UGC NET Results December 2024: The NTA is likely to issue the NET results for assistant professor, JRF, and PhD admissions soon at the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
Anu Parthiban | February 13, 2025 | 10:38 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to notify the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 final answer key soon for all 85 subjects. The UGC NET result date has not been declared yet. However, candidates who appeared in the exam can expect the UGC NET results this week on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
The NTA conducted the UGC NET exam to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of assistant professor, for awarding Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and PhD admissions. The UGC NET December 2024 exam was held in computer-based test (CBT) from January 3 to January 27.
A total of 8,49,166 candidates registered for the exam, of which 6,49,490 appeared. The NTA recorded an overall attendance of 76.5%. The eligibility test was held at 558 exam centres in 266 cities across the country.
The UGC NET provisional answer key was issued on January 31 and candidates were allowed to raise objections by paying a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question. The UGC NET answer key challenge window was closed on February 3.
The final answer key will be prepared by the subject experts after reviewing the objections raised by the candidates. The UGC NET results will be based on the final answer key, the NTA clarified.
Some important information and highlights of UGC NET December 2024 session are given below.
UGC NET | Particulars |
How many appeared in UGC NET December 2024 | 6,49,490 |
UGC NET exam date | January 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 21, and 27 |
UGC NET answer key | January 31 to February 3 |
UGC NET final answer key | Soon |
UGC NET result date | To be announced later |
UGC NET official website | ugcnet.nta.ac.in nta.ac.in |
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UGC NET Results December 2024: The NTA is likely to issue the NET results for assistant professor, JRF, and PhD admissions soon at the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Updates on UGC NET subject-wise cut-offs, normalisation method, and result date.
Candidates will have to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) at ugcnet.nta.ac.in to check the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 results. Candidates will have to use their login credentials such as application number, date of birth and security pin to check and download the results. The agency conducted the UGC NET December 2024 exams in a computer-based test from January 3 to 27.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 result will be published on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates will be able to check the results by using their application number and password through the official portal.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not published the UGC NET 2024 December scorecard. As per the last year's trends, the exam conducting authority is expected to announce the UGC NET 2024 December result soon on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
Candidates belonging to the Unreserved (UR) or General category must achieve a minimum score of 40% in both papers to qualify for the UGC NET December 2024 exam.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2024 result on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
Candidates can check the UGC NET December 2024 qualifying marks from the table given below.
Category | Minimum percentage marks to be obtained | |
Paper I (out of 100) | Paper-II (out of 200) | |
General | 40% | 40% |
OBC/PwD/SC/ST | 35% | 35% |
The UGC NET 2024 exam result, as announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA), will be final, and there will be no option for revaluation of the results.
The UGC NET 2024 December answer key will include details such as the UGC NET exam date, exam shift, exam subject name with code, question ID, and the correct option ID.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 results anytime this week. The results will be hosted on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
The UGC NET 2024 result will contain information that are given in the list below.
The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) answer key was published on January 31. The answer key objection window was available till February 3. The National Testing Agency has not yet announced the UGC NET December 2024 final answer key and results date.
General category candidates will have to score minimum of 40 % aggregate marks in paper 1 and 2. While candidates, belonging to SC, ST, and OBC category, will need 35 % aggregate marks to qualify for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) JRF and eligibility for assistant professor and for assistance professor (for non-creamy layer, PwD and transgender).
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not announced the UGC NET 2024 December result date. The agency is expected to announce the UGC NET 2024 December result soon on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, as per past year's trends.
As per the previous year's trends, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 results three to four weeks after the exams are concluded.
NTA to announce UGC NET December 2024 results on ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
No, the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 results are not delayed. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the results this week. As per previous years trends, the NTA should announce the UGC NET December 2024 results in the last week February or first week of March.
The category-wise cut-off for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 is given in the table below.
