Complete Syllabus of UGC NET Paper I – Latest 2025 Update

The UGC NET Paper 1 is a compulsory paper for all aspirants, regardless of their subject. It tests your teaching and research aptitude, reasoning ability, comprehension, communication skills, ICT knowledge, and awareness of higher education systems. Below is the unit-wise detailed UGC NET Paper I Syllabus for your preparation:

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1. Unit I: Teaching Aptitude

2. Unit II: Research Aptitude

3. Unit III: Comprehension

4. Unit IV: Communication

5. Unit V: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

6. Unit VI: Logical Reasoning

7. Unit VII: Data Interpretation

8. Unit VIII: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

9. Unit IX: People, Development, and Environment

10. Unit X: Higher Education System

Detailed Syllabus of UGC NET Paper I

🔹 Unit I: Teaching Aptitude

• Teaching:

  • Concept, Objectives, Levels of Teaching: Memory, Understanding, Reflective

  • Characteristics and Basic Requirements of Teaching

• Learner’s Characteristics:

  • Adolescent & Adult Learners: Academic, Social, Emotional, Cognitive

  • Individual Differences

• Factors Affecting Teaching:

  • Teacher, Learner, Support Material, Instructional Facilities, Learning Environment, Institution

• Methods of Teaching in Higher Education:

  • Teacher-Centred vs. Learner-Centred Methods

  • Offline vs. Online Methods (SWAYAM, SWAYAM Prabha, MOOCs, etc.)

• Teaching Support System:

  • Traditional, Modern, and ICT-based

• Evaluation Systems:

  • Elements & Types of Evaluation

  • Evaluation in Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)

  • Computer-Based Testing, Innovations in Evaluation Systems

🔹 Unit II: Research Aptitude

• Meaning, Types, and Characteristics of Research

• Positivism and Post-Positivistic Approach

• Methods of Research:

  • Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative, Quantitative

• Steps of Research

• Thesis & Article Writing:

  • Format and Styles of Referencing

• Application of ICT in Research

• Research Ethics

🔹 Unit III: Comprehension

• A passage will be provided, followed by questions based on it.

🔹 Unit IV: Communication

• Meaning, Types & Characteristics of Communication

• Effective Communication:

  • Verbal & Non-Verbal, Inter-Cultural, Group Communication

  • Classroom Communication

• Barriers to Effective Communication

• Mass Media and Society

🔹 Unit V: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

• Types of Reasoning

• Number Series, Letter Series, Coding-Decoding, Relationships

• Mathematical Aptitude:

  • Fractions, Time & Distance, Ratio & Proportion, Percentages

  • Profit & Loss, Interest, Discounting, Averages

🔹 Unit VI: Logical Reasoning

• Structure of Arguments, Categorical Propositions, Mood and Figure

• Formal and Informal Fallacies

• Connotations and Denotations of Terms

• Classical Square of Opposition

• Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning

• Analogies

• Venn Diagrams: Single & Multiple Sets

• Indian Logic:

  • Means of Knowledge (Pramanas): Pratyaksha, Anumana, Upamana, Shabda, Arthapatti, Anupalabdhi

  • Structure and Kinds of Anumana

  • Vyapti (Invariable Relation)

  • Hetvabhasas (Fallacies of Inference)

🔹 Unit VII: Data Interpretation

• Sources, Acquisition, and Classification of Data

• Quantitative & Qualitative Data

• Graphical Representation: Bar Charts, Histograms, Pie Charts, Tables, Line Charts

• Data Interpretation

• Data and Governance

🔹 Unit VIII: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

• General ICT Terminology and Abbreviations

• Basics of Internet, Intranet, Email, Audio & Video Conferencing

• Digital Initiatives in Higher Education

• ICT and Governance

🔹 Unit IX: People, Development, and Environment

• Development & Environment:

  • Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Human-Environment Interaction: Anthropogenic Activities and Impacts

• Environmental Issues:

  • Pollution (Air, Water, Soil, Noise, Electronic, Biomedical, Solid, Liquid, Hazardous)

  • Climate Change and its Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions

• Impact of Pollutants on Human Health

• Natural & Energy Resources:

  • Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear, Forests

• Natural Hazards and Disaster Management

• Environmental Protection Acts & Agreements:

  • EPA 1986, NAPCC, Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, ISA

🔹 Unit X: Higher Education System

• Ancient Indian Institutions of Higher Learning

• Evolution of Higher Education & Research Post-Independence

• Oriental, Conventional & Non-Conventional Learning Programs

• Professional, Technical & Skill-Based Education

• Value & Environmental Education

• Education Policies, Governance, and Administration

📝 Important Note:

• Each Unit will have 5 questions, each carrying 2 marks (Total 50 Questions = 100 Marks).

• Visually impaired candidates will receive passages instead of graphical questions.

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