UGC NET Subject List 2025: Check all 85 Subjects Name with Code & Syllabus
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2025 ( UGC NET )
UGC NET 2025 December exam schedule along with the shift-timings will be released at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The NTA will conduct the December session exam for 85 subjects. It is crucial for a candidate to choose the UGC NET subject while filling out the application form. Scroll down to know about the UGC NET subject list along with names and codes.
UGC NET Subject List 2025 with Subject Codes
UGC NET Subject List 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will mentione the list of the UGC NET 2025 subjects and their codes in the Information Bulletin 2025 that will be released on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in for the December session. There are 85 subjects for UGC NET in the December session 2025. The UGC NET 2025 June session exam dates were June 25 to June 29, 2025. In the previous December session, the authority added 'Ayurveda Biology' as an additional subject in the UGC NET exam from December 2024 onwards to the existing list of subjects of UGC NET.
It is to be noted that while filling out the UGC NET application form for the December session, candidates need to enter their preferences for the desired subject. Candidates need to select the UGC NET subject in which they have done their postgraduation. Along with the UGC NET subject list, candidates must go through the exam pattern and syllabus to know the structure of the exam as well as the important topics and sections.
UGC NET exam is conducted by NTA twice a year to determine the eligibility of candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/or Assistant Professor. The NTA UGC NET exam comprises two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. The UGC NET Paper 1 is common for all candidates while Paper 2 will be conducted for 85 subjects. Here we have provided the complete UGC NET subject list along with their subject codes and names. Go through the details below to have a decent idea about the selection of UGC NET subjects.
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- UGC NET 2025: Exam Pattern
- List of UGC NET Subjects with Codes
- How to Choose UGC NET Subject?
- Important Points Related to UGC NET Exam
- UGC NET Subject List FAQs
UGC NET 2025: Exam Pattern
Candidates can check below the UGC NET Exam pattern for both Papers 1 and 2.
| Particulars |
UGC NET Paper 1 Highlights |
UGC NET Paper 2 Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Exam mode |
Online |
Online |
| Exam duration |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
|
| UGC NET December Cycle Exam Date |
to be updated here |
|
| Type of paper |
Common for all candidates |
Subject-specific questions (85 Subjects) |
| Total Questions |
50 |
100 |
| Type of questions |
MCQs |
MCQs |
| Total marks |
100 |
200 |
| Marking scheme |
+2 for correct answer 0 for incorrect answer |
+2 for correct answer 0 for incorrect answer |
| Language of paper |
English and Hindi |
English and Hindi |
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List of UGC NET Subjects with Codes
Check below the complete list of 85 UGC NET subjects along with the codes.
| UGC NET Subjects |
Subject Codes |
|---|---|
| Adult Education/Continuing Education/Andragogy/Non-Formal Education |
46 |
| Anthropology |
07 |
| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies |
49 |
| Arabic |
29 |
| Archaeology |
67 |
| Assamese |
36 |
| Bengali |
19 |
| Bodo |
94 |
| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and Peace Studies |
60 |
| Chinese |
32 |
| Commerce |
08 |
| Comparative Literature |
72 |
| Comparative Study of Religions |
62 |
| Computer Science and Applications |
87 |
| Criminology |
68 |
| Defence and Strategic Studies |
11 |
| Dogri |
33 |
| Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business Economics |
01 |
| Education |
09 |
| Electronic Science |
88 |
| English |
30 |
| Environmental Sciences |
89 |
| Folk Literature |
71 |
| Forensic Science |
82 |
| French (French Version) |
39 |
| Geography |
80 |
| German |
44 |
| Gujarati |
37 |
| Hindi |
20 |
| Hindu Studies | 102 |
| History |
06 |
| Home Science |
12 |
| Human Rights and Duties |
92 |
| Indian Culture |
50 |
| Japanese |
45 |
| Kannada |
21 |
| Kashmiri |
84 |
| Konkani |
85 |
| Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management |
55 |
| Law |
58 |
| Library and Information Science |
59 |
| Linguistics |
31 |
| Maithili |
18 |
| Malayalam |
22 |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
17 |
| Manipuri |
35 |
| Marathi |
38 |
| Mass Communication and Journalism |
63 |
| Museology & Conservation |
66 |
| Music |
16 |
| Nepali |
34 |
| Oriya |
23 |
| Pali |
83 |
| Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre |
65 |
| Persian |
42 |
| Philosophy |
03 |
| Physical Education |
47 |
| Political Science |
02 |
| Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies |
90 |
| Population Studies |
15 |
| Prakrit |
91 |
| Psychology |
04 |
| Public Administration |
14 |
| Punjabi |
24 |
| Rajasthani |
43 |
| Russian |
41 |
| Sanskrit |
25 |
| Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/Navya Vyakarna/Vyakarna/Mimansa/Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tulanatmaka Darsan/Shukla Yajurveda/Madhav Vedant/Dharmasasta/Sahitya/Puranotihasa/Agama) |
73 |
| Santali |
95 |
| Sindhi |
101 |
| Social Medicine & Community Health |
82 |
| Social Work |
10 |
| Sociology |
05 |
| Spanish |
40 |
| Tamil |
26 |
| Telugu |
27 |
| Tourism Administration and Management. |
93 |
| Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
70 |
| Urdu |
28 |
| Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) |
79 |
| Women Studies |
74 |
| Yoga |
100 |
| Indian Knowledge System | 103 |
| Disaster Management | 104 |
| Ayurveda Biology | 105 |
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How to Choose UGC NET Subject?
