UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 for December - Check Category-wise Expected Cutoff

The expected UGC NET English cutoff 2025 for December is 198 for JRF, 176 for Assistant Professor and 156 for the PhD admissions in the general category. Check category-wise cutoff details below.

Table of Contents

UGC NET English Cutoff December 2025 (Expected)
UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 for June Cycle
UGC NET English December Cutoff 2024
UGC NET English June Cutoff 2024
UGC NET English Cutoff 2023
How to Check UGC NET English Cutoff 2025?
UGC NET English 2025 Qualifying Marks
Factors Affecting UGC NET English 2025 Cutoff
Faqs

The UGC NET English cutoff for December 2025 will be declared by the National Testing Agency soon. The UGC NET 2025 December results are expected to be released by the first week of February 2026 on the official website of ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The cutoff will be released in a PDF format and broken down into categories, and also in different posts, like for Junior Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor, and even PhD admissions.

In order to qualify the exam, candidates need to score the minimum qualifying marks, which differ category-wise. For the General category, it's 40 per cent at least, and for OBC, SC, ST, PwD, and the other reserved groups, it's 35 per cent. But the real cutoffs for selection are usually on a higher side than the qualifying score. The cutoff varies each year depending on some major factors like the difficulty level of the exam, total test takers, and highest scores.

Read on to know more about the expected UGC NET English cutoff 2025 for December and past year trends.
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UGC NET English Cutoff December 2025 (Expected)

The expected category-wise English cutoffs 2025 for the December session, out of a total score of 300, have been mentioned below:

Category	Expected Cutoff Marks for JRF	Expected Cutoff Marks for Assistant Professor	Expected Cutoff Marks for Phd Only
General (UR)	198	176	156
EWS	190	162	144
OBC (NCL)	186	160	136
SC	174	150	136
ST	172	146	120
PWD-VI-UR	172	146	120

UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 for June Cycle

On July 22, 2025, the UGC released the UGC NET Cutoff 2025 for June in PDF format. Check out the category-wise cutoff in the table below:

Sub CD	Subject	Category	Cut Off (JRF)	Total Candidates (JRF)	Cut Off (Asst. Professor)	Total Candidates (Asst. Professor)	Cut Off (PhD)	Total Candidates (PhD)
008	English	UNRESERVED	188	138	166	1774	146	4070
008	English	OBC(NCL)	176	74	150	1270	134	2961
008	English	EWS	180	26	152	308	134	625
008	English	SC	166	58	140	767	126	1573
008	English	ST	164	30	140	444	126	938
008	English	PWD-VI-UR	162	2	136	25	110	50
008	English	PWD-HI-UR	146	1	114	15	112	1
008	English	PWD-LM-UR	172	1	138	19	122	41
008	English	PWD-OD&AO-UR	144	1	110	19	108	1
008	English	PWD-VI-OB	156	2	120	12	106	6
008	English	PWD-HI-OB	128	1	106	5	-	-
008	English	PWD-LM-OB	154	1	126	14	114	36
008	English	PWD-OD&AO-OB	138	1	108	1	-	-
008	English	PWD-VI-SC	152	1	114	8	106	2
008	English	PWD-HI-SC	-	-	-	-	-	-
008	English	PWD-LM-SC	146	2	126	7	110	16
008	English	PWD-OD&AO-SC	110	1	-	-	-
008	English	PWD-VI-ST	136	1	118	3	-	-
008	English	PWD-HI-ST	108	1	108	1	-	-
008	English	PWD-LM-ST	126	1	116	4	106	7
008	English	PWD-OD&AO-ST	-	-	-	-	-	-
008	English	PWD-VI-EW	154	1	120	5	106	3
008	English	PWD-HI-EW	112	1	112	1	-	-
008	English	PWD-LM-EW	170	1	122	3	110	7
008	English	PWD-OD&AO-EW	128	1	-	-	-	-
008	English	Third Gender	114	2	114	1	-	-

UGC NET English December Cutoff 2024

The UGC NET December 2024 cutoff for English for different categories has been provided below:

Category	JRF		Assistant Professor		PhD Only
Category	Cutoff Marks	Total Candidates	Cutoff Marks	Total Candidates	Cutoff Marks	Total Candidates
UNRESERVED	214	161	188	2345	162	5398
OBC(NCL)	202	110	172	1364	150	3079
EWS	204	31	170	379	146	779
SC	190	67	160	781	144	1600
ST	188	36	156	427	140	977
PWD-VI-UR	192	2	152	39	110	82
PWD-HI-UR	170	2	132	23	116	9
PWD-LM-UR	186	1	158	22	140	46
PWD-OD&AO-UR	170	5	118	27	114	1
PWD-VI-OB	188	1	134	15	108	1
PWD-HI-OB	150	2	110	7	--	--
PWD-LM-OB	182	1	146	14	128	32
PWD-OD&AO-OB	146	2	108	4	--	--
PWD-VI-SC	162	2	114	14	106	3
PWD-HI-SC	132	1	118	2	--	--
PWD-LM-SC	166	1	142	10	122	24
PWD-OD&AO-SC	130	2	--	--	--	--

UGC NET English June Cutoff 2024

The expected UGC NET English Dec Cutoff 2024 has been given below:

