UGC NET/SLET UPDATED SYLLABUS AND BEST REFERENCE BOOKS - PAPER I

The National Eligibility Test in India is being conducted in June and December of every year. It is quite unique exam while compared with other common exams. First you have to analyze the pattern of the syllabus and plan yourself according to that, it is a simple task if you understand the core of every section.

UGC NET BEST REFERENCE BOOKS

Here I attached the newly updated syllabus for your reference.

I. UGC NET Teaching Aptitude :

1. Teaching : Nature, Objectives, Characteristics and Basic Requirements.
2. Learner’s Characteristics.
3. Factors affecting Teaching.
4. Methods of Teaching.
5. Teaching aids.
6. Evaluation Systems.

II. UGC NET Research Aptitude :

1. Research : Meaning, Characteristics and Types;
2. Steps of Research.
3. Methods of Research.
4. Research Ethics.
5. Paper, Articles, Workshop, Seminar, Conference and Symposium.
6. Thesis Writing : Its characteristics and format.

III. Reading Comprehension :

A passage to be set with questions to be answered.

IV. UGC NET Communication :

Communication : Nature, Characteristics, Types, Barriers and Effective Classroom Communication.

V. Reasoning ( including Mathematical ) :

1. Number Series; Letter Series; Codes.
2. Relationships; Classification.

VI. Logical Reasoning :

1. Understanding the Structure of Argument.
2. Evaluating and distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.
3. Verbal Analogies; Word Analogy – Applied Analogy.
4. Verbal Classification.
5. Reasoning Logical Diagrams; Simple Diagrammatic Relationship, Muliti – Diagrammatic Relationship.
6. Venn Diagram; Analytical Reasoning.
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VII. Data Interpretation :

1. Sources, Acquisition and Interpretation of Data.
2. Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
3. Graphical Representation and Mapping of Data.

VIII. Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ) :

1. ICT : Meaning, Advantages, Disadvantages and Uses.
2. General Abbreviation and Terminology.
3. Basics of Internet and E – mailing.

IX. People and Environment :

1. People and Environment Interaction.
2. Sources of Pollution.
3. Pollutants and their impact on Human Life, Exploitation of Natural and Energy Resources.
4. Natural hazards and mitigation.

X. Higher Education System : Governance, Polity and Administration :

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.

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