The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the UGC NET December 2025 results on 4th February 2026 for all 85 subjects, including Psychology.
UPS Education congratulates all the successful students, and those who weren’t able to clear it this time, remember this is not the end of your UGC NET journey. With determination, hard work, and the ability to learn from your mistakes, you will get the desired result.
Read the article to know more about the UGC-NET JRF December 2025 Results.
UGC NET December 2025
The UGC-NET December session exam was held from 31st December 2025 to 7th January 2026. A total of 735,614 students appeared for the exam on 85 subjects, including psychology. The exam was conducted in the computer-based test (CBT) mode across 283 cities.
UGC NET JRF December 2025 Psychology Cut-off
For the UGC-NET JRF December 2025 (Psychology) results, the General/Unreserved category recorded the highest cut-off marks: JRF cut-off of 234, Assistant Professor cut-off of 206, and PhD Only cut-off of 182. A total number of 45, 811, and 1,592 candidates qualified for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD only, respectively.
In the OBC (NCL) category, the JRF cut-off was 218, while the Assistant Professor was 186, and Phd only 164. A total number of 28, 439, and 862 candidates qualified for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD only, respectively. For the EWS category, JRF cut-off was 224, Assistant Professor was 188, and PhD only was 160. A total of 7, 121, and 160 candidates qualified for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD only, respectively.
The SC and ST categories had slightly lower cut-offs. The SC category’s JRF was 208, Assistant Professor was 174, and the PhD was 152. A total of 19, 180, and 317 candidates qualified for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD only, respectively. For the ST category, the JRF was 208, Assistant Professor – 170, and the PhD only cut-off was 152. A total of 5, 73, and 147 candidates qualified for JRF, Assistant Professor, and PhD only, respectively.
The table below provides a detailed, category-wise breakdown of cut-off marks and the number of candidates qualified.
| Category | JRF Cut-off | Total Qualified | Assistant Professor Cut-off | Total Qualified | PhD Only Cut-off | Total Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unreserved | 234 | 45 | 206 | 811 | 182 | 1592 |
| OBC (NCL) | 218 | 28 | 186 | 439 | 164 | 862 |
| EWS | 224 | 7 | 188 | 121 | 160 | 251 |
| SC | 208 | 19 | 174 | 180 | 152 | 317 |
| ST | 208 | 5 | 170 | 73 | 148 | 147 |
Students can check their results from the link mentioned below:
UGC-NET JRF December 2025 Results.
Why is the UGC-NET JRF Result Important?
Clearing the UGC-NET exam presents various opportunities in psychology, especially in the field of academia and research. Candidates who clear the JRF part of the exam get a monthly stipend/funding to pursue research, independent or through a PhD in psychology. Candidates can also apply for the positions of Assistant Professor [of Psychology] at any university or college in India.
Many universities now require a valid UGC NET score for PhD Psychology admissions in India, making the UGC NET exam necessary for students who want to do research or get a doctorate in psychology.
In other words, UGC-NET JRF is not just any score; it’s the key to higher education, funded research, and a future in academic psychology.
ALSO READ: UGC NET Psychology: How to Choose Between JRF, Assistant Professorship & PhD Path
Our Successful Students
We’re proud to announce the names of some of our students who cleared the UGC NET JRF Psychology:
| Eligibility | Student Name |
|---|---|
| JRF Qualified | Aditi Kulshreshtha |
| Mira Subramanian | |
| Meenal Bhatia | |
| Sayan Mukhopadhyay | |
| Ruchi Tiwari | |
| Harsh Vardhan Joshi | |
| Snehal Pawar | |
| Anirudh Sengupta | |
| Pankhuri Saxena | |
| Vignesh Ramaswamy | |
| Ananya Verma | |
| Rohan Mehta | |
| Assistant Professor Eligible | Aarav Khanna |
| Kavya Menon | |
| Arjun Nair | |
| Aishwarya Iyer | |
| Shreya Ghosh | |
| Rahul Banerjee | |
| Nandini Rao | |
| Shubham Agrawal | |
| Nikita Desai | |
| Rohit Khandelwal | |
| Moumita Das | |
| Yashwant Shetty | |
| Komal Arora | |
| Abhinav Tripathi | |
| Tejaswini Kulkarni | |
| Amanpreet Singh | |
| PhD Only Eligible | Mohit Bansal |
| Saurabh Mishra | |
| Isha Jain | |
| Priya Sharma | |
| Tanvi Joshi | |
| Pallavi Kulkarni | |
| Varun Malhotra | |
| Kunal Gupta | |
| Prateek Choudhary | |
| Ankit Srivastava | |
| Rupal Shah | |
| Sandeep Chaurasia | |
| Anusha Pillai | |
| Imran Siddiqui | |
| Shalini Verma | |
| Kunal Awasthi | |
| Preeti Bhattacharya | |
| Nilesh More | |
| Saumya Pandey | |
| Joel Mathew | |
| Riya Mukherjee | |
| Neha Chatterjee | |
| Sneha Kulkarni | |
| Swati Saxena | |
| Aditya Rao | |
| Akash Patil | |
| Ritu Aggarwal | |
| Deepak Yadav | |
| Nikhil Deshpande | |
| Pooja Singh |
Need more help?
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