Category	JRF	Assistant Professor	PhD Only
UNRESERVED	99.8027688	97.3753082	87.9082116
OBC(NCL)	99.0783235	91.3268444	76.6183016
EWS	99.4917504	92.2748489	74.3821688
SC	97.3753082	84.2349025	66.7020671
ST	97.3753082	81.9267969	63.574194
PWD-VI-UR	91.3407927	71.7950574	32.4347795
PWD-HI-UR	78.593914	43.1016391	22.0898919
PWD-LM-UR	99.2546224	83.5729186	61.3313104
PWD-OD&AO-UR	99.34762	22.0898919	----
PWD-VI-OB	91.3268444	52.5696947	19.4158923
PWD-HI-OB	52.5696947	19.4158923	----
PWD-LM-OB	91.3407927	71.7950574	53.5984369
PWD-OD&AO-OB	36.9087806	----	----
PWD-VI-SC	87.4552231	30.9008155	24.7676844
PWD-HI-SC	22.0898919	22.0898919	----
PWD-LM-SC	93.252418	60.2706517	46.6874118
PWD-OD&AO-SC	27.6996017	----	----
PWD-VI-ST	43.1632847	24.7676844	----
PWD-HI-ST	50.0850309	----	----
PWD-LM-ST	92.3572919	60.2706517	28.8200601
PWD-OD&AO-ST	----	----	----
PWD-VI-EW	82.5234287	58.5131804	----
PWD-HI-EW	53.5984369	27.6996017	----
PWD-LM-EW	69.3040015	63.574194	35.9156204
PWD-OD&AO-EW	71.7314622	19.4158923	----

UGC NET English Cutoff 2023

Given below is the cutoff for UGC NET December 2023 exam as announced on January 19, 2024:

Category	Assistant Professor Cutoff	Total Candidates	JRF & Assistant Professor Cutoff	Total Candidates
UNRESERVED	182	1619	208	126
OBC(NCL)	160	1182	194	75
EWS	162	249	198	19
SC	148	558	180	46
ST	146	322	176	27
PWD-VI-UR	138	25	176	2
PWD-HI-UR	118	19	158	1
PWD-LM-UR	146	14	170	1
PWD-OD&AO-UR	106	17	180	1
PWD-VI-OB	118	14	174	1
PWD-HI-OB	106	4	118	2
PWD-LM-OB	134	11	156	1
PWD-OD&AO-OB	----	----	170	1
PWD-VI-SC	112	7	170	1
PWD-HI-SC	108	3	126	1
PWD-LM-SC	140	3	150	1
PWD-OD&AO-SC	----	----	----	----
PWD-VI-ST	116	1	138	1
PWD-HI-ST	----	----	120	2
PWD-LM-ST	120	3	128	1
PWD-OD&AO-ST	----	----	----	----
PWD-VI-EW	122	6	174	1
PWD-HI-EW	----	----	128	1
PWD-LM-EW	122	3	138	1
PWD-OD&AO-EW	----	----	120	1
Third Gender	114	2	132	1

Also Read: UGC NET Certificate for December 2025

How to Check UGC NET English Cutoff 2025?

To check the UGC NET English 2025 cutoff, candidates need to follow these steps:

Go to the official website of UGC NET, ugcnet.nta.nic.in .
On the homepage, you will find information related to the most recent UGC NET Cutoff 2025 for English.
Click on the link provided to proceed.
You can download and save the PDF of the cutoff scores for future reference.

UGC NET English 2025 Qualifying Marks

The UGC NET English cutoff 2025 will be determined by the exam's administrators by taking into account several different elements. Because the UGC NET cutoff is determined by the scores attained by the last candidate who qualifies, the marks obtained by applicants in each slot are also calculated and play a significant role in establishing the cut-off. The exam administrators predetermine the UGC NET Passing Marks 2025 . Candidates for the general category and those in the reserved category must have at least 40% and 35% of the UGC NET English qualifying marks, respectively.

Category	Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained (English)
General	40% aggregate marks in both Paper-1 and Paper-2
OBC/SC/ST/Person with Disability	35% aggregate marks in both Paper-1 and Paper-2

Factors Affecting UGC NET English 2025 Cutoff

The factors affecting UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 are:

Total number of candidates who appeared for the December session exam
Difficulty level of the exam
Number of seats that are available in the universities
Previous years’ UGC NET English cutoff 2025

Also Read: UGC NET Normalization Process 2025

The UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 for December gives aspirants a clear benchmark to assess their performance by combining expected cutoffs with past-year trends and category-wise analysis. Candidates should use this data strategically to set realistic score targets and fine-tune their preparation for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD eligibility.

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FAQs

What is the minimum qualifying marks for English in UGC NET 2025?

The minimum qualifying marks for English in UGC NET 2025 vary across different categories at 40% in both papers for General category candidates and 35% in both papers for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD, and transgender candidates.

What is the UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 for the SC category?

The expected UGC NET English cutoff 2025 for the SC category for Assistant Professor is 178 and for JRF is 148.

What is the UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 for unreserved category?

The expected UGC NET English cutoff 2025 for unreserved category for Assistant Professor is 55 - 60% and for JRF is 50 - 55%.

How can I check the UGC NET English 2025 Cutoff?

To check the UGC NET English 2025 cutoff, students need to follow these steps:

Go to the official website of UGC NET, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
On the homepage, you will find information related to the most recent UGC NET Cutoff 2025 for English.
Click on the link provided to proceed.
You can download and save the PDF of the cutoff scores for future reference.

What are the factors affecting UGC NET English Cutoff 2025?

The factors affecting UGC NET English Cutoff 2025 are:

Total number of candidates who appeared for the June session exam.
Difficulty level of the exam.
No. of seats that are available in the universities.
Previous years’ UGC NET English cutoff 2025.

When will UGC NET Cutoff 2025 for English be released?

The UGC NET cutoff 2025 for English will be released in the second week of January 2026. NTA will release the UGC NET English 2025 cutoff on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.