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Yasmin, has secured rank 1 in the UGC NET JRF 2025. She achieved a perfect 100 percentile score in the exam.
Nilufa Yasmin cracked UGC NET after two failed attempts. (Image: News18 Bengali)
UGC NET 2025 Topper: Nilufa Yasmin, a resident of Palita Road area in Katwa, Purba Burdwan, West Bengal has proven that her success is not just about the exam, but the result of struggle, perseverance, and an indomitable spirit. Yasmin, has secured rank 1 in the UGC NET JRF 2025. She achieved a perfect 100 percentile score in the exam.
Having appeared for this exam twice before without the desired outcomes, she remained undeterred. Each time, she prepared herself afresh and took on the challenge again. After not getting the expected results in her previous attempts, this year she secured the first place through sheer hard work.
“Even after failing twice, I knew I could do it. This time, the goal was not just to pass but to be the best,” Yasmin told News18 Bengali. The day the results were announced, her family was in a festive mood. Initially, Yasmin could not believe her rank. Upon confirmation, her family members cried with joy. Becoming the best student in the entire country from a small town is indeed a moment of pride.
Yasmin has been focused on her studies from the beginning, consistently achieving good results in school, college, and at the postgraduate level. Her love for teaching made her pursue it as a career goal. With that aim, she began preparing for the UGC NET and JRF exams.
Her father is a retired teacher. She has two sisters of which the elder sister has studied music.
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The UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted for three main purposes: recruiting Assistant Professors, awarding the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and admitting students to PhD programs in Indian colleges and universities. In the June 2025 session, 10,19,751 candidates registered for the exam, and 7,52,007 appeared. Out of these, 5,269 candidates qualified for both JRF and Assistant Professorship, 54,885 qualified for Assistant Professorship and PhD admission, and 1,28,179 qualified solely for PhD admission.
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