UGC NET December 2025 Cut-Offs, Result: Check previous sessions’ minimum passing marks

UGC NET December 2025 Cut-offs, Result Scorecards: Along with individual scorecards, NTA will also publish the final answer keys, based on which the results have been prepared, on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 5, 2026 09:51 AM IST

UGC NET December 2025 Cut-Offs, Scorecards at ugcnet.nta.nic.in (AI Image)

UGC NET December 2025 Cut-offs, Result Scorecards: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on February 4 released the scorecards, final answer keys and subject-wise cut-off marks for the UGC NET December 2025 session shortly. The NTA had earlier announced that the result, scorecards will be issued by February 4.

Candidates who appeared for the examination can download their UGC NET December 2025 scorecards from the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in using their application number and date of birth. Along with individual scorecards, NTA will also publish the final answer keys, based on which the results have been prepared.

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The category-wise and subject-wise cut-offs for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professor, and PhD eligibility will be released separately and will also be available on the same official portal. To help candidates understand recent trends, below are the subject- and category-wise cut-off marks for the UGC NET June 2025 session, as released by NTA in the previous sessions.

UGC NET June 2025 Cut-off marks

Here is the subject and category-wise cut-offs for the UGC NET June 2025 session given below:

Subject	Category	JRF Cut-off	Assistant Professor Cut-off	PhD Cut-off
Political Science	UR	244	218	186
	OBC-NCL	236	202	168
	EWS	238	200	160
	SC	222	186	160
	ST	218	180	156
Commerce	UR	224	194	166
	OBC-NCL	212	174	150
	EWS	218	176	146
	SC	202	162	140
	ST	188	158	138
English	UR	188	166	146
	OBC-NCL	176	150	134
	EWS	180	152	134
	SC	166	140	126
	ST	164	140	126
Law	UR	200	178	158
	OBC-NCL	190	166	146
	EWS	194	164	142
	SC	178	156	140
	ST	176	150	134
History	UR	180	162	142
	OBC-NCL	172	150	132
	EWS	174	150	130
	SC	164	140	126
	ST	160	138	124
Education	UR	206	182	158
	OBC-NCL	194	166	144
	EWS	198	164	142
	SC	186	156	138
	ST	184	154	136
Management	UR	218	192	170
	OBC-NCL	206	176	156
	EWS	208	174	152
	SC	200	168	148
	ST	194	166	146

UGC NET December 2024 cut-off marks (Subject & category wise)

For further comparison, here are the UGC NET December 2024 cut-off marks, showing how thresholds fluctuated across subjects and categories:

Subject	Category	JRF Cut-off	Assistant Professor Cut-off	PhD Cut-off
Political Science	UR	234	210	184
	OBC-NCL	226	196	168
	EWS	226	196	164
	SC	212	184	160
	ST	208	180	158
Commerce	UR	210	186	162
	OBC-NCL	198	168	148
	EWS	202	172	144
	SC	190	158	140
	ST	178	152	136
English	UR	214	188	162
	OBC-NCL	202	172	150
	EWS	204	170	146
	SC	190	160	144
	ST	188	156	140
Law	UR	218	194	174
	OBC-NCL	202	178	158
	EWS	208	180	156
	SC	190	166	148
	ST	190	156	138
History	UR	206	184	162
	OBC-NCL	196	172	150
	EWS	198	172	148
	SC	188	162	144
	ST	182	154	136
Education	UR	204	178	156
	OBC-NCL	192	164	146
	EWS	194	164	142
	SC	178	154	138
	ST	178	154	140

What happens after UGC NET results are declared?

Candidates who qualify for JRF and, or Assistant Professor eligibility will be issued UGC NET eligibility certificates and JRF award letters by NTA through its official portal. These certificates are mandatory for appointment as Assistant Professor in universities and colleges, and for availing JRF fellowship benefits.

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Note that the NET eligibility certificate for Assistant Professor remains valid for a lifetime, while the JRF award letter is valid for three years from the date of issue, within which candidates must join a recognised institution to avail fellowship benefits.