Number of Successful Students in UGC-NET JRF Psychology in Each Exam

University Grand Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) is a standardized entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The examination takes place twice a year (commonly in June & December). The entrance is an eligibility criteria for Indian Nationals for admission to PhD, appoint aspirants for Assistant Professor, and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 

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Eligibility Criteria 

The following are the eligibility criteria for the UGC-NET JRF examination:

• Master’s or equivalent degree from a UGC recognised institute with an aggregate of 55 % marks.
• The reserved categories, including OBC / NCL/ PwD / PwBD and third gender) should have not less than 50% aggregate without rounding off in their Master’s or equivalent degree from a UGC recognised institute. 
• Aspirants in their final year can also apply for the examination. However, they need to ensure completing the eligibility criteria within two years from the date of the result. 
• Candidates with a PhD degree holder and a master’s degree completed by 19th September 1991 shall be eligible with 5 percent relaxation. 
• Aspirants who have completed graduation (4 years of 8 semesters) with at least 75 percentage and a 5% relaxation for reserved categories. The candidates who qualify for NET with this eligibility are eligible for JRF and PhD admission, and not for assistant professor. 
• Candidates in the final year of graduation (four years or 8 semesters) can apply as well. However, they have to complete the eligibility criteria within two years of the date of the result. 
• Age limitation – for JRF age limit is 30 years old, while for PhD admission and Assistant Professor, there is no upper age limit. 

Note: The candidate with a complete or in the process of completing their graduation program can also apply regardless of any subject or discipline.

Exam Structure & Pattern 

The UGC NET JRF entrance examination is an Objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with two parts: 

• Part I: It consists of 50 questions for 100 marks. This is to assess teaching and research aptitude, which includes divergent thinking, reading comprehension, reasoning ability, and general awareness. 
• Part II consists of 100 questions for 200 marks. This access aspirant’s subject knowledge. 
• The mode is a computer-based test (CBT) with a medium of paper in Hindi or English. 
• The duration of the exam is 180 minutes (3 hours) without any break between papers 1 & 2. 
• Each question is worth 2 marks with no negative marking. No marks for unanswered/ unattempted or marked as reviewed questions. 

Application Process 

The aspirants for UGC NET JRF can apply for the entrance examination through online mode only. The following are the steps required to apply: 

• Through NTA, the official website registers as a New candidate using your or your guardian’s mobile number and Email address. 
• After completing registration, log in and fill in the demographic and qualification details required. 
• Uploaded all the documents: recent photography and signature.
• Pay the application fee through online mode. 

Cut-off & Results of all Subjects 

The table explains a comparative overview of the number of Candidates that appeared for the UGC NET JRF examination in the cycles June 2024, December 2024, and June 2025. It further categorizes the data into the aspirants who qualify the cut-off JRF and Assistant Professor, or PhD admission only. 

For each cycle of examination, the table first shows the overall number of aspirants who appeared for the examination to provide a broader picture of participants interested in higher education and research-oriented careers. 

In sum, the table below systematically compares the three consecutive UGC NET JRF entrance examinations in order to help aspirants analyse the success rate pattern in relation to participation level.

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Cut-off & Result of UGC NET JRF Psychology 

The table represents an overview of the psychology subject analysis of the UGC NET JRF examination outcome. This is for the cycle June 2024, December 2024, and June 2025, focusing on the category-wise aspirants who qualify for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD admission in comparison to the number of candidates who appeared for the examination. 

All three further tables show that the data is segregated across seven social categories, namely Unreserved or general, Other Backward Classes Non- Creamy Layer (OBC – NCL), Schedule Caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), and Others (Persons with Disabilities). This categorisation explains the number of aspirants who qualify across different groups as mentioned above. 

1. June Psychology 2024 

The following table represents data for examination cycle 2024, explaining the number of participants who qualify for JRF, Assistant Professor, or PhD admission. 

2. December Psychology 2024

The following table explains the number of candidates who qualified for assistant professor level, JRF, or PhD admission only across the seven social categories for the examination cycle December 2024 – 

3. June Psychology 2025

The following tables represent the data for the examination cycle June 2025, giving details about the number of aspirants who passed assistant professor, JRF, or PhD admission level for the social categories mentioned:

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Estimation of Qualification Outcome 

The following table represents the approximate number of candidates who qualified for JRF, Assistant Professor, or PhD admission only for the examination cycle of June 2024, December 2024, and December 2025, subject-specific Psychology. This is in comparison to the number of aspirants who appeared for the examination in the three examination cycles.