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                A properly structured syllabus shall go a long way in helping you prepare well for your UGC NET 2020 
               examination. Knowing the comprehensive and latest syllabus well will help you decide which are the im-
               portant topics which you should be focusing on first. It helps you prepare a strategy to complete the en-
               tire syllabus in time before the exam. The UGC NET examination is subdivided into 2 phases, Paper-I 
               i.e. General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude and Paper-II which is a specific examination for 
               81 different subjects. Knowing the syllabus for both Paper I & Paper II  is important to clear the UGC 
               NET 2020 Examination. Here in this article, we have mentioned the entire syllabus for your reference. 
               Read further to know more about the latest UGC NET 2020 Syllabus and prepare for examination ac-
               cordingly. 
               UGC NET Paper-I Syllabus 
               The UGC NET exam paper shall consist of two sessions Paper-I and Paper-II. The paper-I of UGC NET 
               shall be a general paper based on teaching and aptitude regarding research. It shall consist of 50 Objec-
               tive Type questions. The paper 2 of UGC NET shall comprise of specialization or any particular subject 
               selected by the candidate. It shall also consist of 100 questions of objective type. There shall be a  total 
               of 84 specialization subjects for the UGC NET paper 2. 
               UGC NET Paper-I ( A General Paper on the Teaching & Research Aptitude) is actually quite common 
               but mandatory for all aspirants. Go through the complete UGC NET Paper-I Syllabus 2020 as mentioned 
               below: 
               UGC NET Paper-I Unit  UGC NET Paper-I Topics Given  
               wise Subjects  
                                                         Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, under-
                                                          standing & reflective), characteristics along with basic requirements 
                                                         Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent & adult learners 
                                                          (academic, social, emotional & cognitive), individual differences 
                                                         Factors affecting teaching related to Teacher, Learner, Support materi-
                                                          al, Instructional facilities, Learning environment as well as Institution 
               Unit-I: Teaching Aptitude                 Methods of teaching in universities of higher learning: Teacher cen-
                                                          tered against. learner-centered methods; offline against online meth-
                                                          ods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc.). 
                                                         Teaching support system: Traditional, modern as well as ICT based 
                                                         Evaluation systems: Elements & types of evaluation, evaluation in 
                                                          Choice Based Credit System as in higher education, computer-based 
                                                          testing, innovations which take place in evaluation systems 
                                                         Research: Meaning, Types, & characteristics, positivism as well as a 
                                                          post-positivist approach to research 
                                                         Methods of research: Experimental, descriptive, historical, qualitative 
               Unit-II: In case of Re-                    and quantitative methods 
               search Aptitude                           Steps for conducting a research 
                                                         Thesis & article writing: Format as well as styles of referencing 
                                                         Application of ICT in the research field 
                                                         Ethical research 
               Unit-III: Comprehension                   A passage of text shall be given. Questions shall be asked from the 
                                                          passage from where it is to be answered 
               Unit-IV: Communication                    Communication: Meaning, types & characteristics of communication 
                                                         Effective communication: Verbal & non-verbal, inter-cultural & group 
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                                                          communications, classroom communication 
                                                         Barriers in case of effective communication 
                                                         Mass-media & society 
                                                         Types of reasoning 
               Unit-V: Mathematical                      Number series, letter series, codes & relationships 
               Reasoning & Aptitude                      Mathematical aptitude (fraction, time and distance, ratio, proportion & 
                                                          percentage, profit & loss, interest & discounting, averages, etc.) 
                                                         Understanding the structure of arguments: Argument forms, the struc-
                                                          ture of categorical propositions, mood & figure, formal with informal fal-
                                                          lacies, uses of language, connotations as well as denotations of terms, 
                                                          the classical square of opposition 
                                                         Evaluating & distinguishing deductive &  inductive reasoning 
                                                         Analogies 
               Unit-VI: Logical Reason-                  Venn diagram: Simple & multiple uses for establishing the validity of 
               ing                                        arguments 
                                                         Indian Logic: Means of knowledge 
                                                         Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana 
                                                          (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) & 
                                                          Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension) 
                                                         Structure with kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable rela-
                                                          tion), Hetvabhasa (fallacies of inference) 
                                                         Sources, acquisition & classification of data 
                                                         Quantitative & qualitative data 
               Unit-VII: Data Interpreta-                Graphical representation (bar-chart, histograms, pie-chart, table-chart 
               tion                                       & line-chart) along with mapping of the required data 
                                                         Data interpretation 
                                                         Data & governance 
               Unit-VIII: Information and                ICT: General abbreviations & terminology 
               Communication Technol-                    Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio & Video-conferencing 
               ogy (ICT)                                 Digital initiatives in terms of higher education 
                                                         ICT & Governance 
                                                         Development & environment: Millennium development with Sustainable 
                                                          development goals 
                                                         Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities & their 
                                                          impacts on the environment 
                                                         Environmental issues: Local, regional & global; air pollution, water pol-
                                                          lution, soil pollution, noise pollution, waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, 
                                                          hazardous, electronic), climate change & its socio-economic and politi-
               Unit-IX: People, Devel-                    cal dimensions 
               opment and Environment                    Impacts of pollutants on human health 
                                                         Natural & energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Bi-
                                                          omass, Nuclear & Forests 
                                                         Natural hazards & 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                  Institutions of higher learning & education in ancient India 
               System                                    Evolution of higher learning & research in post-independence India 
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                                                         Oriental, conventional & non-conventional learning programs in India 
                                                         Professional, technical along with skill-based education. 
                                                         Value education & environmental education 
                                                         Policies, governance, as well as administration 
                
               UGC NET Paper-II Syllabus 
               After Paper-II, you must take a look at the most important topics of your UGC NET elective subjects for 
               Paper-II. The candidate can pick electives out of 84 electives. In the below-mentioned table, we have 
               listed down all the important topics of the most popular 11 UGC NET subjects which are usually pre-
               ferred by the best of aspirants. In order to know about the rest of the subjects & syllabus and make an 
               informed decision about which subject to choose, you can take a look at this LIST.  
                
               Names of the Subjects                       List of important Topics of the UGC NET Paper-II  
                                                           Accounting along with Auditing 
                                                           Banking & Financial Institutions 
                                                           Income-tax with Corporate tax Planning 
               Commerce 
                                                           Business Statistics & Research Method 
                                                           Legal Aspects of Business for understanding business 
                                                           Fiction as well as Short Stories 
                                                           Cultural Studies Topic 
                                                           Non-Fictional Prose Topic  
               English 
                                                           Literary Theory Post World War II - Summary 
                                                           Literary Criticism Topic  
                                                           Theory of Computation & Compilers 
                                                           Data Structures with Algorithms 
                                                           Data Communication & Computer Networks 
               Computer Science 
                                                           DBMS (Database Management System)  
                                                           System Software and Operating System 
                                                           Organizational Behaviour Topic 
                                                           Human Resource Management (HRM) 
                                                           Business Plan & Feasibility Analysis 
               Management 
                                                           Financial Management as well as Concept and Functions 
                                                           Marketing Topic 
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