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UGC NET Syllabus 2021

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About Examination:

On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education announces holding of the National Eligibility Test(NET) for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor Both in Indian universities and colleges. The award of JRF and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR Eligibility for Assistant Professor only will depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of NET in aggregate. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Assistant Professor will not be considered for award of JRF. Candidate appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both OR only for eligibility for Assistant Professor.

Exam Pattern:-

Exam Pattern of UGC NET is discussed hereunder :-

Paper-I shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. The questions which will be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

Paper-II shall consist of 100 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks which will be based on the subject selected by the candidate. All the questions of Paper–II will be compulsory, covering entire syllabi of earlier Paper II &Paper–III (including all electives, without options).

The candidate will have to mark the responses for questions of Paper–I & Paper–II on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Sheet provided along with the test booklet.

There are no negative marks of incorrect answers.

Exam Syllabus:

Exam Syllabus of UGC-NET is as follows :

PAPER-I

I. Teaching Aptitude
►Teaching : Nature, objectives, characteristics and basic requirements
► Learner’s characteristics;
► Factors affecting teaching;
► Methods of teaching;
► Teaching aids;
► Evaluation systems.

II. Research Aptitude
► Research: Meaning, characteristics and types;
► Steps of research;
► Methods of research;
► Research Ethics;
► Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium;
► Thesis writing: its characteristics and format.

III. Reading Comprehension
► A passage to be set with questions to be answered.

IV. Communication
► Communication : Nature, characteristics, types, barriers and effective classroom communication.

V. Reasoning (Including Mathematical)
► Number series; letter series; codes;
► Relationships; classification.

VI. Logical Reasoning
► Understanding the structure of arguments;
► Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning;
► Verbal analogies : Word analogy Applied analogy;
► Verbal classification
► Reasoning Logical Diagrams : Simple diagrammatic relationship, multi- diagrammatic relationship;
► Vein diagram; Analytical Reasoning.
VII. Data Interpretation
► Sources, acquisition and interpretation of data;
► Quantitative and qualitative data;
► Graphical representation and mapping of data.

VIII. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
► ICT : meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses;
► General abbreviations and terminology;
► Basics of internet and e-mailing.

IX. People and Environment
► People and environment interaction;
► Sources of pollution;
► Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and energy resources;
► Natural hazards and mitigation

X. Higher Education System : Governance, Police And Administration
► Structure of the institutions for higher learning and research in India; formal and distance education; professional/technical and general education; value education: governance, polity and administration; concept, institution as and their interactions.

Download General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) IN English Download

Download General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) IN Hindi Download

PAPER II & III

Note:

Please Download the Syllabus of your chosen subjects by clicking on the subjects given below in front of their respective Subject Codes.

Instructions For Filling Answer Sheet

The Answer Sheet used will be of special type which will be scanned on Optical Scanner. The following columns of the Answer Sheet are to be filled in neatly and accurately by the candidate with Blue/Black ball point pen only. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.

• Roll Number
• Name of the candidate
• Father’s Name
• Center Number
• Name of the Examination Center
• Signature of the candidate

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