UGC NET Admit Card December 2025 (OUT) LIVE Updates: Download link, subject-wise important topics and weightage

UGC NET Admit Card December 2025:The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the UGC NET Admit Card December 2025 on December 27, on its official website,ugcnet.nta.nic.in.Usually, the admit card is issued around 3 to 4 days before the examination date. As per the schedule, the UGC NET December 2025 exam will be held fromDecember 31 to January 7, 2025,with two shifts conducted each day. Looking at previous trends, during the June session, admit cards were released on June 23 for examinations conducted between June 25 and June 29, 2025. Following a similar pattern, the admit card for the December session is most likely to be released onDecember 27, 2025.Once released, the download link will be activated below.

UGC NET Admit Card December 2025 Download Link(Activated only for subjects scheduled on December 31)

To download the UGC NET Admit Card December 2025, candidates must keep their application number and date of birth ready. The admit card will contain essential details such as the candidate’s personal information, exam date, shift timing, and examination centre address. After downloading, candidates should carefully verify all details mentioned on the admit card. In case of any discrepancy or issue, they must immediately contact the concerned authorities before the exam date. Candidates will not be permitted to enter the examination hall without a valid admit card. Additionally, they must carry a government-issued photo ID proof, such as a Voter ID, PAN Card, Aadhaar Card, or any other accepted identification document.

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The UGC NET December 2025 examination will be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode only. The question paper will be available in English and Hindi, except for language-specific subjects. The exam will consist of two sections, both containing objective-type multiple-choice questions, and there will be no break between the two sections.

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For more updates on the UGC NET Admit Card December 2025 keep checking this Live Blog!!

UGC NET Admit Card December 2025 Live Updates

• Dec 28, 2025 06:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Last Minute Exam Preparation Tips

  • Revise your notes
  • Analyse the solved UGC NET mock tests & previous year's question papers
  • Read the complete question first
  • Maintain your Speed & Accuracy
  • Do not forget to carry UGC NET admit card and essential documents

• Dec 28, 2025 05:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Paper 1 important topics

  • Teaching Aptitude
  • Research Aptitude
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Communication
  • Reasoning (including Maths)
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Data Interpretation
  • Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
  • People & Environment
  • Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration

• Dec 28, 2025 04:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Commerce Tier 2 Medium weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected No. of Questions
  Statistics	9 – 12
  Marketing	9 – 12
  International Business & Business Environment (IB & BE)	8 – 11
  Legal	7 – 10

• Dec 28, 2025 03:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Commerce Tier 1 highest weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected No. of Questions
  Accounting & Auditing	15 – 18
  Business Management & HRM	14 – 17
  Economics	12 – 15
  Finance	11 – 14
  Banking	10 – 13

• Dec 28, 2025 02:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 3 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 3 UGC NET Sociology December 2025 examination is approximately 10% to 15%.

• Dec 28, 2025 01:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 3 Important topics

  Unit 8	Family law: Hindu law, Muslim law, inheritance law​ Women-related laws: Domestic violence, divorce, POSH Act 2013
  Unit 10	New religious movements (Eric Wolf’s topic)​ Commodification of rituals, moral economy (moral economy)​

• Dec 28, 2025 12:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 3 Lowest weightage Chapters

  • Family and Marriage in India
  • New Religious Movements and Rituals
  • Rural and Urban Transformation
  • Economy and Society
  • State, Politics, and Development

• Dec 28, 2025 11:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 2 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 2 UGC NET Sociology December 2025 examination is approximately 25% to 35%.
   

• Dec 28, 2025 10:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 2 Important topics

  Unit 7	Cybercrime (first generation, second generation)​ Virtual communities, social media, and the social impact of technology​ Focus on facts (example, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring”, Rio Declaration 1992)
  Unit 9	Environmental movements, climate change, UN conferences​ This unit is linked with Unit 7 and covers emerging topics
  Unit 8	Family law: Hindu law, Muslim law, inheritance law​ Women-related laws: Domestic violence, divorce, POSH Act 2013

• Dec 28, 2025 09:00 AM IST

  Science, Technology, and Society Science, Tec

  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Science, Technology, and Society - Continued
  • Family and Marriage in India

• Dec 28, 2025 08:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 1 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 1 UGC NET Sociology December 2025 examination is approximately 40% to 50%.

