UGC NET Result 2025: Download NTA Dec Scorecard PDF
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2025 ( UGC NET )
Registration - 7 Oct '25 - 7 Nov '25
UGC NET 2025 Result: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the December session result of UGC NET 2025 for 85 subjects on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The authority will also release the cutoff marks subject/category-wise and final answer key along with the NTA UGC NET exam result. Candidates who will appear in the UGC NET NTA Dec exam can check their scorecards. The NTA will conduct the December session exam from December 31, 2025 to January 7, 2026.
The UGC NET cut off will be released in the form of a PDF which comprises the category-wise marks for the exam. The NTA NET results will be released in two phases, once for the exam and then for the National Fellowship for Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students (MANF), National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC), and National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC).
- How to Check UGC NET Result 2025?
- UGC NET Exam Dates 2025
- UGC NET Normalisation Process 2025
- UGC NET 2025 Result: National Fellowship
- How to Check UGC NET Result if Forgot Application Number?
- UGC NET Result Preparation Criteria & Minimum Qualifying Marks
- UGC NET Merit List 2025
- UGC NET Topper Interviews
- UGC NET Result FAQs 2025
How to Check UGC NET Result 2025?
Candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to check the result for the NTA UGC NET Exam:
- Visit the official website of the exam -ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Click the View NTA UGC NET Result link
- Enter required details like Application number, Date of birth, Security pin as shown in the image, etc.
- Click on the Submit button
- Download the UGC NET scorecard
| Download here UGC NET Dec Result 2025: to be updated here |
Commonly asked questions
The UGC NET 2025 expected cutoff may fall within the range of 216 to 160 for all subjects and categories. The NTA will release the UGC NET 2025 Dec session cutoff marks after the declaration of the result. Candidates who will meet or exceed the cutoff marks will qualify for further recruitment process.
Open the official website of NTA, find the "UGC NET Cut Off" link, now select History and choose the session of that particular year. The UGC NET cut-off marks will be displayed to download.
UGC NET Exam Dates 2025
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UGC NET 2025 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 21 Jul ' 25 | UGC NET 2025 June Result |
| 08 Jul ' 25 | UGC NET 2025 June Provisional Answer Key Last date for fee payment |
| 06 Jul ' 25 - 08 Jul ' 25 | UGC NET 2025 June Provisional Answer Key Challenge Window |
UGC NET Normalisation Process 2025
Under the UGC NET normalisation process adopted by NTA, scores of candidates who appeared for the exam in different sessions are compared. Thereafter, percentile scores are used to normalise the scores of all candidates.
Details Mentioned on UGC NET Scorecard/ Result
Each candidate’s UGC NET scorecard contains the following details:
| Roll number |
Application number |
| Name |
Father’s name |
| Mother’s name |
Category |
| Subject code and name |
Number of candidates registered for the concerned subject |
| Number of candidates appeared for the concerned subject |
Post applied for (JRF and Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor Only) |
| Paper-wise and total marks obtained |
Paper-wise and total percentage obtained |
| Paper-wise and total percentile scores obtained |
Exam qualifying status |
Commonly asked questions
The UGC NET 2025 expected cutoff may fall within the range of 216 to 160 for all subjects and categories. The NTA will release the UGC NET 2025 Dec session cutoff marks after the declaration of the result. Candidates who will meet or exceed the cutoff marks will qualify for further recruitment process.
Candidates can apply for the UGC NET 2025 December session through online mode. The application form in any other mode will not be accepted. Also, it is important for the candidates to read the instructions, including how to fill out the application form online, provided in the Information Bulletin that will be available on the NTA website. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be disqualified.
