UGC NET Exam Syllabus and Mark Distribution |Download PDF|

As you know, UGC NET exam is held by National Testing Agency aka NTA (National Testing Agency) twice a year which is normally conducted online. It is poles apart from Kerala PSC exams as the test will be in a CBT mode. Here, CBT refers to Computer Based Test which comprises two papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2). Though it has two papers, it will not be conducted in two different timings. Instead, the exam will be held at one stretch.

The information about the whole UGC NET Syllabus pdf for Paper 1 of your chosen subject helps to prepare your timetable and plan your study in the most useful way. UGC NET Previous Question Papers practising will help you to easily manage your time during the exam. There are ten subjects in UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus 2023 which comprises Research Aptitude, Teaching Aptitude, Communication, Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Information & Communication Technology, Maths, etc.

The UGC NET Syllabus given here will help you in choosing the key topics of each subject and in planning an efficacious preparation strategy. The questions in Paper I aim to evaluate the teaching/ research aptitude of the contender. It is principally designed to assess the reasoning ability, reading comprehension and general knowledge of the candidate. For each right answer, the candidate will be getting 2 marks. There is no negative marking for any of the wrong answer.

UGC NET General Paper 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 centred vs.

Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam,

Swayam Prabha, 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 Postpositivistic 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: Prathyaksha (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.

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