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UGC NET Cut Off 2025 Out Soon for June: Check Expected Qualifying Marks

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The National Testing Agency will soon release the UGC NET June Cut off Marks 2025. The exam was conducted between 25th to 29th June 2025. The UGC NET cutoff will be released in two formats: percentile-wise and percentage-wise. Applicants can check the cutoff marks once they're available on the UGC NET website. The cutoff will be released for 'award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as Assistant Professor', 'appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.', and 'admission to Ph.D. only' in Indian universities and colleges. To know more about the subject-wise expected and previous years' cut-off marks for the UGC NET exam, go through this article. 

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  • The UGC NET Cut Off Marks 2025 are released in the form of a Cut Off PDF containing subject-wise and category-wise cut off marks. 
  • Apart from meeting the UGC NET Cut Off Marks, candidates must score the minimum qualifying marks to qualify the UGC NET December 2024 Session. The minimum qualifying marks for the general category stand at 40% and for the reserved category, it is 35%.
  • UGC NET Cut off depends on various parameters, but the difficulty level of the paper, number of vacancies, and number of applicants are some of the important ones.

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How to Check UGC NET Cut Off 2025?

The UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) Cut off marks released along with the result by the conducting authority. You can follow these steps to check the UGC NET Cut off marks on its official website: 

Step 1: Visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) or the conducting authority for UGC NET. 

Step 2: Look for the "UGC NET JUNE 2025 SUBJECT/CATEGORY WISE CUTOFF MARKS"  and "UGC NET JUNE 2025 SUBJECT/CATEGORY WISE CUTOFF PERCENTILE"  homepage and click on them.

Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page where you get the PDFs. And the UGC NET Cut off marks will be displayed on the screen.

Step 4: Check the subject and category-wise cut-off marks and compare them with your score to know if you have qualified for the exam.

Step 5: Download the UGC NET Cut-off Marks Pdf for your future reference. 

If you are unable to find the cut-off marks on the official website, you can also Download that through the link given below:

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How to Calculate Cut-Off Marks for UGC NET?

The candidates should know how to calculate the UGC NET Cut-Off Marks. To calculate the UGC NET Cut Off Marks, the candidates should follow the procedure given below.

  • The total number of qualified candidates in the exam, is equal to 6% of the candidates who appeared in both papers of the exam.
  • The total number of slots that have been allocated to candidates belonging to different categories as per the reservation policy of the Government of India.
  • Minimum qualifying marks required by candidates to be considered for Junior Research Fellow and/or Assistant Professor.
  • Qualifying factors for candidates who pass the UGC NET exam will depend on their category. 
  • The aggregate percentage secured by candidates in both papers corresponding to the number of slots will determine the qualifying UGC NET cut-off.
  • The total number of slots available for the JRF and Assistant Professor are administered among various categories as per the reservation policy of the Government of India.

Category-wise UGC NET Qualifying Marks for Paper 1 and 2

Candidates have to secure qualifying marks in both the NTA UGC NET papers if they want to get shortlisted for JRF or Assistant Professorship. The UGC NET qualifying marks for the General and Reserved categories in Paper I and Paper II are 40% and 35% respectively.

The UGC NET Qualifying marks are the minimum marks that a candidate will need to obtain in order to qualify for the exam. The UGC NET Qualifying Marks for paper 1 and paper have been given in the table below.

UGC NET Qualifying Marks

 

Category

Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained

Paper-1

Paper-2

 

General

40 (40%)

40 (40%)

 

ST/SC/PWD/OBC

35 (35%)

35 (35%)

 

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UGC NET Previous Years' Cut Off 

If the candidates want to go through the UGC NET Cut-Off for the previous years for the post of assistant professor and JRF, they can check the tables given below. Going through the UGC NET previous year cut-off details will help understand the trend of the category-wise cut-off marks over the years. Based on the same, you can get an idea of the UGC NET expected cut-off.

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UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off - December 2024 (JRF & Assistant Professor)

Check the UGC NET Subject-wise Cut Off for the December 2024 cycle from the PDF below.

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UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off - June 2024 (JRF & Assistant Professor)

The UGC NET Subject-wise Cut Off for the June 2024 cycle is given in the PDF below.