UGC NET 2025 Result: National Fellowship
NTA will release the UGC NET National Fellowship result for Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students (MANF), National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC) and National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC). Candidates can download the list of qualified candidates for the award of National Fellowship by following the given steps:
- Visit the ugc net result official website - ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the link stating ‘List of Candidates Qualified for Award of NFSC/ MANF/ MANF'
- Go through the list of qualified candidates
- Download the PDF
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Commonly asked questions
The UGC NET 2025 December session application form correction dates released along with the notification on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The application correction dates are November 10 to 12, 2025. Candidates who will made a mistake while filling out the application form will be able to make corrections from a particular period as mentioned in the UGC NET 2025 notification.
Yes. The UGC NET 2025 December session application form is available on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. It was released on October 7, 2025. Candidates can apply for the December session by visiting the official website. A direct link is also provided here. The last date to apply is November 7.
How to Check UGC NET Result if Forgot Application Number?
In case, candidates forget their application number, required to log into their registered account to check the UGC NET result, they can re-generate it by following manner:
- Visit the official website of the exam
- Click on the link available for UGC NET 2025 result
- Click on the “Forgot Application No.?” link
- Enter the mentioned details such as Name, Father’s name, Mother’s name, Date of birth, Security pin as visible on the screen, etc.
- Click on the ‘Get Application Number’ button
The application number is re-generated, which candidates can use to log into their accounts and check the UGC NET result.
Commonly asked questions
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the final answer key of UGC NET 2025 Dec session on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates who will appear for the exam will get the UGC NET final answer key download link online at the official website: ugcnet.nta.ac.in. To download the UGC NET 2025 final answer key, they need to visit the official website or a direct link is provided on our Shiksha page.
UGC NET Result Preparation Criteria & Minimum Qualifying Marks
The NTA prepares the NET result by following manner:
The number of candidates to be qualified for the exam should be equal to six per cent of the candidates appearing in both the papers of the exam
Total slots are allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of the Government of India
In order to be considered for ‘JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor’ or ‘eligibility for Assistant Professor only’, candidates must appear for both paper-I and -II and score the minimum qualifying marks as mentioned below.
| Categories |
Aggregate Minimum Qualifying Marks in Both Papers (in Percentage) |
|---|---|
| General |
40 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (OBC) (non-creamy layer)/Persons with Disability (Pwd)/Transgender |
35 |
The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is derived using the below-mentioned formula.
As per the aforementioned example, the aggregate percentage of the two papers corresponding to the number of slots arrived at, determines the UGC NET cutoff for the eligibility of Assistant Professor in Economics for SC category. The same formula is applied to determine the subject-wise qualifying cutoff for all categories.
Step 5: Candidates who had applied for JRF and the eligibility of Assistant Professor out of the total number of qualifying candidates (derived as per step 4) are considered for JRF.
Step 6: Total slots available for awarding JRF are allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of the Government of India. The subject- and category-wise allocation of JRF slots is one as per the formula mentioned below:
The aggregate percentage of the scores of two papers corresponding to the number of JRF slots arrived at, determines the qualifying cut-off for JRF in Economics for ST category. The same criterion is used for awarding JRF slots for all subjects and categories.
Commonly asked questions
The National Testing Agency will release the UGC NET 2025 Final Answer Key for the Dec session on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates can check by visiting the official website. The NTA will also release the UGC NET Dec session result 2025 based on the revised answer key.
UGC NET Merit List 2025
NTA will release the merit list for the candidates who will qualify for the UGC NET examination. Both merit list and results for the NET JRF exam will be released. The candidates have to log in to their registered accounts. The direct link will be provided for the result and the merit list after the release on the official website.
Direct Link for Merit List: Yet to be activated
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can check below the important books that can be used for the preparation for UGC NET paper 2 Commerce and English.
Commerce: Some of the books are Trueman's UGC NET Commerce, CB Gupta's Business Organisation, etc.
English: Some of the books are Arihant UGC NET English Literature, History of English Literature by Edward Albert, etc.
