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UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025: After all shifts of the UGC NET 2025 Exam, which was held from June 25 to 29, 2025, were successfully completed, the National Testing Agency (NTA) formally released the UGC NET Cut Off 2025 for the June cycle. The official website now lists the cutoff scores by subject and category for eligibility as an assistant professor and for a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET exam to assess students' skills for assistant professor positions and junior research fellowships (JRFs) at Indian universities. 

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025 Overview

The release of the cutoff data comes along with the announcement of the UGC NET Result 2025 on 21st July 2025. The main component of the exam is the UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025, which students must know to assess their chances of being selected. The UGC NET Political Science Exam can be found in this table.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025 Overview
Exam Name UGC NET 2025
Conducting Body National Testing Agency
Post Category UGC NET Political Science Cut Off
Status Released
Posts Assistant Professor and JRF
Exam Level National
Exam Frequency Twice a year
UGC NET Political Science Exam Date 2025 26 June 2025
 UGC NET Result 2025 and cut off Released
Exam Mode CBT Mode
Number of Papers Paper 1 and Paper 2
Total Questions Paper 1: 50 and Paper 2: 100
Total Marks Paper 1: 100 Marks and Paper 2: 200 Marks
Negative Marking No Negative Marking
Official Website https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/

UGC NET Political Science Cut off 2025 PDF

The release of the cutoff data comes along with the announcement of the UGC NET Result 2025 on 21st July 2025. The cutoff scores, which are determined by the students' performance, will serve as the basis for the eligibility requirements for PhD, Junior Research Fellow (JRF), and Assistant Professor programs. By examining the UGC-NET Political Science Previous Year Cut Off, students can gain a better understanding of the minimum score needed to pass this exam. The cutoff changes each year according to factors like the number of students and their level of difficulty.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025

The UGC NET Cut Off 2025 has been officially announced alongside the UGC NET Result 2025, which was released on 21st July 2025. The cut-off has been published in a category-wise and subject-wise format for both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor eligibility.

UGC-NET Political Science Cut Off
Category JRF Cut Off JRF Candidates Assistant Prof. Cut Off Assistant Prof. Candidates PhD Only Cut Off PhD Only Candidates
Unreserved (UR) 244 237 218 2,836 186 6,138
OBC (NCL) 236 136 202 1,694 168 3,622
EWS 238 64 200 807 160 1,652
SC 222 101 186 1,232 160 2,551
ST 218 44 180 624 156 1,251

 

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UGC NET Political Science Previous Year Cut Off (2024)

UGC NET Political Science Cut off for 2024 varies based on your category (General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, etc.) and preference for a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or an Assistant Professorship. Students must receive at least 40% in the General category and 35% in the Reserved category overall across both exams to be eligible. The cut offs for Assistant Professor positions are often lower than those for JRF seats.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2024 (Dec Cycle)

Official cutoff marks for the June 2024 National Eligibility Test (NET) in Political Science have been released by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The eligibility requirements for Assistant Professor, Junior Research Fellow (JRF), and PhD programs will be based on the cutoff scores, which will vary depending on the students' performance.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2024 (Dec Cycle)
Subject Category JRF Assistant Professor PhD Only
Cut Off Total Cand Cut Off Total Cand Cut Off Total Cand
Political Science UNRESERVED 234 175 210 2155 184 4567
Political Science OBC(NCL) 226 117 196 1356 168 2960
Political Science EWS 226 65 196 587 164 1286
Political Science SC 212 79 184 904 160 2006
Political Science ST 208 37 180 444 158 909
Political Science PWD-VI-UR 220 3 172 30 120 63
Political Science PWD-HI-UR 180 2 134 26 110 4
Political Science PWD-LM-UR 222 2 182 29 150 70
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-UR 178 3 122 32 116 3
Political Science PWD-VI-OB 212 3 146 20 106 11
Political Science PWD-HI-OB 156 3 108 13 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-OB 212 1 168 18 134 36
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-OB 158 2 108 4 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-VI-SC 192 1 122 17 106 7
Political Science PWD-HI-SC 138 1 114 5 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-SC 198 2 160 11 132 22
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-SC 144 2 106 2 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-VI-ST 192 1 106 7 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-HI-ST 144 1 120 4 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-ST 180 1 134 9 114 19
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-ST 152 2 120 1 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-VI-EW 200 1 146 9 106 3
Political Science PWD-HI-EW 158 1 106 4 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-EW 196 1 166 5 138 10
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-EW 126 1 ---- ---- ---- ----
POLITICAL SCIENCE ThirdGender 186 2 186 2 ---- ----

