UGC NET December 2024 Application Form, Exam Dates, Pattern, Eligibility, Syllabus

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Exam Date

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Exam Pattern

Syllabus

UGC NET December 2024-25: The National Eligibility Test is an exam that is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for the University Grants Commission (UGC). It is a national level exam that is conducted in June and December every year. This examination is conducted to select the best candidates who are eligible for the posts of assistant professor and junior research fellow (JRF). A very large number of candidates appear in this examination. We will try to provide important information such as the minimum marks required, age limit, educational qualification, application fee, examination mode, selection criteria, application procedure, and all-important dates regarding the UGC NET in December 2024.

UGC NET December 2024 Notification:

• UGC NET December 2024 Application form has been released on December 2024 and the last date to apply is January.

UGC NET Highlights:

Name of Exam	UGC NET 2024-23 (December Session)
Full-Form	University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test
Exam Type	Post Graduation
Posts Offered	Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
Level of Exam	National
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency
Mode of Exam	Online
Official Website	https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/
Email Address	[email protected]

UGC NET December 2024 Application Form:

• Candidates must visit the official website, which is https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/.
• Then, candidates should select the tab “Application Form for UGC NET December 2024 Cycle” on the homepage.
• After that, they should select the post and fill out the application form carefully.
• Then, they should press the “next” button and upload their photograph.
• The submission of the application fee should follow after filling out the form.
• Then, take a printout of the application form for future use.

Application Fee: 

For general candidates, the total fees would be Rs.1100/- For OBC candidates it would be Rs.550/- and for SC/ST/PWD candidates, the fees would be Rs.275/- per candidate. This payment is allowed through a debit card or credit card.

UGC NET December 2024 Exam Date:

Events	Exam Dates
Notification issue Date	December 2024
Online Application form submission date to start	December 2024
Last Date to apply	January 2025
Submit Application Fee	January 2025
Application Correction	January 2025
Admit Card date availability	2nd week of February 2025
UGC NET December Exam Date 2024	March 2025
Availability of Answer Key	—-
Declaration of Result	—-

UGC NET December 2024 Eligibility Criteria:

Here candidates get the details about UGC NET 2024 Eligibility Criteria. Candidates need to fulfill the criteria for the apply for UGC NET. If you wish to apply for the UGC NET 2024 must check all we mention here:

Age Limit for CBSE UGC NET:

• For the post of Junior Research Fellowship, the candidate’s age should be between 21 and 30 years.
• For the post of Lecturership, candidates do have not an age limit.

UGC NET Qualification:

•  The candidates applying for the UGC NET exam should have a Master’s degree and should have at least 55% marks in any stream from a recognized University.
• Also, those candidates who are still in the final year of their Master’s degree course are eligible to apply. For reserved category candidates, the minimum mark should be 50%.

Eligibility for Assistant Professor:

• Aspirants must be clear NET/SET/SLET examination.
• Before 1st June 2002 candidates must be clear their SET by a recognized university.
• Candidates who clear the UGC/CSIR JSR exam before 1989, will get exempted to appear for the test.

UGC NET December 2024 Exam Pattern:

Here we mention the UGC NET 2024 Exam Pattern. Candidates check below about the question paper – Total Marks of Questions, Types of Questions, Question paper Marking, and Exam Duration:

• Exam Mode: UGC NET Exam will be conducted online (CBT).
• Papers: There are two parts to the Exam. Both papers will consist of objective-type, multiple-choice questions. There will be no break between papers.
• Duration: The Duration of the Exam will be 3 Hours (180 minutes).
• Number of Questions: The total number of questions will be 150. Which is divided into 2 Papers. First Paper will be 50 and the Second paper will be 100 questions. Candidates need to attempt all questions it’s compulsory.
• Type of Questions: These question papers will be objective.
• Subjects: 1st paper will be General Aptitude Questions and the Second paper will be subjective that is candidates choose during the submit the application form.
• The medium of Paper: In this exam candidates have the option to choose the exam the paper medium. there is only two medium of exam i.e, Hindi and English.
• Marking Scheme: For each correct answer, candidates will get 2 marks.
• Negative Marking: Not allow Negative Marking.

Paper	NO. of Questions	Marks	MCQ’s	Duration
Paper 1	50	100	The questions in the Paper I intends to assess the teaching/ research the aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the Candidate	3 Hours
Paper 2	100	200	This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge.
Total	150	300

UGC NET Syllabus:

For the first paper, the syllabus is expected to be the same for all subjects. It has been designed in such a fashion that it should be able to test the candidate’s reasoning ability; divergent thinking; comprehension as well as general awareness of the candidate. Papers I and II are related to the subjects that have been chosen by the candidate for the NET exam.

