UGC NET 2025: Application Form, Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern
UGC NET 2025 entrance exam will be conducted at national level to determine eligibility of Indian students for Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor in universities and colleges across the country. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is the exam conducting authority of UGC NET. The entrance exam will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree or its relevant degree to become eligible for taking UGC NET 2025 entrance exam.
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UGC NET 2025
Exam | UGC NET 2025 |
Exam Conducting Authority | National Testing Agency |
Mode of entrance exam | Computer-based test (CBT) mode |
Mode of application form | Online |
Official website | https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ |
UGC NET 2025 Important Dates
The official dates for the UGC NET 2025 exam are as follows-
UGC NET 2025 | Important Dates |
Online application re starts | Will be notified soon |
Last Date | Will be notified soon |
Payment of exam fee | Will be notified soon |
Application form correction | Will be notified soon |
Admit card | Will be notified soon |
Date of exam | Will be notified soon |
Answer key | Will be notified soon |
Result | Will be notified soon |
UGC NET 2025 Application Form
Candidates can apply for UGC NET 2025 only via online mode. To apply for the same, they need to fill the online application form by visiting the official website of the NTA i.e. https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/.
Candidates should avoid filling multiple application forms. The application form must be filled as per the correct knowledge and official records.
Applicants should note down their application number for future reference. They need to keep their relevant documents along with the scanned photograph and signature handy.
The images should be either in JPG format or in JPEG format. The application form must be submitted on or before the deadline specified by the authority.
It is mandatory for the applicants to pay the necessary application fee for the exam otherwise their applications will be rejected by the authority.
Candidates should take the printout copy of the filled-in application form and keep it safe for further use. They need not send the hardcopy of the application form to the authority.
Application fee
Category | Application fee |
General | Rs. 800/- |
OBC-NCL | Rs. 400/- |
SC/ST/PWD/Transgender | Rs. 200/- |
Mode of payment: Candidates can pay the application fee via online mode i.e. credit card/net baking/debit card or through E-Challan of SBI Bank.
UGC NET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must fulfill the eligibility criteria set by the authority for the UGC NET exam. The eligibility criteria are as follows-
Age limit:
- For JRF, the age of the candidates should not exceed 31 years as on 1st March of the year of admission. Candidates of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD/Third Gender/Women applicants can claim relaxation in age by upto 5 years.
- Assistant Professor: There will be no upper age limit for applying for Assistant professor.
Educational qualification:
- Candidates should have done Master’s or its equivalent degree program from a recognized university. They should have completed their PG degree in Humanities and social science, computer science and applications, electronic science etc.
- Those appearing in the final year of the Master’s degree program or are awaiting result can also apply for the exam.
- Candidates should have secured minimum 55% (50% marks for candidates belonging to the OBC/ST/ST/PWD category) aggregate marks in the Master’s or equivalent degree program.
UGC NET 2025 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern for UGC NET 2025 exam is given below-
- Exam mode: Online (Computer-based test)
- Total Duration: 3 hours
- Medium: Hindi and English
- Total number of papers: Two papers
- Type of questions: Objective (MCQ based)
- Marking scheme: 2 marks will be given for marking the right answer.
- Negative marking: Not applicable
Paper | Number of questions | Maximum marks | Duration |
I (General teaching and research aptitude ) | 50 | 100 | 1 hour |
II (Subject-specific) | 100 | 200 | 2 hours |
Total | 150 | 300 | 3 hours |
UGC NET 2025 Syllabus
The syllabus of UGC NET 2025 is quite exhaustive in nature and the candidates are required to have a strong hold over the subject in which they have done their master’s or equivalent program in. Here is the syllabus for some of the programs-
- Teaching and Research Aptitude: Teaching aptitude, research aptitude, communication, reading comprehension, logical reasoning, ICT, data interpretation, people and environment, higher education system etc.
- Political Science: Political theory and thoughts, comparative politics, Indian government and politics, public administration, International relations, world politics, etc.
- History: Basic concepts, ideas and terms, ancient Indian history, medieval Indian history, history of modern India, world history, etc.
- Philosophy: Classical Indian philosophy, modern Indian thinkers, modern western philosophy, etc.
- Economics: Micro-economics, Macro-economics, planning and development, public finance, Indian economy, statistical methods etc.
- Criminology: Definition and scope, criminology thoughts in ancient India and abroad, constitutional theories, criminological research, social changes, juvenile delinquency, prison system in India etc.
UGC NET 2025 Admit card
- The admit card for UGC NET 2025 will be made available in one the official website of the NTA.
- Candidates can download the same by login into the website using their application number, and password.
- They should take the colored printout of the hall ticket and preserve it for future purpose.
- The admit card will consist of information such as name of the candidate, exam venue, reporting time, subject code, paper, category etc.
- Candidates should check these details very carefully and if any discrepancy is found then they must inform the authority immediately.
- Applicants must bring the admit card and a valid ID proof to the exam venue otherwise they won’t be allowed to appear in the exam.
UGC NET 2025 Result
- Candidates can check their result by visiting the official website of the NTA.
- The authority will also release the answer key along with the results so that the candidates can assess their performance.
- To qualify in the exam, candidates must secure the minimum cutoff marks as decided by the authority.
- Candidates can apply for the post of JRF or assistant professor based on the marks secured by them in the UGC NET 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question 1: What will be the mode of UGC NET 2025 application form?
Answer: The application form for NTA UGC NET will be released in online mode only.
Question 2: What will be the mode of UGC NET exam?
Answer: Computer-based exam
Question 3: Is there any negative marking in UGC NET exam?
Answer: NO