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2024 (June Cycle)

There are several cut offs for JRF and Assistant Professor seats in the UGC NET Political Science exam in December 2024, depending on the category. For example, the UNRESERVED (UR) category had a cut off of 2285 for Assistant Professor and 99.7303386 for JRF. There are cut offs for JRF and Assistant Professor articles for other categories, such as OBC (NCL), EWS, and SC.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2024 (June Cycle)
Subject Category JRF Assistant Professor PhD Only
Cut Off Total Cand Cut Off Total Cand Cut Off Total Cand
Political Science UNRESERVED 99.7303386 193 96.3442108 2285 83.2434462 4716
Political Science OBC(NCL) 99.2325753 110 91.3165364 1333 71.5947717 2818
Political Science EWS 99.2422174 56 90.3911797 621 67.0228017 1248
Political Science SC 97.3204533 76 83.2434462 950 64.3024845 2024
Political Science ST 96.7656026 43 78.1581806 531 58.6466692 1100
Political Science PWD-VI-UR 99.10568 4 67.0228017 37 15.0430093 75
Political Science PWD-HI-UR 91.3844894 3 34.8354767 35 17.1217914 4
Political Science PWD-LM-UR 97.7266521 3 79.5843992 33 56.4684599 70
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-UR 93.1389951 3 18.498791 35 15.0430093 1
Political Science PWD-VI-OB 97.1791008 2 42.534817 22 13.1690333 2
Political Science PWD-HI-OB 71.5947717 2 11.4998635 11 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-OB 95.71784 2 65.0361824 22 39.2087465 48
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-OB 80.5707264 2 11.4998635 2 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-VI-SC 90.3911797 2 26.3482496 21 13.1690333 2
Political Science PWD-HI-SC 24.2737499 3 13.1690333 8 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-SC 87.1780495 1 64.3024845 17 30.3522665 36
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-SC 43.6135543 1 16.7151417 1 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-VI-ST 78.1581806 1 14.98756 10 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-HI-ST 76.0752321 1 14.98756 4 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-ST 81.0631811 1 44.910568 10 18.498791 21
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-ST 20.3840628 1 ---- ---- ---- ----
Political Science PWD-VI-EW 94.5521573 1 32.6803799 9 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-HI-EW 73.3503872 1 13.1690333 4 ---- ----
Political Science PWD-LM-EW 95.71784 1 64.3024845 7 19.1015838 14
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-EW ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Political Science Third Gender 21.2247406 2 21.2247406 2 ---- ----

UGC NET Political Science Previous Years Cut Off PDF

UGC NET Cut Off 2024 marks for every subject and category were released by the UGC. Candidates will be eligible to take the UGC NET 2024 exam if their scores are at least as high as the cut off marks. Students can understand the minimum mark required to clear exam by looking at the UGC-NET Political Science Previous Year Cut Off. Every year, the cut off varies based on factors like the number of students and the level of difficulty. The cut off for UGC NET Political Science from the Year 2021 to 2024 seesion:

UGC NET Political Science Previous Year Cut Off PDF
Posts Year Subject/Category-wise Cut Off Marks
Assistant Professor/JRF 2024(December Session) Download PDF
Assistant Professor/JRF 2024 (June Session) Download PDF
Assistant Professor/JRF 2023 (December Session) Download PDF
Assistant Professor/JRF 2023 (June Session) Download PDF
Assistant Professor/JRF 2022 (December Session) Download PDF
Assistant Professor/JRF 2022 (June Session) Download PDF
Assistant Professor/JRF 2021 Download PDF

UGC NET Political Science Cut off 2023 December Cycle

Cut off scores for all the topics and categories in the UGC NET Political Science exam, which was conducted in the December 2023 cycle, are displayed in the table below. Unreserved, OBC (NCL), EWS, SC, ST, PWD-VI, PWD-HI, PWD-LM, and PWD-OD&AO are among the categories.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2023 December Cycle
Subject Category Assistant Professor JRF & Assistant Professor
Cut Off Marks Total Candidates Cut Off Marks Total Candidates
Political Science UNRESERVED 190 2253 216 190
OBC (NCL) 174 1402 206 114
EWS 174 586 208 53
SC 162 937 190 90
ST 156 519 186 44
PWD-VI-UR 156 29 192 2
PWD-HI-UR 124 32 170 3
PWD-LM-UR 160 31 198 2
PWD-OD&AO-UR 106 31 192 3
PWD-VI-OB 132 13 188 1
PWD-HI-OB 106 5 150 2
PWD-LM-OB 146 19 184 2
PWD-OD&AO-OB ---- ---- 148 3
PWD-VI-SC 110 16 176 2
PWD-HI-SC 106 5 140 1
PWD-LM-SC 142 11 168 1
PWD-OD&AO-SC ---- ---- 116 2
PWD-VI-ST 108 5 162 1
PWD-HI-ST 106 1 134 1
PWD-LM-ST 124 11 166 1
PWD-OD&AO-ST ---- ---- 110 1
PWD-VI-EW 120 6 172 1
PWD-HI-EW 116 3 152 1
PWD-LM-EW 142 7 170 1
PWD-OD&AO-EW ---- ---- 138 1

