Candidates can view the detailed syllabus of their selected subject on the official website of UGC, i.e., www.ugc.ac.in/net/syllabus.aspx. After going through the below mentioned detailed syllabus of NTA UGC NET Exam, the next step is to create a study plan and start working on it. For instance, start your practice by solving some previous year question papers and analyses your strong & weak points. Regular practice will help in achieving accuracy and high score in the exam.
It must be remember that it is compulsory for aspirants to appear for both the papers in order to be eligible for JRF and Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor only. In this article, we have discussed every aspects of UGC NET JRF exam pattern below. It is advisable to peruse UGC NET exam pattern carefully.
UGC NET paper-I (General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude) is common and mandatory for all candidates. Let’s look in detail the syllabus for all the 10 sections of Paper-I:
UGC NET Paper-I Units | UGC NET Paper-I Details |
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 centred vs. learner centred 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 |
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 |
Unit-III: Comprehension | A passage of text be given. Questions to be asked from the passage to be answered |
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 |
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.) |
Unit-VI: Logical Reasoning | Understanding the structure of arguments: Argument forms, 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 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) |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
The subject for paper-II needs to be chosen by the candidate. A candidate can choose the subject of his/ her post-graduation or a related subject. NTA UGC NET is conducted for total 81 subjects. Click on the PDF links below to check UGC NET paper-II syllabus for all 81 subjects:
UGC NET Paper-II Subject | UGC NET Paper-II Code | UGC NET Paper-II Syllabus |
Economics/ Rural Economics/ Co-operation/ Demography/ Development Planning/ Development Studies/ Econometrics/ Applied Economics/ Development Eco./ Business Economics | 01 | Check Here |
Political Science | 02 | Check Here |
Philosophy | 03 | Check Here |
Psychology | 04 | Check Here |
Sociology | 05 | Check Here |
History | 06 | Check Here |
Anthropology | 07 | Check Here |
Commerce | 08 | Check Here |
Education | 09 | Check Here |
Social Work | 10 | Check Here |
Defence and Strategic Studies | 11 | Check Here |
Home Science | 12 | Check Here |
Public Administration | 14 | Check Here |
Population Studies | 15 | Check Here |
Music | 16 | Check Here |
Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./ Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./ Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./ Financial Mgt./ Co-operative Management) | 17 | Check Here |
Maithili | 18 | Check Here |
Bengali | 19 | Check Here |
Hindi | 20 | Check Here |
Kannada | 21 | Check Here |
Malayalam | 22 | Check Here |
Oriya | 23 | Check Here |
Punjabi | 24 | Check Here |
Sanskrit | 25 | Check Here |
Tamil | 26 | Check Here |
Telugu | 27 | Check Here |
Urdu | 28 | Check Here |
Arabic | 29 | Check Here |
English | 30 | Check Here |
Linguistics | 31 | Check Here |
Chinese | 32 | Check Here |
Dogri | 33 | Check Here |
Nepali | 34 | Check Here |
Manipuri | 35 | Check Here |
Assamese | 36 | Check Here |
Gujarati | 37 | Check Here |
Marathi | 38 | Check Here |
French (French Version) | 39 | Check Here |
Spanish | 40 | Check Here |
Russian | 41 | Check Here |
Persian | 42 | Check Here |
Rajasthani | 43 | Check Here |
German | 44 | Check Here |
Japanese | 45 | Check Here |
Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education | 46 | Check Here |
Physical Education | 47 | Check Here |
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 49 | Check Here |
Indian Culture | 50 | Check Here |
Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/ Human Resource Management | 55 | Check Here |
Law | 58 | Check Here |
Library and Information Science | 59 | Check Here |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | 60 | Check Here |
Comparative Study of Religions | 62 | Check Here |
Mass Communication and Journalism | 63 | Check Here |
Performing Art - Dance/ Drama/ Theatre | 65 | Check Here |
Museology & Conservation | 66 | Check Here |
Archaeology | 67 | Check Here |
Criminology | 68 | Check Here |
Tribal and Regional Language/ Literature | 70 | Check Here |
Folk Literature | 71 | Check Here |
Comparative Literature | 72 | Check Here |
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) | 73 | Check Here |
Women Studies | 74 | Check Here |
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/ Sculpture/ Graphics/ Applied Art/ History of Art) | 79 | Check Here |
Geography | 80 | Check Here |
Social Medicine & Community Health | 81 | Check Here |
Forensic Science | 82 | Check Here |
Pali | 83 | Check Here |
Kashmiri | 84 | Check Here |
Konkani | 85 | Check Here |
Computer Science and Applications | 87 | Check Here |
Electronic Science | 88 | Check Here |
Environmental Sciences | 89 | Check Here |
Politics including International Relations/ International Studies including Defence/ Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies | 90 | Check Here |
Prakrit | 91 | Check Here |
Human Rights and Duties | 92 | Check Here |
Tourism Administration and Management | 93 | Check Here |
Bodo | 94 | Check Here |
Santali | 95 | Check Here |
Yoga | 100 | Check Here |
Sindhi | 101 | Check Here |