Syllabus for Paper I

Exam Name: NTA UGC NET

Subject Code: 00

Subject Name: General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude

Paper 1 is a General Paper and is compulsory for all subjects. The UGC NET Exam paper 1 contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions, each question carries two (2) marks each. The candidate is expected to answer all Fifty (50) questions in 1 hour (60 minutes) duration.

Each section of the syllabus will get equal weight i.e. five questions and 10 marks each section.  Whenever pictorial questions are set for the sighted candidates a passage followed by an equal number of questions should be set for the visually handicapped candidates.

The syllabus for the paper I is divided into the following topics.

Teaching Aptitude

• Teaching: Nature, Objectives, Characteristics and Basic Requirements
• Learner’s Characteristics
• Factors affecting Teaching
• Methods of Teaching
• Teaching Aids
• Evaluation Systems

Research Aptitude

• Research: Meaning, Characteristics, and Types
• Steps of Research
• Methods of Research
• Research Ethics
• Paper, Articles, Workshop, Seminar, Conference, and Symposium
• Thesis Writing: Its characteristics and format

Reading Comprehension

• A passage which the candidates are required to read and answer the set of questions

Communication

• Communication: Nature, Characteristics, Types, Barriers and Effective Classroom Communication

Reasoning (including Mathematical)

• Number Series; Letter Series; Codes
• Relationships; Classification

Logical Reasoning

• Understanding the Structure of Argument.
• Evaluating and distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning.
• Verbal Analogies; Word Analogy – Applied Analogy
• Verbal Classification
• Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple Diagrammatic Relationship, Multi-Diagrammatic Relationship
• Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning

Data Interpretation

• Sources, Acquisition and Interpretation of Data
• Quantitative and Qualitative Data
• Graphical Representation and Mapping of Data

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

• ICT: Meaning, Advantages, Disadvantages, and Uses
• General Abbreviation and Terminology
• Basics of Internet and E-mailing

People and Environment

• People and Environment Interaction
• Sources of Pollution
• Pollutants and their impact on Human Life, Exploitation of Natural and Energy Resources
• Natural hazards and mitigation

Higher Education System: Governance, Polity, and Administration

• Structure of the Institutions for Higher Learning and Research in India; Formal and Distance Education; Professional/Technical and General Education.
• Value Education: Governance, Polity and Administration; Concept, Institutions and their Interactions.

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Syllabus for Paper II

Exam Name: NTA UGC NET

Subject Code: 100

Subject Name: YOGA

Paper 2 is Subject-based. The UGC NET Exam paper 2 contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions, each question carries two (2) marks each. The candidate is expected to answer all Hundred (100) questions in 2 hours (120 minutes) duration.

The syllabus for the paper II is divided into the following topics.

1. Foundations of Yoga: History, Evolution of Yoga and Schools of Yoga
2. Basic Yoga Texts: Principal Upanishads Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Vasishtha
3. Patanjali Yoga Sutra
4. Hatha Yoga Texts
5. Allied Sciences: Anatomy and Physiology, Diet and Nutrition, General Psychology and Counseling
6. Yoga and Health
7. Therapeutic Yoga – Disease Wise and Evidence-based
8. Applications of Yoga
9. Practical Yoga: Asana, Pranayama, Dharana Dhyana, Bandha, Mudra, Shat Kriya
10.Methods of Teaching Yoga

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