UGC NET Result 2024 (Out) Highlights: Scorecards out at ugcnet.nta.ac.in, check subject-wise cut-off

The UGC NET December 2024 result is out. Candidates can download and access the scorecards at ugcnet.ac.in.

As per the UGC policy, 6 per cent of those candidates who appear in both the papers and obtain minimum qualifying marks in aggregate of both the papers will be declared NET qualified.

The NTA has not yet announced any official date to announce UGC NET 2024 December result.

For the incorrect or dropped questions, if any, two marks (+2) will be awarded to only those candidates who have attempted the question.

The UGC NET December 2024 result is not out yet.

If a question is found to be incorrect or ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the credit.

Question: Are candidates belonging to the backward category in their state, eligible for concession in eligibility conditions, fee and qualifying cut-off marks in UGC-NET?

Answer: The National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Assistant

Professor is a national level examination. The candidates falling in the non-creamy layer and whose category is included in the central list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) maintained by National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) on their Website: ncbc.nic.in may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC Candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General.

In the UGC NET June 2024 exam, a total of 11,21,225 candidates registered. This number comprised of 6,35,587 female students, 4,85,579 male and 59 third gender candidates. A total of 9,08,580 candidates (81 per cent) appeared for the exam.

UGC has instituted the ‘PhD Excellence Citation’ to recognise and reward exceptional research annually across various disciplines.

The annual award is aimed at recognising outstanding PhD scholars across various disciplines, including sciences, engineering, social sciences, and Indian languages. Each year, ten citations will be granted, highlighting research that demonstrates originality, a significant contribution to knowledge, robust methodology, clarity, impact, and effective presentation.

For admission to PhD, the marks obtained in the NET by the candidates in category-2 and category-3 will be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result of UGC-NET.

Awarding of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/ or Eligibility for Assistant Professorship depends on the aggregate performance of the candidate in Paper-I and Paper-II of UGC-NET. The candidates qualifying only for Assistant Professorship are not eligible to be considered for the award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the eligibility test for Assistant Professorship are governed by the rules and regulations of the concerned Universities/Colleges/State Governments, as the case may be for recruitment of Assistant Professor.

Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. Basically, the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees. The Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored equal to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination. Therefore, the topper (highest score) of each session will get the same Percentile of 100 which is desirable. The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores are also converted to appropriate Percentiles. The Percentile score instead of the raw marks of the candidate shall be used for preparation of the merit

lists. The Percentile Scores will be calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and reduce ties. The percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows:

(100 X number of candidates appeared in the ‘Session’ with raw score equal to or less than the candidate) / Total number of the candidates appeared in the ‘Session’

The UGC NET is held twice a year, in June and December, for the appointment of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professorship, and admissions to PhD programmes.

The UGC NET December 2024 exams were conducted between January 3 and January 27 over nine dates in multiple exam cities.