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UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off - December 2023 (JRF & Assistant Professor)

The cut off for UGC NET December 2023 was released category-wise for each subject. Check the cut off for JRF and Asistant Professor posts.

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UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off - June 2022 (JRF & Assistant Professor)

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UGC NET Subject-Wise Cut-Off 2022

Subject Code

Subjects

Category

Assistant Professor Cut Off

JRF & Assistant Professor Cutoff

001

Economics

Gen/ UR

192

212

EWS

172

198

OBC(NCL)

170

196

SC

152

176

ST

150

172

003

Philosophy

Gen/ UR

206

226

EWS

186

216

OBC(NCL)

186

210

SC

178

200

ST

158

180

004

Psychology

Gen/ UR

196

216

EWS

174

200

OBC(NCL)

174

200

SC

162

184

ST

158

178

005

Sociology

Gen/ UR

200

218

EWS

184

208

OBC(NCL)

182

204

SC

168

192

ST

166

190

007

Anthropology

Gen/ UR

174

194

EWS

160

190

OBC(NCL)

162

184

SC

150

166

ST

150

166

009

Education

Gen/ UR

190

210

EWS

172

198

OBC(NCL)

172

196

SC

160

182

ST

162

184

010

Social Work

Gen/ UR

178

196

EWS

162

188

OBC(NCL)

156

180

SC

142

172

ST

144

166

011

Defence & Strategic Studies

Gen/ UR

208

224

EWS

194

216

OBC(NCL)

192

208

SC

192

214

ST

182

190

012

Home Science

Gen/ UR

182

200

EWS

162

184

OBC(NCL)

162

182

SC

150

176

ST

150

176

014

Public Administration

Gen/ UR

182

200

EWS

168

192

OBC(NCL)

166

190

SC

150

172

ST

150

172

015

Population Studies

Gen/ UR

182

204

EWS

168

196

OBC(NCL)

168

186

SC

164

174

ST

160

172

016

Music

Gen/ UR

190

212

EWS

174

198

OBC(NCL)

174

194

SC

160

190

ST

154

184

017

Management

Gen/ UR

164

180

EWS

148

170

OBC(NCL)

144

164

SC

136

154

ST

134

152

018

Maithili

Gen/ UR

202

218

EWS

182

202

OBC(NCL)

184

198

SC

198

212

ST

024

Punjabi

Gen/ UR

160

172

EWS

148

162

OBC(NCL)

144

160

SC

134

152

ST

136

136

025

Sanskrit

Gen/ UR

178

196

EWS

164

186

OBC(NCL)

162

180

SC

152

170

ST

138

158

026

Tamil

Gen/ UR

148

160

EWS

144

140

OBC(NCL)

138

150

SC

132

144

ST

132

027

Telugu

Gen/ UR

154

164

EWS

144

152

OBC(NCL)

140

154

SC

134

152

ST

136

146

028

Urdu

Gen/ UR

202

214

EWS

190

206

OBC(NCL)

190

206

SC

168

204

ST

178

190

029

Arabic

Gen/ UR

198

218

EWS

188

214

OBC(NCL)

178

204

SC

128

128

ST

170

174

058

Law

Gen/ UR

202

224

EWS

182

210

OBC(NCL)

180

206

SC

168

190

ST

160

182

063

Mass Communication & Journalism

Gen/ UR

184

208

EWS

166

194

OBC(NCL)

166

186

SC

156

172

ST

152

166

080

Geography

Gen/ UR

182

202

EWS

164

192

OBC(NCL)

164

186

SC

152

176

ST

150

168

087

Computer Science & Applications

Gen/ UR

162

180

EWS

146

166

OBC(NCL)

142

162

SC

136

150

ST

132

148

089

EVS

Gen/ UR

188

206

EWS

174

194

OBC(NCL)

176

194

SC

164

182

ST

158

176

092

Human Rights & Duties

Gen/ UR

192

230

EWS

166

200

OBC(NCL)

180

210

SC

170

178

ST

174

174

UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off - June 2019 (JRF & Assistant Professor)

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Check subject-wise UGC NET cut off for June 2019 for the unreserved category below:

UGC NET Subjects

UGC NET Cutoff Percentage Marks (June 2019)

