UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Syllabus

National Eligibility Test (NET) UGC Syllabus

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UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Syllabus Details 2022

Recruitment Board University Grants Commission
Exam Name National Eligibility Test (NET)

UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Exam Pattern 2022

UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Written Examination Pattern
Paper Subject No.of. Questions Marks
I Aptitude Communication, ICT & Other 50 100
II Relevant Subject Selected by Candidates 100 200
  • The NET Test will be of Objective in Nature
  • Exam1 Pattern Note

UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) Paper I Syllabus 2022

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-I – Teaching Aptitude

  • Teaching – Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, understanding and reflective), characteristics and basic requirements
  • Learner’s characteristics – Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (academic, social, emotional and cognitive), individual differences
  • Factors affecting teaching related to – Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution
  • Methods of teaching in institutions of higher learning – Teacher centered vs. learner-centered methods; offline vs. online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
  • Teaching support system – Traditional, modern and ICT based
  • Evaluation systems – Elements and types of evaluation, evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in higher education, computer-based testing, innovations in evaluation systems

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-II – Research Aptitude

  • Research – Meaning, types, and characteristics, positivism and post-positivistic approach to research
  • Methods of research – Experimental, descriptive, historical, qualitative and quantitative methods
  • Steps of research
  • Thesis and article writing – Format and styles of referencing
  • Application of ICT in research
  • Research ethics

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-III – Comprehension

  • To answer the questions to be asked from the given passage.

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-IV – Communication

  • Communication – Meaning, types and characteristics of communication
  • Effective communication – Verbal and non-verbal, inter-cultural and group communications, classroom communication
  • Barriers to effective communication
  • Mass-media and society

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-V – Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

  • Types of reasoning
  • Number series, letter series, codes and relationships
  • Mathematical aptitude (fraction, time & distance, ratio, proportion and percentage, profit and loss, interest and discounting, averages, etc.)

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-VI – Logical Reasoning

  • Understanding the structure of arguments – Argument forms, the structure of categorical propositions, mood and figure, formal and informal fallacies, uses of language, connotations and denotations of terms, classical square of opposition
  • Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
  • Analogies
  • Venn diagram – Simple and multiple use for establishing the validity of arguments
  • Indian Logic – Means of knowledge
  • Pramanas – Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension)
  • Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference)

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-VII – Data Interpretation

  • Sources, acquisition and classification of data
  • Quantitative and qualitative data
  • Graphical representation (bar-chart, histograms, pie-chart, table-chart and line-chart) and mapping of data
  • Data interpretation
  • Data and governance

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-VIII – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

  • ICT – General abbreviations and terminology
  • Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing
  • Digital initiatives in higher education
  • ICT and Governance

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-IX – People, Development and Environment

  • Development and environment – Millennium development and Sustainable development goals
  • Human and environment interaction – Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on the environment
  • Environmental issues – Local, regional and global; air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), climate change and its socio-economic and political dimensions
  • Impacts of pollutants on human health
  • Natural and energy resources – Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear, and Forests
  • Natural hazards and disasters – Mitigation strategies
  • Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance

UGC Paper I Syllabus Unit-X – Higher Education System

  • Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India
  • Evolution of higher learning and research in post-independence India
  • Oriental, conventional and non-conventional learning programmes in India
  • Professional, technical and skill-based education.
  • Value education and environmental education
  • Policies, governance, and administration

UGC Paper II Syllabus 2022

Below are the complete lists of subjects that aspirants need to select for Paper-II that are mandatory according to their relevant qualifications.

Subject Code
  UGC NET Exam Subject List
00
General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I)
01
Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics
02
Political Science
03
Philosophy
04
Psychology
05
Sociology
06
History
07
Anthropology
08
Commerce
09
Education
10
Social Work
11
Defense and Strategic Studies
12
Home Science
14
Public Administration
15
Population Studies
16
Music
17
Management (including Business Admn. Mgt. /Marketing Mgt. /Marketing /Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. /Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management)
18
Maithili
19
Bengali
20
Hindi
21
Kannada
22
Malayalam
23
Oriya
24
Punjabi
25
Sanskrit
26
Tamil
27
Telugu
28
Urdu
29
Arabic
30
English
31
Linguistics
32
Chinese
33
Dogri
34
Nepali
35
Manipuri
36
Assamese
37
Gujarati
38
Marathi
39
French (French Version)
French (English Version)
40
Spanish
41
Russian
42
Persian
43
Rajasthani
44
German
45
Japanese
46
Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education
47
Physical Education
49
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
50
Indian Culture
55
Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management
58
Law
59
Library and Information Science
60
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies
62
Comparative Study of Religions
63
Mass Communication and Journalism
65
Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre
66
Museology & Conservation
67
Archaeology
68
Criminology
70
Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
71
Folk Literature
72
Comparative Literature
73
Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama)
74
Women Studies
79
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)
80
Geography
81
Social Medicine & Community Health
82
Forensic Science
83
Pali
84
Kashmiri
85
Konkani
87
Computer Science and Applications
88
Electronic Science
89
Environmental Sciences
90
Politics including International Relations /International Studies including American Studies, Defence/Strategic Studies, South East Asian Studies, West Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies.
91
Prakrit
92
Human Rights and Duties
93
Tourism Administration and Management.
94
BODO
95
Yoga
101
Sindhi

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