UGC NET January 2, 2026 Exam Analysis (OUT)- Check Shift 1 & 2 Subject-wise Difficulty, Questions & Review

University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2026 ( UGC NET )

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Shikha Goyal
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Updated on Jan 2, 2026 18:30 IST
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the December session exam. January 2 is the second day of an exam which is conducted in two shifts. Shifts 1 &2 are over. Analysis is given below. Scroll down for the detailed UGC NET exam January 2 analysis including overall difficulty level, expected cutoff, topics asked, etc.

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 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. 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 31January 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.

Table of contents
  • 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

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Communication to be updated here to be updated here
Logical Reasoning to be updated here to be updated here
ICT
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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

 

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Teaching Aptitude to be updated here to be updated here
Research Aptitude
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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

Also Read:

UGC NET Exam Pattern

UGC NET Exam Analysis December 31, 2025

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