The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2026 examinations on June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, and July 5, 2026, at different locations throughout the country. The exam body is expected to release the NET provisional answer key soon on its official portal, ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

The delay in the release of the UGC NET 2026 answer key has made candidates anxious about score estimation and the next stage of the process. Until then, candidates can use the last exam's cutoff scores to gauge their probable performance in Hindi, Education, and Law.

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Last Exam's Cutoff For Hindi Subject:

Category   JRF Award    Assistant Professor    PhD Admission
Unreserved 208 182 158
OBC 198 168 146
EWS 202 168 144
SC 188 158 142
ST 178 150 136

UGC NET Cutoff For Education As Per Last Year

Category   JRF Cutoff    Assistant Professor   PhD Qualifying Score
Unreserved 208 180 156
OBC 196 164 144
EWS 200 164 142
SC 182 152 136
ST 178 150 134

UGC NET Law Cutoff As Per Last Exam

Category    JRF Cutoff    Assistant Professor    PhD Admission
Unreserved 218 188 166
OBC 202 172 154
EWS 210 174 150
SC 196 162 144
ST 182 156 140

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Why Does The UGC NET Cutoff Matter?

The UGC NET 2026 cutoff will be important for aspirants as it will determine eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor and PhD admission categories. Applicants must note that the UGC NET final cut-off will come only after the UGC NET 2026 result declaration, along with the subject-wise and category-wise number of qualifying candidates.