UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: June 26 Shift 1 & 2 Student Reactions OUT, Memory Based Questions and Answers & More

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Updated on Jun 27, 2025 11:17 IST

The UGC NET 2025 June session exam is ongoing. Day 2 (June 26) of the UGC NET 2025 exam both the Shifts were over. Candidates can check below the UGC NET June 26 Shift 1 & 2 analysis based on the candidates feedback including students reactions, difficulty level, memory-based questions and answers, and more.

UGC NET 2025 June 26 Analysis: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducting the June session exam from June 25. The last exam will be on June 29, 2025. Day 2 of the examination was over. Candidates can check the UGC NET 2025 exam analysis based on the students feedback for June 26 both shifts here including the difficulty level of the exam, the number of good attempts, the expected cutoff, and more about the NTA UGC NET June 26 exam. Also, candidates can check the unofficial answer key along with the memory-based question paper for both shifts.

The UGC NET 2025 Syllabus consists of two parts: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 has 50 multiple-choice questions, and Paper 2 has 100 subject-specific questions. The UGC NET 2025 exam for June session Shift 1 and 2 for June 26 is ongoing.

Q: What is the UGC NET 2025 expected cutoff for all subjects and categories?

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.

Q: Why is an analysis important for the preparation journey of the UGC NET exam?

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.

Also Read: UGC NET 2025 June Provisional Answer Key Live Updates

Table of contents

UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 2, June 26)
UGC NET 2025 June 26 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions
UGC NET 2025 June 26 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions
UGC NET 2025 June 26 Analysis: Paper 2 (Shift 1) Student Reactions
UGC NET 2025 June 26 Analysis: Memory Based Questions and Answers (Shift 1, Paper 1)
UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: Student Reactions
UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, June 26)
UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis June 26: Paper 2 Subject-Wise (Shift 1 & 2)
UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025
UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: Marking Scheme

UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 2, June 26)

Check below in detail about the Paper 1 analysis, questions, topics asked, weightage, etc. as per the students' feedback.

Section	Topics asked (Shift 2)	Difficulty Level (Shift 2)
Data Interpretation	Simple Interest Compound Interest Coding-Decoding Work and Time Number Series, etc.	Moderate to Tough
Communication	Formal and Informal Communication 5 Cs of Cinematography (applied to communicate and media studies) Barriers of Communication, etc.	Easy to Moderate
Logical Reasoning	Square of Opposition Hetvabhasha (Fallacies of Indian Logic) Hasty Generalisation, etc.	Moderate to Tough
ICT	Spyware SOOC (Small Online Open Courses) Keyboard - F8 Output Devices Electronic Devices Properties Optical Devices, etc.	Easy to Moderate
People and Environment	Water Purification Methods pH value, etc.	Moderate
Mathematics	SI CI Coding/Decoding Incorrect Series Number Series Standard Deviation, etc.	Moderate
Reading Comprehension	to be updated	Moderate
Higher Education System	UGC, NCET Establishment Years - MTF UGC related Chronology NCTE Macaulay Minutes NIRF Rankings, etc.	Easy to Moderate
Research Aptitude	Types of Research - MTF Steps of Research AI Use in Research Variance, etc.	Moderate
Teaching Aptitude	Andragogy Assessment- Formal & Informal Lesson Plan Classroom Teaching Inclusive Education Normative (educational philosophy context), etc.	Easy to Moderate

UGC NET 2025 June 26 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions

As per the students' feedback, the UGC NET 2025 Shift 2 exam was Moderate. Some of the students felt Difficult. DI was difficult.

As per the students' three questions are asked from Movies.

Topics asked in Shift 2 are:

DI percentage Based
MOOC - Full form
Indian Logic
Movies (3 to 4 questions were asked); AlamAara
http, html fullform
Maths percent
MODEM
Wifi-code
Raja Harishchandra
Dadasaheb Phalke
Square of opposition
Router
Coding
Pure research
Exploratory Research
Noise pollution
Earthquake
Square of opposition
Richter scale
Indian Logic (2 questions)
Memory based questions (2 questions)
RAM, ROM, etc.

UGC NET 2025 June 26 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions

As per the students' feedback, the UGC NET 2025 Shift 1 Paper 1 exam overall diffciulty level is Moderate. Some felt Easy. Some of the students' said that Maths was difficult.