  
  
   

• Dec 28, 2025 07:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 1 Important topics

  Unit 1	Classical sociological thinkers (like Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Spencer, Comte)​ Post-modern thinkers (like Michel Foucault, Anthony Giddens)​ Questions based on chronology/dates also come from this unit
  Unit 2	Social structure, social institutions, social roles, social norms, etc.​
  Unit 3	Family, marriage, kinship, social institutions, social processes (socialisation, social control)

   

• Dec 28, 2025 06:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Sociology Tier 1 Highest weightage Chapters

  • Foundational Thinkers of Sociology
  • Basic Concepts of Sociology
  • Social Institutions and Social Processes

• Dec 28, 2025 05:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 3 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 3 UGC NET Psychology December 2025 examination is around 15% to 20%.

• Dec 28, 2025 04:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 3 Important topics

  Unit 1: Western schools of thought, Indian systems, Yoga, etc

  Unit 10: Piaget’s stages, Erikson’s psychosocial stages, Kohlberg’s moral development, Psychotherapies, etc.

  Unit 11: Wellbeing, Resilience, Peace psychology, Issues of Gender/Poverty, Health psychology, etc.

• Dec 28, 2025 03:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 3 Lowest weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected No. of Questions
  Emergence of Psychology	10 to 12
  Developmental Psychology	12 to 14
  Therapeutic Approaches and Counselling	10 to 12

• Dec 28, 2025 02:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 2 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 2 UGC NET Psychology December 2025 examination is approximately 25% to 30%.
   

• Dec 28, 2025 01:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 2 Important topics

  Unit 3: Freud, Jung, Big Five, Maslow, Rogers. Motivation theories, etc.

  Unit 7: Reliability/Validity types, Item analysis, Standardization, Intellectual/Personality tests, etc.

  Unit 8: Social influence, Attribution theories, Group dynamics, etc.

• Dec 28, 2025 12:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 2 Medium weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected Number of Questions
  Psychopathology and Abnormal Psychology	15 to 20
  Personality and Motivation	12 to 15
  Social Psychology	12 to 15

• Dec 27, 2025 11:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 1 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 1 UGC NET Psychology December 2025 examination is approximately 40% to 50%.
   

• Dec 27, 2025 10:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 1 Important topics

  Unit 2: Parametric vs. Non-parametric tests, Type I & II Errors, Qualitative methods, etc.

  Unit 4: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Types of Writs, Emergency, Rule of Law, Natural Justice, etc.

  Unit 5: Learning, Memory models, Forgetting theories, Signal Detection Theory, etc.

• Dec 27, 2025 09:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Psychology Tier 1 highest weightage

  Chapter Names	Expected Number of Questions
  Research & Statistics	25 to 30
  Biological Basis - Personality and Self	15 to 20
  Cognitive Psychology	20 to 25

• Dec 27, 2025 08:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 3 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 3 UGC NET Computer Science December 2025 examination is around 15% to 20%.

• Dec 27, 2025 07:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 3 Important topics

  • SDLC models, testing, project management, metrics, etc. ​
  • Problem solving, search, game playing, knowledge representation, neural networks, etc. 

• Dec 27, 2025 06:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 3 Lowest weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected No. of Questions
  Software Engineering	4-6
  Artificial Intelligence (AI)	4-6

• Dec 27, 2025 05:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 2 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 2 UGC NET Computer Science December 2025 examination is approximately 35% to 40%.

