UGC NET Subjects Syllabi | UGC NET Exam Pattern | UGC NET Exam Preparation Syllabus

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UGC NET Exam Syllabus & Pattern

UGC NET syllabus 2019 has been published by National Testing Agency (NTA). UGC NET Exam contains two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2 containing multiple choice questions (MCQs). NTA conduct UGC NET Exam is twice in a Year. Candidates need to complete both the papers in a single duration of three hours.

UGC NET Paper-1 Syllabus: Teaching and reasoning ability, research aptitude, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.
UGC NET Paper-2 Syllabus: Based on the subject chosen by the candidate. It tests the candidate’s indepth knowledge and expertise in the respective subject.

 

UGC NET Paper Number of Questions Marks
I 50 100
II 100 200
Total 150 350

 

UGC NET Subjects Syllabus & Subject Code

UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-I: UGC NET paper-I (General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude) is common and mandatory for all candidates. Check the complete UGC NET paper-I syllabus 2019 below:

UGC NET Paper-I Units UGC NET Paper-I Topics
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

 

UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-II: 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 2019 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