The UGC NET analysis for both Shifts for the exam conducted on January 2 is provided here based on the students' feedback. Candidates can check below UGC NET 2025 Dec exam day analysis, difficulty level, memory-based questions and answers, topics asked, etc.
UGC NET 2025 January 2 Exam Analysis: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the December session exam across the country in Computer-based test mode. Today (January 2) is the second day of an exam. Bothe the shifts are over. Check student reactions, difficulty level, memory-based questions and answers, topics asked, etc. below based on the feedback received from the students' for UGC NET 2025 both shifts.
Analysis plays a crucial role in the preparation as it provides information about the level of difficulty of the examination, the question paper, etc. Candidates can predict about the cutoff, whether it will rise or drop. The UGC NET 2025 exam dates are December 31, January 2, January 3, January 5, January 6 and January 7. Scroll down for detailed exam analysis for the NTA UGC NET exam for January 2 both shifts based on the student reactions.
- UGC NET 2025-26 January 2 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions & Topics Asked
- UGC NET 2025-26 January 2 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions & Topics Asked
- UGC NET 2025-26 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, January 2)
- Check UGC NET 2025-26 January 2 Exam Schedule
- UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025
UGC NET 2025-26 January 2 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions & Topics Asked
As per students' feedback, UGC NET Jan 2 Shift 2 Paper 1 is Easy to Moderate.
Topics asked:
- Argument
- Age
- Chronology (CABE, UGC, Medical, etc)
- NEP
- Virus
- Coding Decoding
- Research Design
- Venn Diag, etc.
UGC NET 2025-26 January 2 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions & Topics Asked
As per the students' Paper 1 was Moderate some students felt easy to moderate. Indian Logic questions were asked more. Also, some students felt that the Paper 1 was easy. DI was easy and calculative. RC was also easy.
In Paper 2 assertion reasoning questions were asked more. It was Moderate. It was lengthy.
Topics asked:
- Formal Fallacy
- Hydro power
- Type of Validity
- Number series (1 Question)
- Blooms Taxonomy
- Black foot syndrome
- Input out put devise
- Hydropower
- NEP
- Sampling (Matching question asked in which situations were given)
- RAM/ROM
- Group Communication
- Ratio
- Python programming language
- Operating System
- Input/output device
- USB
- Swayam Year
- Teaching Modal, Post teaching
- Chronology (TV, Radio, Newspaper)
- Volatile Memory
- Protocol
- NAAC GEC (MTC)
- USB fulform
- Function of councils
- Validity of Argument
- External Validity
- Friction
- Film Sequence, etc.
UGC NET 2025-26 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, January 2)
Candidates can check below in detail about the Paper 1 analysis, questions, topics asked, weightage, etc. as per the students' review:
| Section | Topics asked (Shift 1) | Difficulty Level (Shift 1) |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | to be updated here |
to be updated here |
| Communication | to be updated here | to be updated here |
| Logical Reasoning | to be updated here | to be updated here |
| ICT | to be updated here |
to be updated here |
| People and Environment | to be updated here | to be updated here |
| Mathematics | to be updated here | to be updated here |
| Reading Comprehension | to be updated here | to be updated here |
| Higher Education System |
to be updated here |
to be updated here |
| Teaching Aptitude | to be updated here | to be updated here |
| Research Aptitude | to be updated here |
to be updated here |
Check UGC NET 2025-26 January 2 Exam Schedule
Candidates can check below the shift-wise Exam schedule for January 2, 2026.
UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025
Candidates can check below the exam pattern below.
| UGC NET Paper |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 |
50 |
100 |
| Paper 2 |
100 |
200 |
| Total |
150 |
300 |
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Student Forum
Answered 5 days ago
Yes, IIT Hyderabad does accept UGC NET scores to decide admissions to the PhD courses. Several IIT Hyderabad departments also accept the GATE scores as well to decide the PhD admissions of candidates.
In addition to the aforementioned entrance exams, candidates are also required to fulfill the specif
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Candidates can check below the methods to make corrections if required in the UGC NET application or registration form:
- Visit at ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Login using the application number and password
- Click on the link/button available for the application form correction
- Read the instructions and click on the
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The NTA has not yet released the UGC NET 2026 notification and so the application process dates have not been announced for the June session. It is expected that the application is likely to start in April 2026 and the last date for the registration may likely be in May 2026. The authority will also
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Yes, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET exam twice in a year in two sessions namely June and December session. Candidates can give the exam unlimited times. There is no limit in number of attempts. Two sessions increase the opportunity for a candidate to qualify the exam for JRF
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The registration for the UGC NET 2026 June session is expected to begin in the April 2026. The authority will release the application form and notification on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Without filling the application form online, candidates will jot be able to sit in the exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
As per the previous analysis, in the UGC NET Paper 1; Research aptitude and DI can be considered difficult or challenging at times. Also, higher education system or environmental Science require to learn or memorize the facts, policies and is so time consuming. Where as Paper 2 is lengthy and subjec
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Some of the UGC NET Political Science books to prepare are mentioned below:
- Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
- Political Theory: An Introduction by Rajeev Bhargava and Ashok Acharya
- Modern Political Theory by Madan Gandhi
- Comparative Politics: A Global Introduction by Michael J. Sodaro
- An Introduction to Pol
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
UGC NET exam is considered to be moderate to difficult in the overall difficulty level as per the experts. The syllabus of the exam is vast and a bit challenging to cover for the candidates. In depth subject knowledge is required to crack the examination. Frequent revision also plays an important ro
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The UGC NET June session 2026 exam date has not been announced yet. The exam will be conducted for a total duration of three hours or 180 minutes. The UGC NET exam will be conducted in a single session for both papers without any breaks. It will be conducted online.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Candidates must score good marks for clearing the UGC NET exam. For General Category the minimum qualifying mark is 40% and for reserved category it is 35%. In the June session 2025, the good score in History subject for the unreserved category was 162 for Asst. Professor and 180 for JRF.
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