UGC NET Exam 2024 Eligibility, Syllabus, Online Coaching

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NET Exam 2024

UGC NET Exam 2024 Eligibility Criteria

UGC NET Exam 2024 Age Limit & Relaxations

How to apply for NET?

UGC NET 2024 Exam Date

UGC NET Exam 2024 Syllabus

UGC NET Exam 2024 Preparation

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Overview

Imagine yourself in a college hall giving roaring lecture about your favorite author, books or idea. Don’t you feel the pride? Let’s delve in the ways to achieve this prestigious position by understanding more about National Eligibility Test (NET). NET conducted by UGC and NTA is a prestigious opportunity for all eligible candidates to qualify for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship. This national level exam opens the window of many prestigious goals. Join online coaching for NET and make your JRF and Assistant Professor dreams bright.

NET Exam 2024

NET or National Eligibility Test is an examination conducted by University Grants Commission. UGC has given the National Testing Agency (NTA) the responsibility of administering the UGC-NET test, which is intended to ascertain an Indian national's eligibility for the positions of "Assistant Professor" and "Junior Research Fellowship in Indian universities and colleges.

From December 2018, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will administer the UGC-NET through computer-based testing (CBT). Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) awards and/or assistant professorship eligibility are contingent on the candidate's overall performance in UGC-NET Papers I and II. Candidates who only score the marks preferred for an assistant professorship are not eligible to be considered for a JRF.

UGC NET Exam 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who are applying for UGC NET Exam should have secured a minimum of 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities or institutions recognized by UGC.

Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or who have appeared or appearing the final year exam are eligible to attend the exam provisionally. Their JRF / Assistant Professorship will be awarded only after they have passed their Master’s Degree with the minimum required marks mentioned above.

Also, relaxation of 5% marks is allowed candidates from OBC – NCL / SC / ST / PwD / Third Gender communities. Minimum mark candidates from the above-mentioned community shall be 50%.

UGC NET Exam 2024 Age Limit & Relaxations

For the candidates of Junior Research Fellowship, the upper age limit is 30 years. A relaxation of 5 years is allowed to the candidates from OBC – NCL / SC / ST / PwD / Third Gender communities.

No upper age limit is applicable for UGC – NET Assistant Professor eligibility.

How to apply for NET?

Candidates should submit the application through online. The link for registration will be published in the official website after the release of the notification.

Before applying for UGC NET, candidates should ensure their eligibility as prescribed in the official prospectus.

Make sure the Subject for Paper II and Examination City has been selected correctly.

While applying candidates must be careful to fill the complete and correct postal address along with PIN Code. Also provide the complete and correct mobile number and email id to get regular updates on exam.

All candidates need to pay. There is a difference in fee structure for candidates from different community.

UGC NET Fee Structure
Category	Fee
General/Unreserved	1150/-
Gen - EWS / OBC - NCL	600/-
SC/ST/PwD	325/-
Third Gender

The admit card for NET will be available in official site only after the scrutiny of applications. In which the dates of exam will be mentioned.

UGC NET 2024 Exam Date

Exact date of examination is not released yet. Although we are expecting the next edition of UGC NET in June 2024. UGC NET is conducted twice every year, June & December.

UGC NET Exam 2024 Syllabus

UGC NET Exam Syllabus can be divided into two. Paper I follows the syllabus the general aptitude of candidates. The detailed syllabus of Paper I is as follows:

• 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; Off-line vs. On-line 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 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: 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 & 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
  • 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.

Paper II assess the in-depth knowledge of candidates on the subject of their choice. For UGC NET there are 83 subjects listed for Paper II. Candidates can choose any of the 83 subjects according to their eligibility as mentioned in the eligibility criteria.

UGC NET Exam 2024 Preparation

Candidates who are preparing for NET are best advised to create a robust study plan. A good study plan will let you finish all the topics in time bound manner. Practice as many previous year questions from both Paper I and II. This will help the candidates to get familiar with the exam pattern and excel in time management. Choose reliable study materials and join a real good online coaching platform. Online platforms can provide both live and recorded classes. Which is really good because the candidates can study each topic according to their understanding. And they will get as many mock tests and model exams. Thus, you can evaluate your progress topic-wise as well as subject wise.

Apart from all the above strategies candidates must commit themselves to clear the NET and achieve their dream job. Creating plans alone wont do wonders. Candidates must follow the study plan and assess their progress on daily basis. Take proper interval between each lesson and reduce the time n social media till the day of Test. Always try to be in stress-free environment especially while studying.

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