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UGC NET June 2026 Exam Analysis (June 22): Shift 1 Paper 1 Difficulty Level, Good Attempts
National Testing Agency is conducting the UGC NET exam 2026 from June 22 to 30, 2026, in online mode. All the candidates who are going to appear in the exam can get an idea of their performance in the paper through the UGC NET 2026 exam analysis for all the sessions. The UGC NET Paper 1 exam analysis also indicates that the paper followed the expected exam pattern and syllabus.
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- UGC NET June 2026 Exam Analysis
- UGC NET June 2026 Exam Analysis for Paper 1 - Topics Asked
- UGC NET Exam Analysis - Previous Years
Additionally, candidates currently preparing for the upcoming exam can use the previous years' NTA UGC NET exam analysis during preparation. The UGC NET exam analysis 2026 will contain information about the weightage of each topic appearing in the UGC NET question paper, the difficulty level of the exam, and much more. Go through the complete article to know more about the UGC NET exam analysis June 2026.
UGC NET June 2026 Exam Analysis
The UGC NET exam is a 3-hour computer-based exam, conducted in shifts 1 and 2. The exam authority conducts the UGC NET exam for 87 subjects, allowing candidates to choose a discipline relevant to their higher studies. Candidates can refer to the table below for UGC NET exam analysis for both the shifts, that is shit 1 and 2.
UGC NET June 2026 Exam Analysis- Shift 1 (June 22, 2026)
Subject | Difficulty Level | No of good attempts |
Teaching Aptitude | Easy | 7-8 |
Research Aptitude | Easy | 6-7 |
Data Interpretation | Moderate | 5-6 |
Reading Comprehension | Moderate | 5-6 |
Mathematical Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 5-6 |
Logical Reasoning | Moderate | 6- 7 |
Communication | Moderate | 5-6 |
Higher Education System, Governance, Polity & Administration | Easy to Moderate | 4- 5 |
| People & Environment | Moderate | 4-5 |
| ICT | Easy | 5- 6 |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | 50- 55 |
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UGC NET June 2026 Exam Analysis for Paper 1 - Topics Asked
Subjects | Topics |
| Research Aptitude | Snowball Sampling Coefficient of Variation Qualitative Data Analysis Research design Ontology, Epistemology Steps of Research Validity & Reliability Social Research |
| Maths/Reasoning | Time & Speed Ratio Proportion % age chronology |
| Logical Reasoning | Fallacy Term Distribution Hetvabhasha Square of Opposition Copula affirmation Contrary Indian Logic(Hetu, Sadhya) Buddhism(Yoga) |
| Communication | Verbal and Nonverbal Non Verbal behaviour (Haptics) Forms of Propaganda Pitch Grapevine Communication Model arranged in chronological order |
| Teaching Aptitude | Maxims of Teaching Types of assessments – Summative Assessment Classrooms – learner-centred Formative Summative evaluation Evaluation To gain attention, an arrangement |
| Qualitative | data analysis |
| Environment | SDG & MDG in the form of Match the following Environmental Acts Conventions- Match the following for Years Kyoto Montreal Vienna Hydrogen as Fuel and its Benefits Water Act |
| Higher Education | AICTE, NCTE, NEP-2020 Sargent Reports in Chronological Order-1944 Birla Reports Ambani Reports National Knowledge Commission HECL Bill Post Independence & Pre Independence Regulatory bodies Commissions & Reports |
| ICT | Malware How to stop Hacking Firewall Transistor Binary |
| DI | Inductive & Deductive Profit & Loss |
| PDE | Diseases- Water-Borne SDG- Goals Current affairs Hydrogen Fuel |
UGC NET Exam Analysis - Previous Years
With the help of the UGC NET exam paper analysis 2026, candidates can also guess the difficulty level of previous years, which are mentioned below. The table below shows the UGC NET 2024 exam analysis.
UGC NET 2024 Exam Analysis for Paper 1 - Shift I (August 21 )
Subjects | Topics | Difficulty level |
Research | Plagiarism Hypothesis Testing Cross-sectional Research MLA Style of referencing Sampling Questions | Moderate |
Communication Skills | Mass Communication National Action Plan Rhetoric Communication | Moderate |
ICT | Blogging and Web 2.0 Syllogism Formal Fallacy Conversions (Binary to Decimal) | Easy to Moderate |
Data Interpretation | Interest Percentage questions | Easy |
Mathematics | Age-related questions Number System Number conversion Time and distance questions | Moderate-D |
Reading Comprehension | Easy | |
Teaching Aptitude | National Education Policy Swayam Prabha Lecture Method | Moderate-Difficult |
Logical Reasoning | Coding and decoding Logical Equivalent Indian Logic | Moderate |
Higher Education | Ancient Universities | Easy |
Environment | B.O.D Rio Submit Groundwater level Types of Lakes Nuclear fission | Moderate |
Overall level | Easy - Moderate |
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