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UGC NET Cut Off 2026: Subject Wise Cutoff & Previous Year Marks

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the UGC NET June 2026 examination. The official cutoff document contains subject-wise and category-wise cutoff marks for 84 subjects for JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD Only categories.

Candidates who appeared in the UGC NET June 2026 examination can now check their UGC NET cutoff marks 2026 according to their subject and category. The official PDF also provides the number of candidates corresponding to each cutoff.

Latest Update: NTA has released the UGC NET June 2026 Subject / Category Wise Cutoff Marks for 84 subjects. The official cutoff PDF contains separate cutoff marks for JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD Only.

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – Overview

ParticularsDetails
Exam NameUGC NET June 2026
Conducting AuthorityNational Testing Agency (NTA)
Cutoff Released For84 Subjects
Cutoff TypeSubject Wise & Category Wise
Qualification CategoriesJRF, Assistant Professor & PhD Only
Exam ModeComputer Based Test (CBT)
Total Marks300 Marks
Cutoff StatusReleased
Cutoff PDFAvailable Below

UGC NET June 2026 Cut Off Released

The official NTA document titled β€œUGC NET JUNE 2026 – SUBJECT / CATEGORY WISE CUTOFF MARKS” contains the cutoff information for 84 subjects. The document provides three separate qualification columns: JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD Only

For each category, the official PDF shows the cutoff marks along with the corresponding total candidates. The major categories include Unreserved, OBC (NCL), EWS, SC and ST, followed by different PwD categories and Third Gender wherever applicable.

Important: The cutoff marks are not the same for all subjects. Candidates must check the row corresponding to their subject and category and then compare the JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD Only cutoff.

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – How to Read the Official PDF

The official cutoff PDF is arranged subject-wise. For every subject, the following three qualification categories are provided:

QualificationMeaning
JRFCutoff for Junior Research Fellowship
Assistant ProfessorCutoff for Assistant Professor eligibility
PhD OnlyCutoff for PhD admission category

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – Important Subjects

Below are some of the important subjects from the official June 2026 cutoff document. These figures are directly based on the Unreserved category rows of the official PDF.

SubjectJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Economics224196170
Political Science222196170
Philosophy236208178
Psychology204180160
Social Work216190166
Education216190166
Maithili234208182
Bengali204180158
Hindi198174150

For example, in Economics, the Unreserved cutoff is 224 for JRF, 196 for Assistant Professor and 170 for PhD Only. In Political Science, the corresponding cutoffs are 222, 196 and 170. The official PDF also provides the OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST and PwD-specific figures.

UGC NET Economics Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved224196170
OBC (NCL)212178154
EWS216178150
SC204164144
ST192160142

The Economics cutoff data above is taken from the first subject block of the official NTA cutoff PDF.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved222196170
OBC (NCL)212180156
EWS214180150
SC202168148
ST194160142

The Political Science figures are taken directly from the subject/category rows in the official June 2026 cutoff document. {index=4}

UGC NET Philosophy Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved236208178
OBC (NCL)224188160
EWS230188152
SC218174150
ST204158136

The official PDF lists Philosophy as subject code 003 and provides separate cutoff figures for each category and qualification type.

UGC NET Psychology Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved204180160
OBC (NCL)192162146
EWS192164144
SC180156138
ST176152136

The Psychology cutoff is listed under subject code 004 in the official NTA PDF.

UGC NET Social Work Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved216190166
OBC (NCL)206174152
EWS214176148
SC194162140
ST186156138

The Social Work cutoff is listed under subject code 010 in the official document.

UGC NET Hindi Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved198174150
OBC (NCL)190158138
EWS190160136
SC178148134
ST168142128

The official document lists Hindi under subject code 020 and provides the corresponding category-wise cutoff marks.

UGC NET Education Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved216190166
OBC (NCL)204174152
EWS210174148
SC196160142
ST190156140

The Education subject appears as subject code 009 in the official cutoff document.

UGC NET Maithili Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved234208182
OBC (NCL)232196164
EWS216198166
SC180166150
STβ€”β€”β€”

The official PDF shows no cutoff/candidate figure for the Maithili ST row, so it is represented above as β€œβ€”β€ rather than assigning an estimated value.

UGC NET Bengali Cut Off 2026

CategoryJRFAssistant ProfessorPhD Only
Unreserved204180158
OBC (NCL)192166146
EWS186164144
SC186160142
ST176146132

The Bengali cutoff appears under subject code 019 in the official June 2026 cutoff document.

UGC NET PwD Category Cut Off 2026

The official PDF does not stop at the five major categories. It separately lists cutoff marks for different PwD classifications such as PWD-VI, PWD-HI, PWD-LM and PWD-OD&AO, with the applicable parent category.

For example, the Economics section contains separate rows for PWD-VI-UR, PWD-HI-UR, PWD-LM-UR and PWD-OD&AO-UR, followed by corresponding OBC, SC, ST and EWS classifications wherever candidates were present.

Important: PwD candidates should check the exact row applicable to their disability and parent category in the official PDF instead of relying only on the General/UR cutoff.

UGC NET Third Gender Cut Off 2026

The official cutoff document also contains Third Gender rows wherever applicable. For example, Political Science shows a Third Gender Assistant Professor cutoff of 124 marks, while the JRF and PhD Only columns show no value in that row.

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – JRF vs Assistant Professor vs PhD

CutoffPurpose
JRF Cut OffMinimum cutoff for candidates considered for Junior Research Fellowship
Assistant Professor Cut OffCutoff for Assistant Professor eligibility
PhD Only Cut OffCutoff for candidates qualifying under PhD admission only category

In most subject/category combinations, the JRF cutoff is higher than the Assistant Professor cutoff, while the PhD Only cutoff is lower. However, candidates should always use the exact official row for their subject and category. The official PDF contains the complete figures.

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – What Does Total Candidates Mean?

The official cutoff PDF contains a Total Candidates figure alongside each cutoff. This represents the number of candidates associated with that particular qualification/category cutoff in the official result data.

Therefore, the PDF is useful not only for checking the cutoff marks but also for understanding how many candidates qualified under each subject/category/qualification combination.

How to Check UGC NET Cut Off 2026

  1. Open the official UGC NET cutoff PDF.
  2. Find your subject code or subject name.
  3. Locate your category.
  4. Check the JRF Cutoff.
  5. Check the Assistant Professor Cutoff.
  6. Check the PhD Only Cutoff.
  7. Compare the applicable cutoff with your obtained marks.
  8. Also check the Total Candidates column given in the official PDF.

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – Important Points

  • UGC NET June 2026 cutoff has been released.
  • The official cutoff document covers 84 subjects.
  • Cutoff is available subject-wise and category-wise.
  • Separate cutoff marks are provided for JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD Only.
  • Major categories include UR, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC and ST.
  • Separate PwD classifications are also provided.
  • Third Gender data is provided wherever applicable.
  • The official PDF also contains the total number of candidates corresponding to the cutoff.
  • Candidates should check the exact subject/category row before deciding their qualification status.
  • The official NTA PDF should be treated as the final source for the complete 84-subject cutoff data.

UGC NET Cut Off 2026 – Official PDF

Complete Subject / Category Wise Cutoff: The official PDF contains the complete cutoff data for all 84 subjects, including UR, OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST, PwD classifications and Third Gender wherever applicable.