UGC NET Subjects List 2025 - National Testing Agency releases the list of UGC NET 2025 subjects in online mode for the benefit of applicants. Candidates can access the list of UGC NET subjects at ugcnetonline.in. To be eligible for a certain subject, candidates must possess a master's degree in that subject. Candidates interested in applying for the UGC NET exam can find out more about the subject list on this page.
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There are a total of 85 UGC NET subjects 2025. Candidates can pick the subject they are eligible to attempt during the UGC NET 2025 application process. Candidates must go through the subject list of UGC NET 2025, as the detailed syllabus for each subject is also released in online mode along with the list.
Candidates can check the UGC NET 2025 exam dates along with other important dates for December 2025 session in the table below.
Events | Dates June 2025 Session | Dates December 2025 Session |
UGC NET apply online 2025 | To Be Announced | To Be Announced |
Last dates for online application | To Be Announced | To Be Announced |
Fee payment last date (online) | To Be Announced | To Be Announced |
UGC NET application form correction date | To Be Announced | To Be Announced |
UGC NET admit card | To Be Announced | To Be Announced |
UGC NET exam date | To Be Announced | To Be Announced |
Candidates willing to apply for the UGC NET 2025 exam must check the complete subject list of UGC NET 2025. NTA has also provided the UGC NET syllabus according to the UGC NET subject list. Check the table below for the UGC NET 2025 subject list and subject code.
Subject | Subject Code |
Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. | 46 |
7 | |
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 49 |
29 | |
67 | |
Assamese | 36 |
19 | |
Bodo | 94 |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | 60 |
Chinese | 32 |
8 | |
Comparative Literature | 72 |
Comparative Study of Religions | 62 |
87 | |
68 | |
Defence and Strategic Studies | 11 |
Dogri | 33 |
Economics / Rural Economics /Cooperation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business | 1 |
9 | |
88 | |
30 | |
89 | |
Folk Literature | 71 |
82 | |
French (French Version) | 39 |
80 | |
44 | |
Gujarati | 37 |
20 | |
Hindu Studies | 102 |
6 | |
12 | |
Human Rights and Duties | 92 |
Indian Culture | 50 |
Indian Knowledge System | 103 |
45 | |
Kannada | 21 |
Kashmiri | 84 |
Konkani | 85 |
Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | 55 |
58 | |
Library and Information Science | 59 |
31 | |
Maithili | 18 |
Malayalam | 22 |
Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | 17 |
Manipuri | 35 |
Marathi | 38 |
63 | |
Museology & Conservation | 66 |
16 | |
Nepali | 34 |
Oriya | 23 |
Pali | 83 |
Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre | 65 |
Persian | 42 |
3 | |
47 | |
2 | |
Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies. | 90 |
Population Studies | 15 |
Prakrit | 91 |
4 | |
Public Administration | 14 |
Punjabi | 24 |
Rajasthani | 43 |
Russian | 41 |
25 | |
Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Siddhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darshan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama). | 73 |
Santali | 95 |
Sindhi | 101 |
Social Medicine & Community Health | 81 |
10 | |
5 | |
40 | |
Tamil | 26 |
Telugu | 27 |
93 | |
Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | 70 |
28 | |
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | 79 |
Women Studies | 74 |
| Disaster Management | 104 |
| Ayurveda Biology | 105 |
100 |
Candidates can follow the UGC NET 2025 preparation tips given below to boost their preparation.
Acquaint yourself with the UGC NET 2025 syllabus and exam pattern before preparation.
Create a robust UGC NET study plan before beginning your preparation.
Pick the best UGC NET books for preparation, take notes from them and revise often.
Practice solving UGC NET mock tests and previous years question papers.
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In order to prepare for your exam, it is important for the candidates to pick the best books for UGC NET. By going through the best books, candidates can prepare really well for their exams. These books contain all topics and chapters from which questions are asked. By studying from these best books for UGC NET, candidates can cover all the topics mentioned in the syllabus as per their subjects. The table below contains the list of books that candidates can refer to.
Book Name | Author/Publisher Name |
NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF - Paper 1: Teaching and Research Aptitude | KVS Madaan /Pearson Education |
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF - Paper 1 Teaching and Research Aptitude | Harpreet Kaur /Oxford University Press |
Trueman's UGC NET/SET General Paper I - Teaching & Research Aptitude | Sajit Kumar, M. Gagan |
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF - Paper 1 Teaching and Research Aptitude | Arihant Experts/Arihant Publications |
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF - Paper 1: Teaching and Research Aptitude | Dr Usha Rani Jain |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, you must select only one subject. The subject you choose must be the one in which you hold the Master's degree.
Yes, the mock test is available on the official website for all UGC NET subjects.
A total of 200 marks questions are asked in paper II which are based on the opted UGC NET subjects.
On Question asked by student community
Hello there,
It is important to carry all the documents that you have been told to bring on your exam day. Every piece of document in the exam hall matters. NTA guidelines on national level exams states that a candidate must have 2 passport size photographs that is there on their online application. This is solely because the purpose of identification of a candidate. One photograph will be pasted on attendance sheet. You need to carry what else is the guidelines to avoid any issue in exam hall.
I hope this information will be helpful to you.
Hello aspirant,
Solving previous year question papers immensely helps you in enhancing your preparation for a competitive exam like NET UGC. It gives you the idea of exam pattern, level of questions asked in exam etc.
To get the UGC NET last year question papers, you can visit our website by clicking on the link given below.
https://competition.careers360.com/download/ugc-net-sample-papers-previous-years
Thank you
Hope this information helps you.
Hello there,
If you have mistakenly clicked on the wrong gender, you need not to be worried. The NTA (National Testing Agency) conducts UGC-NET Exam twice a year- June and December cycle and always open a correction window for those candidates who have filled any of their details incorrectly. This correction window will give you a chance to correct your mistakes in the application form. But, it is very important to know that this correction window may be or may not be opened for a longer period of time. like for a week or so.
To keep update, carefully watch NTA UGC-NET website.
https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in/
GOOD LUCK!
Hello,
Yes, candidate who has completed their Master's from IGNOU can apply for UGC-NET. The eligibility criteria of appearing in UGC-NET Exam is to score an equivalent or more than 55% in their Master's CGPA.
UGC-NET Exam happens twice a year. The June cycle has been re-scheduled. The second cycle will take place in the month of December.
Hello Aspirant,
As per the guidelines issued by UGC NET, a candidate enrolled in a Master's program, whether in the 1st semester or the last, is eligible to sit for the UGC NET exam of the subject in which they are doing masters in. Please don't let people misguide you, you may even check the eligibility criteria mentioned on the UGC NET website.
Hope this helps!
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