UGC NET June 2026 cut-off out; Persian, Geography, Arabic among highest JRF marks
Vishnukumar V | August 29, 2026 | 12:49 AM IST | 1 min read
NTA releases UGC NET cut off 2026 subject-wise and category-wise for 84 subjects; 1,47,579 qualify
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published the UGC NET subject-wise cut-off for 84 subjects along with the result. The cut-offs have been published for three eligibility categories—Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor and admission to PhD, and PhD only. UGC NET Result 2026 Live Updates
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As per the data, Persian recorded the highest UGC NET JRF cut-off at 254 marks. Arabic and geography followed with 250 marks each. Criminology had a JRF cut-off of 246 marks, while Arab Culture and Islamic Studies and Yoga recorded 244 marks each.
UGC NET cut off 2026 subject-wise
The subject-wise marks, cut-offs for the unreserved category are given below:
Subject | JRF | Assistant Professor | PhD only |
Economics / Rural Economics | 224 | 196 | 170 |
Political Science | 222 | 196 | 170 |
Philosophy | 236 | 208 | 178 |
Psychology | 204 | 180 | 160 |
History | 190 | 168 | 148 |
Anthropology | 206 | 180 | 158 |
Education | 232 | 206 | 182 |
Social Work | 216 | 190 | 166 |
Defence and Strategic Studies | 212 | 188 | 168 |
Home Science | 220 | 190 | 166 |
Public Administration | 240 | 216 | 188 |
Population Studies | 220 | 188 | 168 |
Music | 236 | 204 | 172 |
Management | 214 | 184 | 162 |
Maithili | 234 | 208 | 182 |
Bengali | 204 | 180 | 158 |
Hindi | 198 | 174 | 150 |
Kannada | 182 | 164 | 142 |
Malayalam | 222 | 192 | 168 |
Oriya | 218 | 194 | 168 |
Punjabi | 210 | 182 | 154 |
Sanskrit | 206 | 180 | 152 |
Tamil | 188 | 156 | 134 |
Telugu | 164 | 150 | 132 |
Urdu | 240 | 216 | 186 |
Arabic | 250 | 218 | 188 |
Linguistics | 218 | 198 | 176 |
Chinese | 158 | 158 | 150 |
Dogri | — | 174 | 164 |
Nepali | 174 | 170 | 142 |
Manipuri | 160 | 146 | 128 |
Assamese | 210 | 186 | 162 |
Gujarati | 170 | 152 | 134 |
Marathi | 162 | 150 | 132 |
French | 236 | 210 | 184 |
Spanish | 242 | 216 | 186 |
Russian | 200 | 198 | 170 |
Persian | 254 | 232 | 208 |
Rajasthani | 188 | 166 | 144 |
German | 188 | 178 | 164 |
Japanese | 210 | 210 | 204 |
Adult Education / Continuing Education | 234 | 212 | 188 |
Physical Education | 240 | 192 | 158 |
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 244 | 220 | 202 |
Indian Culture | 196 | 176 | 164 |
Labour Welfare / Personnel Management | 222 | 194 | 166 |
Law | 204 | 178 | 160 |
Library and Information Science | 190 | 168 | 146 |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian Studies | 220 | 202 | 178 |
Comparative Study of Religions | 214 | 190 | 166 |
Mass Communication | 190 | 168 | 150 |
Performing Arts – Dance | 210 | 188 | 162 |
Museology and Conservation | 222 | 200 | 182 |
Archaeology | 212 | 184 | 162 |
Criminology | 246 | 208 | 182 |
Tribal and Regional Language / Literature | 164 | 152 | 132 |
Folk Literature | 208 | 182 | 162 |
Comparative Literature | 212 | 198 | 176 |
Sanskrit Traditional Subjects | 226 | 188 | 160 |
Women Studies | 214 | 192 | 172 |
Visual Art | 200 | 174 | 152 |
Geography | 250 | 220 | 188 |
Social Medicine and Community Health | 196 | 170 | 148 |
Forensic Science | 206 | 182 | 164 |
Pali | 216 | 196 | 158 |
Kashmiri | 150 | 150 | 142 |
Konkani | 152 | 152 | 146 |
Computer Science and Applications | 214 | 180 | 158 |
Electronic Science | 178 | 158 | 142 |
Environmental Sciences | 194 | 162 | 142 |
Politics, including International Relations | 214 | 196 | 178 |
Prakrit | 234 | 226 | 198 |
Human Rights and Duties | 224 | 196 | 168 |
Tourism Administration and Management | 210 | 178 | 154 |
Bodo | 150 | 142 | 128 |
Santali | 190 | 166 | 148 |
Yoga | 244 | 208 | 172 |
Sindhi | 168 | 168 | 152 |
Hindu Studies | 236 | 214 | 188 |
Indian Knowledge System | 208 | 180 | 164 |
Disaster Management | 210 | 188 | 166 |
Ayurveda Biology | 236 | 208 | 186 |
Forestry | 220 | 198 | 172 |
Statistics | 216 | 178 | 152 |
As per the UGC NET June 2026 result data, 6,07,151 candidates appeared for the examination conducted for the 84 subjects. Of these, 4,241 candidates qualified for JRF and Assistant Professor; 45,904 qualified for Assistant Professor and PhD admission; and 97,434 qualified for PhD only.
Together, 1,47,579 candidates qualified across the three categories, which is around 24.31% of the candidates who appeared.
The UGC NET results and cut-offs announced for 84 subjects do not apply to English, Commerce and Sociology candidates. NTA will reconduct the examinations for these three subjects on September 9 and 10, 2026. Their results and scorecards will be made available after the re-examination.
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