Candidates need to choose the UGC NET subject as per their area of specialisation in their post-graduation degree course while submitting their online applications. If a candidate’s post-graduation subject is not mentioned in the subject list prescribed by UGC, he or she can choose a related subject. As per the official UGC NET notification , “Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates, whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of NET subjects, may appear in a related subject.”
Candidates can select the following subject in the scenarios mentioned below:
- Candidates with a Master’s Degree in Geography (with specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/ Statistics are eligible to appear in the subject 'Population Studies' (Code 15).
- Candidates with a Master’s Degree in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences are eligible to appear in the subject 'Women Studies' (Code 74)
It may be noted that the NTA UGC NET subject chosen once by the candidate will not be changed later under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates are advised to choose their UGC NET subject wisely at the time of filling out the application form.
Important Points Related to UGC NET Exam
The candidates who will be going to appear for the UGC NET exam must know the exam inside out. The points that have been given below will help the applicants to understand the UGC NET exam clearly:
- UGC NET exam comprises two papers i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2
- The exam is conducted in two languages i.e. English and Hindi
- The time duration of the UGC NET exam is 3 hours
- The total number of questions in the UGC NET exam is 150 for a total of 300 marks
- All questions will be MCQ in nature and every question will have four options
- For each correct answer, candidates will be awarded 2 marks
- No marks will be deducted for incorrect answers as there is no negative marking
- No marks will be awarded or deducted for questions left unanswered or blank
- If any question is dropped by UGC then maximum marks will be awarded to the candidates for the dropped question
- If a question is found to be incorrect/ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the credit
- If a question is found to be incorrect and the Question is dropped, then two marks will be awarded to only those candidates who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error. Since, there is no negative marking, candidate needs to choose one most appropriate option as correct answer
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UGC NET Subject List FAQs
Q: What is UGC NET subject list?
A: UGC NET 2025 December session will be conducted for 85 subjects. Candidates can select one subject from the list of subjects. The subjects are Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Anthropology, Commerce, Education, Social Work, Defence & Strategic Studies, Home Science, Public Administration, Population Studies, Music, etc.
Q: Can I take two subjects in UGC NET Exam?
A: No, candidates can take only one subject in UGC NET Paper 2 exam. UGC NET subjects can be selected in the application form.
Q: How to select UGC NET subject?
A: Candidates applying for the exam can choose UGC NET subject as per their area of specialisation in the post-graduation. If the subject of postgraduation is not mentioned in UGC NET subject list, candidates can choose a related subject.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The Commission is expected to soon release the UGC NET notification for the December session in the form of PDF. It will be released at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
There are several books available in the market that consist of the UGC NET practice sets. Also, some standard guidebooks include model test papers for the practicing of the UGC NET exam. Online test series are also available for the candidates who are aspiring to prepare for the UGC NET exam.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Candidates can check below the important books that can be used for the preparation for UGC NET paper 2 Commerce and English.
Commerce: Some of the books are Trueman's UGC NET Commerce, CB Gupta's Business Organisation, etc.
English: Some of the books are Arihant UGC NET English Literature, History of
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the December session of the UGC NET 2025 exam. The notification is not released yet. It is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor, the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and the admission to Ph.D
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
After BA, you need to pursue an MA in Urdu (or a related subject).
Once you complete or are in the final year of your MA, you can apply for UGC NET in Urdu.
In short:
BA alone cannot fulfill the eligibility for UGC NET.
The eligibility for UGC NET is MA in Urdu (or related field) with 55%+ marks
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 months ago
No, PhD students aren't exempt from UGC-NET or CSIR-NET. To get admission in a PhD course, UGC is requesting institutions to integrate NET scores.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The UGC NET 2025 December session exam will be conducted online in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode at various centress across the country. The exam is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA), and candidates must select their answers on a computer screen during the allotted time for each par
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Contributor-Level 6
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