UGC NET Subject List 2025: Check all Dec 85 Subjects Name with Code & Syllabus

The NTA will conduct the UGC NET 2025 December session exam from December 31, 2025 to January 7, 2026 for 85 subjects. The whole schedule subject-wise was released at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. 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) released the detailed subject-wise schedule for the December session. The UGC NET 2025 exam will be conducted from December 31 to January 7, 2026. The city intimation slip was also released. The admit card will be released 3 or 4 days prior to the examination. The list of all the NTA UGC NET subjects and their codes are mentioned in the information bulleting released on the official portal on October 7. There are 85 subjects for UGC NET exam in the December session 2025. This is the high time for the candidates for revision and preparation. Practice questions and give mock test. The UGC NET 2025 June session exam dates were June 25 to June 29, 2025. 

It is to be noted that while submitting out the UGC NET application form for the December session, candidates required 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 pattern of an exam and syllabus to know the structure of the exam as well as the important topics and sections.

UGC NTA 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 Paper 1 is common for all candidates while Paper 2 will be conducted for 85 subjects. Here we have provided the complete subject list along with their subject codes and names. Go through the details below to have a decent idea about the selection of subjects.

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UGC NET 2025: Exam Pattern

Candidates can check below the NTA UGC NET Exam pattern for both Papers 1 and 2.

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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.

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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 submitting the online form.    

Important Points Related to UGC NET Exam

The candidates who will be going to appear for the exam must know the exam inside out. The points that have been given below will help the applicants to understand the exam clearly:

• NTA 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 exam is 3 hours 
• The total number of questions asked in the 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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