What is a Good Score in UGC NET 2024?

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Updated On: April 30, 2024 03:02 pm IST | UGC NET

Get a deeper understanding of 'what is a good score in UGC NET 2024?'. While the score is different for different subjects and categories of candidates, knowing what a safe score is to become UGC NET-qualified is crucial. 
What is a Good Score in UGC NET

For candidates who are wondering What is a Good Score in UGC NET 2024? A good score in UGC NET is the minimum score or cut-off that should ideally be achieved by candidates to clear the exam. For general category candidates, the minimum qualifying mark is 40% whereas, for those belonging to the reserved category, the same is 35%. A good score for History for the unreserved category for the December session is 182 for Assistant Professor and 204 percentile for JRF & Assistant Professor. For Commerce, a good score will be 160 for Assistant Professor and 184 for JRF & Assistant Professor, and for English, it is 182 for Assistant Professor and 208 for JRF & Assistant Professor

NTA, the body that conducts the UGC NET 2024 exam (June), will release the cutoff separately for candidates who qualify for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). The NET UGC cut-off 2024 will also be made available separately to candidates who meet the requirements for junior research fellowships (JRF) and lectureships. This year, the UGC NET exam for the June session will be conducted in CBT mode for 83 subjects on June 18,2024. The UGC NET Result 2024 will be released in July 2024 and soon after that, the UGC NET Cutoff 2024 will also be announced. In this article, we have mentioned all the necessary details regarding what a good score is in the UGC NET for aspirants who have already appeared for the UGC NET 2024 exam.

Also Read:

UGC NET Passing Marks 2024UGC NET Normalization Process 2024
UGC Full FormUGC NET 2024 Exam Day Guidelines

What is UGC NET Qualifying Marks 2024?

To clear the UGC NET exam, a candidate must obtain the minimum qualifying marks set by NTA. The qualifying marks are not the same as this UGC NET Cutoff Score. In addition, to be shortlisted for JRF or Associate Professorship, candidates must get the requisite marks given by NTA in UGC NET examinations. Candidates can view the UGC NET Passing Marks 2024 in the table below:

Category

Paper I (100 marks)

Paper II (200 marks)

UGC NET Passing Marks for General Category

40 (40%)

40 (40%)

OBC Non-creamy layer, PWD/SC/ST and Transgenders

35 (35%)

35 (35%)

How to Calculate Score for UGC NET 2024?

NTA completes the following steps to determine the UGC NET 2024 Score. Here is presented a full explanation of how the UGC NET 2024 cutoff marks were determined:
  • Step 1: A minimum of 6% of the applicants who appeared in both exam papers will be qualified candidates overall.
  • Step 2: The total number of seats allotted to applicants from all categories based on the Indian government's reservation policy.
  • Step 3: The minimum marks that applicants must obtain to be considered for junior research fellow positions and/or to be eligible for assistant professor positions are listed in the table below.

UGC NET Candidate Category

UGC NET Minimum Qualifying Cutoff (Paper I & Paper II)

General 

40% marks (both the papers taken together)

OBS/SC/ST/PwD

35% marks (both the papers taken together)
  • Step 4: The eligibility criteria for applicants who pass the exam will be basis their subject-specific category. Depending on the number of vacancies the aggregate percentage that candidates obtained on both papers will count as the qualifying cut-off.
  • Step 5: According to the reservation rules, the total number of slots available for junior research fellow grants are distributed among the various categories.

