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Paper pattern

MCQ · all 50 · 2 marks each · multiple choice, no negative marking100

External total100

NTA UGC-NET pattern, 2026. Check the latest information bulletin at ugcnet.nta.ac.in before the exam.

Mock test

Paper 1 and Paper 2 are taken together in one 3-hour computer-based sitting. Paper 2 is your own subject: 100 MCQs for 200 marks.