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Topics asked (Shift 1, paper 1) are mentioned below:

Memory sequence
7, 12, 122, 132.... 3602, 25202
Fallacies (2 questions)
Movies (3 questions)
Carbon Dioxide
DI percentage based (Hindi-Punjabi Language)
Syllogism
SI & CI
Coding (1 Question)
DI was tough
Standard Deviation
Bloom Taxanomy
Doordarshan sequence
Plagiarism
SDG goals and targets
Logically Equivalence
Millisecond and Microsecond Ques
Madras University, NPE Chronology
SWAYAM Prabha (teacing aptitude)
Uranium 235
Commission Chronology
Water Waste treatment
Hypothesis
Increasing Extension
ICT- Third generation
Boat & Stream, etc.

UGC NET 2025 June 26 Analysis: Paper 2 (Shift 1) Student Reactions

As per students' feedback, the overall difficulty level of the Paper 2 was Moderate for Shift 1.

UGC NET 2025 June 26 Analysis: Memory Based Questions and Answers (Shift 1, Paper 1)

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UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: Student Reactions

Candidates can check below the student reactions of the June 25 exam (Shift 1).

UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, June 26)

Check below in detail about the Paper 1 analysis, questions, topics asked, weightage, etc.

Section	Topics asked (Shift 1)	Difficulty Level (Shift 1)
Data Interpretation	DI (Cumulative), Standard Deviation, DI (Percentage-based, Hindi-Punjabi Language), Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Sequence/Series , Millisecond and Microsecond, Coding/Decoding	Moderate
Communication	Models of Communication (Circular Model), Alaam Ara (First mute movie), Doordarshan Sequence, Doordarshan Serials like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Buniyaad, Humlog (Chronoly based ques was aksed), etc.	Easy to Moderate
Logical Reasoning	Fallacies, Syllogism, Logical Equivalence, Sequence & Series, Coding-Decoding, etc.	Easy
ICT	Cyber Crime (2 Ques), Malware/Ransomware, Android, Plagiarism (overlaps with Research), ICT- Third generation, etc.	Moderate
People and Environment	SDG Goals and Targets, Carbon Dioxide, Uranium 235, Choloroform Bacteria, Waste Water Treatment, etc.	Easy
Mathematics	SI, CI, Incorrect Series, Coding/Decoding, Number Series, Standard Deviation, Boat & Stream,etc.	Moderate
Reading Comprehension	to be updated	to be updated
Higher Education System	Takshila, Madras University, NPE Chronology, RUSA, UGC, NEP 2020, etc.	Easy to Moderate
Research Aptitude	Plagiarism, SD Numerical, Descriptive Research, Logical Equivalence, Fallacies (Slippery Slope, Hetvbhas- 2 ques asked), Chronology (Madras University, NPE), Memory sequence, Plagiarism, etc.	Moderate
Teaching Aptitude	Prabha, Bloom's Taxanomy, NEP 20220, NPE Chronology, Role of Teaching, RUSA, UGC	Easy to Moderate

UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis June 26: Paper 2 Subject-Wise (Shift 1 & 2)

Candidates can check below the table which will provide the UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis for Shift 1 and 2, Subject-wise (Paper 2). It includes the number of questions asked, difficulty level, student reactions, good attempts, etc.

Subjects	Number of Questions asked	Good Attempts	Overall Difficulty Level	Topics with max. weightage
Home Science	100	To be updated	To be updated	To be updated
Forensic Science	100	To be updated	To be updated	To be updated
Political Science	100	To be updated	To be updated	To be updated
Buddhist	100	To be updated	To be updated	To be updated
Archaeology	100	To be updated	To be updated	To be updated

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025

Take a look at the detailed UGC NET exam pattern 2025 below.

UGC NET Paper	Number of Questions	Marks
Paper 1	50	100
Paper 2	100	200
Total	150	300

UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: Marking Scheme

In each paper of UGC NET exam, two marks are awarded for every correct answer. There is no negative marking in the UGC NET 2025 exam.

UGC NET Marking Parameters	Marks Allotted
Correct answer	+2
Incorrect answer	0
Un-attempted question	0

Paper 1 (Common for all candidates) consist of 50 questions of 100 marks. 2 marks for every questions is awarded and there is no negative marking.

Paper 2 (Subject-Specific questions) consist of 100 questions of 200 marks. 2 marks for every question is awarded and there is no negative marking.

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