  
   

• Dec 27, 2025 04:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 2 Important topics

  • Regular languages, context-free languages, Turing machines, decidability, P vs NP, etc. ​
  • Lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation, code optimisation, etc. ​
  • Sorting, searching, graph algorithms, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, complexity analysis, etc.
  • Propositional logic, sets, relations, combinatorics, graph theory, optimisation problems, etc. ​
  • Number systems, CPU organisation, instruction formats, pipelining, memory hierarchy, I/O, etc. ​

• Dec 27, 2025 03:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 2 Medium weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected No. of Questions
  Theory of Computation (TOC)	8-9
  Compiler Design	8-9
  Algorithms	7-9
  Discrete Structures & Optimization	7-8
  Computer System & Architecture	6-7

• Dec 27, 2025 02:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 1 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 1 UGC NET Computer Science December 2025 examination is around 45% to 50%.
   

• Dec 27, 2025 01:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 1 Important topics

  • C/C++, OOPs, arrays, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, linked lists, etc.
  • Processes, threads, scheduling, memory management, file systems, deadlocks, virtual memory, etc. ​
  • OSI/TCP-IP model, IP addressing, routing, congestion control, security, wireless networks, etc.
  • ER model, SQL, normalisation, transactions, indexing, concurrency control, etc. ​ ​

• Dec 27, 2025 12:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Computer Science Tier 1 highest weightage Chapters

  Chapter Names	Expected No.of Questions
  Programming Languages & Data Structures (DS)	10-12
  Operating Systems (OS)	10-12
  Computer Networks	10-11
  Database Management Systems (DBMS)	10-12

• Dec 27, 2025 11:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 3 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 3 UGC NET Law December 2025 examination is approximately 15% to 20%

• Dec 27, 2025 10:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 3 Important topics

  Unit 8: NGT Act, Pollution Acts, International Bill of Rights, etc.

  Unit 9: Patentability, Copyright, Cyber Crimes, etc.

  Unit 10: Models of Federalism, Separation of Powers, RTI Act, etc.

• Dec 27, 2025 09:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 3 Lowest weightage Chapters

  Chapters Name	Expected Number of Questions
  Environment and Human Rights Law	5 to 7
  IPR and IT Law	5 to 7
  Comparative Public Law	4 to 6

• Dec 27, 2025 08:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 2 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 2 UGC NET Law December 2025 examination is approximately 25% to 35%.

• Dec 27, 2025 05:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 2 Important topics

  Unit 5: Strict/Absolute Liability, Negligence, Defamation, Consumer Rights, etc

  Unit 6: Essential Elements of Contract, Sale of Goods Act, Company Law, etc.

  Unit 7: Divorce Theories, Maintenance, Guardianship, Succession, etc.

• Dec 27, 2025 04:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 2 Medium weightage Chapters

  Chapters Name	Expected Number of Questions
  Law of Torts & Consumer Protection	7 to 9
  Commercial Law	8 to 10
  Family Law	8 to 10

• Dec 27, 2025 03:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 1 weightage

  The total expected overall weightage in the Tier 1 UGC NET Law December 2025 examination is approximately 45% to 55%.

• Dec 27, 2025 02:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW Tier 1 Important topics

  Unit 1: Schools of Law, Authors and Books, Legal Personality, Rights and Duties, etc. 

  Unit 2: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Types of Writs, Emergency, Rule of Law, Natural Justice, etc.

  Unit 3: UN Charter, Recognition, Treaties, 4 Geneva Conventions, etc.

  Unit 4: General Exceptions, Mens Rea, Murder vs Culpable Homicide, Offences against the State/Women, etc.

• Dec 27, 2025 01:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: LAW (Tier 1) highest weightage Chapters

  • Jurisprudence 
  • Constitutional & Administrative Law 
  • Public International Law
  • Law of Crimes 

• Dec 27, 2025 12:00 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 6) January 7 Shift 2 schedule

  • Environmental Sciences
  • Home Science
  • Physical Education
  • Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management
  • Electronic Science
  • Music
  • Marathi
  • Performing Art-Dance/Drama/Theatre

• Dec 26, 2025 11:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 6) January 7 Shift 1 schedule

  • Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics
  • Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt/Personnel Mgt/Financial Mgt/Co-operative Management)
  • Public Administration
  • Population Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Buddhist: Jaina; Gandhiah and Peace Studies
  • Ayurveda Biology
  • Pali

