NET Exam - Pattern and Syllabus

UGC-National Eligibility Test

 
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI), has established National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous and self sustained premier organization under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, registered as a self reliant and self sustained premier organization. The University Grants Commission has entrusted the responsibility of conducting UGC NET to the NTA. 

National Eligibility Test:

National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted for determining the eligibility of Indian Nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor Both, in Indian Universities and Colleges. Till June 2018, the CBSE conducted the NET across the country. Since Dec 2018, the UGC-NET is being conducted by the NTA.

The award of JRF and or Eligibility for Assistant Professor depends on the aggregate performance of the candidate in Paper – I and Paper –II of UGC-NET. The candidates qualifying only for Assistant Professor are not to be considered for the award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the test for eligibility for Assistant Professor are governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be. UGC-NET is conducted twice a year – June and December. The notifications announcing the June and December examinations are published in the months of March and September respectively in the weekly journal of nation-wide circulation.

Mode of Examination: The examination shall be conducted as Computer Based Test only

Pattern of Examination: The test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held in combined sessions of 3 hours. The complete details of the test are as follows:

Paper	Paper I	Paper II
Subject	General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude (Code No.00)	Management (Code No.17)
Questions	50	100
Marks	100	200
Questions Type	Objective	Objective
Total Duration	3 hours without any break
For each correct response the candidate will get 2 marks. There are no negative marks for incorrect response. No marks will be given for unanswered/Marked for Review questions

SYLLABUS

Paper – I - General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude (Code No.00)

The main objective is to assess the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates. The test aims at assessing the teaching and research aptitude as well. Candidates are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities, which include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning. The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness about teaching and learning processes in higher education system. Further, they should be aware of interaction between people, environment, natural resources and their impact on the quality of life.

Unit-I Teaching Aptitude

1. Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements. 
2.   Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.  
3. Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.
4. Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.
5. Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
6. Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.

Unit-II Research Aptitude

1. Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Post- positivistic approach to research
2. Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.
3. Steps of Research.
4. Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.
5. Application of ICT in research.
6. Research ethics.

Unit-III Comprehension

       

         A passage of text will be given. Questions will be asked from the passage to be answered.

Unit-IV Communication

1. Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.
2. Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication; 
3. Barriers to effective communication
4. Mass-Media and Society.

Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

1. Types of reasoning.
2. Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.
3. Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).

Unit-VI Logical Reasoning

1. Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical Square of opposition.
2. Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
3. Analogies.Venn diagram: Simple and multiple uses for establishing validity of arguments
4. Indian Logic: Means of knowledge.
5. Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension)
6.  Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Unit-VII Data Interpretation

1. Sources, acquisition and classification of Data
2. Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
3. Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.
4. Data Interpretation
5. Data and Governance.

Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

1.  ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.
2. Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing. 
3. Digital initiatives in higher education.
4.  ICT and Governance.

Unit-IX People, Development and Environment

1. Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.
2. Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment
3. 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.
4. Impacts of pollutants on human health.
5. Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forest
6. Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.
7. Acts and Agreements: 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

1. Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.  
2. Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.  
3. Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.  
4. Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.  
5. Value education and environmental education.  
6. Policies, Governance, and Administration.

 

Paper-II Management (Code No. : 17)

Unit – I

1. Management – Concept, Process, Theories and Approaches, Management Roles and Skills
2. Functions – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Coordinating and Controlling
3. Communication – Types, Process and Barriers.
4. Decision Making – Concept, Process, Techniques and Tools
5. Organisation Structure and Design – Types, Authority, Responsibility, Centralisation, Decentralisation and Span of Control
6. Managerial Economics – Concept & Importance
7. Demand analysis – Utility Analysis, Indifference Curve, Elasticity & Forecasting
8. Market Structures – Market Classification & Price Determination
9. National Income – Concept, Types and Measurement
10. Inflation – Concept, Types and Measurement
11. Business Ethics & CSR
12. Ethical Issues & Dilemma
13. Corporate Governance
14. Value Based Organisation

Unit – II

1. Organisational Behaviour – Significance & Theories
2. Individual Behaviour – Personality, Perception, Values, Attitude, Learning and Motivation
3. Group Behaviour – Team Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics
4. Interpersonal Behaviour & Transactional Analysis
5. Organizational Culture & Climate
6. Work Force Diversity & Cross Culture Organisational Behaviour
7. Emotions and Stress Management
8. Organisational Justice and Whistle Blowing
9. Human Resource Management – Concept, Perspectives, Influences and Recent Trends
10. Human Resource Planning - Recruitment and Selection, Induction, Training and Development
11. Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Compensation Management

Unit – III

1. Strategic Role of Human Resource Management
2. Competency Mapping & Balanced Scoreboard
3. Career Planning and Development
4. Performance Management and Appraisal
5. Organization Development, Change & OD Interventions
6. Talent Management & Skill Development
7. Employee Engagement & Work Life Balance
8. Industrial Relations: Disputes & Grievance Management, Labour Welfare and Social Security
9. Trade Union & Collective Bargaining
10. International Human Resource Management – HR Challenge of International Business
11. Green HRM