UGC NET Political Science Cut off 2023 June Cycle

Cut off percentages for the UGC NET Political Science December 2022 cycle are shown in the table below. The reservation categories, Unreserved, EWS (Economically Weaker Section), OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC (Scheduled Caste), ST (Scheduled Tribe), and PWD (Persons with Disabilities) are used to categorise the cut off percentages.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2022 December Cycle
Subject Category Assistant Professor JRF & Assistant Professor
Cut Off Percentile Cut Off Percentile
Political Science UNRESERVED 96.9560738 99.5995423
EWS 92.0436452 99.1657132
OBC (NCL) 92.0436452 98.9041866
SC 82.5793762 95.6307952
ST 78.6613272 94.1742944
PWD-VI-UR 80.4109458 98.9041866
PWD-HI-UR 59.6047579 82.2654462
PWD-LM-UR 82.2654462 98.7121851
PWD-OD&AO-UR 22.6544622 85.2641114
PWD-VI-OB 59.6047579 97.3822235
PWD-HI-OB 26.8115942 79.6150604
PWD-LM-OB 76.3838157 95.0266929
PWD-OD&AO-OB --- 80.4109458
PWD-VI-SC 44.0807343 86.6800153
PWD-HI-SC 30.5516531 38.6672286
PWD-LM-SC 67.0242182 86.7565796
PWD-OD&AO-SC --- ---
PWD-VI-ST 35.583524 93.2684973
PWD-HI-ST 28.7805111 54.6220849
PWD-LM-ST 41.3177859 79.6150604
PWD-OD&AO-ST --- 64.9218154
PWD-VI-EW 51.2109077 96.0663108
PWD-HI-EW 24.7044241 71.0030908
PWD-LM-EW 71.0030908 95.0266929
PWD-OD&AO-EW --- ---

UGC NET Political Science Cut off 2022 December Cycle

Each category had a different cut off date for the 2022 UGC NET Political Science exam (December 2021 and June 2022 combined). The General (Unreserved) category cut off for the Assistant Professor position was 68%, and the SC category cut-off was 58.67%. The cut offs were higher for JRF and Assistant Professor combined, with the SC category at 212, the OBC(NCL) and EWS categories at 226 and the General category at 234. The table below lists UGC NET Cut Off 2022 Political Science for the Assistant Professor position.

UGC NET Political Science Cut off 2022 December Cycle
Subject  Category Assistant Professor Cut Off Percentile Total JRF Cut Off Percentile Total
Political science Unreserved 97.0712311 1422 99.355089 288
Political Science EWS 91.9102451 387 98.5659454 81
Political Science OBC(NCL) 91.9102451 931 98.0302839 223
Political Science SC 83.5041545 640 94.3218736 124
Political Science ST 82.1966342 347 92.7369353 68
Political Science PWD-VI-UR 79.2610193 26 96.4781307 6
Political Science PWD-HI-UR 50.4242836 20 82.1966342 4
Political Science PWD-LM-UR 85.992661 23 94.9723734 4
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-UR 26.1795083 11 63.393648 3
Political Science PWD-VI-OB 55.554478 18 94.2469105 4
Political Science PWD-HI-OB 28.7591524 13 52.9117975 2
Political Science PWD-LM-OB 76.173605 14 90.2273398 3
Political Science PWD-VI-SC 50.175039 12 88.9104398 2
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-OB - - 32.3927622 1
Political Science PWD-HI-SC 29.9464338 5
32.3927622
3
Political Science PWD-LM-SC 65.5152052 10 94.2469105 1
Political Science PWD-VI-ST 26.1795083 6
47.8257202
1
Political Science PWD-HI-ST 47.8257202 1 - -
Political Science PWD-LM-ST 50.4242836 7 82.1966342 1
Political Science PWD-OD&AO-ST - - 31.4891141 1
Political Science PWD-VI-EW 58.0516899 6 92.7369353 1
Political Science PWD-HI-EW 34.8559619 3 65.5152052 1
Political Science PWD-LM-EW 71.9875867 4 91.8925472 2

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off December 2021/June 2022

Details about the various topics' UGC NET cut off dates for 2021 are provided to students below. Students can calculate an expected list for the exam by looking at cut off patterns from previous years.