Good Score in UGC NET 2024 - Subject and Category-wise

We have listed below the UGC NET Subject-wise and Category-wise Good Score 2024 for all the Major Subjects by which Candidates can get an idea. This will also help Candidates to analyze the difficulty level of the exam:

Economics


CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED15449918045
OBC(NCL)13843516234
EWS14213117010
SC13020915415
ST12616314812

Political Science

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED1902253216190
OBC(NCL)1741402206114
EWS17458620853
SC16293719090
ST15651918644

Philosophy

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED19622122418
OBC(NCL)18011321010
EWS182582106
SC172782028
ST152561805

Psychology

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED19064621643
OBC(NCL)17032720027
EWS172862048
SC1561251889
ST156541886

Sociology

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED18484121081
OBC(NCL)16852819843
EWS16822420019
SC15436918629
ST15022417815

History

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED1822089204167
OBC(NCL)1701301194148
EWS16859419847
SC15898218492
ST15248817843

Anthropology
CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED172662006
OBC(NCL)158391803
EWS158101821
SC150191702
ST140371564

Commerce

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED160105318484
OBC(NCL)14290917061
EWS14826217421
SC13626816223
ST13411815210

Social Work

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED18031020228
OBC(NCL)16619019420
EWS164571887
SC1521161869
ST150841788

Defence and Strategic Studies

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED200582225
OBC(NCL)180262182
EWS184172163
SC172122121
ST16472021

Public Administration

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED19015521019
OBC(NCL)1748520410
EWS176312043
SC160541964
ST156321943

Management

CategoryAssistant ProfessorJRF & Assistant Professor
Cutoff MarksTotal CandidatesCutoff MarksTotal Candidates
UNRESERVED17066819440
OBC(NCL)15437118423
EWS1581031849
SC14816217611
ST148711645

UGC NET Previous Year Good Scores (2022, 2021, 2020)

Candidates can check UGC NET Previous Year Cut-off as well to get an idea of the good score to be obtained in the examination. Candidates can refer to the tables below of UGC NET Previous year cut offs to understand how the cut off trends have been in the past few years. In addition, the data given below will help them analyze what the cut off for their subject was in the previous sessions of UGC NET:
SubjectsCategoryAssistant Professor Cut-OffJRF & Assistant Professor Cut-Off
PsychologyGen/ UR196216
EWS174200
OBC(NCL)174200
SC162184
ST158178
EducationGen/ UR190210
EWS172198
OBC(NCL)172196
SC160182
ST162184
AnthropologyGen/ UR174194
EWS160190
OBC(NCL)162184
SC150166
ST150166
SociologyGen/ UR200218
EWS184208
OBC(NCL)182204
SC168192
ST166190
Social WorkGen/ UR178196
EWS162188
OBC(NCL)156180
SC142172
ST144166
PhilosophyGen/ UR206226
EWS186216
OBC(NCL)186210
SC178200
ST158180
Home ScienceGen/ UR182200
EWS162184
OBC(NCL)162182
SC150176
ST150176
Defence & Strategic StudiesGen/ UR208224
EWS194216
OBC(NCL)192208
SC192214
ST182190
Population StudiesGen/ UR182204
EWS168196
OBC(NCL)168186
SC164174
ST160172
Public AdministrationGen/ UR182200
EWS168192
OBC(NCL)166190
SC150172
ST150172
MaithiliGen/ UR202218
EWS182202
OBC(NCL)184198
SC198212
ST
ManagementGen/ UR164180
EWS148170
OBC(NCL)144164
SC136154
ST134152
SanskritGen/ UR178196
EWS164186
OBC(NCL)162180
SC152170
ST138158
PunjabiGen/ UR160172
EWS148162
OBC(NCL)144160
SC134152
ST136136
TeluguGen/ UR154164
EWS144152
OBC(NCL)140154
SC134152
ST136146
TamilGen/ UR148160
EWS144140
OBC(NCL)138150
SC132144
ST132
LawGen/ UR202224
EWS182210
OBC(NCL)180206
SC168190
ST160182
UrduGen/ UR202214
EWS190206
OBC(NCL)190206
SC168204
ST178190
GeographyGen/ UR182202
EWS164192
OBC(NCL)164186
SC152176
ST150168
Mass Communication & JournalismGen/ UR184208
EWS166194
OBC(NCL)166186
SC156172
ST152166
Computer Science & ApplicationsGen/ UR162180
EWS146166
OBC(NCL)142162
SC136150
ST132148
EconomicsGen/ UR192212
EWS172198
OBC(NCL)170196
SC152176
ST150172

Check the table below for the UGC NET cutoff percentiles for various subjects in the previous years.

