UGC Net Cut off Marks July 2018, Cut Off Marks of UGC NET July 2018: On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education announces holding of the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 08th July 2018 for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian Universities and Colleges. CBSE will conduct NET in 84 subjects at 91 selected UGC NET Examination Cities spread across the country. The role of CBSE is only upto the conduct of UGC NET Examination and declaration of result. The e-certificates to qualified candidate are issued by UGC- NET Bureau. So the candidates declared qualified in NET are informed to contact Head, UGC NET Bureau, University of Delhi, South Campus, Benito Juarez Marg , New Delhi, Pin Code-110021, Phone No. (011-24116316, 24115416, 24115419).
UGC Net Cut off Marks
UGC NET cutoffs are released by CBSE on its official website as per the prescribed schedule. The cutoffs are released subject and category-wise for JRF and Lectureship as well as Lectureship Only. The criteria for determining UGC NET cutoffs for each subject is as mentioned in the steps below:
Step 1: Minimum Marks Required for NET
Minimum marks that candidates need to score to be considered for the award of JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor are as mentioned in the table below:
| Category | Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained | |
| Paper I | Paper II | |
| General | 40% aggregate marks in all the three papers taken together | |
| OBC (Non-creamy layer) PWD/ SC/ ST | 35% aggregate marks in all the three papers taken together |
Note: It is mandatory for candidates to score minimum marks separately in each paper (I & II).
Step 2: Merit List of Qualifying Candidates
Next, a merit list (subject-wise and category-wise) is prepared of all those candidates who qualify NET exam with the minimum required marks mentioned above. The merit list is prepared using the aggregate marks of all the three papers secured by such candidates.
Step 3: Selection for the Post of Assistant Professor Only
From the merit list declared in step 2, top 6% candidates (subject-wise and category-wise) are declared NET qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor only.
Step 4: Merit List for the Award of JRF
Amongst the NET qualified candidates (in Step 2), a separate merit list is prepared for the award of JRF using the formula mentioned below:
| Number of slots under General (UR) category for JRF in a subject = | Number of candidates who have opted for JRF and are qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor in that subject X Number of slots available under General (UR) category
Divided by (÷) Total Number of General (UR) candidates who have opted for JRF and are qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor |
Note: Similar formula is used for OBC/ SC/ ST category and all the subjects.
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