The document outlines the syllabus for the UGC NET Paper 1 exam, which covers 10 topics: 1) Teaching Aptitude, 2) Research Aptitude, 3) Reading Comprehension, 4) Communication, 5) Reasoning (Including Mathematical), 6) Logical Reasoning, 7) Data Interpretation, 8) Information and Communication Technology (ICT), 9) People and Environment, and 10) Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration. Each topic is allotted 10 marks and covers several sub-topics related to that domain, such as the nature and methods of teaching, steps of research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and the structure of higher education institutions in India.
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Ugc Net Syllabus Paper 1
The document outlines the syllabus for the UGC NET Paper 1 exam, which covers 10 topics: 1) Teaching Aptitude, 2) Research Aptitude, 3) Reading Comprehension, 4) Communication, 5) Reasoning (Including Mathematical), 6) Logical Reasoning, 7) Data Interpretation, 8) Information and Communication Technology (ICT), 9) People and Environment, and 10) Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration. Each topic is allotted 10 marks and covers several sub-topics related to that domain, such as the nature and methods of teaching, steps of research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and the structure of higher education institutions in India.
1) Research: Meaning, Characteristics and types; 2) Steps of research; 3) Methods of research; 4) Research Ethics; 5) Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium; 6) Thesis writing; its characteristics and format.
III. Reading Comprehension – 10 Marks
1) A passage to be set with questions to be answered.
IV. Communication – 10 Marks
1) Communication: Nature, characteristics, types, barriers and effective classroom communication.
V. Reasoning (Including Mathematical) – 10 Marks
1) Number series; letter series; codes; 2) Relationships; Classification.
VI. Logical Reasoning – 10 Marks
1) Understanding the structure of arguments; 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, multi-diagrammatic relationship; 6) Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning.
VII. Data Interpretation – 10 Marks
1) Source, acquisition and interpretation of data; 2) Quantitative and qualitative data; 3) Graphical representation and mapping of data.
VIII. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – 10 Marks
1) ICT: meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses; 2) General abbreviations and terminology; 3) Basics of internet and e-mailing.
IX. People and Environment – 10 Marks
1) People and environment interaction; 2) Source 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 – 10 Marks 1) 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.