UGC NET Syllabus 2023 - Syllabus For Paper I and Paper II
UGC NET Syllabus 2023
UGC NET Syllabus 2023: The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC- NET) is conducted by the National Testing Agency twice a year. UGC NET 2023 will be conducted from the 13th to the 22nd of June 2023. This National Level Eligibility Test is being conducted to fill vacancies for the post of Asst. Professor, and Junior Research Fellowship & Assistant Professor in various Indian Universities. Here we will provide you with the relevant information about the UGC NET Syllabus 2023.
UGC NET 2023 Syllabus - Important Dates
The UGC NET 2023 exam will be held from the 13th of June to the 22nd of June 2023. The application process is from 10th to 31st May 2023. The following table will be updated with the release of the notification.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Registration process starts | 10th May 2023 |
| Last date of submission | 31st May 2023 |
| Correction window | 2nd to 3rd June 2023 (Till 11.59 PM) |
| Availability of Admit card | Second week of June 2023 |
| Exam Dates | 13th to 22nd June 2023 |
| Release of Answer Key | To Be Announced |
| Announcement of Results | To Be Announced |
UGC NET Syllabus 2023
The tables below have the Syllabus and the direct links to download the full syllabus released by the Agency:
Paper-I Syllabus
The download links for the syllabus of Paper 1 subjects are given below. Candidates can download the syllabus in both English and Hindi.
| Subject Code | Subject | Syllabus Download Link (English) | Syllabus Download Link (Hindi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | General Paper Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Comprehension, Communication, Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), People, Development and Environment, Higher Education System | Download | Download |
Paper-II Syllabus
The download link to PDFs of the various subjects under Paper 2 of UGC NET is provided in the table below. Candidates can download the syllabus of their preferred subject in both English and Hindi.
| Subject Code | Subject | Syllabus Download Link (English) | Syllabus Download Link (Hindi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Economics / Rural Economics /Cooperation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Download | Download |
| 02 | Political Science | Download | Download |
| 03 | Philosophy | Download | Download |
| 04 | Psychology | Download | Download |
| 05 | Sociology | Download | Download |
| 06 | History | Download | Download |
| 07 | Anthropology | Download | Download |
| 08 | Commerce | Download | Download |
| 09 | Education | Download | Download |
| 10 | Social Work | Download | Download |
| 11 | Defense and Strategic Studies | Download | Download |
| 12 | Home Science | Download | Download |
| 14 | Public Administration | Download | Download |
| 15 | Population Studies | Download | Download |
| 16 | Music | Download | Download |
| 17 | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | Download | Download |
| 18 | Maithili | Download | Download |
| 19 | Bengali | Download | Download |
| 20 | Hindi | – | Download |
| 21 | Kannada | Download | Download |
| 22 | Malayalam | Download | Download |
| 23 | Oriya | Download | Download |
| 24 | Punjabi | Download | Download |
| 25 | Sanskrit | Download | Download |
| 26 | Tamil | Download | Download |
| 27 | Telugu | Download | Download |
| 28 | Urdu | Download | Download |
| 29 | Arabic | Download | Download |
| 30 | English | Download | Download |
| 31 | Linguistics | Download | Download |
| 32 | Chinese | Download | Download |
| 33 | Dogri | Download | Download |
| 34 | Nepali | Download | Download |
| 35 | Manipuri | Download | Download |
| 36 | Assamese | Download | Download |
| 37 | Gujarati | Download | Download |
| 38 | Marathi | Download | Download |
| 39 | French (French Version) | Download | Download |
| 40 | Spanish | Download | Download |
| 41 | Russian | Download | Download |
| 42 | Persian | Download | Download |
| 43 | Rajasthani | Download | Download |
| 44 | German | Download | Download |
| 45 | Japanese | Download | Download |
| 46 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. | Download | Download |
| 47 | Physical Education | Download | Download |
| 49 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | Download | Download |
| 50 | Indian Culture | Download | Download |
| 55 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | Download | Download |
| 58 | Law | Download | Download |
| 59 | Library and Information Science | Download | Download |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and Peace Studies | Download | Download |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | Download | Download |
