UGC NET Result 2025: NTA UGC NET Dec Final Answer Key, scorecard, category-wise cut off marks soon at ugcnet.nta.nic.in; know about normalization procedure

The UGC NET Result will be published based on the final answer key declared.

UGC NET Answer Key 2025 LIVE: The National Testing Agency(NTA) will soon release the UGC NET Result anytime soon. Along with the UGC NET Result, NTA will announce the UGC NET Final Answer Key, subject-wise cut-off, and category-wise cut-off. Candidates can download the UGC NET Scorecard at https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/.

NTA published the UGC NET Provisional Answer Key on January 14, 2026. Candidates were allowed to raise objections, if any, against the answer key till January 17. This year, the UGC NET exam was held for 85 subjects. The exam will be held on December 31, January 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7, 2026.

UGC NET Result 2025: When will NTA declare UGC NET Dec Final Answer Key, scorecard, category-wise cut off marks?

To remind our readers, the UGC NET Result will be published based on the final answer key declared. No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after the declaration of the result/NTA Score of UGC-NET December 2025 will be entertained. But what is the procedure and criteria for the declaration of results? Check the normalization process below.

According to the UGC NET Information bulletin, the number of candidates to be qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor shall be equal to 6 per cent of the candidates who appeared for the exam(both papers).

Step I: The number of candidates to be qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor shall be equal to 6% of the candidates appeared in NET (in both the papers) on the basis of their Master’s Degree or
equivalent examination.

Step II: The total slots shall be allocated to different categories as per the reservation policy of Government of India.

Step III: In order to be considered, the candidate must have appeared in both the papers and secured at least 40% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for General (Unreserved) / General-EWS category candidates and at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for all candidates belonging to the reserved categories (viz., SC, ST, OBC (belonging to Non- Creamy Layer), PwD/PwBD and Third gender).

Step IV: The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is
derived as per the methodology illustrated below: