UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025: Candidates who are going to appear in UGC NET 2025 exam must prepare well to qualify for the exam. And in order to have solid preparation for the exam, the candidate needs to understand the UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025. Apart from the exam pattern, the candidate must know the marking scheme to build an effective exam strategy. 

The UGC NET Exam pattern is designed by National Testing Agency and it is released by NTA along with the detailed notification of the exam. Candidates can check the NTA NET Exam Pattern on the official website of the exam. 

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025:

The UGC NET Exam 2025 is divided into two papers - Paper I & Paper II. Paper I consist of a total of 50 questions and Paper II consists of 100 questions. Each question asked in the UGC NET Exam 2025 will carry a weightage of 2 marks and there is no negative marking for the wrong answer. 

The duration of the UGC NET Exam 2025 is 3 hours which means a total time of 3 hours will be given to the candidates to solve both papers. Please note that both Paper I and Paper II will be held consecutively without any interval and candidates will be allowed to take any amount of time to any paper however you have to complete both of these papers within 3 hours. 

Candidates who wish to know other details about the UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025 including no. of questions, exam duration, marking scheme, types of questions, etc,. then read this article further.

Mode of UGC NET Exam:

The UGC National Eligibility Test is a computer-based test (CBT) and hence it will be held Online mode, however, the candidates need to be present at the examination center to appear in this exam. 

UGC Exam Pattern 2025 -Types Of Questions 

Candidates should know that only objective-type questions will be asked in UGC NET Exam 2025. The MCQ-type questions will comprise 4 options and the candidate will have to choose one correct option. Candidates who wish to qualify for both Lectureship and JRF have to appear in both of the papers (Paper I & Paper II).

UGC NET 2025 - No. of Questions 

The entire UGC NET Exam 2025 will comprise of total 150 questions, Paper I will consist of 50 questions and Paper II will have 100 questions. Hence total no. of questions in the UGC NET Exam is 150. 

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025- Total Marks 

The UGC NET Exam will be a maximum of 300 marks. Each question asked in the exam will carry 2 marks and since paper, I will have 50 questions, so Paper I will be 100 marks. A total of 100 questions will be asked in paper II, so the total weightage of the UGC NET Paper II Exam is 200 marks. Hence the UGC NET total marks will be 300. 

Particulars	UGC NET Paper I	UGC NET Paper II
Exam Mode	Online	Online
Exam Duration	3 hours
Paper Type	Common for all candidates irrespective of the subjects they have chosen	Subject Specific (Based on the chosen subject)
No. of Questions	50	100
Type of Questions	MCQ (Objective Type Questions)	MCQ (Objective Type Questions)
Total Marks	100	200
Marking Scheme	+2 for each correct answer	+2 for each correct answer
Negative Marking	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Exam Language	English & Hindi	English & Hindi

UGC NET Paper I Exam Pattern:

Appearing in UGC NET Paper I is responsible for all the applicants, It is a common paper for all candidates who have applied for Assistant Professor eligibility and JRF. The UGC NET Paper I 2025 will have a total of 10 sections which are: Teaching Aptitude, Reading Comprehension, Communication, Research Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Reasoning, Information & Communication Technology, Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration, People & Environment. Each of the 10 sections will consist of 5 questions and questions will carry 2 marks each.

UGC NET Paper I Sections	No. of Questions	Marks Carried by each section
Teaching Aptitude	5	10
Reading Comprehension	5	10
Communication	5	10
Research Aptitude	5	10
Logical Reasoning	5	10
Data Interpretation	5	10
Reasoning	5	10
Information & Communication Technology	5	10
Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration	5	10
People & Environment	5	10
Total	50 Questions	100 Marks

UGC NET Paper II Exam Pattern:

The UGC NET Paper II 2025 will be a subject-specific exam as it will be based on the subject chosen by the candidate during the application process. The questions asked in Paper II will vary according to the subjects however the UGC NET Paper II Exam Pattern will be the same for all the subjects, Below we have mentioned the specifications:

Particulars	Detail
Total No. Subjects you can choose from	82 Subjects
Type of Questions asked	Objective-type questions (MCQs)
No. of questions	100
Marks for each question	2 marks
Maximum marks	200
Time Duration	2 hours

UGC NET Marking Scheme:

NTA uses a uniform marking pattern to evaluate the marks of the applicants in UGC NET Exam 2025. According to the revised UGC NET Exam pattern, no negative marking scheme will be followed for the exam. Candidates who do not know the answer to any question can attempt the question by making a guess as there won't be any negative marking for incorrect attempts.

UGC NET Marking Scheme:

Status of Answer	Marks Allotted
Correct Answer	+2 (each)
Incorrect Answer	0
Unattempted	0

Best Books for UGC NET Preparation:

Book Name	Author	Published by
Trueman’s UGC NET/ SLET General Paper I	M. Gagan (Author), Sajit Kumar	Danika Publishing Company
UGC NET/ SET Paper 1	–	McGraw Hill Education
Book NameCBSE UGC-NET: Teaching and Research Aptitude	Dr. M S Ansari & RPH Editorial Board	Ramesh Publishing House
CBSE UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1: Teaching and Research Aptitude	KVS Madaan	Pearson Education
UGC NET/ JRF/ SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research Aptitude	Arihant Express	Arihant Publication

Now that you are familiar with the UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025 and know the names of the Best Books for UGC NET Preparation, just roll up your sleeves and start preparing for your exam. If you have any doubts regarding your exam, you write your query at [email protected].