UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis (June 28), Section Wise Analysis OUT, Difficulty Level, Good Attempts

UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis for June 28 (Shift 1) is now available. Get section-wise insights, difficulty level, good attempts, and key topics as per student feedback. Understand Paper 1 trends and exam pattern to prepare strategically for upcoming UGC NET shifts.

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The UGC NET 2025 examination for the first shift on 28 June 2025 has successfully concluded. Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode, the exam is being held in two shifts daily. In this article, we bring you the UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis for June 28 (Shift 1), based on authentic feedback collected from students who appeared for the test as 1st shift has been concluded. The analysis includes section-wise difficulty levels, good attempts, and important topic areas. This insight will help aspirants understand the paper pattern and refine their strategies for upcoming shifts.

UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis (June 28): Overview

The Paper 1 of UGC NET 2025 held on June 28 focused on assessing candidates’ general teaching and research aptitude. Based on student responses:

Overall Paper Level: Easy to Moderate
Nature of Questions: Direct, factual, and some requiring conceptual clarity
Time Management: Manageable
Question Type: Match the column, chronology, numerical, and full-form based
Overall Good Attempts: 42-48 questions out of 50 in Paper 1

UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis Section wise: Difficulty Level, Good Attempts)

Section	Difficulty Level	Good Attempts (Out of 5)
Teaching Aptitude	Easy to Moderate	4
Research Aptitude	Moderate	3-4
Reading Comprehension	Easy	4
Communication	Easy	4-5
Logical Reasoning	Moderate	3-4
Mathematical Reasoning	Moderate	3-4
Data Interpretation (DI)	Easy	4
ICT (Information Technology)	Easy	4-5
People & Environment	Moderate	3-4
Higher Education System	Moderate	3-4

UGC NET 2025 Exam Analysis Topic wise for all sections Shift 1

The UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 conducted on 28 June 2025 (Shift 1) covered all ten sections of the syllabus as per the standard pattern. According to student feedback, the paper maintained a conceptual balance with a slight focus on teaching aptitude, communication, and ICT. Several questions were based on match-the-column, chronology, factual data, and statement analysis formats. Below is a section-wise breakdown of the important topics asked in the exam:

Section	Topics Covered
Teaching Aptitude	Teaching characteristics, BF Skinner, Mass media, Student-centered teaching
Research Aptitude	Hypothesis, Research problem, Steps of research, ICSSR, NEP
Reading Comprehension	Based on Books (not specified in feedback)
Communication	Types of communication, Shannon model, email attachment
Logical Reasoning	Syllogism, Logical equivalent, Fallacy, Venn diagram, Square of opposition, Hetvabhas, Vyapti, Indian Logic.Moods & Figure
Mathematical Reasoning	Clock angle, Milk+Water, CP-SP, SI, CI, Average
Data Interpretation (DI)	Table-based DI, Easy level
ICT (Information Technology)	MS-DOS full form, Innovation, Printer, MOOC, Email terms, sms email – Chronology
People & Environment	Earth Day, Ozone Day, Health Day chronology, Pollutants, Deficiency diseases, Endocrine disruption
Higher Education System	UGC, NITI, Planning chronology, ICSSR, Universities, Commissions (chronology based)

Overall Feedback of Students for UGC NET 2025 – 28 June

The UGC NET 2025 Paper 1 held on 28 June (Shift 1) received a mixed yet largely positive response from students. Most candidates found the exam to be balanced, with questions distributed evenly across all sections. The paper maintained a fair level of difficulty, with several questions appearing from previously asked patterns and expected topics.

Overall Paper Level was rated as Easy to Moderate.
Teaching Aptitude, ICT, and Communication were found to be the most scoring and straightforward sections.
Data Interpretation was rated easy but required careful reading.
Sections like Logical Reasoning and Research Aptitude included conceptual and application-based questions, increasing the difficulty slightly.
A noticeable number of questions were based on chronology and match-the-column formats.
Many students appreciated that the paper was within syllabus expectations, though a few found certain topics slightly tricky.
On average, students attempted around 42 to 46 questions with accuracy in Paper 1.