Total Candidates

Economics

74.67

94

Political Science

66.00

86

Philosophy

74.00

14

Psychology

65.33

25

Sociology

71.33

48

History

62.00

84

Anthropology

68.67

6

Commerce

68.00

278

Education

60.00

65

Social Work

62.67

21

Defence and Strategic Studies

74.67

1

Home Science

65.33

26

Public Administration

65.33

9

Population Studies

69.33

7

Music

74.00

12

Management

68.00

64

Maithili

79.33

1

Bengali

59.33

7

Hindi

60.00

95

Kannada

58.67

8

Malayalam

60.67

8

Odia

66.67

4

Punjabi

62.00

8

Sanskrit

72.67

52

Tamil

56.67

7

Telugu

62.00

5

Urdu

65.33

9

Arabic

72.00

4

English

66.00

141

Linguistics

75.33

5

Chinese

56.67

1

Dogri

60.00

1

Nepali

43.33

1

Manipuri

54.67

2

Assamese

70.00

5

Gujarati

54.67

1

Marathi

57.33

1

French

69.33

1

Spanish

66.67

1

Russian

64.00

1

Persian

74.00

1

Rajasthani

68.67

1

German

68.00

1

Japanese

62.00

1

Adult Education

76.67

3

Physical Education

62.67

8

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

76.00

2

Indian Culture

62.67

1

Labour Welfare

70.00

31

Law

64.00

49

Library and Information Science

64.67

23

Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies

78.00

1

Comparative Study of Religion

70.67

1

Mass Communication and Journalism

65.33

20

Performing Art ‐ Dance/Drama

71.33

3

Museology and Conservation

70.67

1

Archaeology

70.00

3

Criminology

77.33

4

Tribal And Regional Language

61.33

3

Folk Literature

57.33

1

Comparative Literature

68.00

1

Sanskrit Traditional Subjects

72.00

5

Women Studies

72.00

3

Visual Art

64.67

16

Geography

68.00

125

Social Medicine & Community

70.00

4

Forensic Science

68.00

7

Pali

70.67

1

Kashmiri

58.00

1

Konkani

50.67

1

Computer Science and Applications

62.67

68

Electronic Science

66.00

45

Environmental Sciences

65.33

36

International and Area Studies

74.00

3

Prakrit

73.33

1

Human Rights And Duties

78.67

1

Tourism Administration and Management

62.00

7

Bodo

60.00

2

Santali

55.33

1

Yoga

71.33

17

Sindhi

60.00

1

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UGC NET June 2019 Cutoff for Assistant Professor Only

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The UGC NET cut off has been given in the table below. This is the UGC NET cut off for the June 2019 Exam. 

UGC NET Subjects

UGC NET Cutoff Percentage Marks (June 2019)

