UGC NET Syllabus 2022 - Download NTA UGC NET Syllabus for All Subjects (Updated)
The National Testing Agency has released the UGC NET Syllabus 2022 for the upcoming June 2022 NET entrance exam. The official exam dates are also announced through the official notification. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the December 2020 exam was postponed, which was then being conducted in December 2021. With the exam just around the corner, candidates are advised to focus on their preparation. All interested candidates can download the UGC NET Syllabus PDF from this article.
Syllabus Update: The UGC NET Syllabus was revised in 2019 and no changes are made this year.
The UGC NET consists of two papers. Paper 1 is compulsory for all applicants. Whereas for Paper 2, candidates will have to select from the list 81 subjects. In this article, we have provided a detailed syllabus PDF for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Scroll down to check the paper-wise syllabus and pattern.
Students have an option to opt only for one subject (generally the subject of post-graduation) for appearing in the NET exam. However, before going through the NTA NET syllabus it is necessary for the candidates to be well-versed with the exam pattern of the UGC NET exam 2022.
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NTA will not provide the UGC NET syllabus to individual candidates. So, all the candidates have to download the syllabus from the official website.
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Please note that the syllabus provided here is as per the latest updated information on UGC’s official page for the syllabus. As per the official syllabus page, the syllabus will be applicable from the 2022 examination.
Important Note – Syllabus in English and Hindi language are available in the same file.
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Subject Code |
Subject |
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UGC NET Syllabus PDF (Paper I) |
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00 |
General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) |
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UGC NET Syllabus PDF (Paper-II) |
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01 |
Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics |
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02 |
Political Science |
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03 |
Philosophy |
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04 |
Psychology |
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05 |
Sociology |
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06 |
History |
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07 |
Anthropology |
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08 |
Commerce |
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09 |
Education |
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10 |
Social Work |
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11 |
Defence and Strategic Studies |
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12 |
Home Science |
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14 |
Public Administration |
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15 |
Population Studies* |
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16 |
Music |
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17 |
Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
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18 |
Maithili |
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19 |
Bengali |
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20 |
Hindi |
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21 |
Kannada |
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22 |
Malayalam |
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23 |
Oriya |
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24 |
Punjabi |
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25 |
Sanskrit |
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26 |
Tamil |
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27 |
Telugu |
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28 |
Urdu |
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29 |
Arabic |
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30 |
English |
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31 |
Linguistics |
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32 |
Chinese |
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33 |
Dogri |
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34 |
Nepali |
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35 |
Manipuri |
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36 |
Assamese |
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37 |
Gujarati |
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38 |
Marathi |
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39 |
French (French Version) |
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40 |
Spanish |
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41 |
Russian |
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42 |
Persian |
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43 |
Rajasthani |
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44 |
German |
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45 |
Japanese |
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46 |
Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. |
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47 |
Physical Education |
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49 |
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies |
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50 |
Indian Culture |
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55 |
Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management |
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58 |
Law |
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59 |
Library and Information Science |
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60 |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies |
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62 |
Comparative Study of Religions |
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63 |
Mass Communication and Journalism |
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65 |
Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre |
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66 |
Museology & Conservation |
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67 |
Archaeology |
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68 |
Criminology |
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70 |
Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
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71 |
Folk Literature |
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72 |
Comparative Literature |
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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) |
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74 |
Women Studies** |
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79 |
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) |
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80 |
Geography |
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81 |
Social Medicine & Community Health |
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82 |
Forensic Science |
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83 |
Pali |
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84 |
Kashmiri |
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85 |
Konkani |
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87 |
Computer Science and Applications |
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88 |
Electronic Science |
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89 |
Environmental Sciences (EVS) |
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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 |
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91 |
Prakrit |
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92 |
Human Rights and Duties |
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93 |
Tourism Administration and Management |
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94 |
BODO |
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95 |
Santali |
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100 |
Yoga |
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101 |
Sindhi |
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Overview of UGC NET Exam Pattern 2022
UGC NET exam comprises two papers (paper-I and -II) containing multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Candidates need to complete both papers in a single duration of three hours.