Subject Name

Category

Assistant Professor Cutoff

JRF & Assistant Professor Cutoff

Political Science

Gen/ UR

96.7319408

99.4790731

Political Science

EWS

91.8015666

98.639303

Political Science

OBC(NCL)

90.677205

98.1947189

Political Science

SC

82.4142267

94.5735422

Political Science

ST

80.0739774

93.5333214

Political Science

PWD‐VI‐UR

83.6940902

97.8328982

Political Science

PWD‐HI‐UR

54.5300261

79.4593138

Political Science

PWD‐LM‐UR

87.098078

97.8328982

Political Science

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

29.7127937

84.9470092

Political Science

PWD‐VI‐OB

63.181027

95.239806

Political Science

PWD‐HI‐OB

29.7127937

77.1583986

Political Science

PWD‐LM‐OB

79.4593138

91.4585953

Political Science

PWD‐VI‐SC

48.7874978

89.229765

Political Science

PWD‐LM‐SC

67.1932115

91.4585953

Political Science

PWD‐VI‐ST

28.9114424

87.9962278

Political Science

PWD‐HI‐ST

39.6779809

39.6779809

Political Science

PWD‐LM‐ST

63.181027

80.0739774

Political Science

PWD‐VI‐EW

56.6362054

96.227154

Political Science

PWD‐HI‐EW

39.6779809

75.7093124

Political Science

PWD‐LM‐EW

74.3712951

91.4585953

History

Gen/ UR

98.2762846

99.6528061

History

EWS

94.9759007

99.1463116

History

OBC(NCL)

94.5922303

98.6520709

History

SC

89.1267053

97.4797811

History

ST

85.7568826

95.7642349

History

PWD‐VI‐UR

87.4642595

97.228518

History

PWD‐HI‐UR

72.4123846

94.0731966

History

PWD‐LM‐UR

90.5808349

96.7155752

History

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

48.1782534

93.7651596

History

PWD‐VI‐OB

72.5953318

93.0806307

History

PWD‐HI‐OB

56.8849656

91.851156

History

PWD‐LM‐OB

87.4642595

94.5922303

History

PWD‐VI‐SC

63.6168436

95.4471351

History

PWD‐LM‐SC

81.917327

94.0731966

History

PWD‐VI‐ST

56.8849656

75.2833115

History

PWD‐HI‐ST

69.7522764

-

History

PWD‐LM‐ST

72.4123846

89.1267053

History

PWD‐VI‐EW

77.7764523

96.7155752

History

PWD‐HI‐EW

48.1782534

91.851156

History

PWD‐LM‐EW

87.4642595

96.3850993

History

PWD‐OD&AO‐EW

-

58.0834899

Commerce

Gen/ UR

97.2911423

99.4585138

Commerce

EWS

93.0523159

98.6146146

Commerce

OBC(NCL)

90.4790443

97.5975976

Commerce

SC

82.787966

95.0337608

Commerce

ST

81.2292292

94.4424424

Commerce

PWD‐VI‐UR

78.974975

98.1839387

Commerce

PWD‐HI‐UR

59.6876877

97.6746974

Commerce

PWD‐LM‐UR

86.2559431

97.0593136

Commerce

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

35.7005998

86.2559431

Commerce

PWD‐VI‐OB

63.6781334

96.7837309

Commerce

PWD‐HI‐OB

42.2484172

88.5245245

Commerce

PWD‐LM‐OB

80.7855715

95.6690239

Commerce

PWD‐OD&AO‐OB

-

71.3993994

Commerce

PWD‐VI‐SC

35.7005998

93.5315035

Commerce

PWD‐HI‐SC

42.7227227

49.7297297

Commerce

PWD‐LM‐SC

74.3617404

80.7855715

Commerce

PWD‐VI‐ST

41.2201846

46.2382382

Commerce

PWD‐LM‐ST

51.2037654

88.5245245

Commerce

PWD‐VI‐EW

62.7290903

94.7475841

Commerce

PWD‐LM‐EW

73.9139139

93.0523159

Commerce

PWD‐OD&AO‐EW

-

49.7297297

Education

Gen/ UR

96.8211075

99.5380489

Education

EWS

89.9761574

98.6886549

Education

OBC(NCL)