For Paper I:

UGC NET December 2024 Syllabus questions will ask from Generic Nature, Intending to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the students. In this exam, candidates have a good command of Comprehension, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness & Divergent Thinking.

Unit-I Teaching Aptitude  

• Teaching Concept: Objectives, Characteristics, basic requirements,
• Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding, and Reflective),
• Factors affecting teaching related to Teacher, Support material, Learner,  Instructional facilities, Learning environment, and Institution.
• Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional, and Cognitive), Individual differences.
• Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern, and ICT based.
• Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher-centered vs. Learner-centered methods; Off-line vs. Online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc.).
• 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: Definition & Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism, and Postpositivistic approach to research.
• Methods of Research: Experimental, Historical, Descriptive,  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 

• In this unit, the passage of text is given. Questions are 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, Profit and Loss, Interest, Proportion and Percentage, and Discounting, Averages, etc.

Unit-VI Logical Reasoning 

• Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, the 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 uses for establishing the 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)
• Mapping of Data,
• Data Interpretation.
• Data and Governance.

Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 

• ICT: General abbreviations and terminology, Basics of the 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 the 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.
• Professional, Technical, and Skill-Based education.
• Value education and environmental education.
• Policies, Governance, and Administration.
• Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.
• Oriental, Conventional, and Non-conventional learning programs in India.

Paper-II:

In this exam, the question will ask from the subjects selected by candidates. All questions will be asked from the Bachelors’s and Masters’s Degree syllabus.

Best Books for UGC NET Exam:

Books for Paper I

• CBSE UGC-NET: Teaching and Research Aptitude-JRF and Assistant Professor Exam Guide (for Paper-I) (CBSE UGC (NET) JRF & Asstt. Professor Exam) by Dr. M.S. Ansari & RPH Editorial Board
• Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I by M. Gagan and Sajit Kumar
• CBSE UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1: Teaching and Research Aptitude by KVS Madaan
• For UGC NET/SET Paper 1 by McGraw Hill Education
• UGC NET/JRF/SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research Aptitude by Arihant Experts
• UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) 14 Years’ Solved Papers Teaching and Research Aptitude Paper-I
• UGC-NET (Paper-I) 50 Practice Papers (Solved) by Ramesh Publishing House

Books for Paper-II:

Subject Name	Books and Authors’ names
Economics / Cooperation / Demography / Rural Economics /Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics	Trueman’s UGC NET Economics by Srinivas Shirur UGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper II) – Upkar Prakashan (Author-Gopal Garg)
History	Trueman’s UGC NET History by Promod Singh
Political Science	Trueman’s UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar (Author) UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant)
Hindi	Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of Authors
English	UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant Experts
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)	Upkar’s UGC-NET/JRF/SET Visual Art (Paper-II) by M. Vasim (Author)
Geography	Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi
Environmental Sciences	Trueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh
Law	Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman Chauhan UGC-NET: Law (Paper II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication)
Home Science	Trueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & Ruchi UGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi

Find More Book UGC NET Exam Click Here – UGC NET Book

How to Prepare for UGC NET:

UGC NET  is one of the competitive exams. This exam is for Candidates who want admission to Ph.D. and a job in Teaching at the university level. Read below steps that help you to qualify for the exam:

• Candidates need to complete the syllabus which one provided by the NTA.
• Candidates need to Last 5 to 10-year question papers solved.
• Take advice from experts and purchase good books then try to cover these book syllabus.
• Also, maintain the short notes for important topics and revision its time to time.
• Time management is one of the important things to crake the UGC NET exam.

UGC NET Related Post:

• UGC Recruitment 2024
• UGC NET June 2024
• CSIR UGC NET 2024

Admit Card:

UGC NET 2024 December session Admit Card will release by National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates have to download the Admit Card from the official website. No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination center, on Date and Timings other than that allotted to them in their Admit card.

Documents to be brought to the Examination Centre:

• A printed copy of the Admit Card.
• One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) for pasting on the specific space in the Attendance Sheet at the Centre during the Examination.
• Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired) – PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ Aadhaar Enrolment No/ Ration Card). The name on the photo identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card.

Result:

UGC NET December Result will announce after the release of the answer key. Candidates can check their results through online mode. Candidates who qualify for the exam are called for the interview process.