National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) two times a year in the months of June and December. The UGC NET Examination is mainly for the aspirants who are seeking for Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor job in the Indian Universities and Colleges after their post-graduation.
UGC NTE 2021- EXAM PATTERN
| Name of the Exam | National Eligibility Test (NET) |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Frequency of the Exam | Twice a Year- June & December |
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Number of Papers | Paper I
Paper II |
| Number of Questions | 150 |
| Time Duration | 3 hours |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking |
| Official Website | ugcnet.nta.nic.in |
The UGC NET Exam is mainly for the candidates who are seeking for Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor job in the Indian Universities and Colleges after their post-graduation. Aspirants can download UGC NET Syllabus 2021 pdf from the official site.
The UGC NET Syllabus 2021
The UGC NET consist of two papers:
Paper I consist of Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reading Comprehension, Communication, Reasoning (including Mathematics), Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), People & Environment, and Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration
In Paper II candidates have to select any 1 subject (out of 81 subjects).
The UGC NET exam pattern for Paper-I and Paper-II is as under:
| Paper | No. of Questions | Max Marks |
| Paper-I: General Aptitude | 50 | 100 |
| Paper-II: Subject Selected by Candidates | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 150 | 300 |
UGC NET Syllabus 2021 for Paper I
The UGC NET Paper I Syllabus is intended to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of candidates. Paper I exam is common to all applicants and it tests reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Paper 1 will have 50 questions worth 100 marks. Paper 1 syllabus has 10 units and exactly 5 questions will be asked from each unit.
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 cantered vs. Learner-cantered 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.
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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 is given. Questions are 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, the 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 uses for establishing the 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)
- Mapping of Data, Data Interpretation. Data and Governance.
Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- ICT: General abbreviations and terminology, Basics of the 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 the 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 programs in India.
- Professional, Technical, and Skill-Based education.
- Value education and environmental education.
- Policies, Governance, and Administration.
UGC NET Syllabus 2021 For Paper 2
There are 81 subjects for attending the Paper 2 UGC NET 2021 Exam. One who clears Paper 1 will be attending Paper 2 by Choosing one of the Subjects among 81 according to the basis of his/her post-Graduation.
| UGC NET Paper-II Subject | UGC NET Paper-II Code |
| Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Eco. /Business Economics | 01 |
| Political Science | 02 |
| Philosophy | 03 |
| Psychology | 04 |
| Sociology | 05 |
| History | 06 |
| Anthropology | 07 |
| Commerce | 08 |
| Education | 09 |
| Social Work | 10 |
| Defence and Strategic Studies | 11 |
| Home Science | 12 |
| Public Administration | 14 |
| Population Studies | 15 |
| Music | 16 |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./ Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./ Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./ Financial Mgt./ Co-operative Management) | 17 |
| Maithili | 18 |
| Bengali | 19 |
| Hindi | 20 |
| Kannada | 21 |
| Malayalam | 22 |
| Oriya | 23 |
| Punjabi | 24 |
| Sanskrit | 25 |
| Tamil | 26 |
| Telugu | 27 |
| Urdu | 28 |
| Arabic | 29 |
| English | 30 |
| Linguistics | 31 |
| Chinese | 32 |
| Dogri | 33 |
| Nepali | 34 |
| Manipuri | 35 |
| Assamese | 36 |
| Gujarati | 37 |
| Marathi | 38 |
| French (French Version) | 39 |
| Spanish | 40 |
| Russian | 41 |
| Persian | 42 |
| Rajasthani | 43 |
| German | 44 |
| Japanese | 45 |
| Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education | 46 |
| Physical Education | 47 |
| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 49 |
| Indian Culture | 50 |
| Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/ Human Resource Management | 55 |
| Law | 58 |
| Library and Information Science | 59 |
| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | 60 |
| Comparative Study of Religions | 62 |
| Mass Communication and Journalism | 63 |
| Performing Art – Dance/ Drama/ Theatre | 65 |
| Museology & Conservation | 66 |
| Archaeology | 67 |
| Criminology | 68 |
| Tribal and Regional Language/ Literature | 70 |
| Folk Literature | 71 |
| Comparative Literature | 72 |
| 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 |
| Women Studies | 74 |
| Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/ Sculpture/ Graphics/ Applied Art/ History of Art) | 79 |
| Geography | 80 |
| Social Medicine & Community Health | 81 |
| Forensic Science | 82 |
| Pali | 83 |
| Kashmiri | 84 |
| Konkani | 85 |
| Computer Science and Applications | 87 |
| Electronic Science | 88 |
| Environmental Sciences | 89 |
| 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 |
| Prakrit | 91 |
| Human Rights and Duties | 92 |
| Tourism Administration and Management | 93 |
| Bodo | 94 |
| Santali | 95 |
| Yoga | 100 |
| Sindhi | 101 |
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