Unit– IV

1. Accounting Principles and Standards, Preparation of Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Analysis – Ratio Analysis, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis, DuPont Analysis
3. Preparation of Cost Sheet, Marginal Costing, Cost Volume Profit Analysis
4. Standard Costing & Variance Analysis
5. Financial Management - Concept & Functions
6. Capital Structure – Theories, Cost of Capital, Sources and Finance
7. Budgeting and Budgetary Control, Types and Process, Zero base Budgeting
8. Leverages – Operating, Financial and Combined Leverages, EBIT–EPS Analysis, Financial Breakeven Point & Indifference Level

Unit –V

1. Value & Returns – Time Preference for Money, Valuation of Bonds and Shares, Risk and Returns;
2. Capital Budgeting – Nature of Investment, Evaluation, Comparison of Methods; Risk and Uncertainly Analysis
3. Dividend – Theories and Determination
4. Mergers and Acquisition – Corporate Restructuring, Value Creation, Merger Negotiations, Leveraged Buyouts, Takeover
5. Portfolio Management – CAPM, APT
6. Derivatives – Options, Option Payoffs, Option Pricing, Forward Contracts & Future Contracts
7. Working Capital Management – Determinants, Cash, Inventory, Receivables and Payables Management, Factoring
8. International Financial Management -Foreign exchange market

Unit - VI

1. Strategic Management – Concept, Process, Decision & Types
2. Strategic Analysis – External Analysis, PEST, Porter’s Approach to industry analysis, Internal Analysis – Resource Based Approach, Value Chain Analysis
3. Strategy Formulation – SWOT Analysis, Corporate Strategy – Growth, Stability, Retrenchment, Integration and Diversification, 
4. Business Portfolio Analysis - BCG, GE Business Model, Ansoff’s Product Market Growth Matrix
5. Strategy Implementation – Challenges of Change, Developing Programs Mckinsey 7s Framework
6. Marketing – Concept, Orientation, Trends and Tasks, Customer Value and Satisfaction
7. Market Segmentation, Positioning and Targeting
8. Product and Pricing Decision – Product Mix, Product Life Cycle, New Product development, Pricing – Types and Strategies
9. Place and promotion decision – Marketing channels and value networks, VMS, IMC, Advertising and Sales promotion

Unit –VII

1. Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour: Theories and Models of Consumer Behaviour
2. Brand Management – Role of Brands, Brand Equity, Equity Models, Developing a Branding Strategy; Brand Name Decisions, Brand Extensions and Loyalty
3. Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Drivers, Value creation, Supply Chain Design, Designing and Managing Sales Force, Personal Selling
4. Service Marketing – Managing Service Quality and Brands, Marketing Strategies of Service Firms
5. Customer Relationship Marketing – Relationship Building, Strategies, Values and Process
6. Retail Marketing – Recent Trends in India, Types of Retail Outlets.
7. Emerging Trends in Marketing – Concept of e-Marketing, Direct Marketing, Digital Marketing and Green Marketing
8. International Marketing – Entry Mode Decisions, Planning Marketing Mix for International Market

Unit –VIII

1. Statistics for Management: Concept, Measures Of Central Tendency and Dispersion, Probability Distribution – Binominal, Poison, Normal and Exponential
2. Data Collection & Questionnaire Design
3. Sampling – Concept, Process and Techniques
4. Hypothesis Testing – Procedure; T, Z, F, Chi-square tests
5. Correlation and Regression Analysis
6. Operations Management – Role and Scope
7. Facility Location and Layout – Site Selection and Analysis, Layout – Design and Process
8. Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP Modules, ERP implementation
9. Scheduling, Loading, Sequencing and Monitoring
10. Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, 
11. Total Quality Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma; ISO 9000 Series Standards
12. Operation Research – Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT / CPM

Unit –IX

1. International Business – Managing Business in Globalization Era; Theories of International Trade; Balance of payment
2. Foreign Direct Investment – Benefits and Costs
3. Multilateral regulation of Trade and Investment under WTO
4. International Trade Procedures and Documentation; EXIM Policies
5. Role of International Financial Institutions – IMF and World Bank
6. Information Technology – Use of Computers in Management Applications; MIS, DSS
7. Artificial Intelligence and Big Data
8. Data Warehousing, Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Concepts
9. Managing Technological Change

Unit – X

1. Entrepreneurship Development – Concept, Types, Theories and Process, Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies
2. Intrapreneurship – Concept and Process
3. Women Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship
4. Innovations in Business – Types of Innovations, Creating and Identifying Opportunities, Screening of Business Ideas
5. Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis – Concept and Process of Technical, Market and Financial Analysis
6. Micro and Small Scale Industries in India -Role of Government in Promoting SSI
7. Sickness in Small Industries – Reasons and Rehabilitation
8. Institutional Finance to Small Industries – Financial Institutions, Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, Micro Finance