UGC NET Criteria for pass

PROCEDURE & CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF RESULT:
This will comprise of following steps:
Step I:
Minimum marks to be obtained in NET for considering a candidate for the award of JRF and eligibility for lectureship:

The candidates are required to obtain following minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below:
CATEGORY Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained
PAPER – I PAPER – II PAPER– III
GENERAL 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50 %)
OBC(Non-creamy layer) 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 67.5 (45 %) rounded off to 68
PWD/SC/ST 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 60 (40 %)'
Step II:
Amongst those candidates who have cleared step I, a merit list
will be prepared subject-wise and category-wise using the aggregate
marks of all the three papers secured by such candidates.

Step III:
Top 15% candidates (for each subject and category), from the merit
list mentioned under step II, will be declared NET qualified for
eligibility for lectureship only.

Step IV:
A separate merit list for the award of JRF will be prepared from
amongst the NET qualified candidates figuring in the merit list
prepared under step III.