The UGC NET examination of June 2025 has officially started today, both shift (morning and evening) on 25 June 2025. Since the examination is conducted in online (CBT) mode, the official UGC NET Question Paper 2025 has not been released immediately. JobNews Memory-based UGC NET Question Paper 2025 is providing, as well as with an answer key to help candidates assess their performance on the basis of student response. Once the NET 2025 examination is finished, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will issue the official question paper. Here we will update direct download links for UGC NET 2025 Question Paper PDF as soon as we are available.
UGC NET Question Paper 2025: Overview
The UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) is held twice a year (June and December) to determine eligibility for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Here is a quick observation of the exam:
| Exam name | UGC NET 2025 |
|---|---|
| Operating body | National test agency (NTA) |
| Examination mode | Online (CBT) |
| test date | 25 June 2025- 29 June 2025 |
| Change | Shift 1 (9 AM2 PM) and Shift 2 (3 PM-6 PM) |
| Question type | Multiple choice question (mcq) |
| Papers | Paper 1 (General Qualification) and Paper 2 (Subject-specific) |
| official website |
Download UGC NET Question Paper 2025 PDF (theme-wise) by JobNews
Since the official letters will be issued after the examination, candidates can currently reach memory-based question papers on the basis of student response. Best-wise links for UGC NET 2025 question papers are given below:
| UGC NET 2025 Question Paper | |
| Examination | Download Question Paper PDF |
| UGC NET 2025 Question Paper – 25 June 2025 Shift 1 | Download PDF |
| UGC NET 2025 Question Paper – 25 June 2025 Shift 2 | Updated soon |
How to download UGC NET Question Paper 2025?
Once the NTA official UGC NET 2025 question paper, follow these steps to download them:
- Visit the official website -.
- Navigate on the “Papers of last year” or “Question Paper” section.
- Select “UGC NET June 2025 Question Paper”.
- Choose your subject (paper 1 or paper 2).
- Click on the download link and save PDF for future reference.
UGC net marking scheme
The UGC NET 2025 marking scheme is explained with the question below, in the table below encourages all questions confidently effort to evaluate the candidates for the marking scheme in the table below.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Questions | 150 (Paper 1: 50, Paper 2: 100) |
| Maximum marks | 300 (Paper 1: 100, Paper 2: 200) |
| marking scheme | +2 for right, no negative marking |
| exam period | 3 hours (no break between papers) |
UGC NET Qualifying Marx
The minimum qualification marks for UGC NET 2025 are as follows. Candidates should secure the minimum cut-off marks to qualify for JRF and Assistant Professor Eligibility.
| Social class | Minimum percentage required |
|---|---|
| General / EWS | 40% (overall in both papers) |
| OBC / PWD / SC / ST | 35% (overall in both papers) |
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