Category | Minimum percentage marks to be obtained | Minimum Marks to be secured | ||
Paper I (out of 100) | Paper-II (out of 200) | Paper I (out of 100) | Paper-II (out of 200) | |
General | 40% | 40% | 40 | 80 |
OBC/PwD/SC/ST | 35% | 35% | 35 | 35 |
Candidates, who appeared for the University Grant Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 , which was conducted from January 3 to 27, will be able to download the scorecard through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. To download the UGC NET December 2024 results, candidates will have to use their login details such as application number and password.
As per the previous years, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2024 December results in the last week of February or first week of March 2025. The results will be published on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
Candidates can check the UGC NET result date for previous years and can anticipate the announce date of the UGC NET December 2024 results through the list given below.
Session | UGC NET exam date | UGC NET result date trends |
December 2024 | January 3 to 27, 2025 | To be announced soon |
June 2024 | August 21 and September 5, 2024 (Re-exam) | October 17, 2024 |
December 2023 | December 6 to 14, 2023 | January 18, 2023 |
June 2023 | June 13 to June 22, 2023 | July 25, 2023 |
December 2022 | February 21 to March 15, 2023 | April 13, 2023 |
Dec 2021 and June 2022 | Phase 1: July 9, 11, and 12, 2022 Phase 2: September 20 to 23, 2022 Phase 3: September 29, 30, and October 1, 2022 Phase 4: October 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 22, 2022 | November 5, 2022 |
June 2021 | November 20 to January 05, 2022 | February 19, 2022 |
2020 | September 24 to November 13, 2020 | December 02, 2020 |
2019 | December 02 to 06, 2019 | December 31, 2019 |
The UGC NET salary for research scholars includes Rs 35,000 for the starting two years and Rs 42,000 from the third year. However, the salary depends on location, research type and experience.
Candidates will have to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) at ugcnet.nta.ac.in to check the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024 results. Candidates will have to use their login credentials such as application number, date of birth and security pin to check and download the results. The agency conducted the UGC NET December 2024 exams in a computer-based test from January 3 to 27.
Login credentials to check UGC NET December 2024 results. (Image source: Official website)
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not yet announced the result date for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2024. However, as per the previous year trends, the agency will publish the result in the last week of February or first week of March. Candidates will be able to check the UGC Net December 2024 results through the official website at ugc.net.nta.ac.in once announced.
The UGC NET 2024 result for Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students (MANF), National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC) and National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC) will be declared by ministry of social justice and empowerment, as per NTA.
The UGC NET age relaxation details are given below:
Category | Age relaxation |
Candidates pursuing an LLM degree | 3 years |
Ex-Armyman | 5 years |
Scheduled Caste (SC) Scheduled Tribe (ST) OBC (non-creamy layer) Female Transgender | 5 years |
Applicant having research experience | 5 years |
The UGC NET 2024 official website is ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The UGC NET 2024 answer key and response sheet are available on the same website.
The UGC NET 2024 reservation policy is given below.
The previous sessions' UGC NET cut-off 2024 for philosophy subject is given below.
UGC NET subject | Category | JRF cut-off | Assistant professor | PhD only |
Philosophy | Unreserved | 202 | 180 | 154 |
EWS | 198 | 166 | 140 | |
OBC- NCL | 190 | 162 | 140 | |
SC | 188 | 154 | 134 | |
ST | 168 | 140 | 124 |
The NTA has not mentioned the UGC NET result date 2024 for December session. However, the UGC NET result 2024 can be expected this week as the results are usually announced between 15 to 30 days.
The UGC NET 2024 probable raw score can be calculated using the following steps.
NTA has not yet announced the UGC NET 2024 result date for December session. The NTA will announce the UGC NET result 2024 for December session on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
The UGC NET result will be declared a ugcnet.nta.ac.in. After clearing UGC NET 2024 exam, candidates can pursue PhD research or to become assistant professors at Indian colleges and universities. Candidates can also apply in public sector undertakings (PSUs) like IOCL, BHEL, NTPC, and ONGC. Other career opportunities after clearing UGC NET 2024 include opening coaching centres, becoming guest faculty, consultants, lab trainers, authors, teacher and editors.
