UGC NET Syllabus 2024

UGC NET 2024 Syllabus: The University Grants Commission establishes the UGC NET syllabus for each session. The UGC NET syllabus for the December 2024 cycle will shortly be made available online by the NTA/UGC. If there is no modification or update, the UGC NET curriculum, however, will not change for the UGC NET 2024 December cycle. In any case, if the UGC NET curriculum is amended for any subject(s), the NTA shall release a formal announcement along with the modified syllabus. 

The UGC NET curriculum is broken up into two portions, namely UGC NET Paper 1 curriculum and UGC NET Paper 2 Syllabus, respectively. All candidates who will sit for the UGC NET test in 2024 will use the same UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus. The UGC NET paper 2 syllabus, however, differs depending on the subject. Paper 2 asks questions about the candidates’ chosen fields of study. There are 50 MCQs in Paper 1 and 100 in Paper 2, both of which must be answered within the allotted three hours.

The first step in exam preparation is understanding the UGC NET 2024 Papers 1 and 2 syllabus. Candidates must be conversant with the most recent UGC NET test pattern and curriculum in order to prepare well for the exam. The UGC NET 2023 exam will be given for 83 courses and used to determine students’ eligibility for the job of Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Indian universities and colleges. 

UGC NET Syllabus: Paper 1 and Paper 2

The NTA updated the UGC NET syllabus for Papers 1 and 2 in June 2019. The UGC NET syllabus for all 83 subjects has remained same since 2019 in all respects. The addition of the new topic “Hindu Studies” for the UGC NET Paper 2 in 2022 is the only modification.

UGC NET Syllabus 2024: Paper 1

Paper 1 of the UGC NET Syllabus 2024
Topics from the General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude, which is required of all applicants, are included in the UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus for 2024. See here for the full UGC NET Syllabus for Paper 1.

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 higher learning institutions: Teacher-centred vs learner-centered 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 Systems 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 is given. Questions are asked from the passage which needs 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, the 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) 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 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 programmes in India
• Professional, technical and skill-based education.
• Value education and environmental education
• Policies, governance, and administration

UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus PDF: Download

The UGC NET Paper 1 curriculum is available as a PDF for individuals who are preparing for the UGC NET test. You can download the PDF and use it to study for the test. In the UGC NET test, the Paper consists of 10 units and is worth 100 points overall. For the candidates, the following PDFlink has been provided:

UGC NET 2024 PDF Syllabus:  Download Hare

UGC NET Paper 2 Syllabus

Subject-specific and depending on the candidates’ chosen disciplines, the UGC NET Paper 2 test. Paper 2 has 100 questions and awards two marks for each accurate response. The highest possible score for Paper 2 is 200. Since paper 2 is for specialization, candidates must begin preparing for it as early as their university years. For exam 2, candidates must select the subject they chose to study after graduating. Below is a PDF of the UGC NET Paper 2 syllabus for interested candidates.

Download Subject Wise UGC NET Paper 2 Syllabus PDF

The candidate must select the topic for UGC NET Paper 2. A candidate may select the topic of his or her post-graduation studies or a comparable topic. There are 83 subjects for which the NTA UGC NET is offered. To view the UGC NET Paper 2 curriculum for all 83 subjects, click one of the PDF links below.

UGC NET Paper 2 Subject List	Subject Code	Syllabus PDF
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
Hindu Studies	102	Check Here
Indian Knowledge System	103	Check Here

UGC NET Library and Information Science Syllabus

UGC NET Library and Information Science Syllabus : Download Here

Unit – I

1. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom.
2. Information Life Cycle – Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination.
3. Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic, Cultural, Educational
   and Technological Development.
4. Information Science – Relationship with other subjects, Information Society and
   Knowledge Society.
5. Communication – Concept, Types, Theories, Models, Channels and Barriers; Trends
   in Scholarly Communication.
6. Information Industry – Generators, Providers and Intermediaries.
7. IPR and Legal Issues – Categories, Conventions, Treaties, Laws.
8. Plagiarism: Concept and Types.
9. Right to Information Act (RTI); Information Technology Act.
10. National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries.

