UGC NET December 2025 Expected Cutoff for OBC (NCL) Category

The awareness of the UGC NET December 2025 cutoff in OBC (NCL) category is highly crucial to those candidates who intend to take up JRF, Assistant Professor, or PhD admissions. Even though the competition among the OBC (NCL) applicants is relatively low compared to unreserved/general category, there is still an assumption that it is very competitive, and the knowledge of the safe cutoff score is extremely vital among the applicants.
The official UGC NET 2025 Cutoff will be announced once the results are out. But prior to that, the anticipated cutoffs with reference to past year trends, level of difficulty in the examination and the number of candidates appearing in the UGC NET December 2025 examination gives an idea of the probable cutoff scores. Applicants of the OBC (NCL) group are required to possess at least 35 percent marks in the aggregate to pass the exam, which is however a minimum qualification mark. The real selection cutoffs are far greater.
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Subject-wise UGC NET Expected Cutoff December 2025 (OBC – NCL Category)

Based on expert analysis and previous year cutoff trends, the expected UGC NET December 2025 cutoff for OBC (NCL) candidates in major subjects is as follows:

Subject	JRF Expected Cutoff	Assistant Professor Expected Cutoff	PhD Only Expected Cutoff
Political Science	256	222	188
Philosophy	234	196	172
Sociology	222	190	164
Economics / Rural Economics	204	170	152

Among all listed, Political Science is supposed to have the highest cut off for the OBC (NCL) applicants, where the JRF cutoff will probably be approximately 256, then Philosophy (234) and Sociology (222). In Economics / Rural Economics, the JRF cutoff will probably be approximately 204, whereas the Assistant Professor cutoff can be approximately 170.

Factors Affecting UGC NET December 2025 Cutoff

The UGC NET cutoff that can be predicted bi-annually after each session depends on various factors. These involve the number of applicants who appeared for the exam, the level of difficulty of the question paper as well as the trend of cutoffs of the past years. The more candidates there are or the easier the paper, the more cutoffs will tend to be higher whereas a challenging paper will decrease the cutoffs.

Highlights of UGC NET Expected Cutoff December 2025

The outcome of the UGC NET 2025 will decide whether the candidates are eligible for the post of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professor, or PhD. The exam is undertaken in 85 subjects and the cutoffs change according to the subject and category. The cutoff list and result are normally issued 1-2 months after the exam and this can assist the candidates to assess their qualification status.
On the whole, it is evident in the UGC NET December 2025 projected cutoff for the OBC (NCL) category that a candidate is supposed to score much higher than the minimum qualifying marks so as to increase their chances to be offered JRF, Assistant Professor eligibility, or PhD admission.
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