How much to score for JRF in UGC NET?

Candidates must appear for both papers and receive a minimum of 40% overall for the General (unreserved) category in order to be eligible for the Joint Recruitment Framework (JRF) and Assistant Professor. Candidates in the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC non-creamy layer/PwD/transgender) must receive at least 35%.

How much percentile is a good score in UGC NET?

To be eligible for the UGC NET exam, candidates must receive at least 40% of the possible marks (Unreserved category) and 35% of the marks. However, the top 6% of applicants will be eligible for the Assistant Professor position among those who meet the minimum qualifying scores.

What are the qualifying marks for UGC NET?

Students in the general category must receive 120 out of 300 in the UGC NET qualifying marks, while students in the reserved category must receive 105 out of 300.

Is it easy to secure a good score in UGC NET?

The difficulty of cracking the exam UGC NET would vary from candidate to candidate in terms of personal factors like educational background, preparatory strategy and acquaintance with pattern. It's a tough test and demands strenuous efforts.

When is NTA conducting UGC NET Exam?

The NTA conducted the UGC NET 2024 Dec session exam from January 2 to January 16, 2025.

What is a good score in UGC NET?

A good score in UGC NET is around 199 for Assistant Professor and 97 for JRF & Assistant Professor, 99 and 97 in Commerce, and 99 and 97 in English (UR category). Check here What is a good score in UGC NET category wise!

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What are UGC NET Qualifying Marks?
Good Score in UGC NET 2024: Category wise and Subject wise
How to calculate the UGC NET Score?

A "good score" in UGC NET 2024 for the Open Category Candidates is achieving a score greater than the minimum qualifying mark of 40 percent across both papers, whereas for 'Reserved Category Candidates such as ST/ST/OBC/PWD/Transgenders, it should be above 35 percent.

In the UGC NET 2024 session, for the unreserved category, the good score is 199 for Assistant Professor and 97 for JRF & Assistant Professor. For Commerce, the good score is 99 for JRF and 97 for JRF & Assistant Professor. For English, the good score is 99.8027688 for Assistant Professor and 97.3753082 for JRF & Assistant Professor.

The NTA is conducting the UGC NET 2024 Dec session exam from January 2 to January 16, 2025 for 83 subjects in CBT mode.

What are UGC NET Qualifying Marks?

A candidate must receive the minimum qualifying scores as per UGC NET Exam Pattern in order to pass the exam. This UGC NET Cutoff Score differs from the qualifying marks. Additionally, candidates must receive the required scores from NTA in the UGC NET exams in order to be considered for a JRF or Associate Professorship. The table below shows the UGC NET Passing Marks for candidates:

Category	Paper 1	Paper 2
General Category	40 (40%) marks	40 (40%) marks
PWD, ST, SC, OBC Non Creamy Layer, Transgenders	35 (35%) marks	35 (35%)

Good Score in UGC NET 2024: Category wise and Subject wise

UGC NET 2025 Cutoff was declared after the declaration of the results. Candidates can check out the good scores for all the major subjects category-wise and subject-wise in UGC NET 2024 below:

Philosophy

Category	Assistant Professor Cutoff	JRF Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	180	202	154
ST	140	168	124
OBC (NCL)	162	190	140
EWS	166	198	140
SC	154	188	134
PWD-HI-UR	110	110	----
PWD-VI-UR	158	158	106
PWD-VI-OB	120	134	----
PWD-LM-UR	168	168	138
PWD-VI-SC	120	120	----
PWD-LM-SC	112	112	110
PWD-LM-OB	148	148	126
PWD-VI-EW	136	136	----

Economics

Category	Assistant Professor Cutoff	JRF Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	182	210	154
EWS	164	200	140
OBC (NCL)	160	198	140
ST	144	176	128
SC	148	184	130
PWD-HI-UR	120	158	108
PWD-VI-UR	138	176	112
PWD-OD&AO-UR	112	136	----
PWD-LM-UR	150	180	124
PWD-VI-OB	114	160	106
PWD-LM-OB	132	158	114
PWD-HI-OB	106	136	----
PWD-VI-SC	----	110	----
PWD-HI-SC	----	----	----
PWD-OD&AO-OB	106	124	----
PWD-OD&AO-SC	----	112	----
PWD-LM-SC	126	160	112
PWD-HI-ST	----	----	----
PWD-VI-ST	112	130	----
PWD-OD&AO-ST	----	----	----
PWD-LM-ST	112	128	106
PWD-HI-EW	----	----	----
PWD-VI-EW	136	148	----
PWD-OD&AO-EW	----	130	----
PWD-LM-EW	140	172	116