Unit – II

1. Historical Development of Libraries in India; Committees and Commissions on
   Libraries in India.
2. Types of Libraries – Academic, Public, Special and National.
3. Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; The Press and Registration of
   Books Act; The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act.
4. Laws of Library Science.
5. Library and Information Science Profession – Librarianship as a Profession,
   Professional Skills and Competences; Professional Ethics.
6. Professional Associations – National – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International – IFLA,
   ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA; Role of UGC, RRRLF and UNESCO in Promotion and
   Development of Libraries.
7. Library and Information Science Education in India.
8. Library Public Relations and Extension Activities.
9. Type of Users – User Studies, User Education.
10. Information Literacy – Areas, Standards, Types and Models; Trends in Information
    Literacy.

Unit – III

1. Information Sources – Nature, Characteristics, Types and Formats.
2. Sources of Information – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and
   Non-Documentary.
3. Primary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) – Journals, Conference
   Proceedings, Patents, Standards, Theses & Dissertations, Trade Literature.
4. Secondary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) – Dictionaries,
   Encyclopedias, Bibliographies, Indexing & Abstracting, Statistical sources,
   Handbooks and Manuals.
5. Tertiary Information Sources (Print and Electronic)- Directories, Year Books,
   Almanacs.
6. Reference Sources – Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language and
   Geographical.
7. Electronic Information Resources – Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin
   Boards, Discussion Forums /Groups.
8. Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text, Multimedia; Open Access
   Databases.
9. Institutional and Human Resources.
10. Evaluation of Reference Sources and Web Resources.

Unit – IV

1. Community Information Services.
2. Reference Service – Concept and Types; Referral Services
3. Alerting Services – CAS, SDI, Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery.
4. Mobile based Library Services and Tools – Mobile OPAC, Mobile Databases,
   Mobile Library Website, Library Apps, Mobile Library Instructions, Augmented
   Reality, SMS Alerts, Geo-Location, Reference Enquiry.
5. Web 2.0 and 3.0 – Library 2.0- Concept, Characteristics, Components; Instant
   Messaging, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Ask a Librarian
6. Collaborative Services- Social Networks, Academics Social Networks, Social
   Tagging, Social Bookmarking.
7. Web – Scale Discovery Services
8. National Information Systems and Networks: NISCAIR, DESIDOC, SENDOC,
   ENVIS, INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, National Knowledge
   Network (NKN), Biotechnology Information System Network
9. International Information Systems and Networks: INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC,
   MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, Patent Information System (PIS), Biotechnology
   Information System (BIS).
10. Library Resource Sharing and Library Consortia – National and International.

Unit – V

1. Universe of Knowledge – Nature and Attributes; Modes of Formation of Subjects.
2. Knowledge Organisation – Classification – Theories, Cannons, and Principles;
   Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS), Taxonomies, Folksonomy,
   Trends in Classification.
3. Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification Schemes – DDC, UDC and CC.
4. Knowledge Organisation: Cataloguing – Cannons and Principles; Centralized and
   Co-operative Catalogue; Library Cataloguing Codes: CCC and AACR – II.
5. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description – ISBD, MARC 21,
   CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe.
6. Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange & Communication – ISO
   2709, Z39.50, Z39.71.
7. Metadata Standards: Dublin Core; MARC21, METS, MODES, EAD.
8. Indexing Systems and Techniques: Assigned – Pre-coordinate; Post-Coordinate;
   Derived- Title-based; Vocabulary Control.
9. Abstracting – Types and Guidelines.
10. Information Retrieval System – Features, Components, Models and Evaluation.

Unit – VI

1. Management – Principles, Functions and Schools of thought.
2. Library and Information Centers Management – Book Selection Tools and
   Principles; Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control,
   Maintenance and Stock Verification; Preservation and Conservation; Hazards and
   Control Measures of Library Materials.
3. Human Resource Management – Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Job
   Evaluation, Selection, Recruitment, Motivation, Training and Development,
   Performance Appraisal; Staff Manual.
4. Financial Management in Libraries – Sources of Finance, Resource Mobilisation,
   Budgeting Methods; Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis, Annual Reports &
   Statistics; Library Authority and Committee.
5. Project Management – SWOT, PEST, PERT / CPM.
6. Total Quality Management (TQM) – Concepts, Principles and Techniques, Six
   Sigma; Evaluation of Services of Libraries and Information Centers.
7. Library Building, Furniture and Equipments; Green Library Building;
   Information Commons; Makers Space; Security and Safety.
8. Management Information System (MIS), MBO, Change Management, Disaster
   Management, Crisis Management.
9. Knowledge Management – Principles, Tools, Components and Architecture.
10. Marketing of Library Products and Services – Plan, Research, Strategies, Mix,
    Segmentation, Pricing and Advertising; Management Consultancy.

