UGC NET June 2025: Important Dates, Eligibility Criterias, Application Fee

The UGC NET June 2025 Notification will be released on the official website of NTA Exams. The National Testing Agency is likely to release it by the end of March 2025, which will be followed by the four-weeks application window. Individuals may check the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and other details.

The application form from the UGC NET June 2025 is all set to be released with the notification, after its availability on the official website at https://exams.nta.ac.in/ each eligible and interested candidate will be able to apply. To apply, one has to provide details, attach documents and make fee payment.

The National Testing Agency held the University Grant Commission National Eligibility Test two times annually for the aspirants who want to be appointed as Assistant Professor in any college or university across the country, pursue PhD or get awarded with Junior Research Fellowship.

Important Dates

The important dates for the UGC NET June 2025 are yet to be disclosed by the National Testing Agency, you may check the expected schedule from the below.

• Release of Official Notification: Expected in March 2025
• Start of Online Application Process: Expected in March 2025
• Last Date to Submit Application Form: Likely in April 2025
• Correction Window for Application Form: Expected in April/May 2025
• Release of Admit Card: Likely in the first week of June 2025
• Exam Dates: Expected in the second week of June 2025
• Release of Answer Key & Response Sheets: Likely in the fourth week of June 2025
• Raise Objection Against the Answer Key: June 2025
• Declaration of Results: Expected in July 2025

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criterias for the UGC NET June 2025 is available below in terms of educational qualification and age limit.

Educational Qualification:

• One must have pursued a two-year Master’s degree in any subject with 55% score (50% for SC/ST/PH) as aggregate from an university recognized by the UGC to apply for AP (Assistant Professorship), JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) or PhD (Doctor of Philosophy).
• Individuals who have completed a four-year Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a university recognized by the UGC with at least 75% score as aggregate are eligible to apply only for  PhD (Doctor of Philosophy).

Note: Individuals who are in the final year/semester of their Master’s or Bachelor’s degree are eligible to apply for UGC NET June 2025.

Age Limit:

• There is no cap of lower or upper age limit to apply for AP (Assistant Professorship) or PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
• Incase of applying for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship), one’s age shouldn’t be above 30 years, although the upper age relaxation is applicable for 3 years for OBC-NCL, and 5 years for SC/ST, with additional upper age relaxation for 10 years for PH.

Application Fee

To apply for the UGC NET June 2025, a candidate who belongs to UR category is required to deposit the application fee of ₹1,100/, those who belong to EWS or OBC  (NCL) category need to pay ₹600/, the payable amount for SC, ST and PH category candidates is ₹325/.

Subjects

The UGC NET June 2025 will be administered for 85 subjects, you may check the name of subjects from the below.

• Humanities & Social Sciences: Economics, Political Science, Sociology, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Education, etc.
• Languages: English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and other regional and foreign languages.
• Commerce & Management: Commerce, Management, Tourism Administration, HRM, Labour Welfare, etc.
• Science & Technology: Computer Science, Electronic Science, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, etc.
• Arts & Culture: Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Archaeology, Indian Culture, etc.
• Interdisciplinary Studies: Women Studies, Tribal Studies, Human Rights, Indian Knowledge Systems, etc.

Exam Pattern

The UGC NET June 2025 Exam Pattern is released by the NTA, you may check the details in terms of mode, duration, total questions, maximum marks, question type, marking scheme, section and medium.

• Mode: CBT
• Duration: 3 Hours
• Total Questions: 150
• Maximum Marks: 300
• Question Type: Objective
• Marking Scheme:
  • +2 for each correct answer
  • No negative marking
• Sections:
  • Paper 1 (Teaching & Research Aptitude) – 50 questions (100 marks)
  • Paper 2 (Subject-Specific) – 100 questions (200 marks)
• Medium: English & Hindi