | 48.67 | 48.67 | 52.67 |
003 | Philosophy | 64 | 58 | 55.33 | 50.67 | 57.33 |
005 | Sociology | 60 | 54.67 | 50.67 | 52 | 54 |
006 | History | 55.33 | 51.33 | 48 | 47.33 | 50.67 |
007 | Anthropology | 60 | 54.67 | 51.33 | 50.67 | 54 |
008 | Commerce | 55.33 | 50.67 | 48 | 47.33 | 50.67 |
014 | Public Administration | 60 | 54 | 50.67 | 50 | 53.33 |
017 | Management | 54 | 48.67 | 47.33 | 46 | 48.67 |
020 | Hindi | 59.33 | 55.33 | 52 | 50 | 54.67 |
030 | English | 54.67 | 48.67 | 46 | 44.67 | 49.33 |
063 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 57.33 | 52.67 | 48.67 | 48.67 | 51.33 |
080 | Geography | 60.67 | 55.33 | 52.67 | 50 | 55.33 |
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - How To Calculate Cut off Marks For UGC NET?
Question: Where can I get the official cut off of UGC NET?
Answer:
The UGC NET cut off will be released along with the result on the official website of the exam conducting authorities.
Question: What If I secure the qualifying marks and fail to secure the category wise cut off marks?
Answer:
In order to qualify the test, candidates will have to secure both the qualifying marks as well as the UGC NET cut off marks as per their categories.
Question: What is normalisation?
Answer:
The process of normalisation is basically equating the marks of all the candidates to 100. This is done to give equal opportunity to the candidates appearing for the test in different slots which have different difficulty levels.
Question: What after qualifying as Assistant Professors?
Answer:
Once you qualify for Assistant Professors, you will get an eligibility certificate through which you can apply in any of the colleges and universities for Lectureship.
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How can i prepare for UGC NET mass communication?
Hello!
As far as preparation is concerned one must be aware of the syllabus Following are the units according to the latest syllabus.
Unit 1 – Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication
Unit 2 – Communication for Development and Social Change
Unit 3 – Reporting and Editing
Unit 4 – Advertising and Marketing Communication
Unit 5 – Public Relations and Corporate Communication
Unit 6 – Media Laws and Ethics
Unit 7- Media Management and Production
Unit 8 – ICT and Media
Unit 9 – Film and Visual Communication
Unit 10 – Communication Research
Further a candidate must be aware of the latest Exam pattern and stay updated with the latest notifications and news for the exam.
Mass communication is the subject where a candidate needs to emphasis on reading, writing, hearing & speaking.
Along with this candidate must hear to latest news channels and all India radio bulletin updates.
Previous year papers and mock test papers help a lot in the preparation. It also requires comprehension and analytical skill. So, candidate needs to brush up these topics as well.
Apart from this right use of English language and grammar is also needed. Try to practice writing short notes on the current important issues.
Thanks!
Answer laterhlo sir.my age is 31 year. but in NTA ugc net fr JRF age limit is 30 year in general category.but in OBC it is 35 year yr for jrf ,5 year relaxation fr them.i belong to jammu n kashmir and i have now RBA certificate.on the basis of Rba can i apply fr JRF ? i dnt hve OBC certificate.plz answr soon
HI,
SEE age relaxation for jrf position in different category is as follows
- OBC Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) - A relaxation of up to 5 years
- SC/ST/PwD/Transgender categories and to women- age relaxation of 5 years
- candidates with research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, Relaxation will also be provided to the ,upto maximum of 5 years, candidates need to submit certification from appropriate authority.
- candidates with L.L.M. degree with get age relaxation of 3 years.
- 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 upto the first day of the month in which the concerned UGC-NET is to be held
for rba CERTIFICATE holders there is no separate relaxation and category applied in ugc net as per last notifications.
What is UGC NET exam ? What is SET exam?
Greetings, aspirant!
The NET or National Eligibility Test is an examination held to grant eligibility for the post of assistant professors. For private universities, professors might not need NET qualifications but for government colleges, a NET qualification is essential
The SET or State Eligibility Test is similar to NET in pretty much all aspects other than the fact that SET is reserved for that particular State only as compared to NET which applies to the entire country.
To read more about UGC-NET examination for the year 2020, click on the link below:-
https://competition.careers360.com/exams/ugc-net
Hope this information helps
Best of luck!!
When will NTA schedule exams like UGC NET, CSIR, DU, JNU exams ?
We are discussing with the organisations for whom we conduct the test. So discussions are on and very shortly we'll be able to come up with the dates but these dates are going to be after the July dates only.
Vineet Joshi
Director General, NTA
Will I require the EWS certificate at the time of ugc net result declariton or at the time of phd admission?
Hello!
The candidate who came under EWS category as per the Certificate issued by the Competent Authority will show his/her certificate at the time of admission/ appointment.
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