Total Candidates

Economics

65.33

1,074

Political Science

56.67

1,095

Philosophy

64.00

170

Psychology

57.33

322

Sociology

62.00

533

History

54.67

1,234

Anthropology

60.67

75

Commerce

60.00

3,183

Education

52.67

924

Social Work

55.33

217

Defence and Strategic Studies

64.67

23

Home Science

56.67

326

Public Administration

58.00

107

Population Studies

62.67

68

Music

63.33

156

Management

60.00

971

Maithili

73.33

7

Bengali

52.67

80

Hindi

53.33

1,100

Kannada

52.67

93

Malayalam

54.00

76

Odia

57.33

45

Punjabi

54.67

83

Sanskrit

63.33

593

Tamil

50.00

111

Telugu

52.67

60

Urdu

56.67

114

Arabic

62.67

56

English

58.00

1,711

Linguistics

66.00

60

Chinese

56.67

2

Dogri

59.33

3

Nepali

45.33

1

Manipuri

54.67

2

Assamese

62.00

64

Gujarati

50.67

9

Marathi

48.67

22

French

62.67

13

Spanish

65.33

2

Russian

60.00

5

Persian

65.33

12

Rajasthani

62.67

9

German

64.67

6

Japanese

62.00

1

Adult Education

70.67

40

Physical Education

52.67

114

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

68.00

22

Indian Culture

56.67

6

Labour Welfare

61.33

361

Law

58.00

509

Library and Information Science

56.00

340

Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies

64.00

17

Comparative Study Of Religion

63.33

13

Mass Communication And Journalism

58.00

258

Performing Art ‐ Dance/Drama

64.00

50

Museology and Conservation

65.33

7

Archaeology

62.67

31

Criminology

72.67

22

Tribal And Regional Language

53.33

28

Folk Literature

54.67

3

Comparative Literature

63.33

7

Sanskrit Traditional Subjects

60.67

70

Women Studies

65.33

33

Visual Art

57.33

217

Geography

60.00

1336

Social Medicine & Community

61.33

47

Forensic Science

60.67

87

Pali

62.67

7

Kashmiri

53.33

3

Konkani

50.67

1

Computer Science and Applications

54.67

978

Electronic Science

59.33

455

Environmental Sciences

56.00

437

International and Area Studies

69.33

32

Prakrit

73.33

1

Human Rights and Duties

64.00

17

Tourism Administration and Management

55.33

76

Bodo

54.67

18

Santali

49.33

8

Yoga

62.00

238

Sindhi

72.67

1

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UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off - December 2018 (JRF & Assistant Professor)

Check out Cut off of UGC NET December 2018 

Check the subject-wise UGC NET Cut Off for December 2018 the cut off for all from the table given below. The table highlights the UGC NET cut off for each subject that the candidates appeared for in the December 2018 Exam.

UGC NET Subjects

UGC NET Cut off for December 2018 

Total Candidates

Economics

67.33

57

Political Science

63.33

94

Philosophy

72.00

17

Psychology

62.67

36

Sociology

66.67

57

History

56.00

48

Anthropology

72.00

9

Commerce

62.00

287

Education

60.67

89

Social Work

68.00

39

Defence and Strategic Studies

64.67

4

Home Science

61.33

28

Public Administration

66.00

12

Population Studies

72.67

8

Hindustani Music (Vocal Instruments)

72.00

9

Management

62.00

77

Maithili

77.33

1

Bengali

54.67

4

Hindi

63.33

108

Kannada

63.33

15

Malayalam

66.00

15

Odia

62.00

5

Punjabi

62.00

12

Sanskrit

66.00

27

Tamil

58.67

10

Telugu

59.33

8

Urdu

65.33

15

Arabic

69.33

6

English

60.00

91

Linguistics

68.67

4

Chinese

64.67

1

Dogri

61.33

1

Nepali

56.67

1

Manipuri

55.33

1

Assamese

65.33

7

Gujarati

56.00

2

Marathi

55.33

3

French

72.00

1

Spanish

56.67

1

Russian

66.00

1

Persian

70.00

1

Rajasthani

60.67

1

German

70.67

1

Japanese

53.33

1

Adult Education Continuing Education

70.00

5

Physical Education

60.67

16

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

75.33

2

Indian Culture

57.33

1

Labour Welfare Personnel Management

68.00

23

Law

68.00

62

Library and Information Science

58.00

20

Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies

70.67

2

Comparative Study of Religions

76.00

1

Mass Communication and Journalism

59.33

15

Dance

66.67

2

Museology and Conservation

56.00

2

Archaeology

62.67

3

Criminology

85.33

2

Tribal and Regional Language Literature

64.67

4

Folk Literature

56.67

1

Comparative Literature

66.00

1

Sanskrit Traditional Subjects

64.67

3

Women Studies

68.00

3

Visual Art (Including Drawing)

66.00

9

Geography

66.00

131

Social Medicine and Community Health

70.67

3

Forensic Science

63.33

6

Pali

75.33

1

Kashmiri

58.67

1

Konkani

-

-

Computer Science and Applications

62.00

111

Electronic Science

62.00

32

Environmental Sciences

60.67

35

International and Area Studies

70.00

4

Prakrit

56.67

1

Human Rights and Duties

74.67

1

Bodo

61.33

2

Santali

53.33

1

Karnatik Music (Vocal Instruments)

55.33

2

Rabindra Sangeet

54.67

1

Percussion Instruments

63.33

1

Drama Theatre

73.33

1

Yoga

72.67

21

Sindhi

-

-

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UGC NET December 2018 Cutoff for Assistant Professor Only

Check out Cut off of UGC NET December 2018 Assistant Professor

The subject-wise UGC NET cut off for December 2018 which has been given below. The candidates can go through these cut offs for all the subjects. It will help them to estimate the minimum score that they will need to attain in order to qualify for the post of assistant professor. 

