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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The UGC NET result 2026 for the June session be released on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be required their login credentials to download their result including the application number and date of birth.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
No. Once the admit card is released, candidate will not be able to change the exam centre in any circumstances. The exam centre mentioned on the hall ticket is final. Also, the assigned exam centre is based on the choices of the candidate made during the application process and can not be modified l
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
No. A candidate will not receive the UGC NET City Intimation Slip by post. The authority will release the City slip on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates required their login credentials to download the city slip including the application number and date of birth.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Yes. It is important for a candidate to carry the UGC NET admit card to the examination centre. Without it, candidate will not be allowed to sit in the exam. It consists of the details like name of a candidate, photograph, shift, reporting time, exam day instructions, etc.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
If in case candidate find any discrepancy in the UGC NET admit card for the June session then he or she must contact the NTA via helpline numbers 011-40759000 during the working hours or email them.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The UGC NET admit card for the June session 2026 will be released around four days prior to the examination date. It will be released on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
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