The UGC NET Cut off is the minimum score required to qualify for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in various Indian universities and colleges.
NTA releases the cut off marks after evaluating the performance of the candidates in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 conducted out of total 300 marks.
For the UGC NET December 2024 session, the cut off marks has been officially released on 22nd February 2025, along with the results. Candidates can check subject and Category wise cut off 2024. The December 2024 Exam was conducted from 3rd January 2025 to 27th January 2025. you can also check June 2024 Cut off marks here.
In this article, we have covered all detail related to UGC NET 2024 Subject-wise and category-wise cut off marks along with the process to check and download the official cut off PDF.
UGC NET 2024 Cut off - Important Dates
How to check UGC NET 2024 Cut Off
How to Determine Cut Off for UGC NET Exam
UGC NET Minimum Qualifying Marks
UGC NET Previous Year Cut Off Marks
UGC NET Dec 2021/June 2022 cut off
Get Guidance for UGC NET from Experts
UGC NET Cut Off 2024 - Imp Dates
Candidates who have appeared for the UGC NET 2024 December Exam must be anticipating the cut-off and percentile required to qualify for the exam. Below are the important dates related to UGC NET December 2024 Cut off:
| Events |
Important Dates |
| Exam Date |
3rd January 2025 to 16th January 2025 |
| Cut off release date |
22nd February 2025 |
| UGC NET Result 2024 Declaration date |
22nd February 2025 |
| UGC NET 2024 Final Answer Key release date |
22nd February 2025 |
UGC NET December 2024 Cut off: Category-wise & Subject-wise Marks
The December 2024 Cut off has been officially released by NTA as a PDF. The cut off varies based on subject and category (General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, PwD). Below, we are providing the PDF of Cut Off Marks. You can check cutoff based on your subject. Click on the below download link and check it
UGC NET June 2024 Cut off
Below is the UGC NET June 2024 Cut Off Subject wise for general category for all subjects.
| Subject Code |
Subject |
UGC NET June 2024 Cut off |
||
| JRF |
Assistant Professor Only |
for Phd Only | ||
| 1 |
Economics |
210 |
182 |
154 |
| 2 |
Political Science |
99.73 |
96.34 |
83.54 |
| 3 |
Philosophy |
202 |
180 |
154 |
| 4 |
Psychology |
222 |
198 |
174 |
| 5 |
Sociology |
204 |
180 |
156 |
| 6 |
History |
99.79 |
97.60 |
87.97 |
| 7 |
Anthropology |
208 |
180 |
156 |
| 8 |
Commerce |
99.84 |
97.79 |
90.18 |
| 9 |
Education |
218 |
190 |
162 |
| 10 |
Social Work |
216 |
190 |
164 |
| 11 |
Defence and Strategic Studies |
228 |
210 |
186 |
| 12 |
Home Science |
214 |
188 |
166 |
| 14 |
Public Administration |
210 |
186 |
162 |
| 15 |
Population Studies |
210 |
186 |
160 |
| 16 |
Music |
226 |
194 |
170 |
| 17 |
Management |
214 |
184 |
162 |
| 18 |
Maithili |
234 |
206 |
180 |
| 19 |
Bengali |
188 |
162 |
142 |
| 20 |
Hindi |
99.77 |
97.32 |
86.11 |
| 21 |
Kannada |
162 |
150 |
132 |
| 22 |
Malayalam |
200 |
178 |
154 |
| 23 |
Oriya |
212 |
188 |
