UGC NET Paper 1 Previous Year Papers
UGC NET Paper 1, the General Paper common to every subject, with previous-year question papers and answer keys, cycle-wise. Covers Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Comprehension, Communication, Reasoning, Data Interpretation, ICT, People, Development and Environment, and Higher Education. 50 questions of 2 marks each (older CBSE-era papers up to 2017 list 60, of which 50 counted) with no negative marking. Attempt a full paper under real exam conditions or switch to practice mode for instant per-question answers.
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2025
2 papersOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2025 (December 2025/January 2026 cycle, 31 Dec 2025 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2025 (June cycle, 26 June Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2024
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2024 (June 2024 cycle (re-conducted 21 Aug-4 Sep 2024), 21 August 2024 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2023
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2023 (December 2023 cycle, 6 December 2023 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2023 (June 2023 cycle, 13 June 2023 Shift 2, the first day's paper available)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2022
2 papersOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2022 (December 2022 cycle, held 22 February 2023 Shift 2, the earliest paper available)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2022 (June 2022 cycle, 9 July 2022 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2021
1 paperOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2021 (December 2020 and June 2021 merged cycle, 20 November 2021 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2020
1 paperOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2020 (June 2020 cycle, 24 September 2020 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2019
2 papersOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2019 (December 2019 cycle, 2 December 2019 Shift 2)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2019 (June 2019 cycle, 24 June 2019 Shift 2)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2018
2 papersOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2018 (December 2018 cycle, 18 December 2018 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2018 (July 2018 cycle, 8 July 2018 Set P)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
0Attempts
2017
2 papersOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2017 (January 2017 cycle, 22 January 2017 Set W)
60 Mins 120 Marks
60Questions
120Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2017 (November cycle, 5 November 2017 Set A)
60 Mins 98 Marks
49Questions
98Max Marks
0Attempts
2016
1 paperOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2016 (July 2016 cycle, 10 July 2016 Set A)
60 Mins 120 Marks
60Questions
120Max Marks
0Attempts
2015
2 papersOfficial PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2015 (December 2015 cycle, 27 December 2015 Set P)
60 Mins 120 Marks
60Questions
120Max Marks
0Attempts
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2015 (June 2015 cycle, 28 June 2015 Set A)
60 Mins 118 Marks
59Questions
118Max Marks
0Attempts