NTA NET Syllabus 2021 - Download NTA UGC NET Syllabus for All Subjects (Updated)

The National Testing Agency has released the NTA NET Syllabus 2021 for the upcoming May Term (December 2020 cycle) NET entrance exam. The official exam dates are also announced through the official notification. Due to the COVID-19 situation last year, the December 2020 exam was postponed, which is now being conducted in May 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 well-versed with the exam pattern of the UGC NET exam 2021.

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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 2021 examination.

Important Note – Syllabus in English and Hindi language are available in the same file.

Overview of UGC NET Exam Pattern 2021

UGC NET exam comprises two papers (paper-I and -II) containing multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Candidates need to complete both the papers in a single duration of three hours.

NTA NET Exam Pattern For Paper 1

Here is the exam pattern for UGC NET 2021 Paper 1:

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 2021 Paper II:

UGC NET Syllabus Important Notes -

*Candidates with Master’s degree in Geography (specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/ Statistics are also eligible to appear for the NET exam in ‘Population Studies’ subject.

**Candidates with 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 2021 Exam!

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