What is a Good Score in UGC NET 2025?

For candidates who are wondering What is a Good Score in UGC NET 2025? A good UGC NET score is essential for clearing the exam. For general category candidates, the minimum qualifying mark is 40% whereas for those belonging to the reserved category, the same is 35%. For the unreserved category in the June 2025 session, a good score in History was 162 for Assistant Professor and 180 for JRF. In Commerce, it was 224 for JRF and  194 Assistant Professor, while in English, it was 168 for Assistant Professor and 188 for JRF. The UGC NET December 2025 exam will be conducted from December 31, 2025 to January 7, 2026. The cutoff will be separately released for candidates qualifying for Lectureship and JRF. However, the good score for certain subjects like History can be somewhere around 190 for JRF and 175 for Assistant professor. To achieve a good score in Commerce one can aim for 245 for JRF and 208 for Assistant professor. Refer to the details about the Good Score in UGC NET 2025 here:

UGC NET December 2025 Latest Updates

• The starting date for UGC NET December 2025 is December 31, 2025 and the end date is January 7, 2026

Also Read:

UGC NET Passing Marks 2025	UGC NET Normalization Process 2025
UGC NET December Certificate 2025	UGC NET 2025 Exam Day Guidelines

What are the UGC NET Qualifying Marks 2025?

To clear the UGC NET exam, a candidate must obtain the minimum qualifying marks set by NTA. The qualifying marks are not the same as the UGC NET Cutoff Score. In addition, to be shortlisted for JRF or Associate Professorship, candidates must get the requisite marks given by NTA in UGC NET examinations. Candidates can view the UGC NET Passing Marks 2025 in the table below:

Category	Paper I (100 marks)	Paper II (200 marks)
UGC NET Passing Marks for General Category	40 (40%)	40 (40%)
OBC Non-creamy layer, PWD/SC/ST, and Transgenders	35 (35%)	35 (35%)

How to Calculate Score for UGC NET 2025?

NTA completes the following steps to determine the UGC NET 2025 Score. Here is a full explanation of how the UGC NET 2025 cutoff marks were determined:

• Step 1: A minimum of 6% of the applicants who appeared in both exam papers will be qualified candidates overall.
• Step 2: The total number of seats allotted to applicants from all categories based on the Indian government's reservation policy.
• Step 3: The minimum marks that applicants must obtain to be considered for junior research fellow positions and/or to be eligible for assistant professor positions are listed in the table below.

UGC NET Candidate Category	UGC NET Minimum Qualifying Cutoff (Paper I & Paper II)
General	40% marks (both the papers taken together)
OBS/SC/ST/PwD	35% marks (both the papers taken together)

• Step 4: The eligibility criteria for applicants who pass the exam will be based on their subject-specific category. Depending on the number of vacancies, the aggregate percentage that candidates obtained on both papers will count as the qualifying cut-off.
• Step 5: According to the reservation rules, the total number of slots available for junior research fellow grants is distributed among the various categories.

Subject and Category-wise Good Score in UGC NET 2025

Refer to the Subject and Category-wise Good Score in UGC NET 2025 here:

Economics

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

Political Science (Percentile)

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

Philosophy

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

Psychology

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	222	198	174
OBC(NCL)	210	178	156
EWS	212	180	152
SC	194	164	142
ST	198	158	136
PWD-VI-UR	180	160	116
PWD-HI-UR	160	132	----
PWD-LM-UR	168	152	132
PWD-OD&AO-UR	174	128	106
PWD-VI-OB	162	128	108
PWD-HI-OB	124	124	----
PWD-LM-OB	142	138	118
PWD-VI-SC	106	106	----
PWD-LM-SC	136	136	114

Sociology

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	204	180	156
OBC(NCL)	192	164	142
EWS	192	164	140
SC	180	152	134
ST	176	150	134
PWD-VI-UR	174	136	106
PWD-HI-UR	150	118	108
PWD-LM-UR	186	150	130
PWD-OD&AO-UR	142	108	----
PWD-VI-OB	164	118	----
PWD-HI-OB	144	110	----
PWD-LM-OB	182	140	120
PWD-OD&AO-OB	138	----	----
PWD-VI-SC	140	106	----
PWD-HI-SC	114	112	----
PWD-LM-SC	160	132	112
PWD-VI-ST	116	112	----
PWD-HI-ST	116	116	----
PWD-LM-ST	128	120	108
PWD-OD&AO-ST	108	----	----
PWD-VI-EW	140	130	----
PWD-HI-EW	136	106	----
PWD-LM-EW	162	136	106

History (Percentile)

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

Anthropology

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	208	180	156
OBC(NCL)	202	162	144
EWS	206	170	138
SC	196	152	136
ST	196	144	128
PWD-VI-UR	178	----	----
PWD-HI-UR	148	148	----
PWD-LM-UR	154	154	----

Commerce (Percentile)

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

Education

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	218	190	162
OBC(NCL)	206	172	148
EWS	208	170	142
SC	190	158	138
ST	192	158	140
PWD-VI-UR	192	138	110
PWD-HI-UR	164	124	108
PWD-LM-UR	196	156	134
PWD-OD&AO-UR	176	112	110
PWD-VI-OB	170	126	106

Public Administration

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	210	186	162
OBC(NCL)	198	172	150
EWS	196	170	148
SC	192	162	138
ST	192	154	136
PWD-VI-UR	170	156	106
PWD-HI-UR	116	116	----
PWD-LM-UR	152	144	136
PWD-OD&AO-UR	106	106	----