Unit – VII

1. Computer Technology – Character Representation (ASCII, ISCII, Unicode); Computer Hardware, Software; Storage Devices; Input and Output Devices. 2. Types of Software – System Software, Application Software. 3. Programming Languages – Object Oriented, Procedural, High Level, Scripting; Web Languages. 4. Telecommunication – Transmission Channels, Mode, and Media, ISDN, PSDN, Multiplexing, Modulation, Standards and Protocols. 5. Wireless Communication – Media, Wi-fi, Li-fi, Satellite Communication, Mobile Communication. 6. Computer Networks – Topologies, Types of Networks – LAN, MAN, WAN. 7. Internet – Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines, Meta and Entity Search engines. 8. Internet Protocols and Standards – HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL. 9. Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Technologies. 10. Data Security, Network Security, Firewalls, Cryptographic Techniques, Anti-virus software, Anti-spyware, Intrusion Detection System.

Unit – VIII

1. Library Automation – Areas, Planning, Selection of Hardware and Software,
   Implementation and Evaluation; Standards for Library Automation.
2. Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications.
3. Digitization – Planning, Selection of Materials, Hardware, Software, Process, Issues.
4. Digital Library: Genesis, Characteristics, Types, Architecture; Standards, Formats and
   Protocols, DOI.
5. Digital Preservation – Need, Purpose, Standards, Methods, Techniques, Projects
   (National and International).
6. Digital Library Initiatives – National and International.
7. Institutional Repositories – Need, Purpose, Types and Tools; Institutional Repositories
   in India; ROAR, DOAR, SHARPA-ROMIO.
8. Content Management Systems – Architecture, Data Integration, CMS Software –
   Selection, Implementation and Evaluation.
9. Application of Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems and Robotics in Libraries;
   Social Mobile Analytics Cloud (SMAC); Cloud Computing.
10. Ontology – Tools (RDF, RDFS, Potege); Semantic Web, Linked Data, Big Data, Data
    Mining, Data Harvesting.

Unit – IX

1. Research – Concept, Purpose, Functions, Scope and Ethics; Types of Research – Basic
   and Applied, Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary.
2. Research Methods: Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Delphi.
3. Research Design – Selection of Research Problem, Review of Literature; Formulation
   of Research Problem; Hypothesis – Formulation, Types and Testing; Sampling
   Techniques.
4. Methods of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation, Library Records,
   Scales and Checklist.
5. Data Analysis and Interpretation – Presentation of Data; Statistical Methods/
   Techniques.
6. Statistical Packages – Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, ‘R’ Statistics.
7. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools – Structure, Style, Contents, Guidelines;
   Style Manuals; Online Citation Tools; Reference Style Management Tools; Antiplagiarism Tools; Evaluation of Research Report.
8. Metric Studies in LIS – Bibliometrics, Scientometric, Webometrics, Altmetrics;
9. Impact Factors – Journal, Institutional and Authors; h-Index, g-Index, i10 Index.
10. Trends in Library and Information Science Research.

Unit –X

1. Academic Library and Information System.
2. Public Library and Information System.
3. Special Library and Information System.
4. Health Science Library and Information System.
5. Corporate Library and Information System.
6. Agricultural Library and Information System.
7. Engineering and Technological Library and Information System.
8. Archive, Museums and Oriental Libraries.
9. Community Information System.
10. Information Services and System for Persons with Disability, Children and Women.

UGC NET Exam Pattern

Candidates must be familiar with the exam format in order to sit for the UGC NET 2023 exam. The exam format will aid applicants in understanding the UGC NET examination. Knowing the UGC NET 2023 exam format will help candidates prepare for the test more efficiently. The following is the exam format for the UGC NET 2023 exam:

Paper	Number of Question	Time Duration
Paper 1	50	3 Hours
Paper 2	100
Total	150	3 Hours

UGC NET Marking Scheme

As there is no negative marking in the UGC NET exam, applicants will receive 2 marks for each correct response, with no points removed for erroneous responses. The table below provides information on the making scheme for candidates:

Types of Answer	Marks
Correct Answers	2
Incorrect Answers	0
Total Marks in UGC NET	300 Marks