89.9761574

98.319658

Education

SC

82.2876234

95.4251937

Education

ST

85.1668059

95.9964236

Education

PWD‐VI‐UR

75.1688854

98.319658

Education

PWD‐HI‐UR

50.4867872

94.5413453

Education

PWD‐LM‐UR

83.7616076

95.7696654

Education

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

30.8554022

87.5769919

Education

PWD‐VI‐OB

53.1322164

93.9648321

Education

PWD‐HI‐OB

26.4255911

86.3361667

Education

PWD‐LM‐OB

76.7700093

92.1120604

Education

PWD‐VI‐SC

41.8562374

65.3536658

Education

PWD‐HI‐SC

41.2030598

50.253034

Education

PWD‐LM‐SC

65.3536658

87.5769919

Education

PWD‐OD&AO‐SC

-

32.3117425

Education

PWD‐VI‐ST

50.253034

87.6332727

Education

PWD‐HI‐ST

36.2256178

44.2976356

Education

PWD‐LM‐ST

53.1322164

55.7067754

Education

PWD‐VI‐EW

53.5714286

82.9674151

Education

PWD‐HI‐EW

33.5233135

90.0751732

Education

PWD‐LM‐EW

70.524538

88.9280747

Bengali

Gen/ UR

98.5736926

99.6513471

Bengali

EWS

94.8019017

99.4611727

Bengali

OBC(NCL)

95.4333333

98.3666667

Bengali

SC

92.1

97.0333333

Bengali

ST

82.3771791

93.6925515

Bengali

PWD‐VI‐UR

91.1885895

98

Bengali

PWD‐HI‐UR

76.3333333

87.3333333

Bengali

PWD‐LM‐UR

92.2662441

99.4611727

Bengali

PWD‐VI‐OB

80.9333333

94.6666667

Bengali

PWD‐HI‐OB

68.2666667

84.8

Bengali

PWD‐LM‐OB

91

91

Bengali

PWD‐VI‐SC

79.3026941

89.8333333

Bengali

PWD‐HI‐SC

70.0792393

76.3333333

Bengali

PWD‐LM‐SC

78.8

78.8

Bengali

PWD‐HI‐EW

72.5198098

72.5198098

Bengali

PWD‐LM‐EW

64.7666667

92.2662441

Hindi

Gen/ UR

96.872344

99.4741958

Hindi

EWS

91.6489926

98.5594085

Hindi

OBC(NCL)

91.5774265

98.5153765

Hindi

SC

82.6396253

93.4642189

Hindi

ST

79.228526

92.5760666

Hindi

PWD‐VI‐UR

84.1684341

97.5344645

Hindi

PWD‐HI‐UR

59.5869454

91.6489926

Hindi

PWD‐LM‐UR

86.4142444

96.872344

Hindi

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

34.9396566

75.9263981

Hindi

PWD‐VI‐OB

66.6003888

95.6824749

Hindi

PWD‐HI‐OB

29.5852456

73.754887

Hindi

PWD‐LM‐OB

78.0299167

94.3523712

Hindi

PWD‐OD&AO‐OB

27.2480027

51.184164

Hindi

PWD‐VI‐SC

53.9634146

73.754887

Hindi

PWD‐LM‐SC

71.6046235

87.1332626

Hindi

PWD‐OD&AO‐SC

-

64.7076322

Hindi

PWD‐VI‐ST

40.5320415

61.72234

Hindi

PWD‐LM‐ST

61.72234

75.9263981

Hindi

PWD‐VI‐EW

59.5869454

94.9813021

Hindi

PWD‐HI‐EW

32.2029577

81.5697773

Hindi

PWD‐LM‐EW

81.0533758

91.5774265

Hindi

PWD‐OD&AO‐EW

24.8895122

53.9634146

Kannada

Gen/ UR

98.2778416

99.963951

Kannada

EWS

97.0149254

99.8851894

Kannada

OBC(NCL)