Political Science

Category	Assistant Professor Cutoff	JRF Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	96.3442108	99.7303386	83.2434462
OBC (NCL)	91.3165364	99.2325753	71.5947717
EWS	90.3911797	99.2422174	67.0228017
SC	83.2434462	97.3204533	64.3024845
ST	78.1581806	96.7656026	58.6466692
PWD-VI-UR	67.0228017	99.10568	15.0430093
PWD-HI-UR	34.8354767	91.3844894	17.1217914
PWD-LM-UR	79.5843992	97.7266521	56.4684599
PWD-OD&AO-UR	18.498791	93.1389951	15.0430093
PWD-VI-OB	42.534817	97.1791008	13.1690333
PWD-HI-OB	11.4998635	71.5947717	----
PWD-LM-OB	65.0361824	95.71784	39.2087465
PWD-OD&AO-OB	11.4998635	80.5707264	----
PWD-VI-SC	26.3482496	90.3911797	13.1690333
PWD-HI-SC	13.1690333	24.2737499	----
PWD-LM-SC	64.3024845	87.1780495	30.3522665
PWD-OD&AO-SC	16.7151417	43.6135543	----
PWD-VI-ST	14.98756	78.1581806	----
PWD-HI-ST	14.98756	76.0752321	----
PWD-LM-ST	44.910568	81.0631811	18.498791
PWD-OD&AO-ST	----	20.3840628	----
PWD-VI-EW	32.6803799	94.5521573	----
PWD-HI-EW	13.1690333	73.3503872	----
PWD-LM-EW	64.3024845	95.71784	19.1015838
PWD-OD&AO-EW	----	----	----
Third Gender	21.2247406	21.2247406	----

History

Category	Assistant Professor Cutoff	JRF Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	97.6608584	99.7928431	87.9748739
OBC(NCL)	93.4378028	99.3417755	79.3409723
EWS	92.8707031	99.5152214	77.1103126
SC	87.7652722	98.2993084	70.8844265
ST	83.1547902	97.1252288	65.7422567
PWD-VI-UR	79.3409723	98.6609262	24.0626483
PWD-HI-UR	50.519563	94.3299141	26.5950234
PWD-LM-UR	86.402468	97.1252288	65.4010441
PWD-OD&AO-UR	29.2833412	89.1653671	26.5950234
PWD-VI-OB	57.4411825	95.8810767	----
PWD-HI-OB	26.5950234	67.8283273	----
PWD-LM-OB	74.9745745	95.8810767	51.8272425

Commerce

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	99.8478738	97.7994764	90.1857106
OBC(NCL)	99.206861	92.1846789	80.1209934
EWS	99.5365457	93.8870261	80.1038174
SC	97.9978076	86.8110097	71.8955636
ST	97.0034671	83.5729946	66.9460923
PWD-VI-UR	99.2004528	80.1038174	32.992649
PWD-HI-UR	89.4042312	53.3111942	32.992649
PWD-LM-UR	98.7546876	89.0766056	69.4383544

How to calculate the UGC NET Score?

To calculate the UGC NET Qualifying Score, NTA follows the below steps.

Overall, at least 6% of the applicants who took both UGC NET exam papers(Paper 1 and Paper 2) will be qualified.
The total number of seats will be allocated, in accordance with the Indian government's reservation policy, to candidates from all categories
Candidates are to be eligible to qualify for the Junior Research Fellow (JRF) posts or Assistant Professor vacancies in the UGC NET by scoring minimum qualifying cut off. In the case of general candidates, they have to score a minimum of 40% marks, that is to say, adding both Paper I and Paper II. Candidates from OBC, SC, ST, and PwD categories need to score at least 35% marks aggregating over the two papers.
Candidates who pass the exam will be eligible based on their subject-specific categorization. The total percentage that applicants received on both tests will be used as the qualifying cut-off, which will vary according to the number of openings.
In accordance with the reservation guidelines, the total number of junior research fellow grant slots that are available are distributed among various categories.