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

University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2025 ( UGC NET )

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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 Exam Analysis (Shift 1 and 2)

UGC NET 2025 June 26 Exam Analysis (Shift 1 and 2) 

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.

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Table of content
  • 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
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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 answerThere 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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