Management

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	214	184	162
OBC(NCL)	202	168	150
EWS	206	168	144
SC	184	160	144
ST	188	160	142
PWD-VI-UR	204	152	118
PWD-HI-UR	156	136	122
PWD-LM-UR	178	160	144
PWD-OD&AO-UR	174	106	----

Law

Category	JRF Cutoff	Assistant Professor Cutoff	PhD Only Cutoff
UNRESERVED	216	188	166
OBC(NCL)	204	174	154
EWS	206	172	148
SC	188	162	144
ST	184	154	138
PWD-VI-UR	190	150	116
PWD-HI-UR	146	136	130
PWD-LM-UR	194	170	146
PWD-OD&AO-UR	172	118	134
PWD-VI-OB	176	132	108
PWD-HI-OB	138	108	----
PWD-LM-OB	178	148	130
PWD-OD&AO-OB	124	114	----
PWD-VI-SC	168	114	----

UGC NET Previous Year Good Scores (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

Candidates can check the UGC NET Previous Year Cut-off as well to get an idea of the good score to be obtained in the examination. Candidates can refer to the tables below of UGC NET Previous year cut-offs to understand how the cut-off trends have been in the past few years. In addition, the data given below will help them analyze what the cutoff for their subject was in the previous sessions of UGC NET:

Subjects	Category	Assistant Professor Cut-Off	JRF & Assistant Professor Cut-Off
Psychology	Gen/ UR	196	216
	EWS	174	200
	OBC(NCL)	174	200
	SC	162	184
	ST	158	178
Education	Gen/ UR	190	210
	EWS	172	198
	OBC(NCL)	172	196
	SC	160	182
	ST	162	184
Anthropology	Gen/ UR	174	194
	EWS	160	190
	OBC(NCL)	162	184
	SC	150	166
	ST	150	166
Sociology	Gen/ UR	200	218
	EWS	184	208
	OBC(NCL)	182	204
	SC	168	192
	ST	166	190
Social Work	Gen/ UR	178	196
	EWS	162	188
	OBC(NCL)	156	180
	SC	142	172
	ST	144	166
Philosophy	Gen/ UR	206	226
	EWS	186	216
	OBC(NCL)	186	210
	SC	178	200
	ST	158	180
Home Science	Gen/ UR	182	200
	EWS	162	184
	OBC(NCL)	162	182
	SC	150	176
	ST	150	176
Defence & Strategic Studies	Gen/ UR	208	224
	EWS	194	216
	OBC(NCL)	192	208
	SC	192	214
	ST	182	190
Population Studies	Gen/ UR	182	204
	EWS	168	196
	OBC(NCL)	168	186
	SC	164	174
	ST	160	172
Public Administration	Gen/ UR	182	200
	EWS	168	192
	OBC(NCL)	166	190
	SC	150	172
	ST	150	172
Maithili	Gen/ UR	202	218
	EWS	182	202
	OBC(NCL)	184	198
	SC	198	212
	ST	—	—
Management	Gen/ UR	164	180
	EWS	148	170
	OBC(NCL)	144	164
	SC	136	154
	ST	134	152
Sanskrit	Gen/ UR	178	196
	EWS	164	186
	OBC(NCL)	162	180
	SC	152	170
	ST	138	158
Punjabi	Gen/ UR	160	172
	EWS	148	162
	OBC(NCL)	144	160
	SC	134	152
	ST	136	136
Telugu	Gen/ UR	154	164
	EWS	144	152
	OBC(NCL)	140	154
	SC	134	152
	ST	136	146
Tamil	Gen/ UR	148	160
	EWS	144	140
	OBC(NCL)	138	150
	SC	132	144
	ST	132	—
Law	Gen/ UR	202	224
	EWS	182	210
	OBC(NCL)	180	206
	SC	168	190
	ST	160	182
Urdu	Gen/ UR	202	214
	EWS	190	206
	OBC(NCL)	190	206
	SC	168	204
	ST	178	190
Geography	Gen/ UR	182	202
	EWS	164	192
	OBC(NCL)	164	186
	SC	152	176
	ST	150	168
Mass Communication & Journalism	Gen/ UR	184	208
	EWS	166	194
	OBC(NCL)	166	186
	SC	156	172
	ST	152	166
Computer Science & Applications	Gen/ UR	162	180
	EWS	146	166
	OBC(NCL)	142	162
	SC	136	150
	ST	132	148
Economics	Gen/ UR	192	212
	EWS	172	198
	OBC(NCL)	170	196
	SC	152	176
	ST	150	172

UGC NET Certificate 2025

The UGC NET-qualified applicants receive e-certificates from the NTA. Candidates who qualify for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) are awarded the JRF Award letter, whereas applicants who qualify for the Assistant Professor/Lectureship UGC NET exam are awarded UGC NET E-certificates. Due to a shortage of seats in institutions, students are unable to enroll as Ph.D. students, so the certificate validity for NET JRF has been extended for the convenience of candidates. The Assistant Professor/Lectureship UGC NET certificate has a lifetime validity now. The UGC JRF certificate's validity has been raised to four years due to the extension of the UGC NET certificate's validity.

Candidates should also check out the articles mentioned below to learn more about the UGC NET 2025 exam!

Related Links:

UGC NET English Cutoff 2025	UGC NET Political Science Cutoff 2025
UGC NET History Cutoff 2025	UGC NET Commerce Cutoff 2025
UGC NET Cutoff for Hindi 2025

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