Exam Pattern: UGC NET

INTRODUCTION OF UGC NET:

(UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST)  

• Conducting Body: NTA (National Testing Agency)
• Division of paper: Paper I and paper II
• Type of Questions: Objective
• Duration: 3 hours  

NOTE: Paper I and paper II will be conducted on the same day.

Brief Introduction of Paper I and Paper II: 

Paper I:

1. The First session will be for Paper I.
2. The number of questions will be 50 where maximum marks will be 100 (2 marks for each question).
3. The areas covered under Paper I and will be Communication, Research, General Awareness, etc.

Paper II:

1. The Second session will be for Paper II.
2. The number of question will be 100 where maximum marks will be 200 (2 marks for each question).
3. Paper II will include the subject oriented questions chosen by the candidate out of 81 subjects (History, Music, Economics, etc.).

Marking Scheme:

-Here is the criterion of marking scheme stipulated by UGC NET:- 

1. For each correct answer, 2 marks will be given.
2. No negative marking will be there. 

NOTE: No marks will be deducted for answers left unattempted by the candidate.

 UGC NET Syllabus:

The topics covered under Paper I are mentioned below. These topics are incorporated in order to check student's command on Research and Teaching Aptitude.

• Teaching Aptitude
• Research Aptitude
• Logical Reasoning
• Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
• Communication
• Comprehension
• Data Interpretation 
• Higher Education System 
• Information and Communication Technology
• People Development and Environment

For Paper II, Syllabus will be subject-specific chosen by the candidate. 

NOTE: For Paper I, the candidate may expect 5 questions from the topics mentioned above.

Application Fee:

Category	Application Fee
General category	Rs. 1000
OBC	Rs. 500
SC/ST/PWD and Transgender	Rs. 250

UGC NET Previous Year Cut-off:

Subject wise cut off of June 2019 is given below:

UGC NET Subjects	UGC NET Cuts off %age Marks (June 2019)	Total Candidates
Economics	74.67	94
Public Administration	65.3	9
Political Science	66.00	86
Home Science	65.33	26
Philosophy	74.00	14
Defence and Strategic Studies	74.67	1
Psychology	65.33	25
Social Work	62.67	21
Sociology	71.33	48
History	62.00	84
Commerce	68.00	278
Anthropology	68.67	6
Education	60.00	65
Population Studies	69.33	7
Punjabi	62.00	8
Music	74.00	12
Management	68.00	64
English	66.00	141
Law	64.00	49