UGC NET¶
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UGC NET decides eligibility for Assistant Professor posts and the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and PhD admission in 80+ humanities, social science, commerce and other subjects. It is held twice a year.
At a glance¶
| Conducted by | National Testing Agency (NTA) for the University Grants Commission |
| Mode | Computer-based, one 3-hour sitting for both papers |
| Total | 150 questions, 300 marks, no negative marking |
Official sources¶
- UGC NET official website: https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in
Exam pattern¶
| Paper | Content | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Teaching and research aptitude (common to all) | 50 | 100 |
| Paper 2 | The candidate's subject | 100 | 200 |
Two marks per question, no negative marking, 3 hours in total without a break between the papers.
Syllabus¶
Paper 1: teaching aptitude, research aptitude, comprehension, communication, mathematical and logical reasoning, data interpretation, ICT, people and environment, higher education system. Paper 2: the UGC subject syllabus, published per subject.
How to prepare (free, in order)¶
- Paper 1 is common and scoring: prepare it once, well.
- No negative marking: answer everything.
Free resources¶
- Shared modules for this exam: Teaching and research aptitude · Logical and analytical reasoning · Data interpretation
- Every exam that shares these modules: overlap map
- UGC subject-wise syllabi on the NTA UGC NET website
- NCERT textbooks (school subjects the teaching exams test): https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php