UGC NET qualifying cut-off

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182. Assistant Professor cut-off, out of 300. In June 2026, General (unreserved) candidates in Commerce: Assistant Professor needed 182 (60.67%), JRF 210, PhD admission only 160. Every cut-off is out of 300, Paper I and Paper II together.

In June 2026, General candidates in UGC NET Commerce needed 182 of 300 for Assistant Professor and 210 for JRF.

UGC NET June 2026 cut-offs for General candidates

Marks out of 300, Paper I and Paper II together. The tool above has every category.

Subject	JRF	Assistant Professor	PhD only
Adult Education	234	212	188
Anthropology	206	180	158
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies	244	220	202
Arabic	250	218	188
Archaeology	212	184	162
Assamese	210	186	162
Ayurveda Biology	236	208	186
Bengali	204	180	158
Bodo	150	142	128
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies	220	202	178
Chinese	158	158	150
Commerce	210	182	160
Comparative Literature	212	198	176
Comparative Study of Religions	214	190	166
Computer Science and Applications	214	180	158
Criminology	246	208	182
Defence and Strategic Studies	212	188	168
Disaster Management	210	188	166
Dogri	None	174	164
Economics	224	196	170
Education	232	206	182
Electronic Science	178	158	142
English	226	198	172
Environmental Sciences	194	162	142
Folk Literature	208	182	162
Forensic Science	206	182	164
Forestry	220	198	172
French	236	210	184
Geography	250	220	188
German	188	178	164
Gujarati	170	152	134
Hindi	198	174	150
Hindu Studies	236	214	188
History	190	168	148
Home Science	220	190	166
Human Rights and Duties	224	196	168
Indian Culture	196	176	164
Indian Knowledge Systems	208	180	164
Japanese	210	210	204
Kannada	182	164	142
Kashmiri	150	150	142
Konkani	152	152	146
Labour Welfare and Human Resource Management	222	194	166
Law	204	178	160
Library and Information Science	190	168	146
Linguistics	218	198	176
Maithili	234	208	182
Malayalam	222	192	168
Management	214	184	162
Manipuri	160	146	128
Marathi	162	150	132
Mass Communication and Journalism	190	168	150
Museology and Conservation	222	200	182
Music	236	204	172
Nepali	174	170	142
Oriya	218	194	168
Pali	216	196	158
Performing Art (Dance, Drama, Theatre)	210	188	162
Persian	254	232	208
Philosophy	236	208	178
Physical Education	240	192	158
Political Science	222	196	170
Politics and International Relations	214	196	178
Population Studies	220	188	168
Prakrit	234	226	198
Psychology	204	180	160
Public Administration	240	216	188
Punjabi	210	182	154
Rajasthani	188	166	144
Russian	200	198	170
Sanskrit	206	180	152
Sanskrit Traditional Subjects	226	188	160
Santali	190	166	148
Sindhi	168	168	152
Social Medicine and Community Health	196	170	148
Social Work	216	190	166
Sociology	232	206	174
Spanish	242	216	186
Statistics	216	178	152
Tamil	188	156	134
Telugu	164	150	132
Tourism Administration and Management	210	178	154
Tribal and Regional Language and Literature	164	152	132
Urdu	240	216	186
Visual Art	200	174	152
Women Studies	214	192	172
Yoga	244	208	172

How UGC NET qualification works

One total out of 300. Paper I has 50 questions for 100 marks and Paper II 100 questions for 200, with no negative marking.
A minimum first. 120 marks (40%) for General and EWS candidates, 105 (35%) for OBC, SC, ST, PwD and third gender candidates.
Then the subject cut-off. 6% of the candidates who appeared qualify for Assistant Professor, shared out by subject and category. JRF needs higher marks, PhD admission only lower ones.
Percentiles. NTA publishes how the percentile is worked out but not how many candidates scored each mark, so marks cannot be turned into a percentile.

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Questions people ask

What is the UGC NET qualifying cut-off for General candidates?

It depends on the subject. In June 2026, General candidates needed 182 of 300 in Commerce, 198 in English and 196 in Economics for Assistant Professor.

What are the UGC NET passing marks for OBC, SC and ST?

In June 2026 Commerce, Assistant Professor needed 166 for OBC, 156 for SC and 152 for ST, and JRF needed 198, 186 and 182.

What is the minimum to qualify in UGC NET?

At least 40% of 300, which is 120 marks, for General and EWS candidates, and 35%, which is 105, for OBC, SC, ST, PwD and third gender candidates. The subject cut-off is usually far higher.

How many candidates qualify for Assistant Professor?

NTA qualifies 6% of the candidates who appeared on the basis of a Master's degree, shared out by subject and category.

How is the UGC NET percentile worked out?

100 times the number of candidates in your subject with marks equal to or below yours, divided by everyone who appeared in that subject. NTA publishes the formula but not how many candidates scored each mark, so marks cannot be turned into a percentile.

Is the UGC NET cut-off in marks or percentile?

In marks. Qualification and every cut-off are decided on marks out of 300; the percentile on the score card shows your standing and is not used to qualify.

How we work this out

What it does

Choose your subject and category to see NTA's cut-off marks for JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD admission.

NTA's UGC NET subject- and category-wise cut-off marks for the December 2024, June 2025, December 2025 and June 2026 cycles.

Method

Each cut-off is NTA's own figure, in marks out of 300 for Paper I and Paper II together.
A mark is compared with the JRF cut-off first, then Assistant Professor, then PhD admission only.