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UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for the UGC paper 1 exam, which covers 10 units related to teaching aptitude, research aptitude, comprehension, communication, mathematical reasoning, logical reasoning, data interpretation, information and communication technology, people development and the environment, and higher education systems.

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UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for the UGC paper 1 exam, which covers 10 units related to teaching aptitude, research aptitude, comprehension, communication, mathematical reasoning, logical reasoning, data interpretation, information and communication technology, people development and the environment, and higher education systems.

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UGC paper 1

 Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, understanding and reflective), characteristics and basic requirements
 Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (academic, social, emotional and cognitive), individual differences
 Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution
 Methods of teaching in institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. learner centred methods; offline vs. online methods (Swayam,
Unit-I: Teaching Aptitude
Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
 Teaching support system: Traditional, modern and ICT based
 Evaluation systems: Elements and types of evaluation, evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in higher education, computer based
testing, innovations in evaluation systems

 Research: Meaning, types, and characteristics, positivism and post-positivistic approach to research
 Methods of research: Experimental, descriptive, historical, qualitative and quantitative methods
 Steps of research
Unit-II: Research Aptitude
 Thesis and article writing: Format and styles of referencing
 Application of ICT in research
 Research ethics

Unit-III: Comprehension  A passage of text be given. Questions to be asked from the passage to be answered

 Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication


 Effective communication: Verbal and non-verbal, inter-cultural and group communications, classroom communication
Unit-IV: Communication
 Barriers to effective communication
 Mass-media and society

 Types of reasoning
Unit-V: Mathematical
 Number series, letter series, codes and relationships
Reasoning and Aptitude
 Mathematical aptitude (fraction, time & distance, ratio, proportion and percentage, profit and loss, interest and discounting, averages etc.)

 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
 Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
 Analogies
Unit-VI: Logical Reasoning  Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments
 Indian Logic: Means of knowledge
 Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and
Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension)
 Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference)
UGC paper 1

 Sources, acquisition and classification of data


 Quantitative and qualitative data
Unit-VII: Data Interpretation  Graphical representation (bar-chart, histograms, pie-chart, table-chart and line-chart) and mapping of data
 Data interpretation
 Data and governance

 ICT: General abbreviations and terminology


Unit-VIII: Information and
 Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing
Communication Technology
 Digital initiatives in higher education
(ICT)
 ICT and Governance

 Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals


 Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment
 Environmental issues: Local, regional and global; air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, waste (solid, liquid,
Unit-IX: People, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), climate change and its socio-economic and political dimensions
Development and  Impacts of pollutants on human health
Environment  Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests
 Natural hazards and 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

 Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India


 Evolution of higher learning and research in post-independence India
Unit-X: Higher Education  Oriental, conventional and non-conventional learning programmes in India
System  Professional, technical and skill-based education.
 Value education and environmental education
 Policies, governance, and administration

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