UGC NET December 2024 Exam Analysis for January 9; Check Subject-wise Difficulty Level

UGC NET December 2024 exams are ongoing and the exam analysis for the January 9, 2025 exam is out. UGC NET exam has two papers where one is a general aptitude paper, and the other is a subject-specific paper. The exam is being conducted in multiple shifts across various days.

UGC NET December 2024 Shift Timings

Shift	Time
Shift 1	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shift 2	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

UGC NET December 2024 Exam Difficulty Analysis (January 9)

Shift	Difficulty Level	Key Highlights
Morning	Moderate	Questions were lengthy but solvable
Afternoon	Easy to Moderate	Questions were mostly based on previous year paper

Topics asked in Shift 1

DI: percentage-based employee- unemployed graduate (normal)
RC
Teaching Aptitude: SWAYAM, NCERT, NEP 2020, memory level
RA: Triangular, Positive Research Paradigm
Environment: Pollution, gases, ecology, Soil
ICT: HTML language, Machine language, On-head theory
Communication: Internet communication, who coined the AI term
Maths: Coding-Decoding, Upstream/downstream
LR: Formal Fallacy, the square of opposition, etc.

UGC NET 2024 Difficulty Levels and Decent Attempts

Shift	Paper	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts
Shift 1	Geography	Moderate	70-74
	Punjabi	Moderate	71-77
	Tamil	Easy to Moderate	72-79
	Marathi	Moderate	72-79
	Oriya	Moderate	70-74
Shift 2	Maithili	Moderate	70-75
	Arabic	Easy to Moderate	75-82
	Gujarati	Moderate	71-74
	Management (including Business Admin. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management)	Easy to Moderate	76-81
	Telugu	Moderate	71-74
	Physical Education	Moderate	76-79
	Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama).	Moderate	75-78
	Ayurveda Biology	Easy to Moderate	73-79
	Disaster Management	Easy to Moderate	73-79

UGC NET December 2024 Key Takeaways

General Observations:

The papers of shift 1 focused heavily on data interpretation and logical reasoning.
They varied significantly in difficulty based on the subject.

Time Management: Numerical and DI questions consumed more time.

Advice for Upcoming Papers:

Focus on revision of core concepts.
Practice numerical and reasoning questions to improve speed.

FAQs

Question: What is the overall difficulty level of the UGC NET December 2024 exam?

Answer: The overall difficulty level has been moderate, with some shifts having tougher sections, particularly in Paper 2 for specific subjects.

Question: Which sections are scoring in Paper 1?

Answer: Data interpretation, logical reasoning, and teaching aptitude are scoring sections, provided candidates have prepared well.

Question: Have the questions been repeated from previous years?

Answer: While exact questions are not repeated, similar patterns and topics from previous years have been observed.

Question: What is the expected cutoff for this session?

Answer: The expected cutoff will depend on the overall difficulty level and the number of candidates. A detailed analysis will be provided after the completion of the exam.

Question: What should candidates focus on for the remaining shifts?

Answer: Candidates should focus on revising high-weightage topics and practicing mock tests to improve speed and accuracy.

Relevant Links
UGC NET Exam Dates	UGC NET Exam Syllabus
UGC NET Exam Question Paper 2023	UGC NET Exam Cut-Off
UGC NET Exam Mock Tests	UGC NET Exam Previous Year Question Papers