UGC NET Cut Off 2024: Check Dates and Category-Wise Cut Off

UGC NET Cut Off 2024 is expected to be released soon at the official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the UGC NET result for December 2023 exam on January 19, 2024. Candidates can check the scorecards on its official website. The UGC NET cut off is also released on the website. Candidates can download the lists for their respective categories by clicking on the cut off link on the page. 

According to the official notice shared by the UGC, the minimum qualifying mark for the general category is 40% whereas for the reserved category is 35% for both papers. The UGC NET Cut Off for the JRF is usually higher as compared to the Assistant professor. However, the difference between the Cut Offs depends on the difficulty level of the exam. Candidates must know that the Cut Off is released subject as well as category-wise. 

Also see: UGC NET Eligibility 2024

UGC NET Cut Off 2024

UGC NET cut off are released along with or right after the results are declared. The UGC NET result 2024 is was released on January 19, 2024. The cut off for the same are also available on the official website.

Candidates can download the cut off PDF from the official website. The same can be downloaded from the link given below:

UGC NET Cut Off 2024 - Download

UGC NET December 2023 Cut off: Subject-wise

UGC NET Cut off December 2023 subject-wise has been released on the official website. A separate cut off will be released for Assistant Professor and JRF. Interested candidates can check the UGC NET Cut off for major subjects in the table below:

UGC NET Cut Off December 2023 for Assitant Professor 

UGC NET Cut Off December 2023 for JRF

Who releases the UGC NET Cut Off? 

The National Testing Agency, NTA is responsible for releasing the Cut Off of UGC NET. Candidates who wish to get a shortlist for the position of JRF  or Assistant Professorship, are required to secure qualifying marks in both the papers of UGC NET. The UGC NET Cut Off is always released on the official website of the NTA -- ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The UGC NET Cut Off is the minimum qualifying mark required for candidates to clear the UGC NET Exam. At first, the NTA releases the provisional answer key after which the students have the opportunity to raise objections. 

Once the students raise objections, the education body then analyses the objection, and then, the results are made. Lastly, NTA releases the results along with the final answer key. Finally, the exam conducting body afterwards releases the Cut Off. 

The NTA was established as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization body by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GOI). The body was conducted to set efficient, transparent, and international standards tests to evaluate candidates for admission to prestigious higher education institutions. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has tasked the NTA with conducting UGC NET, which determines whether a student is eligible for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor positions in Indian universities and colleges.

UGC NET Cut Off 2024: Factors Determining Cut Off Marks For UGC NET

The following factors are considered by the NTA before releasing the UGC NET Cut Off. Take a look here: 

• Total number of students who appeared for the exam 
• Availability of seats 
• Difficulty level of the examination
• Total Number of seats for which the exam is taken

UGC NET Cut Off 2024: Category Wise Minmum Marks

The candidates appearing for the UGC NET examination are required to score minimum aggregate score in both the papers to qualify the exam. Here is the minimum category wise score requirement:

UGC NET Scorecard 2024

The UGC NET scorecard contains various information about the candidate ranging from personal details to results. Take a look below at the details that are listed in the scorecard: 

• Roll Number 
• Application Number 
• Candidate's Name 
• Applied for 
• Paper 
• Maximum Marks and Maximum Obtained 
• Total Marks Obtained in Word 
• Results 
• Mother's Name 
• Father's Name 
• Category 
• Person with Disability (PwD) 
• Subject 
• No Candidates in This Subject 
• Registered 
• Appeared 

How To Calculate UGC NET Cut Off Marks?

The NTA assures that the qualified candidates should be equal to 6% of candidates who appear for the exam. Further, the slots that are available for the candidates are according to the government rules on the reservation. 

When the UGC NET Cut Off is prepared a bunch of different factors are kept in consideration. Further, marks obtained by the candidate in different slots also add up in calculating the Cut Off.

Applicability of the UGC NET 

Once the candidate has cleared the UGC NET exam, more than 80 recognised universities accept the UGC NET scorecard in order to offer relevant positions to the students. 

Universities including the University of Allahabad, University of Delhi, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy, University of Calcutta, ICFAI University Dehradun, HKBK College of Engineering Bangalore, SRM University Amravati, etc are among some of the top-notch universities who accept the scorecard of UGC NET. 

What after the UGC NET Cut Off? 

First, the students either need to clear the UGC NET exam or the JRF exam. If a student has passed the UGC NET exam, then he or she will be given a stipend of Rs 8,000 per month, whereas candidates who will clear the JRF exam will receive a monthly payment of Rs 35,000. However, the stipend for the JRF may vary from different universities.

Candidates who will clear the NET exam will be eligible to secure the position of Assistant Professor, whereas students who will pass the JRF exam are assured to secure a position of Assistant Professor in universities, and colleges across India. 

In order to take the position of Assistant Professor, the student who has cleared the NET has to appear for two other rounds including WAT and interview based on which their selection process will be determined. On the other hand, students who clear the JRF can directly appear for the interview round and are allowed to skip the WAT test. However, even in some scenarios, the interview for the students who have clear JRF is also exempted. 

Apart from working as Assistant Professors, students can also work in private sector firms including ONGC, NTPC, EdCIL, etc. However, candidates will only be appointed in these private sector firms only if they have certain years of experience. 

UGC NET June 2023 Subject/Category-Wise Cut Off 

Candidates can take a look at the following subject as well as the category-wise Cut Off for the NET June 2023 cycle. 

Economics

Psychology

Philosophy

Mass Communication and Journalism