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UGC NET Paper |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
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Paper I |
50 |
100 |
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Paper-II |
100 |
200 |
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Total |
150 |
350 |
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NTA NET Exam Pattern For Paper 1
Here is the exam pattern for UGC NET 2022 Paper 1:
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Sections (MCQ) |
Questions |
Marks |
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Part I: Teaching Aptitude |
5 |
10 |
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Part II: Research Aptitude |
5 |
10 |
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Part III: Reading Comprehension |
5 |
10 |
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Part IV: Communication |
5 |
10 |
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Part V: Reasoning (including Maths) |
5 |
10 |
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Part VI: Logical Reasoning |
5 |
10 |
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Part VII: Data Interpretation |
5 |
10 |
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Part VIII: Information & Communication Technology (ICT) |
5 |
10 |
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Part IX: People & Environment |
5 |
10 |
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Part X: Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration |
5 |
10 |
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Total |
50 |
100 |
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Keep in Mind:
- Each question carries 2 marks.
- There will be no negative marking in the exam.
- The exam duration is 1 hour.
- Whenever pictorial questions are set for the sighted candidates a passage followed by an equal number of questions will be set for the visually handicapped candidates.
NTA NET Exam Pattern For Paper 2
Here is the exam pattern for UGC NET 2022 Paper II:
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Number of Subjects |
81 (Candidates need to choose from these) |
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Type of Questions |
Objective MCQs (All questions are compulsory) |
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Number of Questions |
100 Questions |
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Mark for each Question |
2 marks |
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Total Marks |
200 marks |
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Exam Duration |
2 hours |
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UGC NET Syllabus Important Notes -
*Candidates with a Master’s degree in Geography (specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/ Statistics are also eligible to appear for the NET exam in the ‘Population Studies’ subject.
**Candidates with a Master’s degree in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences are eligible to appear for the NET exam in ‘Women Studies’ subject.
We recommend candidates to start their preparation as soon as possible. It is advised that you develop your preparation strategy first. Analyse the syllabus carefully and stick strictly to the topics mentioned therein to understand how many days you need to spend on every topic. That’s where this UGC NET syllabus will be helpful.
We hope that you go through the UGC NET syllabus and prepare smartly for the upcoming exam. Don’t burden yourself by studying the irrelevant topics; the syllabus of UGC NET Exam is already very vast.
All the best for your UGC NET 2022 Exam!
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Ankur , March 2, 2022
I am currently pursuing MA in ELT, what subject am i eligible to appear for in the NET exam?
Ria, February 21, 2022
I have done B. Ed, after that M. A. in Education, can i apply in this exam. What is the benefit after clear that exam.
Pooja , March 6, 2021
This information is useful .
Dev, February 26, 2021
I am doing MA education applying for NET. Can I choose HISTORY as NET appearing exam?
Exams Planner, March 4, 2021
No.
Mohan, August 8, 2019
I have done my M.A in Political Science, Can I apply for NET in Women Studies course code 75???
Exams Planner, August 13, 2019
Yes, you can apply for the exam.
suma, July 16, 2019
sir can you send me to which group does the physics subject belongs to and its code?
Exams Planner, July 22, 2019
For Physics, you need to appear in the CSIR NET.
rashmi ks, May 8, 2019
Can you send me the commerve code no 8 materials???
Urmila, March 22, 2019
i have done my M.Com in Business management can i apply for Subject Code 17?
Exams Planner, April 13, 2019
Yes, you can if you have studied these subjects. You can also consider the commerce subject (code 08).
PRIYA KUMARI, March 7, 2019
I complete Fashion Designing in Ranchi Womens College in ranchi(JHARKHAND). can i give the UCG NET exam.
Exams Planner, March 14, 2019
If you want to go into teaching, you can do it after a Master degree in your field. And, if you want to appear for UGC NET only, you can do it after completing PG degree. Select a subject related to your stream.
Thamizh, March 7, 2019
Pls send me the mathematical science updated syllabus?
Exams Planner, March 13, 2019
Hello, The syllabus mentioned above are all updated as per official UGC net release.