UGC NET January 6, 2026 Exam Analysis (OUT)- Check Shift 1 & 2 Subject-wise Difficulty, Questions & Answers
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2026 ( UGC NET )
The UGC NET January 6 exam was concluded for the December session. Both the shifts were Over. Candidates can check below the NTA UGC NET exam analysis including the overall difficulty level, topics asked in the exam, questions, answers, good attempts and more.
UGC NET Exam Analysis January 6, 2026
- UGC NET 2025-26 January 6 Exam Analysis: Political Science
- UGC NET 2025-26 January 6 Exam Analysis (Shift 2) OUT: Student Reactions & Topics Asked
- UGC NET 2025-26 January 6 Exam Analysis (Shift 1) OUT: Student Reactions & Topics Asked
- UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, January 6)
- UGC NET 2025 Dec Exam Shift and Subjects (Jan 6)
- UGC NET 2025 Dec Paper 1 Syllabus
UGC NET 2025-26 January 6 Exam Analysis: Political Science
As per the students, the paper was focused on political theory and Indian politics. International relations questions asked were straightforward. Previous year trend also helped students. Fewer questions were asked from Public Administration, comparative politics were analytical. Western political questions were prominent, emphasis on thinkers like Hobbes and Marx. Theoretical aspects like sovereignty and democracy were properly covered. Questions asked were based on concepts and were not too tricky.
The overall difficulty level of the exam was Easy to Moderate. Expected good attempts are 55-65.
Topics asked are:
- Public Administration
- Karl Marx
- Ram Manohar Lohia
- Dr. Aurobindo Ghosh
- Panchayati Raj
- USA Elections
- Books & Theory
- Chief Justice of India
- Number of seats in Rajya Sabha
- Years of Establishment of Facebook & Google
- SAARC Secretary General
- 2014 Elections
- When did Lenin die
- State Formations (year based question)
- Human Relations Theory
- Chronological-based questions
- Max questions asked from IR
- Herbert Marcuse book
- Liberalism & Democracy theory
- Allahabad High Court establishment year, etc.
UGC NET 2025-26 January 6 Exam Analysis (Shift 2) OUT: Student Reactions & Topics Asked
As per the student reactions, the Paper 1 of shift 2 was Easy to Moderate. 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 | Ratio (BPL & APL) |
Easy to Moderate |
| Communication |
Mass Communication, TV, Radio, Organisational Communication |
Easy |
| Logical Reasoning | Fallacy, Direction | Moderate |
| ICT | Open Source, Operating iOS, Android, Windows, Number System with Decimal Data |
Easy to Moderate |
| People and Environment |
Namami Gange, Aromatic Hydrocarbons, pH, COD & BOD, Nuclear Energy, Hydro & Geo-Thermal Energy, Environment related Acts & Laws |
Moderate |
| Mathematics | Profit and Loss, Number Series, Alphabet based | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | To be updated here | Easy |
| Higher Education System | Universities (Chronology) Kolkata & Bihar, UGC Quality Assurance |
Moderate |
| Teaching Aptitude |
Video Conferencing, Ed-Puzzle, Screencastomatic, Channel based, Enquiry Training Model |
Easy to Moderate |
| Research Aptitude | Standard Deviation, Match the following, Median, Content Analysis |
Easy to Moderate |
UGC NET 2025-26 January 6 Exam Analysis (Shift 1) OUT: Student Reactions & Topics Asked
As per the student reactions, the Paper 1 of shift 1 was Easy and Doable. Some of the students felt it as Easy to Moderate. Paper 1 was calculation based. DI was easy. Reading Comprehension was easy.
Topics asked are:
- Learning (Assertion Reasoning)
- File extension (Match the following)
- Wildlife Conversation
- Connotation Dec
- Standard Hypo testing
- Average
- Project Method
- Inter personal Communication
- Binomial distribution
- Variation
- Reflection
- Standard Deviation
- Communication (Models) (Match the following)
- Binary Number
- Newspaper order
- Scholar Ancient University (Match the following)
- University Order Post Independence (Match the following)
- Noise Level (Db)
- HE-Sanskar
- NEC
- Square of opposition
- Environment Protection Act
- Indian Logic
- Vice Chancellor
- Kothari Commission
- Chinese Scholars
- Variable
- E portfolio, etc.
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UGC NET 2025-26 Exam Analysis January 5
UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, January 6)
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 | Ratio and Proportion |
Moderate |
| Communication | Mas Communication, Mass Media | Easy |
| Logical Reasoning | Square of opposition, Deductivism, Logical Equillance, Syllogism, Opposition, Fallacy | Easy to Moderate |
| ICT | Questions were statement-based, Software, Email, JPEG, HTML (Match the following) |
Easy |
| People and Environment | International Treaties (Chronology arrange), Albido effect, Noise Level (Db), Protocols | Easy to Moderate |
| Mathematics | Average, successive Discount, Number series (Missing series), Fraction, Coding Decoding, | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | To be updated here | Easy |
| Higher Education System | Sanskar, News paper order, ancient universities, Post independence Universities, Chinese Scholars, Woods Dispatch, 5 Year Plan |
Moderate |
| Teaching Aptitude | Project Method, Teachers Committee, Human Memory, Cooperative Learnings | Easy to Moderate |
| Research Aptitude | Null Hypothesis, Alternate Sypothesis, Face to Face communication, APA Style, Sampling, etc. |
Easy to Moderate |
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UGC NET 2025 Dec Exam Shift and Subjects (Jan 6)
Candidates can check shift timings of UGC NET as per their subjects
| Dates |
Shift I (9 AM to 12 PM) |
Shift II (3 to 6 PM) |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 |
Political Science Defence & Strategic Studies Arab Culture Hindu Studies Nepali Comparative Literature Japanese Sindhi |
Hindi Tamil Mass Communication Kannada Malayalam Manipuri Indian Knowledge Systems German |
UGC NET 2025 Dec Paper 1 Syllabus
The Paper 1 syllabus is provided below. Paper 1 comprises 50 questions from 10 units that hold a total weightage of 100 marks:
- Teaching Aptitude
- Research Aptitude
- Comprehension
- Communication
- Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
- Logical Reasoning
- Data Interpretation
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- People, Development, and Environment
- Higher Education System
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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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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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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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