UGC NET General Paper Syllabus: An Exploring

Table Of Contents

1.	Introduction
a)	UGC NET General Paper: Small Introduction
b)	UGC NET General Paper: Why is it so Important?
c)	What Is the Format of UGC NET General Paper?
2.	UGC NET General Paper Syllabus
a)	NET General Paper Syllabus: An Overview
b)	UGC NET General Paper: Detailed Breakdown of Topics and Sub Topics
c)	Weightage Of Different Topics
3.	UGC NET General Paper: Sample Questions and Answers
a)	Examples of questions that may appear on the General Paper

1.Introduction

Have you ever dreamt of being a College Professor or being a Doctoral Fellow under the Public University Grants? Then, here is the perfect opportunity to pursue both by attempting the UGC NET exam. UGC or Union Grants Commission is a statutory body of Government of India that is entrusted with the task of conducting UGC-NET exam. The consist of two papers for a total duration of 3 hours and is conducted across 83 subjects that include Art, Management and Law streams.

a) UGC NET General Paper: Small Introduction

The general paper has a total weightage of 100 marks with 50 questions. This paper mainly intends to check the teaching aptitude or research aptitude of the candidate. It is actually designed to test the reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

b) UGC NET General Paper: Why is it so Important?

The general paper itself gives you a total of 100 marks that can be scored comparatively better than the core subject paper. This can improve your chances of getting qualified in the first attempt itself.

c) What Is the Format of UGC NET General Paper?

The General paper is conducted along with the main paper or paper-II without any gap in between. The whole exam has to be attempted within the stipulated time of 3 hours. The paper-I consist of 50 questions for 100 marks and all questions are compulsory.

2. UGC NET General Paper Syllabus

a) NET General Paper Syllabus: An Overview

This paper is mainly intended to analyse the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates. The candidates are tested for their cognitive abilities that include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding of the structure of the arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning. The candidates are also expected to have general awareness regarding teaching and learning process in higher education system. Other abilities like awareness of interaction between people, environment, natural resources and their impact on the quality of life will also be checked.

b) UGC NET General Paper: Detailed Breakdown of Topics and Sub Topics

The main topics for General paper can be classified as follows.

• Teaching Aptitude

1. Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.
2. Learner's characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners, Learner’s motivation and attitudes.
3. Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred V/s Learner-centred methods; Off-line V/s On-line methods (Swayam, Swayam Prabha, MOOCs etc.)
4. Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
5. Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in higher education, Computer-based testing, innovations in evaluation systems.

• Research Aptitude

1. Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Post-positivistic approach to research.
2. Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.
3. Steps of Research.
4. Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.
5. Application of ICT in research

• Comprehension

1. A passage and a set of questions related are to be answered.

• Communication

1. Communication: Nature, Characteristics, Types, Barriers, and Effective classroom communication
2. Mass-Media and Society.

• Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

1. Number series; letter series and codes
2. Relationships; classification

• Logical reasoning

1. Understanding the structure of arguments; Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
2. Venn diagram: Simple and multiple uses for establishing validity of arguments.
3. Indian Logic: Means of knowledge

• Data interpretation

1. Sources, acquisition, and interpretation of data.
2. Quantitative and qualitative data.
3. Graphical representation and mapping of data

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

1. ICT: Meaning, advantages, disadvantages, and uses.
2. General abbreviations and terminology.
3. Basics of internet and e-mailing

• People, Development and Environment

1. Development and environment: Millennium development and sustainable development goals.
2. Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on the environment.
3. Environmental issues: Local, regional and global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, and their impacts on the environment.
4. Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, and nuclear energy; their uses and abuse

• Higher Education System

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

c) Weightage Of Different Topics

Sl.No.	Units	Subjects	Marks
1.	Unit I	Teaching Aptitude	10
2.	Unit II	Research Aptitude	10
3.	Unit III	Comprehension	10
4.	Unit IV	Communication	10
5.	Unit V	Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude	10
6.	Unit VI	Logical reasoning	10
7.	Unit VII	Data interpretation	10
8.	Unit VIII	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	10
9.	Unit IX	People, Development and Environment	10
10.	Unit X	Higher Education System	10

There will be 5 questions from each unit carrying 2 marks each.

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3. UGC NET General Paper: Sample Questions and Answers

a) Examples of questions that may appear on the General Paper

The previous year question papers of General paper can help you understand the exam type and pattern. Few question papers are tabulated below that can be downloaded.

Sl.No.	Paper	PDFs
1.	Paper-I (Booklet code-W)	Download here
2.	Paper-I (Booklet code-X)	Download here
3.	Paper-I (Booklet code-Y)	Download here
4.	Paper-I (Booklet code-Z)	Download here

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