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The UGC NET December 2022 Cutoff for Commerce has been released on the official website. The examination was conducted from February 21 to March 15, 2023 for 83 subjects.The National Testing Agency (NTA) has separately released the cutoff for each of the subjects. Test takers can download the cutoff marks for both Assistant Professor and Junior Research fellowship posts. The UGC NET Cutoff 2023 has been released subject-wise and category-wise. Read on to know the UGC NET Cutoff for Commerce 2023.
Recently, NTA released the UGC NET Answer Key 2023 for all phases on March 23 2023. Students can download the final answer key by logging in to the official website. In addition, the UGC NET Result 2023 has been published on 13th April on the official website.
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UGC NET Cutoff 2023 for Commerce (Released)
The NTA has declared the cutoff for each subject separately in a PDF format. All the categories that are provided with reservations are mentioned in the list. The table below shows the expected cutoff for Commerce.
Subject | SubCD | Category | Jrf & Assistant Professor Total | Assistant Professor Total | Assistant Professor Cutoff percentile | Jrf & Assistant Professor Cutoff percentile |
COMMERCE | 008 | UNRESERVED | 132 | 1327 | 97.433551 | 99.7296286 |
COMMERCE | 008 | EWS | 33 | 344 | 93.6067551 | 99.2868431 |
COMMERCE | 008 | OBC(NCL) | 89 | 1027 | 91.5798857 | 98.9642694 |
COMMERCE | 008 | SC | 36 | 371 | 84.8051246 | 96.3329146 |
COMMERCE | 008 | ST | 16 | 171 | 79.6015141 | 96.3329146 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-VI-UR | 1 | 13 | 81.5523481 | 96.3329146 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-HI-UR | 1 | 11 | 65.9955909 | 98.0990807 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-LM-UR | 1 | 15 | 86.4148746 | 97.433551 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-OD&AO-UR | 2 | 13 | 25.1362256 | 92.7457261 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-VI-OB | 2 | 9 | 63.4499397 | 87.9247951 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-HI-OB | 1 | 7 | 33.6425273 | 87.9492686 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-LM-OB | 1 | 12 | 75.6416122 | 96.4435756 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-OD&AO-OB | 1 | ---- | ---- | 87.9247951 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-VI-SC | 1 | 3 | 39.9442619 | 54.8271703 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-HI-SC | 1 | ---- | ---- | 79.3954374 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-LM-SC | 1 | 3 | 77.6881161 | 83.2452893 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-OD&AO-SC | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-VI-ST | 1 | 1 | 48.6162324 | 48.6162324 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-HI-ST | 1 | 1 | 33.6425273 | 65.9955909 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-LM-ST | 1 | 2 | 55.0062806 | 86.4986426 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-OD&AO-ST | --- | --- | ---- | ---- |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-VI-EW | 1 | 4 | 54.8271703 | 92.7457261 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-HI-EW | 1 | 3 | 48.9455513 | 61.4530573 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-LM-EW | 1 | 4 | 58.1992787 | 90.6617861 |
COMMERCE | 008 | PWD-OD&AO-EW | --- | --- | ---- | ---- |
UGC NET Cut off Factors 2023
The cut off will be finalized on the basis of various reasons:
- Total number of aspirants who appeared for the exam in Feb to March session
- Difficulty level of questions in the exam
- No. of seats that are available in the universities
- Cut off score of the previous year’s exam
The candidates shall check the officially released list by the authorities.
How to Download UGC NET Cutoff 2023?
The UGC NET 2023 cut off will soon be available on the official website in PDF format. Candidates can follow the simple steps to download the UGC NET Commerce Cut off.
- Visit the official website - ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- On the homepage, visit the latest information section and click on the link available for UGC NET 2023 Cut off
- The UGC NET cut off 2023 PDF will appear on the screen
- Download the PDF and save it for further use.
Criteria to Determine UGC NET Cutoff 2023
The guidelines for finalizing the UGC NET cutoffs for Commerce are mentioned below:
Step 1: Total number of candidates qualified in UGC NET is equal to 6% of the candidates who appeared in both papers of the exam.
Step 2: Vacancies allocated according to the reservation policy of the Government of India
Step 3: Candidates should score the minimum marks for getting selected as JRF and Assistant Professor:
Category | Minimum Marks Required |
General | 40% aggregate marks in both Paper 1 and 2 |
Other Backward Class-Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 30% aggregate marks in both Paper 1 and 2 |
Step 4: UGC declares the number of qualified candidates in a subject bassed on the method given below:
Example: No. of candidates to be declared qualified for Assistant Professor in ‘Economics’ for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category | Candidates from SC category securing atleast 35% aggregate marks in Paper 1 and 2 for ‘Economics’ (x) Total slots available for SC category as per Step II (÷) Total number of candidates belonging to SC category over all candidates who get 35% aggregate marks in both the papers |
The aggregate percentage secured by candidates in both papers corresponding to the no. of slots shall determine the qualifying cut-off for eligibility for Assistant Professor in Economics. Similarly, cutoffs are decided for all other subjects and categories.
Step 5: All candidates (who appeared for both Assistant Professor and JRF) out of the total no. of qualified candidates shall be considered for JRF.
Step 6: According to the reservation policy, total number of slots available for awarding JRF is distributed among various categories. The procedure for subject-wise cum category-wise allocation of JRF slots is given below:
Example: No. of candidates to be declared qualified for JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor in ‘Economics’ for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category | No. of candidates from ST category who opted for JRF and qualified for Assistant Professor both in ‘Economics’ (x) Total no. of ST category candidates for JRF slots (÷) Total no. of candidates from ST category over all candidates who opted for JRF and qualified for Assistant Professor |
The aggregate percentage secured by candidates in both papers corresponding to the number of JRF slots can figure out the qualifying cut-off for JRF in Economics for the ST category.
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