UGC NET Exam Syllabus
UGC NET 2024 : Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Topics, Recommended Books
The NTA has been entrusted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) with the task of conducting UGC-NET, which is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor’ in Indian universities and colleges.
The UGC NET Syllabus 2024 is set by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for both the June and December exams. If there are any changes to the syllabus, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will issue a formal notification. The syllabus update is based on the New Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) and was announced by UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar.
The UGC NET syllabus is divided into two parts:
- Paper 1: This is common for all candidates and includes 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
- Paper 2: This varies by subject and includes 100 MCQs specific to the candidate’s chosen subject.
Both papers need to be completed within 3 hours.
Understanding the syllabus for both papers is the first step in preparing for the exam. Candidates should be familiar with the latest exam pattern and syllabus to prepare effectively. The UGC NET exam is conducted for 83 subjects to determine eligibility for Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) positions in Indian universities and colleges.
UGC to Revise Syllabus for NET
The UGC chairman announced on social media that the UGC NET 2024 syllabus will be updated soon. Candidates will have enough time to prepare before the new syllabus is implemented. The decision to update the syllabus was made on November 3, 2023, due to the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The new syllabus for all 83 subjects will be revised according to NEP 2020 guidelines.
The updated UGC NET 2024 syllabus will be available on the official website (ugcnet.nta.ac.in) once it is finalized and uploaded.
Direct Link to check: UGC NET Past Years Question Papers
UGC NET Exam Pattern 2024
The UGC NET Exam consists of a total of 150 (MCQ's) multiple-choice questions that the candidate has to attempt within 3 hours. The nature of the questions will be objective type of the UGC NET exam Syllabus subject.
The Test will consist of two syllabus. Both the syllabus will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions. There will be no break between syllabus.
| Paper |
Number of Question |
Time Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 |
50 |
3 Hours |
| Paper 2 |
100 |
|
| Total |
150 |
3 Hours |
| syllabus | Marks | Questions | MCQ | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 50 | The questions in Paper I intends to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the Candidate. | 03 hours (180 minutes) without any break. All the questions are compulsory. |
| 2 | 200 | 100 | This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge. |
| Subject Code | Subject | English | Hindi |
| 00 | General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) | Download | Download |
| 01 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Download | Download |
| 02 | Political Science | Download | Download |
| 03 | Philosophy | Download | Download |
| 04 | Psychology | Download | Download |
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05 |
Sociology | Download | Download |
| 06 | History | Download | Download |
| 07 | Anthropology | Download | Download |
| 08 | Commerce | Download | Download |
| 09 | Education | Download | Download |
| 10 | Social Work | Download | Download |
| 11 | Defence and Strategic Studies | Download | Download |
| 12 | Home Science | Download | Download |
| 14 | Public Administration | Download | Download |
| 15 | Population Studies | Download | Download |
| 16 | Music | Download | Download |
| 17 | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | Download | Download |
| 18 | Maithili | Download | Download |
| 19 | Bengali | Download | Download |
| 20 | Hindi | Download | |
| 21 | Kannada | Download | Download |
| 22 | Malayalam | Download | Download |
| 23 | Oriya | Download | Download |
| 24 | Punjabi | Download | Download |
| 25 | Sanskrit | Download | Download |
| 26 | Tamil | Download | Download |
| 27 | Telugu | Download | Download |
| 28 | Urdu | Download | Download |
| 29 | Arabic | Download | Download |
| 30 | English | Download | Download |
| 31 | Linguistics | Download | Download |
| 32 | Chinese | Download | Download |
| 33 | Dogri | Download | Download |
| 34 | Nepali | Download | Download |
| 35 | Manipuri | Download | Download |
| 36 | Assamese | Download | Download |
| 37 | Gujarati | Download | Download |
| 38 | Marathi | Download | Download |
| 39 | French (French Version) | Download | Download |
| 40 | Spanish | Download | Download |
| 41 | Russian | Download | Download |
| 42 | Persian | Download | Download |
| 43 | Rajasthani | Download | Download |
| 44 | German | Download | Download |
| 45 | Japanese | Download | Download |
| 46 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. | Download | Download |
| 47 | Physical Education | Download | Download |
| 49 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | Download | Download |
| 50 | Indian Culture | Download | Download |
| 55 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | Download | Download |
| 58 | Law | Download | Download |
| 59 | Library and Information Science | Download | Download |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | Download | Download |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | Download | Download |
| 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism | Download | Download |
| 65 | Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre | Download | Download |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | Download | Download |
| 67 | Archaeology | Download | Download |
| 68 | Criminology | Download | Download |
| 70 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Download | Download |
| 71 | Folk Literature | Download | Download |
| 72 | Comparative Literature | Download | Download |
| 73 | 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). | Download | |
| 74 | Women Studies | Download | Download |
| 79 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | Download | Download |
| 80 | Geography | Download | Download |
| 81 | Social Medicine & Community Health | Download | Download |
| 82 | Forensic Science | Download | Download |
| 83 | Pali | Download | Download |
| 84 | Kashmiri | Download | Download |
| 85 | Konkani | Download | Download |
| 87 | Computer Science and Applications | Download | Download |
| 88 | Electronic Science | Download | |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | Download | |
| 90 | 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. | Download | Download |
| 91 | Prakrit | Download | Download |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties | Download | Download |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | Download | Download |
| 94 | Bodo | Download | |
| 95 | Santali | Download | |
| 100 | Yoga | Download | Download |
| 101 | Sindhi | Download | Download |
| 102 | Hindu Studies | Download | Download |
UGC NET Paper 1 Books | |
Trueman’s UGC NET /SET General Paper 1 | Trueman |
UGC NET/JRF/SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research Aptitude | Arihant Experts |
NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper 1- Teaching and Research Aptitude | KVS Madaan (Pearson Education) |
UGC NET/JRF/SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research Aptitude General Paper-1 | Upkar Prakashan |
UGC NET Marking Scheme
Candidates will get 2 marks for each correct answer in the UGC NET exam. There is no negative marking, so no marks will be deducted for wrong answers. You can see the marking scheme in the table below:
| Types of Answer |
Marks |
|---|---|
| Correct Answers |
2 |
| Incorrect Answers |
0 |
| Total Marks in UGC NET |
300 Marks |
Note: You can refer to any of the UGC NET books mentioned above. If needed, you can refer to two books for more clarity and better preparation.