The past sessions' UGC NET cut-off 2024 for political science subject is given below.
UGC NET Subject | Category | JRF cut-off and total qualified candidates | Assistant professor and total qualified candidates | PhD only and total qualified candidates |
Political Science | Unreserved | 99.7303386 (193) | 96.3442108 (2,285) | 83.2434462 (4,716) |
EWS | 99.2422174 (56) | 90.3911797 (621) | 67.0228017 (1,248) | |
OBC- NCL | 99.2325753 (110) | 91.3165364 (1,333) | 71.5947717 (2,818) | |
SC | 97.3204533 (76) | 83.2434462 (950) | 64.3024845 (2,024) | |
ST | 96.7656026 (43) | 78.1581806 (531) | 58.6466692 (1,100) |
The UGC NET certificate is valid for three years for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) candidates. On the other hand, the UGC NET certificate for assistant professor or lectureship remains valid for a lifetime.
The UGC NET salary depends on location, research type and experience. However, in general research scholars are likely to get stipend of Rs 35,000 for the initial 2 years and Rs 42,000 from the third year.
As per NTA, UGC NET 2024 result will mention the percentile score. The raw score will not be used for UGC NET 2024 merit list. The UGC NET 2024 percentile scores will only be calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid ties.
The past sessions' UGC NET cut-off 2024 for economics subject is given below.
UGC NET subject | Category | JRF | Assistant professor | PhD only |
Economics, Rural Economics, Co-operation | Unreserved | 210 | 182 | 154 |
EWS | 200 | 164 | 140 | |
OBC- NCL | 198 | 160 | 140 | |
SC | 184 | 148 | 130 | |
ST | 176 | 144 | 128 |
The UGC NET result date for exams conducted in January 2025 has not been announced by NTA. As per past trends, UGC NET result 2024 is expected to be declared in this week at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
UGC NET paper 1 syllabus includes the following
According to the NTA's weeding out rules, the records of the UGC NET result 2024 for December session will be retained for up to 90 days from the date of declaration.
The UGC NET 2024 score calculation formula is given below
100 X Number of candidates appeared in the ‘session’ with raw score equal to or less than the candidate/ Total number of the candidates appeared in the ‘Session’
In UGC NET 2024 previous session, a total of 11,21,225 candidates registered for the exam, out of these 6,84,224 candidates appeared for the test. As per NTA, 4,970 candidates qualified for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in UGC NET 2024 June result.
UGC NET 2024 result soon. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
The UGC NET 2024 December answer key will mention the following details
The UGC NET 2024 result will mention the following details
As per NTA, there is no provision for revaluation of University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2024 result. The UGC NET 2024 result on the official website will be considered final.
As per NTA, the PhD admission will be based on the combined merit of UGC NET 2024 result and the marks obtained in the interview or viva voce round.
The NTA will determine the UGC NET cut-off based on the following factors:
The NTA conducted the UGC NET 2024 December session for 85 subjects. The UGC NET December 2024 exam was held from January 3 to 27.
Following are the steps to download UGC NET 2024 results on the UMANG app:
In UGC NET 2024, 2 marks will be awarded to candidates who have attempted the dropped questions.
The UGC NET final answer key 2024 will be available on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The NTA is yet to publish the UGC NET 2024 final answer key for December session.
A good score in UGC NET 2024 depends on difficulty level, subject and cut-off trends. However, scoring around 100 can be considered a good score in UGC NET 2024.
Candidates will be required to enter their application number, date of birth and security pin to download the UGC NET result 2024.
The NTA has already published the UGC NET answer key on January 31. The UGC NET answer key objection window was open till February 3. The NTA is yet to post the UGC NET December 2024 final answer key on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
The UGC NET result 2024 will be available on the following websites:
The NTA has not announced the UGC NET 2024 December result date. However, as per past trends the UGC NET 2024 December result will soon be available on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.