UGC NET Passing Marks 2024: Cut Off Marks (Out), Factors

UGC NET Passing marks 2024 for the general category are 40% and 35% for candidates from the reserved category. NTA released the UGC NET December cut off 2024 on February 23, 2025, for various disciplines and categories.

UGC NET is conducted bi-annually by NTA for candidates who want to get appointed to Lecturer (LS) and Junior Research Fellow (JRF) posts in various colleges/universities across the country.

UGC NET Passing Marks 2024

Candidates who pass the UGC NET 2024 test and obtain the fellowship will be eligible for financial aid from the commission to pursue higher-level research programmes in university departments (JRF). The UGC NET passing marks 2024 for various categories are as follows:

UGC NET Passing Marks 2024

Category	Paper I	Paper II
General Category	40%	40%
OBC/SC/ST/PwD	35%	35%

Also Check: UGC NET 2024: Dates, Eligibility, Application Form

How to Calculate the UGC NET Cutoff 2024?

The following steps are involved in calculating the UGC NET cutoff marks. Candidates are advised to check and follow the steps:

• The UGC NET cutoff marks for each category are decided by the highest number of marks attained by the candidates.
• The highest marks from each category are announced to be the highest marks of the year for the category. 
• The aggregate percentage of marks attained by the candidates will determine their eligibility for a job.
• The candidates who qualify for the above points are offered jobs in the leading colleges.

Factors Determining the UGC NET Cut Off 2024

There are a wide range of factors that determine the IGC NET cutoff 2024 like the exam syllabus, UGC NET exam pattern, etc. Factors that affect the UFC NET cutoff 2024 are as mentioned in the points below:

• The total number of seats available.
• The total number of candidates appearing for the exam.
• The difficulty level of the exam.
• Previous year's cutoff trend for the exam.

Also Read: How to Calculate Cut off Marks for UGC NET 2024?

UGC NET Preparation Tips 2024

Scoring the UGC NET passing marks 2024 seems to be easy, but it is not. The minimum passing marks in the UGC NET exam are 40% for general and 35% for candidates belonging to reserved quota. However, scoring those marks will not reserve a seat. Some UGC NET Preparation tips are discussed below:

• First, students must assess the entire syllabus for the subject they want to appear for. 
• Next, know the subject's previous year's UGC NET cutoff marks.
• Take help and suggestions from the books recommended for preparation and approved by UGC.
• For best preparation, follow the UGC NET previous year's question papers.
• Lastly, in case of serious doubts, take coaching or help from youtube videos or UGC NET mock test papers answer banks. 

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