162 |
| 24 |
Punjabi |
188 |
166 |
144 |
| 25 |
Sanskrit |
204 |
180 |
152 |
| 26 |
Tamil |
170 |
154 |
136 |
| 27 |
Telugu |
176 |
156 |
134 |
| 28 |
Urdu |
230 |
208 |
180 |
| 29 |
Arabic |
222 |
200 |
172 |
| 30 |
English |
99.80 |
97.37 |
87.90 |
| 31 |
Linguistics |
230 |
208 |
184 |
| 32 |
Chinese |
142 |
142 |
132 |
| 33 |
Dogri |
198 |
198 |
146 |
| 34 |
Nepali |
158 |
154 |
136 |
| 35 |
Manipuri |
188 |
156 |
136 |
| 36 |
Assamese |
220 |
192 |
170 |
| 37 |
Gujarati |
200 |
170 |
144 |
| 38 |
Marathi |
174 |
146 |
132 |
| 39 |
French |
252 |
204 |
178 |
| 40 |
Spanish |
254 |
238 |
208 |
| 41 |
Russian |
200 |
186 |
162 |
| 42 |
Persian |
242 |
216 |
194 |
| 43 |
Rajasthani |
248 |
200 |
174 |
| 44 |
German |
192 |
190 |
164 |
| 45 |
Japanese |
196 |
196 |
164 |
| 46 |
Adult Education |
234 |
216 |
192 |
| 47 |
Physical Education |
190 |
166 |
142 |
| 49 |
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies |
252 |
232 |
214 |
| 50 |
Indian Culture |
196 |
178 |
158 |
| 55 |
Labour Welfare |
224 |
198 |
166 |
| 57 |
Law |
216 |
188 |
166 |
| 59 |
Library and Information Science |
188 |
166 |
144 |
| 60 |
Buddhist Jaina Gandhian and Peace Studies |
200 |
178 |
154 |
| 62 |
Comparative Study of Religions |
238 |
206 |
190 |
| 63 |
Mass Communication and Journalism |
216 |
184 |
160 |
| 65 |
Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre |
228 |
194 |
164 |
| 66 |
Museology and Conservation |
220 |
192 |
170 |
| 67 |
Archaeology |
212 |
192 |
168 |
| 68 |
Criminology |
254 |
220 |
198 |
| 70 |
Tribal and Regional Language Literature |
180 |
164 |
142 |
| 71 |
Folk Literature |
230 |
178 |
160 |
| 72 |
Comparative Literature |
206 |
194 |
168 |
| 73 |
Sanskrit Traditional Subjects |
220 |
180 |
152 |
| 74 |
Women Studies |
230 |
214 |
196 |
| 79 |
Visual Art |
180 |
158 |
138 |
| 80 |
Geography |
204 |
180 |
154 |
| 81 |
Social Medicine & Community Health |
224 |
192 |
162 |
| 82 |
Forensic Science |
200 |
180 |
160 |
| 83 |
Pali |
260 |
212 |
174 |
| 84 |
Kashmiri |
198 |
174 |
146 |
| 85 |
Konkani |
142 |
142 |
126 |
| 87 |
Computer Science and Applications |
218 |
188 |
166 |
| 88 |
Electronic Science |
166 |
154 |
138 |
| 89 |
Environmental Sciences |
182 |
160 |
142 |
| 90 |
International and Area Studies |
242 |
216 |
186 |
| 91 |
Prakrit |
246 |
224 |
206 |
| 92 |
Human Rights and Duties |
236 |
202 |
176 |
| 93 |
Tourism Administration and Management |
198 |
168 |
150 |
| 94 |
Bodo |
210 |
184 |
162 |
| 95 |
Santali |
182 |
166 |
144 |
| 100 |
Yoga |
222 |
194 |
162 |
| 101 |
Sindhi |
210 |
210 |
186 |
| 102 | Hindu Studies | 226 | 202 | 180 |
| 103 | indian knowledge system | 174 | 162 | 150 |
To check the UGC NET cut off 2024 for other categories, please refer to the following pdfs:
UGC NET 2024 June Cut off PDF (Subject & Category wise)
How to Check UGC NET Cut Off 2024?
Candidates can check the cut off marks for their respective subjects and categories by following the step-by-step process given below.
Step 1: Visit the official NTA UGC NET website
Step 2: Click on the Cut Off link available on the website.
