UGC NET Paper 1 mock tests
8 free UGC NET Paper 1 practice sets with answers. Each has 50 multiple-choice questions worth 2 marks, 100 marks in all, no negative marking and a 60-minute timer. When you submit, every question shows the correct option and an explanation, with your score by unit. No login or sign-up.
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Papers
Paper 1
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 2
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 3
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 4
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 5
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 6
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 7
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
Paper 8
60 min, 50 questions, 100 marks
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What each paper contains
- Practice paper 1: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 2: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 3: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 4: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 5: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 6: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 7: units, question types and difficulty
- Practice paper 8: units, question types and difficulty
Practise one unit at a time
Sets of 10 questions from one unit, taken from every paper here: no timer, and the answer and explanation right after each question.
- Unit 1: Teaching Aptitude (40 questions)
- Unit 2: Research Aptitude (40 questions)
- Unit 3: Comprehension (40 questions)
- Unit 4: Communication (40 questions)
- Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude (40 questions)
- Unit 6: Logical Reasoning (40 questions)
- Unit 7: Data Interpretation (40 questions)
- Unit 8: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (40 questions)
- Unit 9: People, Development and Environment (40 questions)
- Unit 10: Higher Education System (40 questions)
Daily 10
One item from each unit, the same for everyone each day and new at midnight India time, with the answer after each question and a daily streak. Open today's Daily 10
The pattern
| Questions | 50 multiple-choice |
|---|---|
| Options | 4 per question, one correct |
| Marks | 2 per correct answer, 100 in all |
| Negative marking | None: a wrong or skipped answer scores 0 |
| Practice time | 60 minutes per paper; the test submits itself when the time is up |
| Units | 10: Teaching Aptitude; Research Aptitude; Comprehension; Communication; Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude; Logical Reasoning; Data Interpretation; Information and Communication Technology (ICT); People, Development and Environment; Higher Education System |
Each practice paper here takes 5 questions from each of the 10 syllabus units, as the UGC syllabus notes for the real paper.
PhD entrance
The UGC-NET December 2026 bulletin says a NET result in categories 2 and 3 can be used as an entrance test for PhD admission in place of the entrance tests of universities and institutions. For the research-methodology part of university entrance tests: PhD research methodology practice papers.
Before you start
- UGC NET Paper 1 exam pattern and FAQ
- The 10 syllabus units explained
- How to prepare for UGC NET Paper 1
- How the mock tests work
Practice papers in the pattern of UGC NET Paper 1. Not affiliated with NTA or UGC.