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 Exam Analysis January 2, 2026
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. January 2 was the second day of an exam. Both the shifts were 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 were 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)
- 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 was 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 |
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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Yes. The NTA conducted the re-exam for three subjects on September 9 and 10. The UGC NET re-exam schedule is provided below:
English: September 9, 2026 Shift 1 - 9 AM to 12 Noon
Commerce : September 9, 2026 Shift 2 - 3 PM to 6 PM
Sociology : September 10, 2026 Shift 1 - 9 AM to 12 Noon
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