UGC NET syllabus

Eligibility test for Junior Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor and Ph.D. admission: Paper 1 (50 questions) and one Paper 2 subject (100 questions) in a single 3-hour computer-based test, 2 marks each, no negative marking.

Paper 1: Teaching and Research Aptitude

50 questions, 100 marks · Within the shared 180 minutes

Compulsory for every candidate. The Paper 1 syllabus says five questions of 2 marks are set from each unit. All questions are compulsory.

  • Teaching aptitude
  • Research aptitude
  • Reading comprehension
  • Communication
  • Mathematical reasoning and aptitude
  • Logical reasoning, including Indian logic
  • Data interpretation
  • Information and communication technology
  • People, development and environment
  • Higher education system

Paper 2: Commerce (subject code 08)

100 questions, 200 marks · Within the shared 180 minutes

One of the Paper 2 subjects. A candidate sits only the subject chosen in the application. This site's timed practice test uses Commerce.

  • Business environment and international business
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Business economics
  • Business finance
  • Business statistics and research methods
  • Business management and human resource management
  • Banking and financial institutions
  • Marketing management
  • Legal aspects of business
  • Income-tax and corporate tax planning

Paper 2: Education (subject code 09)

100 questions, 200 marks · Within the shared 180 minutes, in place of the other Paper 2 subject

The real Paper 2 is 100 questions. On this site Education is in the untimed practice pool, not a second full paper inside the timed test.

  • Educational studies and the history, politics and economics of education
  • Learner and learning process
  • Teacher education and curriculum studies
  • Research, pedagogy, assessment, technology, administration and inclusive education

Paper 2: Political Science (subject code 02)

100 questions, 200 marks · Within the shared 180 minutes, in place of the other Paper 2 subject

The real Paper 2 is 100 questions. On this site Political Science is in the untimed practice pool, not a second full paper inside the timed test.

  • Political theory and political thought, including Indian political thought
  • Comparative politics and international relations
  • Indian political institutions and political processes
  • Public administration, governance and public policy