The NTA has released the UGC NET cut off category and subject-wise cut off separately on July 21, 2025 at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The UGC NET cut off is the minimum score required for candidates to qualify for the Assistant Professor and JRF. The agency will release the cut off marks after evaluating both papers 1 and 2. NTA will release the UGC NET cut off 2025 for the June cycle on July 22, 2025. Candidates can check the UGC NET 2025 cut off marks on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
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The cut off for the last 5 years PDFs helps the candidates who are preparing for the UGC NET exam. Every year, lakhs of candidates appear for the UGC NET exam in various subjects, and the UGC NET cut off marks play an important role in determining eligibility for assistant professor and JRF. In this article, we have provided a comprehensive list of UGC NET cut off last 5 years in a PDF format, subject-wise and category-wise.
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The UGC NET 2025 cut off is the minimum marks required for candidates to qualify for the exam. Every year, the UGC NET cut off 2025 subject wise will be released separately on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The UGC NET cut off 2025 will be influenced by various factors, such as the difficulty level of the exam, candidates who appeared for the exam, reservation of seats, and more.
Every year, the NTA releases the subject-wise UGC NET cut off on the official website. Candidates who appeared for the exam can access the detailed cut-off for every subject separately along with the result. The specific UGC NET cut off 2025 subject-wise can be downloaded in the PDF format from the official website.
The UGC NET exam is conducted for 300 marks for both papers, where paper 1 is for 100 marks and Paper 2 is for 200 marks. Candidates who appeared for the UGC NET exam are required to score the minimum marks required for the candidate category. The candidates belonging to the general category must score 40% of the UGC NET cut off out of 300. Whereas the SC and ST candidates must score 35% of the UGC NET cut off out of 300.
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Candidates can check the UGC NET English 2025 cut off on the official website. The UGC NET English cutoff will be available in the PDF format. Candidates who have chosen English as a specific subject while filling out the UGC NET 2025 application form can download the UGC NET English cut off by giving their credentials. According to the December cycle, the UGC NET English cut off for OBC minimum is 110, SC & ST is below 70. Candidates can check the UGC NET 2024 English cut off for the December cycle to get an idea. Candidates can check the detailed information regarding category cut off in the below table.
Category | English Cut off | ||
Assistant Professor | JRF | PhD | |
UNRESERVED | 214 | 188 | 162 |
OBC(NCL) | 202 | 172 | 150 |
EWS | 204 | 170 | 146 |
SC | 190 | 160 | 144 |
ST | 188 | 156 | 140 |
Candidates who appeared for the exam can check the UGC NET 2025 Commerce cut off on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The UGC NET 2025 Commerce cut off is available within the subject- wise cut off PDF released by the NTA. Candidates who have chosen commerce as their specific subject can download the UGC NET 2025 Commerce cut off by giving their credentials. According to the December cycle, the minimum UGC NET Commerce cut off for OBC, SC & ST for assistant professor, JRF, and PhD is above 144. Candidates can check the table below to get an idea about the subject wise cut off.
Category | Commerce Cut off | ||
Assistant Professor | JRF | PhD | |
UNRESERVED | 210 | 186 | 162 |
OBC(NCL) | 198 | 168 | 148 |
EWS | 202 | 172 | 144 |
SC | 190 | 158 | 140 |
ST | 178 | 152 | 136 |
Candidates can check the UGC NET 2025 Geography cut off in the subject- wise cut off PDF. The UGC NET 2025 Geography cut off helps students understand the minimum marks required to be scored in the Geography subject. Candidates who have chosen Geography as their specific subject can log in with their credentials and download the subject wise cut off along with the results. According to the December cycle, the minimum cut off required to score by the candidates belonging to the OBC category is above 140. The below table shows the details of the UGC NET 2025 Geography cut off for all the categories.
Category | Geography Cut off | ||
Assistant Professor | JRF | PhD | |
UNRESERVED | 208 | 186 | 164 |
OBC(NCL) | 198 | 174 | 152 |
EWS | 204 | 172 | 148 |
SC | 186 | 164 | 146 |
ST | 180 | 158 | 140 |
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Candidates who are preparing for the UGC NET exam are required to have an awareness of the previous year's question papers. Based on the previous year's cut off, candidates will get to know about the UGC NET total marks. The details below show the analysis of the previous year's cut-off marks from one year to the next.
Year | June Session | December Session |
2024 | Download here | Download here |
2023 | Download here | Download here |
2022 | Download here | Download here |
2021 | Download here | Download here |
2020 | Download here | Download here |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The UGC NET 2025 Commerce cut off vary by the category of the candidate. Generally, for 40% for OBC, 35% for SC & ST category students.
According to the December cycle, the minimum cut off marks required for OBC to qualify for JRF is more than 140 for OBC candidates.
No, the UGC NET JRF is not compulsory for pursuing PhD admissions across India.
According to the December 2024 cycle, the minimum UGC NET 2025 Geography cut off for the SC category for Assistant Professor is 180, for JRF is 158, and for PhD is 140.
The minimum marks required to score by the candidate to qualify for the UGC NET exam vary by category. 40% for the general category and 35% for the reserved category students.
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Hi dear candidate,
You can find the complete syllabus for Paper 1 and 2 along with marking scheme for UGC NET at our official website in PDF format. Kindly refer to the link attached below:
UGC NET Syllabus 2025 - Download UGC NET Subject-wise Syllabus PDF
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If your MBA (Finance) is from an accredited university and you have at least 55% of the possible points (or 50% for reserved categories), you can take the UGC NET in Commerce.
Your MBA in finance is relevant because UGC NET Commerce covers business, accounting, finance, economics, and management topics.
If you are well-versed in the fundamentals of commerce, pick commerce.
As an alternative, you can choose UGC NET Management, which is closely related to MBA courses.
Your subject-matter expertise and career objectives should guide your decision.
Hello,
Here are some links where you can access UGC NET study materials :
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Yes, you can still appear for the UGC NET in Geography, but there's a small change. UGC prefers candidates to write NET in the subject of their post-graduation. However, if your Rural Development MA had strong overlaps with geography topics like environment, population studies, etc., and you feel confident with Geography concepts, you can go for it. Just be ready to justify your choice if asked during verification. Otherwise, another option is to appear for UGC NET in Rural Development if that’s more aligned with your MA.
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If you get the EWS certificate after filling the UGC NET form , then it will not be valid for this attempt.
EWS certificate must be valid and available at the time of form submission. You cannot claim EWS benefit later after the form is submitted.
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