| 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism | Download | Download |
| 65 | Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre | Download | Download |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | Download | Download |
| 67 | Archaeology | Download | Download |
| 68 | Criminology | Download | Download |
| 70 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Download | Download |
| 71 | Folk Literature | Download | Download |
| 72 | Comparative Literature | Download | Download |
| 73 | Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama). | Download | |
| 74 | Women Studies | Download | Download |
| 79 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | Download | Download |
| 80 | Geography | Download | Download |
| 81 | Social Medicine & Community Health | Download | Download |
| 82 | Forensic Science | Download | Download |
| 83 | Pali | Download | Download |
| 84 | Kashmiri | Download | Download |
| 85 | Konkani | Download | Download |
| 87 | Computer Science and Applications | Download | Download |
| 88 | Electronic Science | Download | |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | Download | |
| 90 | Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies. | Download | Download |
| 91 | Prakrit | Download | Download |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties | Download | Download |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | Download | Download |
| 94 | Bodo | Download | |
| 95 | Santali | Download | |
| 100 | Yoga | Download | Download |
| 101 | Sindhi | Download | Download |
UGC NET Syllabus 2023 - Exam Pattern
- The UGC NET examination will have two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- All the questions in both Papers will be of multiple-choice type.
- The total number of questions will be 150
- The duration of the examination is 3 hours.
- There will be no negative marking.
- Paper 1 will consist of questions from common subjects
- Paper 2 will cover questions from the subject chosen by you.
- In Paper 2, you will be given questions from 81 subjects chosen by you.
Paper 1
The exam pattern for Paper 1 of UGC NET is as follows-
| Sl. No. | Subject | total questions | Total marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General aptitude | 50 | 100 |
| 2 | The subject selected by the candidate | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 150 | 300 |
Paper 2
The exam pattern for Paper 2 of UGC NET is as follows-
| Sl. No. | Subjects | Total Questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaching Aptitude | 05 | 10 |
| 2 | Reading Comprehension | 05 | 10 |
| 3 | Reasoning | 05 | 10 |
| 4 | Data Interpretation | 05 | 10 |
| 5 | People & Environment | 05 | 10 |
| 6 | Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 05 | 10 |
| 7 | Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 05 | 10 |
| 8 | Logical Reasoning | 05 | 10 |
| 9 | Communication | 05 | 10 |
| 10 | Research Aptitude | 05 | 10 |
| total | 50 | 100 |
Conclusion
Now that you have the syllabus for the UGC NET examination, start preparing for the exam in advance. Buy the relevant books. Go through the previous year's question paper and Sample papers.
FAQs
No, negative marking is not applicable.
The duration of the examination is 3 hours (180 minutes).
No, the UGC NET application form can be submitted online on the official website of the examination only.
No, the UGC NET application fee can be paid in online mode through credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ UPI only.
Yes, once the online form submission process ends, NTA opens the window for form correction.
The steps for form correction are given below:
Step 1: Visit the official website
Step 2: Click on the application form correction button
Step 3: Login using the application number & password
Step 4: Click on the link available for form correction
Step 5: Read the instructions carefully
Step 6: Click on I agree.
Step 7: Click on Proceed
Step 8: Make the required changes.
Step 9: Click on Submit.
Step 10: Review the corrections made.
Step 11; cluck on Final submission.
Step 12: Take a printout of the revised Confirmation
Last date to apply for UGC NET 2023 is 31st May 2023.
Application fee for UGC NET 2022 is as follows :
General/Unreserved – Rs. 1150/-
Other Backward Classes (OBC) – (NCL)/ Economically Weaker Section (EWS): Rs. 600/-
For SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender: Rs. 325/-
Visit the official UGC NET website - https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ to download your admit card.
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