UGC NET 2018 Exam Reviews, Analysis, Cutoffs and Expert Strategies
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Dear Aspirants!
The most awaiting UGC NET exam has been conducted by NTA for the first time from 18th Dec to 22nd Dec 2018. It was held in two shifts in morning and evening for five days successfully.
The students who appeared in the exam must be eager to know about the UGC NET exam analysis and review of the papers that have been held in December.
To slake the curiosity of students and provide them the right guidance, Eduncle team has come up with the complete UGC NET Exam analysis with difficulty level, expected cutoff marks and type of questions asked in the exam.
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Major Highlights of the UGC NET December 2018 (All Shifts)
Go through the UGC NET Exam analysis to get an idea about no. of good attempts to qualify the exam. Check out the highlights and changes in UGC NET 2018 Exam:
For the first time in the history, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has conducted the UGC NET Exam.
Out of total 9,56,837 candidates, 5,32,225 Female, 4,24,595 Male and 17 Transgender candidates have been registered for the UGC NET December 2018 exam.
The NTA has conducted UGC NET Exam for 85 subjects at 598 centers in 91 cities.
The exam conducting authority has monitored the exam through CCTV cameras for the first time and used 4000 jammers to stop cheating using mobile networks.
NTA has also provided free NTA mock test practice sessions through a network of 3000 practice centers especially for rural areas students and around 1 Lakh candidates have utilized this facility.
The UGC NET exam comprises two papers i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is common for all the subjects and consisted 50 questions for one-hour time duration.
On the other hand, paper 2 consists of questions related to post-graduation subject and consisted of 100 questions for 2 hours.
There was no negative marking and each question carried 2 marks.
The NET exam was held in online mode only in two different shifts in the morning and evening as follows:
| Paper | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| Shift 1: | 9.30 AM to 10.30 AM | 11 AM to 1 PM |
| Shift 2: | 2.30 PM to 3.30 PM | 4 PM to 6 PM |
Check out the detailed NTA UGC NET Exam Analysis prepared by subject experts and candidates who appeared in the exam for five days:
UGC NET Exam Analysis - 18th December 2018
UGC NET Exam Analysis - 19th December 2018
UGC NET Exam Review - 20th December 2018
UGC NET Exam Review - 21st December 2018
UGC NET Paper Analysis - 22nd December 2018
UGC NET Exam Analysis for 22 December 2018 [Shift 1 and 2]
The UGC NET Exam for December is over now. The last paper was held on 22nd December 2018 in two shifts in morning and evening.
On the last day, UGC NET exam was successfully conducted having easy to moderate difficulty level. Check out complete UGC NET Exam Analysis below:
Paper 1 Analysis for UGC NET 2018 Exam – 22 December [Both Shifts]
The UGC NET Question papers of December 2018 had the same level of difficulty in different shifts.
There was 1 question in first shift while no question asked in the second shift from General Awareness section.
The DI questions were quite easy and based on percentage. There were two sets of DI in first shift consisting 5 questions.
Reasoning section consisted questions from number series, Odd One Out, Syllogism, Time & Work, Speed, Average, Geometry etc.
Reading Comprehension and ICT sections were easy compared to previous days.
Have a look of the topic wise UGC NET Review for paper 1 :
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 5 (2 Set in 2nd Shift) | Easy to Moderate |
| Research Aptitude | 7-9 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension (RC) | 4-5 (1 Set) | Easy to Moderate |
| Communication | 3-5 | Moderate |
| Reasoning/ Mathematics | 7-8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 5-8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Teaching Aptitude | 8-12 | Moderate to difficult |
| People & Environment | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 4-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Easy to Moderate |
UGC NET Exam Analysis of Paper 2 – 22 December 2018 [Shifts 1 and 2]
Paper 2 of UGC NET exam was based on specific subjects and consisted the conceptual questions. The level of Paper 2 was moderate to difficult.
Candidates who have appeared for UGC NET English subject have found Paper 2 quite difficult.