98.3777938

99.8558039

Kannada

SC

97.5486662

99.6034607

Kannada

ST

97.5486662

99.7837058

Kannada

PWD‐VI‐UR

97.5486662

97.5486662

Kannada

PWD‐LM‐UR

77.7267509

98.3777938

Kannada

PWD‐VI‐OB

40.2985075

-

Kannada

PWD‐LM‐OB

55.912744

77.7267509

Kannada

PWD‐LM‐ST

59.586682

59.586682

English

Gen/ UR

98.6101763

99.7543411

English

EWS

94.8478934

99.3067708

English

OBC(NCL)

93.2595235

98.39873

English

SC

88.7905505

97.4324464

English

ST

87.1518791

94.8478934

English

PWD‐VI‐UR

88.5805984

99.2097181

English

PWD‐HI‐UR

65.96266

85.8258177

English

PWD‐LM‐UR

91.2303136

99.151972

English

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

70.3021941

94.8478934

English

PWD‐VI‐OB

77.3510025

98.3611522

English

PWD‐HI‐OB

54.7813783

85.4643338

English

PWD‐LM‐OB

80.283349

94.7924216

English

PWD‐OD&AO‐OB

54.7813783

54.7813783

English

PWD‐VI‐SC

62.4978431

71.7845188

English

PWD‐HI‐SC

54.7813783

75.5350653

English

PWD‐LM‐SC

78.021941

89.9057873

English

PWD‐OD&AO‐SC

-

74.6143493

English

PWD‐VI‐ST

57.3563064

68.9719433

English

PWD‐VI‐EW

77.3510025

77.3510025

English

PWD‐LM‐EW

88.7905505

94.0772648

Geography

Gen/ UR

95.9787863

99.1317404

Geography

EWS

89.3192803

97.9591837

Geography

OBC(NCL)

89.3192803

97.3560517

Geography

SC

82.641337

94.8753101

Geography

ST

75.0402793

93.164904

Geography

PWD‐VI‐UR

73.1404404

93.9809375

Geography

PWD‐HI‐UR

52.3240632

89.3192803

Geography

PWD‐LM‐UR

78.8614702

96.6031149

Geography

PWD‐OD&AO‐UR

27.316058

85.8216971

Geography

PWD‐VI‐OB

59.1299678

92.1726074

Geography

PWD‐HI‐OB

15.8963311

67.4073577

Geography

PWD‐LM‐OB

67.4073577

93.1256713

Geography

PWD‐OD&AO‐OB

23.0464554

59.57044

Geography

PWD‐VI‐SC

52.3240632

52.3240632

Geography

PWD‐HI‐SC

34.1568206

-

UGC NET Certificate 2024

The UGC NET-qualified applicants receive e-certificates from the NTA. Candidates who qualify for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) are awarded the JRF Award letter, whereas applicants who qualify for the Assistant Professor/Lectureship UGC NET exam are awarded UGC NET E-certificates. Due to a shortage of seats in institutions, students are unable to enroll as Ph.D. students, so the certificate validity for NET JRF has been extended for the convenience of candidates. The Assistant Professor/Lectureship UGC NET certificate has a lifetime validity now. The UGC JRF certificate's validity has been raised to four years due to the extension of the UGC NET certificate's validity. 

Candidates should also check out the articles mentioned below to learn more about the UGC NET 2024 exam!

Related Links:

UGC NET English Cutoff 2024UGC NET Political Science Cutoff 2024
UGC NET History Cutoff 2024UGC NET Commerce Cutoff 2024
UGC NET Cutoff for Hindi 2024

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