UGC NET Topper Interviews
Go through NTA UGC NET topper interviews of the past years below.
| Subject: Mass Communication Qualified for JRF & Assistant Professor |
Subject: History Qualified for Assistant Professor |
| Subject: History Qualified for JRF & Assistant Professor |
Subject: Political Science Qualified for JRF & Assistant Professor |
| Subject: Forensic Science Qualified for Assistant Professor |
Subject: History Qualified for Assistant Professor |
| Subject: Psychology Qualified for Assistant Professor |
Subject: Geography Qualified for JRF & Assistant Professor |
| Subject: History Qualified for JRF & Assistant Professor |
Subject: Commerce Qualified for Assistant Professor |
UGC NET Certificate Validity
UGC NET eligibility certificate for Assistant Professor will be valid for a lifetime. However, the UGC NET JRF award letter will be valid for a period of four years starting from the day of the issue of the letter.
How to Download UGC NET E-Certificate & JRF Award Letter?
UGC NET Certificate
Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to download the JRF award letter and e-certificate for the NTA NET exam.
- Visit the official website- https://ecertificate.nta.ac.in/login.php
- Select the ‘UGC NET’ institution, enter the captcha code, and submit
- Enter the roll number or application number, date of birth, exam session, and captcha code.
- Go through the UGC NET certificate carefully
- Download the e-certificate
Also Read: UGC NET Certificate Validity: How to Download E-Certificate?
Commonly asked questions
Analysis is crucial for a candidate in the NTA NET exam. It helps to strategize the preparation, understand the paper structure, difficulty level, topics asked or high weightage areas, expected cutoff, etc.
UGC NET Result FAQs 2025
Commonly asked questions
The NTA released the UGC NET 2025 Dec session application form along with the notification 2025 on October 7, 2025. The last date to apply is November 7. It is advised to the candidates to fill out the correct details with utmost care in the application form. Any request for change in the particulars after the closure of the correction period will not be considered by NTA under any circumstances.
UGC NET Exam
Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
No. The authority has not released the UGC NET certificate for the December session 2025. The exam is scheduled to be conducted from December 31 to January 7, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
The authority will release the UGC NET certificate on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in and also on the e-certificate portal at ecertificate.nta.ac.in. Candidates can download it by using their login credentials including the application number and password or date of birth.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
- Visit at ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the link available for the answer key
- Use application number and password or the application number and date of birth to open the link
- Enter the application number, password/date of birth, and security pin (as shown on the screen)
- Click on Sign In and submit the Chal
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
The UGC NET answer key challenge fee per question is INR 200. It is non refundable whether the challenge is accepted or rejected. It can be paid online via debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
It is released by the National Testing Agency NTA a few days after the exam is conducted. The answer key helps candidates in calculating their probable scores and checking the accuracy of their responsesThe details provided on the UGC NET answer key are mentioned below:
- Exam date
- Exam shift
- Exam subjec
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
Candiates can check below the steps to download the UGC NET question papers:
- Visit at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- Click on the answer key & question paper link.
- Login using the required details.
- Download the question paper PDF
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
To give mock test is important. It helps them to find out strengths and weaknesses. regular practice also improves speed, gain confidence, reduce the exam pressure, helps to understand the exam pattern, improves speed, etc.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
Analysis is crucial for a candidate in the NTA NET exam. It helps to strategize the preparation, understand the paper structure, difficulty level, topics asked or high weightage areas, expected cutoff, etc.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
No. Candidate must possess a Master's degree with a minimum of 55% grade score average from a UGC recognised university to apply for the NTA UGC NET exam. Also, if she or he is in the final year of their Master's programme or hold a four year bachelor's degree in specific subjects.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
There is no upper age limit to apply for the Assistant Professor positions. But for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the maximum age limit is 30 years as of June 1 of the exam year. There is also an ahe relaxation provided to the candidates from reserved categories including OBC, SC and ST
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Contributor-Level 6
UGC NET Notifications
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Is the UGC NET certificate released for the December session 2025?