Analysis for UGC NET Paper held on 21 December [Shift 1 and 2]
The UGC NET Exam held on day 4 was said to be moderate to difficult. As per the reviews received by candidates appeared for the exam, the paper was difficult compared to the previous days.
Below we are going to share analysis for UGC NET paper 1 and 2.
UGC NET Exam Analysis for Paper 1 [Both Shifts]
The paper pattern and questions were mostly similar to the previous shift. The paper was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Some sections in paper 1 were difficult.
More weightage was given to the questions from Teaching & Research Aptitude and Reasoning section.
Reasoning section covered questions from missing numbers, Odd One Out, Blood Relation etc.
Data Interpretation questions were based on the salary of person and Monday to Friday type.
1 or 2 questions were asked in the General Awareness section.
Check the topic wise UGC NET analysis for paper 1 :
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 4-5 (1 Set) | Easy to Moderate |
| Research Aptitude | 7-8 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension (RC) | 5 (1 Set) | Moderate |
| Communication | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning/ Mathematics | 3-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 5-7 | Easy to Moderate |
| Teaching Aptitude | 8-10 | Moderate |
| People & Environment | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Easy to Moderate |
Review for UGC NET Exam of Paper 2 - 21 December 2018 [Shifts 1 and 2]
Paper 2 in the NTA UGC NET exam carried concept based questions related to specific subjects. The level was moderate to difficult.
Candidates appeared for UGC NET Political Science and Hindi subjects have found Paper 2 quite difficult.
The UGC NET Exam will continue till 22nd December 2018.
UGC NET Exam Analysis for 20 December 2018 [Both Shifts]
UGC NET Exam was successfully held on 20th December in two shifts. The level of the exam was said to be Easy to moderate.
Get the UGC NET Exam Analysis of paper 1 and Paper 2 for both shift in the article below:
Exam Analysis for UGC NET Paper 1 - 20 December 2018 [Shift 1 & 2]
The difficulty level of UGC NET Paper 1 was easy as per the reviews received from the students, who appeared in the exam.
In the general paper 1 of UGC NET exam, more number of questions from Teaching & Research Aptitude and Reasoning sections were asked on day 3 of the exam.
Concept-based questions and Evolutions and Classroom Communication related questions were asked in the Teaching Aptitude section.
Shift 1 consisted more no. of question from Teaching & Research Aptitude, Reasoning while shift 2 consisted more questions from Higher Education.
Questions of Alpha-Numeric Series, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relation, Odd One Out were asked in Reasoning Section.
1 question was asked from General Awareness section in the first shift of UGC NET paper 1.
Data Interpretation and Reading Comprehension was quite easy but Scrolling problem still persisted in RC questions.
Scroll down to know the topic wise UGC NET Paper Analysis held on 20 December-
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation ( Missing Value & Percentage) | 5 (1 Set) | Easy |
| Research Aptitude | 4-8 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension (RC) | 5 (1 Set) | Easy |
| Communication | 4-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning/ Mathematics | 2-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 6-8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Teaching Aptitude | 10-13 | Moderate |
| People & Environment | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 4-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Easy to Moderate |
UGC NET Exam Analysis of Paper 2 - 20 December 2018 [Both Shifts]
Having the Moderate Difficulty level of questions, Paper 2 pattern was similar to previous year papers and consisted subject related questions.
Questions based on assertion and reason were asked in paper 2. The paper 2 of UGC NET Computer Science was said to be hard as per the reviews of the students.
NTA UGC NET Paper Analysis for 19 December 2018 [Shift 1 and 2]
After day 2 of UGC NET Exam, we have come up with the paper analysis for the UGC NET Exam held on 19th December.
The level of the exam was moderate-difficult. Check out the detailed UGC NET Exam Analysis below:
UGC NET Exam Review for Paper 1 [Shift 1 & 2]
In the UGC NET Previous papers, questions in Paper 1 were equally distributed in 10 sections and 5 questions were asked from each section. But this time, Teaching & Research Aptitude and Reasoning section covered more question.
There was more no. of questions asked from Higher Education and communication section compared to the previous day.
