Updated UGC NET Exam General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I)

Updated UGC NET Exam General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I)

I. UGC NET Teaching Aptitude:

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

II. UGC NET 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.

III. Reading Comprehension:

• A passage to be set with questions to be answered.

IV. UGC NET Communication:

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

V. Reasoning ( including Mathematical ):

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

VI. 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, Muliti – Diagrammatic Relationship.
• Venn Diagram; Analytical Reasoning.

VII. Data Interpretation:

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

VIII. Information and Communication Technology ( ICT ):

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

IX. 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.

X. 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.