UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: June 29 Shift 1 & 2 Students Reactions OUT, Topics asked & Expected Cutoff
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2026 ( UGC NET )
The UGC NET 2025 June 29 both shifts were over, and it was also the last day for the June session. Candidates can check below the June 29 exam analysis based on the candidates feedback including the overall difficulty level, topics asked, memory based questions and answers, expected cutoff, and more.
UGC NET 2025 June 29 Analysis Shifts 1 & 2
UGC NET June 29 Analysis: June 29 was the last day of the UGC NET 2025 June session. The NTA conducted the June 29 Shifts 1 & 2. Candidates can check below the Day 5 exam analysis based on the candidates' responses who appeared in the exam. The exam analysis consists of the overall difficulty level of the exam, topics asked, memory-based questions and answers, number of good attemts, expected cutoff, and more about the NTA UGC NET June 29 exam.
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 29 was over.
Also Read: UGC NET 2025 June Provisional Answer Key Live Updates
- UGC NET 2025 June 29 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions
- UGC NET 2025 June 29 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions
- UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Detailed Analysis (Shift 1, June 29)
- UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: Student Reactions
- UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis June 27: Paper 2 Subject-Wise (Shift 1 & 2)
- UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis: Marking Scheme
UGC NET 2025 June 29 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions
According to the students feedback, the Paper 1 of the UGC NET 2025 June 29 Shift 2 was Easy in difficulty level. Some students' felt Easy to Moderate.
On the other hand, the Geography exam Paper 2 of Shift 2 was Moderate as per students. It was a bit lengthy.
Topics asked in Shift 2 Paper 1
- PAN fullform- Personal Area Network
- Indian Inst. Social Science
- BHU- Chronology
- DI- Table and was easy
- Types of communication
- Taxila university was named
- Boat and Stream
- Decimal
- PSTN Fullform
- Fallacy
- SC- Article
- DU, JNU, BHU chronology
- PEAS -
- Buddhist Pillars
- Environment Incident
- Scale of measurement
- 2, 7, 28. 63, 126
- Commission - Chronology
- Dainik Jagran
- Chacha Chaudhary Magazine
- Processor types
- Protocol
- WAN, etc.
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.
The UGC NET 2026 Cut off for the June session will be released at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. It is the minimum qualifying marks required by the student to clear the exam. The Cutoff PDF has been released along with the result.
UGC NET 2025 June 29 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions
As per the students' reactions, todays (Day 5) was Easy to Moderate. Di was easy and percentage based.
As per students' feedback, Sociology Paper 2 was Moderate. Chronology was asked more. Questions were from syllabus itself.
Topics asked in Shift 1 Paper 1
As per students' responses,
- DI was easy and based on percentage
- Coding/Decoding
- Teaching process
- Music Player (Chronology, CD, DVD, Radio)
- Maths statement based question
- Eutrophication
- VPN full form
- Argument- strong ques
- Types of teaching
- Article of minorities related to education
- Atmosphere upper layer
- Takshila University name
- Research ethics
- Hypothesis- sources MSO
- Types of teaching
- Analogous question
- MDG (Chronology)
- Fullform (FTP, JPEG, etc.)
- Bit, Pixcel, micron pixel
- Constitutional official Languages in matching with year
- Maths Clock (statement-wise ques)
- University Chronology (Du, BHU..)
- Square of opposition (Converse ques)
- Carbon theory
- Webpage
- Hypothesis testing
- Sampling
- Effects
- Today's questions asked were not asked from movies
- Ratio Proportion, etc.
UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Detailed Analysis (Shift 1, June 29)
Check below in detail about the Paper 1 analysis, questions, topics asked, weightage, etc. as per the students' feedback.
| Section | Topics asked (Shift 1) | Difficulty Level (Shift 1) |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | Age, Percentage, Ratio, etc. |
Easy |
| Communication | Movie, Communication Model, Circular Model Sequence, Barrier, etc |
Easy |
| Logical Reasoning |
Analogy, Contrapositive, Converse, Vaypati, Relevance Fallacy, Decreasing Extension, Syllogism, Experimental Research, CSOP, Equivalent, Stats, Barrier, etc. |
Moderate |
| ICT | VPN, CD ROM, Network, Security, Firmware, Server Security, MODEM, WIFI, Memory, HTML, HTTP, Virus, Tools, etc. |
Moderate |
| People and Environment | Earthquake, Eutrophication, Noise Pollution, Pollutants, MDG, SDG Goals, SDG Target, Water Treatment, Precipitation, Protocol, etc. |
Easy to Moderate |
| Mathematics | Ratio, Proportion, Number System, CI, SI, Series, Boats & Stream, Coding, Decoding, etc. |
Easy to Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | to be updated |
to be updated |
| Higher Education System | Ganga, Full Form IRAHE, Commission Chronology, National Curriculum, etc. |
Easy |
| Research Aptitude | Sampling, Correlation & Co-Efficient, Ethics of Research, Protocol, Applied Basic Qualitative, Plagiarism, Numerical, Hypothesis, Types of Research |
Moderate |
| Teaching Aptitude | Reflective Teaching, Cooperative Teaching, Direct Learning, Types of Counselling, Learning Process, Formative Assessment, , Bloom Tax, Swayam Prabha, MOOCs, Udemy, Edx, etc. |
Easy |
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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 Exam Analysis June 27: 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. as per the students' feedback.
| Subjects | Number of Questions asked | Good Attempts | Overall Difficulty Level | Topics with max. weightage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | 100 | To be updated | To be updated | To be updated |
| Sociology | 100 | To be updated | To be updated | To be updated |
| Geography | 100 | To be updated | To be updated | To be updated |
| Museology and Conversation | 100 | To be updated | To be updated | To be updated |
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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