In reasoning section, some questions were asked from Direction, Blood Relation, Deductive Reasoning etc. and some questions were based on calculation.
Check the topic wise UGC NET Review for Paper 1 along with difficulty level of questions below:
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 5 (1 Set) | Easy to Moderate |
| Research Aptitude | 5-6 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension (RC) | 5 (1 Set) | Moderate |
| Communication | 4-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning/ Mathematics | 7-8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 5 | Easy |
| Teaching Aptitude | 8-10 | Moderate to Difficult |
| People & Environment | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 5 | Moderate |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Easy to Moderate |
UGC NET Exam Review for Paper 2 - 19th December 2018 [Both Shifts]
As per the feedback and reviews shared by students, some candidates found it having balanced difficulty level questions while for some students, it was quite hard.
Having the Moderate to Difficult level of questions, Paper 2 consisted subject-wise 100 multiple choice questions that were to be attempted by students in just 2 hours.
| Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Difficulty Level |
| 100 | 200 | Moderate |
UGC NET Exam Analysis: 18 December 2018 Review (All Shifts)
Just after the exam was held, we could see the smiling yet nervous faces outside the exam centers. As each student has a different learning level, their experiences with the UGC NET Exam were obviously different.
As per the feedback received from many students and subject expert, the level of the overall exam was moderate.
At the same time, there were many candidates who faced difficulty while solving Reading Comprehension (Reason Stated by Students – Scrolling Issue due to the online mode).
UGC NET Exam Analysis of Paper 1 [Both Shifts]
According to the candidates, the UGC NET Paper 1 was easy to moderate level of difficulty.
Around 12 to 15 questions were asked from the Teaching & Research Aptitude sections while more than 12 questions were from Reasoning Section.
The UGC NET Exam Pattern of paper 1 was quite similar to the previous year.
More number of questions were asked from the Teaching and Research Aptitude section.
There were fewer questions asked from Current Affairs And General Awareness Section compared to last year.
Let’s have a look at the UGC NET Review & Analysis and type of questions asked in General Paper 1-
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 5 (1 Set) | Easy |
| Research Aptitude | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension (RC) | 5 (1 Set) | Easy to Moderate |
| Communication | 2-3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning/ Mathematics | 6-8 | Easy |
| Logical Reasoning | 4-6 | Easy |
| Teaching Aptitude | 10-14 | Moderate |
| People & Environment | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 3-4 | Easy |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 3-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 50 | Easy to Moderate |
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Paper 2 Analysis for UGC NET December 18, 2018 Exam [Both Shifts]
The UGC NET Paper-2 carried 100 multiple choice questions each of 2 marks for 2 hours. The candidates found this section difficult as compared to the last year.
Overall the difficulty level of UGC NET Paper 2 was moderate to difficult.
Here, we have discussed the UGC NET Analysis for December 2018 Exam. Hope it will help you to know the review of the paper and to analyze your UGC NET Result.
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Mohammed ShafeeqVERY USE FULLikes(0) Reply(1)Eduncle TeamThanks, for the kind words and appreciation, Shafeeq! Kind Regards, Eduncle Team- Meenu Jayaprakshrespected sir, i mainly have 2 questions , 1 one of my friend have appeared for nov net 2017, unfortunately she had bubbled her roll number for paper 3 wrongly which she later bubbled the right one. will she be qualified for paper valuation? 2 as i am new to net exam i am not clear about the cut off criterion . my subject is social work and the expected cut off is 62-65 so does that mean i have to this above 65% to pass the exam ?. can you please explain?Likes(0) Reply(1)Eduncle TeamHello Meenu, Greetings from Eduncle! As far as your first question is concerned, you can check the UGC NET Result page to know whether your friend has qualified it or not. The official site has declared the result yesterday. In regard to your second question, we would like to convey that the cutoff is decided based on the ratio of total no. of students who have marked similar answers and total no. of appearing candidates. If the cutoff is 65, then you would need to best this score to qualify the exam. You can check the UGC NET Result page to know the cutoff of UGC NET Nov 2017 Exam. Thanks for asking your query with us! Kind Regards, Eduncle Team