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off December 2021/June 2022
Subject Name Category Assistant Professor Cutoff JRF & Assistant Professor Cutoff
Political Science Gen/ UR 96.7319408 99.4790731
Political Science EWS 91.8015666 98.639303
Political Science OBC(NCL) 90.677205 98.1947189
Political Science SC 82.4142267 94.5735422
Political Science ST 80.0739774 93.5333214
Political Science PWD‐VI‐UR 83.6940902 97.8328982
Political Science PWD‐HI‐UR 54.5300261 79.4593138
Political Science PWD‐LM‐UR 87.098078 97.8328982
Political Science PWD‐OD&AO‐UR 29.7127937 84.9470092
Political Science PWD‐VI‐OB 63.181027 95.239806
Political Science PWD‐HI‐OB 29.7127937 77.1583986
Political Science PWD‐LM‐OB 79.4593138 91.4585953
Political Science PWD‐OD&AO‐OB - 51.5807437
Political Science PWD‐VI‐SC 48.7874978 89.229765
Political Science PWD‐HI‐SC - -
Political Science PWD‐LM‐SC 67.1932115 91.4585953
Political Science PWD‐OD&AO‐SC - 39.6779809
Political Science PWD‐VI‐ST 28.9114424 87.9962278
Political Science PWD‐HI‐ST 39.6779809 39.6779809
Political Science PWD‐LM‐ST 63.181027 80.0739774
Political Science PWD‐OD&AO‐ST - -
Political Science PWD‐VI‐EW 56.6362054 96.227154
Political Science PWD‐HI‐EW 39.6779809 75.7093124
Political Science PWD‐LM‐EW 74.3712951 91.4585953
Political Science PWD‐OD&AO‐EW - 34.5652955

Factors Affecting UGC NET Political Science Cut Off Marks 2025

The level of difficulty of the exam, the general performance of several students, and the reservation rules are some of the factors that will affect the 2025 UGC NET Political Science cut-off scores. Different cut offs for JRF and Assistant Professor, as well as for various categories and subjects, will be made available. The following provides a more detailed analysis of the factors affecting cut-off:

  • Exam Difficulty Level: Higher cut off marks may be obtained for easier exam papers, while lower cut off marks usually result from more difficult exam papers.

  • Number of Candidates: Higher cut offs are usually the result of more students competing for the same number of positions.

  • Overall Candidate Performance: The cut off is directly affected by the students' overall exam performance. Students who do well may have a higher cut off.

  • Reservation Policies: The National Testing Agency (NTA) follows the reservation regulations set out by the Indian government, which assign particular quotas for various groups.

  • Number of Vacancies: The cut off is also affected by the number of openings for both Assistant Professor and JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) posts.

UGC NET Political Science Qualifying Marks

The minimum percentage of total marks needed in both exams combined for each category to be eligible for the UGC NET Political Science exam is given in the table below.

UGC NET Political Science Qualifying Marks
Category Paper I (Out of 100 marks) Paper II (Out of 200 marks)
UGC NET Qualifying Marks for General (Unreserved) 40 (40%) 40 (40%)
OBC Non-creamy layer, PWD/SC/ST and Transgenders 35 (35%) 35 (35%)

UGC NET Political Science Cut Off 2025 FAQs

How many marks are there in the UGC NET Political Science exam?

The UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) Political Science exam has a maximum of 300 marks. Paper 1, which is a general paper on teaching and research aptitude, is for 100marks, and Paper 2, which is a subject-specific study on political science, is for 200 marks.

How to calculate cut-off marks for UGC NET?

The National Testing Agency (NTA) bases the UGC NET cut-off on students' performance in both Paper I and Paper II. It involves percentile ranking and slot allocation by category rather than an easy calculation based on a set percentage. Students must meet the minimum requirements and the specified percentage of students for the Assistant Professor or JRF to be eligible.

How to convert a percentile into marks in UGC NET?

Since UGC NET percentile marks reflect relative performance within a particular session rather than exact marks, they cannot be simply translated into grades. The percentage of students who received a score at or below a specific level during a session is indicated by the percentile score.

Is political science net easy?

The majority of students regarded the June session's UGC NET Political Science 2025 exam as fairly tough. With questions addressing teaching and research aptitude, reasoning, data interpretation, ICT, communication, and environment, Paper 1, which assesses general aptitude, was assumed to be simple to moderate.
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