Step 3: cut-off of UGC NET Dece 2024 will appear on the screen.
Step 4: Download the PDF
How to Determine UGC NET Cut off?
To check the marking procedure, Eduncle has made available the Qualifying Criteria for UGC NET. This will help you understand how to calculate cut off marks for UGC NET.
Below are some points you must know about UGC NET Cut Off and merit list:
There are separate categories and subject-wise UGC NET Merit List for the students who obtained the qualifying percentile.
The top 6% of candidates on the merit list will be declared NET qualified for Assistant professorship only.
There will be a separate merit list for the candidates who have qualified for the award of JRF.
UGC NET Minimum Qualifying Marks - Category Wise
To qualify for UGC NET 2024, candidates must meet the minimum qualifying marks set by the NTA. For the General category, candidates need at least 40% aggregate marks across both Paper 1 and Paper 2. For candidates belonging to reserved categories, the minimum qualifying marks are 35%.
Below are the Category wise Minimum Qualifying Marks for UGC NET-
| Category |
Minimum Qualifying Marks |
| General |
40% |
| reserved (OBC, SC, ST, and PwD candidates) |
35% |
UGC NET Previous Year Cut off [Last 5 Year]
Analyzing the UGC NET cut off trends from the past five years gives a clear idea of how the required scores have changed over time. This helps candidates predict the expected cut off for the current year and assess their chances of qualifying for Assistant Professor or JRF.
Below, You can check the subject & Category wise cut-off marks of UGC NET 2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020
UGC NET Dec 2023 Cut off
As NTA has released UGC NET Cut-off for December 2023 session on the official website. you can check below the UGC NET Cut-off 2023 december session :-
UGC NET June 2023 Cut Off
Below you can check the declared cutoff marks for UGC NET June 2023 exam:
UGC NET December 2022 Cut off Marks
Below you can check the declared cutoff marks for UGC NET Dec. 2022 exam:
NTA UGC NET Cut-Off December 2021 / June 2022 Marks
As NTA has been released the cut-off marks for all subjects yet. Below you can check the declared cutoff marks for UGC NET 2021 exam:
Download UGC NET 2024 Practice Questions with Solutions
Frequently Asked Questions about UGC NET Cut Off
We have mentioned some of the commonly asked questions related to the UGC NET Cut-off below. You can also refer to Frequently Asked Questions for UGC NET exam for related queries.
Ques 1- How to calculate expected Cut Off Marks?
Ans- To calculate the UGC NET expected cut off marks, follow the given example:
Suppose, the cut off marks for the UGC NET 2024 session for Economics (General Category) is 72.
Just add and minus 2 from the previous year’s cut off and you will get the current year expected cut-off range.
So, 70-74 will be the expected cut off for UGC NET 2024 session.
Ques 2- When did NTA release the Cut Off for UGC NET?
Ans- Usually, NTA releases a cut-off list for the UGC NET exam within 15-20 days of the final exam. The last exam date was 21th August to 04th September 2024 and the cut-off has been released by NTA on 17th october 2024.
Ques 3- What details are mentioned in the Cut Off list?
Ans- UGC NET exam Cut Off list has details such as subject names, categories, cut-off marks, and total candidates, mentioned for Assistant Professor only and JRF & Assistant Professor separately.
Ques 4- What is the difference between minimum qualifying marks and cut-off marks for UGC NET?
Ans- You must score the minimum qualifying marks to be considered for UGC NET merit. It is mentioned in the notification of the exam.
Whereas, UGC NET cut-off marks are released along with UGC NET Results. The cutoff is calculated considering factors such as the difficulty level of the exam and no. of candidates who appeared for the exam.
Ques 5- Do I need to score the minimum qualifying marks and cut off marks for clearing the UGC NET exam?
Ans- Yes, you need to secure minimum qualifying and cutoff marks for getting selected. Failing to secure either of the above will be not considered as UGC NET qualified.
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