UGC NET Syllabus
UGC NET Syllabus
PAPER – I
I. Teaching Aptitude - 10 Marks
1) Teaching; Nature, Objectives, Characteristics and basic
requirements;
2) Learner’s Characteristics;
3) Factors affecting teaching;
4) Methods of teaching;
5) Teaching aids;
6) Evaluation systems;
II. Research Aptitude - 10 Marks
1) Research: Meaning, Characteristics and types;
2) Steps of research;
3) Methods of research;
4) Research Ethics;
5) Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and
symposium
6) Thesis writing; its characteristics and format.
III. Reading comprehension - 10 Marks
1) A passage to be set with questions to be answered.
IV. Communication - 10 Marks
1) Communication: Nature, characteristics, types, barriers and
effective classroom communication.
V. Reasoning (Including Mathematical) - 10 Marks
1) Number series; letter series, codes;
2) Relationships; Classification.
VI. Logical Reasoning - 10 Marks
1) Understanding the structure of arguments;
2) Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive
reasoning;
3) Verbal analogies: Word analogy - Applied analogy;
4) Verbal classification;
5) Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple diagrammatic
relationship, multi-diagrammatic relationship;
6) Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning.
VII. Data Interpretation - 10 Marks
1) Source, acquisition and interpretation of data;
2) Quantitative and qualitative data;
3) Graphical representation and mapping of data.
VIII. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - 10 Marks
1) ICT: meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses;
2) General abbreviations and terminology;
3) Basics of internet and e-mailing.
IX) People and Environment - 10 Marks
1) People and environment interaction;
2) Source of pollution;
3) Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and
energy resources;
4) Natural hazards and mitigation
X) Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration -
10 Marks
1) 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, institutions
and their interactions.