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The NTA UGC NET June 2022 Syllabus of Paper 1 consists of Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reading Comprehension, Communication, Reasoning (including Maths), Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), People & Environment, and Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration
UGC NET Paper-I Syllabus
The main objective is to assess the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates. The test aims at assessing the teaching and research aptitude as well. Candidates are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities, which include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning.

The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness of teaching and learning processes in the higher education system. Further, they should be aware of the interaction between people, environment, natural resources, and their impact on the quality of life.

Here is the detailed UGC NET 2020 June Paper 1 Syllabus:

I. Teaching Aptitude

Teaching: Nature, objectives, characteristics, and basic requirements;
Learner’s characteristics;
Factors affecting teaching;
Methods of teaching;
Teaching aids;
Evaluation systems.

II. Research Aptitude

Research: Meaning, characteristics, and types;
Steps of research
Methods of research;
Research Ethics;
Paper, article, 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. 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 arguments;
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.

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 abbreviations 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.UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-I

UGC NET Paper-I (General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude) is common and mandatory for all candidates. Check the complete UGC NET Paper-I syllabus 2020 below:

UGC NET Paper-I Units	UGC NET Paper-I Topics
Unit-I: Teaching Aptitude	Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, understanding, and reflective), characteristics, and basic requirements Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (academic, social, emotional, and cognitive), individual differences Factors affecting teaching related to Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment, and Institution Methods of teaching in institutions of higher learning: Teacher-centered vs. learner-centered methods; offline vs. online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc.). Teaching support system: Traditional, modern and ICT based 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: Meaning, types, and characteristics, positivism and post-positivistic approach to research Methods of research: Experimental, descriptive, historical, 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	A passage of text is given. Questions to be 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, proportion and percentage, profit and loss, interest 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, the 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) and 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 Evolution of higher learning and research in post-independence India Oriental, conventional and non-conventional learning programs in India Professional, technical and skill-based education. Value education and environmental education Policies, governance, and administration