UGC NET PAPER 1 REVISED SYLLABUS

 

Revised Syllabus of UGC NTA NET June 2019- Paper 1

Analysis of revised syllabus for Paper 1 of UGC NET June 2019

After a period of more than 10 year, the UGC has changed syllabus of NET, w.e.f June 2019. The notification of change of syllabus was published by UGC on 06 Jan 2019.

After analyzing new syllabus, we see that there are 3 major changes.

Change Number 1: The UGC has included many topics, which we do not find in typical books. For example: Digital initiatives of Higher Education, SDGs, ICT use in Education, Mass Media, Data Governance, Climate Change initiatives, Renewable Energy, Developments in higher education, Disaster Mitigation etc. Look at few books and see how many of them tell us about latest update on Data Protection Bill of India? or Can you find LEAP and ARPIT ? How many books have latest composition of renewable energy sources, published by Ministry in Dec 2018? Which was first state to create its budget in SDGs? Which articles of Constitution refer to Environment Protection? We belive that one/two books can not cover this. You have go through multiple sources like Ministry website, NIC, PIB, Parliament Questions/Answers, Year End Achiements, PRS, Newspapers, IGNOU notes etc etc to cover these topics. 

Change Number 2: The UGC has included many NEW topics like Levels of teaching, Positivism and Postpositivistic approach, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Indian Logic, Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts. We think that by bringing these new topics, the syllabus has changed by at least 40%.

Change Number 3: Now UGC has specifically included topics of Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc. Although, questions have appeared from these topics earlier too, but now there is clear mention in the syllabus. But please note that , in every exam, you can not find more than 1-2 questions from all these topics. 

 

Revised Syllabus of UGC NET Paper 1 June 2019

Unit-I Teaching Aptitude

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; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, 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.

 

Unit-II Research Aptitude

Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic approach to research.

Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.

Steps of Research.

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 be asked from the passage to be answered.

 

Unit-IV Communication

Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.

Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication.

Barriers to effective communication.

Mass-Media and Society.

 

Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

Types of reasoning.

Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.

Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and

Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).

 

Unit-VI Logical Reasoning

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.

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).

 

Unit-VII Data Interpretation

Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.

Quantitative and Qualitative Data.

Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.

Data Interpretation.

Data and Governance.

 

Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.

Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.

Digital initiatives in higher education.

ICT and Governance.

 

Unit-IX People, Development and Environment

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, biomedical, hazardous, electronic),

Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.

Impacts of pollutants on human health.

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.

 

Unit-X Higher Education System

Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India. Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India. Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.

Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.

Value education and environmental education.

Policies, Governance, and Administration.

 

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