UGC NET Subjects

UGC NET December 2018 Cutoffs

Total Candidates

Economics

57.33

682

Political Science

55.33

1,139

Philosophy

64.00

219

Psychology

56.00

322

Sociology

59.33

538

History

50.00

525

Anthropology

64.00

93

Commerce

54.67

2,991

Education

53.33

1,148

Social Work

60.00

458

Defence and Strategic Studies

59.33

30

Home Science

54.00

260

Public Administration

59.33

128

Population Studies

63.33

97

Hindustani Music (Vocal Instruments)

62.00

116

Management

54.00

1,209

Maithili

67.33

8

Bengali

50.00

45

Hindi

56.00

1,513

Kannada

56.00

199

Malayalam

58.00

175

Odia

55.33

47

Punjabi

54.67

137

Sanskrit

57.33

254

Tamil

51.33

149

Telugu

53.33

94

Urdu

58.00

157

Arabic

60.67

58

English

52.67

1,142

Linguistics

60.00

53

Chinese

63.33

2

Dogri

58.00

2

Nepali

46.00

2

Manipuri

54.67

2

Assamese

57.33

68

Gujarati

50.00

10

Marathi

48.00

46

French

54.67

11

Spanish

56.67

2

Russian

63.33

2

Persian

65.33

14

Rajasthani

58.67

8

German

64.00

11

Japanese

53.33

1

Adult Education Continuing Education

64.00

56

Physical Education

52.00

186

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

66.00

27

Indian Culture

55.33

7

Labour Welfare Personnel Management

59.33

273

Law

60.67

656

Library and Information Science

51.33

251

Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies

62.67

15

Comparative Study Of Religions

64.67

15

Mass Communication and Journalism

51.33

180

Dance

58.67

26

Museology and Conservation

55.33

5

Archaeology

56.00

29

Criminology

76.67

23

Tribal and Regional Language Literature

54.67

46

Folk Literature

50.67

5

Comparative Literature

60.00

6

Sanskrit Traditional Subjects

54.67

44

Women Studies

62.00

35

Visual Art (Including Drawing)

56.67

123

Geography

58.00

1,409

Social Medicine and Community Health

58.67

49

Forensic Science

57.33

73

Pali

60.00

8

Kashmiri

58.00

2

Konkani

40.00

2

Computer Science and Applications

54.00

1,560

Electronic Science

54.67

400

Environmental Sciences

54.00

335

International and Area Studies

65.33

24

Prakrit

71.33

1

Human Rights and Duties

65.33

16

Bodo

54.67

24

Santali

47.33

4

Karnatik Music (Vocal Instruments)

53.33

3

Rabindra Sangeet

54.67

2

Percussion Instruments

57.33

8

Drama Theatre

61.33

16

Yoga

63.33

302

Sindhi

60.67

1

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Factors Determining UGC NET Cut Off 2025

The UGC NET cut off marks is determined based on the following factors. The candidates can go through the points mentioned below to check them.

  • Cut Off is dependent on the number of vacancies in that recruitment drive
  • The difficulty level of exam is a very important factor by which UGC NET Cut off marks is decided
  • UGC NET Cut off depends on the number of candidates who appeared for the examination too

I hope you found the article helpful. To know the cut off is very important to understand the competition of the exam. You can prepare for competitive exams with us. Testbook has some exciting offers for you. These offers will provide various special offers on courses to avail the offers. You can also download the Testbook App and prepare for the exam with video lessons, live tests, quizzes, and much more!

Latest UGC NET Updates

-> The UGC NET Answer Key 2025 June was released on the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in on 06th July 2025.

-> The UGC NET June 2025 exam will be conducted from 25th to 29th June 2025.

-> The UGC-NET exam takes place for 85 subjects, to determine the eligibility for 'Junior Research Fellowship’ and ‘Assistant Professor’ posts, as well as for PhD. admissions.

-> The exam is conducted bi-annually - in June and December cycles.

-> The exam comprises two papers - Paper I and Paper II. Paper I consists of 50 questions and Paper II consists of 100 questions. 

-> The candidates who are preparing for the exam can check the UGC NET Previous Year Papers and UGC NET Test Series to boost their preparations.

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