   

   

• Dec 26, 2025 10:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 5) January 6 Shift 2 schedule

  • Hindi
  • Tamil
  • Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Hindu Studies
  • Kannada
  • Malayalam
  • Manipuri
  • Indian Knowledge systems
  • German

• Dec 26, 2025 09:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 5) January 6 Shift 1 schedule

  • Political Science
  • Defence and Strategic Studies
  • Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
  • Hindu Studies
  • Nepali
  • Comparative Literature
  • Japanese
  • Sindhi

• Dec 26, 2025 08:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 4) January 5 Shift 2 schedule

  • History
  • Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)
  • Assamese
  • Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
  • French (French Version)
  • Archaeology
  • Gujarati
  • Rajasthani

   

• Dec 26, 2025 07:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 4) January 5 Shift 1 schedule

  • English
  • Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/Puranotihasa/Agama).
  • Anthropology
  • Adult Education/Continuing Education/Andragogy/Non Formal Education.
  • French (French Version)
  • Dogri
  • Russian
  • Chinese

• Dec 26, 2025 06:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 3) January 3 Shift 2 schedule

  • Geography
  • Education
  • Folk Literature
  • Maithili
  • Indian Culture
  • Persian
  • Comparative Study of Religions
  • History

• Dec 26, 2025 05:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 3) January 3 Shift 1 schedule

  • Commerce
  • Sanskrit
  • Santali
  • Criminology
  • Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies; West Asian Studies: South East Asian Studies; African Studies: South Asian Studies; Soviet Studies: American Studies.
  • Disaster Management
  • Museology & Conservation

• Dec 26, 2025 04:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 2) January 2 Shift 2 schedule

   

  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Oriya
  • Yoga
  • Punjabi
  • Social Medicine & Community Health
  • Women Studies

• Dec 26, 2025 03:30 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: (Day 2) January 2 Shift 1 schedule

  • Computer Science and Applications
  • Library and Information Science
  • Urdu
  • Forensic Science
  • Bengali
  • Arabic
  • Boda
  • Human Rights and Duties

• Dec 26, 2025 03:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Day 1- December 31 Shift 1 schedule

  • Law
  • Social work
  • Telugu
  • Tourism Administration and Management
  • Spanish
  • Prakrit
  • Kashmiri 
  • Konkani

• Dec 26, 2025 02:30 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Dress Code

  Candidates appearing for the UGC NET December exam 2025 must wear simple and formal clothes without things like:

  • Shoes or footwear with Thick soles
  • Clothes with the large button
  • Jackets
  • Long boots
  • Tshirts with more text 
  • Bangles

• Dec 26, 2025 02:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Important Documents to Carry on the exam day

  Candidate must carry a minimum of 2soft copies of admit card to the exam centre along with the passport-size photo and Government issued ID cards like the Adhar, pan cards, passport, driving license and more
   

• Dec 26, 2025 01:30 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: What after the admit card is released?

  Candidates who successfully get access to the UGC CET admit card December 2025 need to take at least 2 copies of the hall ticket. Apart from that candidate must read all instructions highlighted in the admit card
   

• Dec 26, 2025 01:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Exam Dates

  As per the schedule released by the authorities, the exams will be conducted between December 31 to January 7, 2025, via two shifts per day.

• Dec 26, 2025 12:30 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Details mentioned

   

  • Candidate Name
  • Father’s Name
  • Application Number
  • Exam Date
  • Exam Center full address
  • Shift timings
  • Appeared exam subject name
  • Category
  • Reporting time
  • Other instructions

• Dec 26, 2025 12:00 PM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Login Credentials

  Candidates need to enter the application number handy along with the date of birth to access the admit card.

• Dec 26, 2025 11:30 AM IST

  UGC NET Admit Card December 2025: Expected Release Date

  NTA is expected to release the UGC NET Admit Card December 2025 shortly on its official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Based on the previous year’s trends, the admit card for the December session is most likely to be released tomorrow, December 27, 2025, by night.