UGC NET Syllabus 2025 for Papers 1 & 2, Download PDF

UGC NET Syllabus 2025: The University Grants Commission (UGC) prescribes the syllabus for the NET exam in its official notification. This exam has two papers consisting of multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Candidates willing to attempt this exam can check the syllabus for all 83 subjects on the official website – ugcnet.nta.nic.in, or directly from this page. Knowing the entire subject-wise syllabus is the most crucial step in preparing for the upcoming exam.

*Steps to practice exam questions are mentioned below.

UGC NET Latest Update!
— NTA is ready to conduct the UGC NET 2025 December cycle exam. We strongly recommend all registered aspirants practice UGC NET mock tests for Paper 1 and 2 and solve UGC NET previous year papers to improve their test-taking strategy.

This will help aspirants to gain a better understanding of the important exam topics. It will also help them develop a study schedule covering every subject from the syllabus. Read this article to get the detailed UGC NET syllabus pdf.

UGC NET 2025 Syllabus (Revised and Updated)

The UGC NET Syllabus for Paper 1 includes Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reading Comprehension, Communication, Reasoning (including Mathematics), Logical Reasoning, and so on. However, in Paper 2, candidates should select any subject from the list of 81 subjects. This exam tests the eligibility of candidates for ‘Assistant Professor’ and/or ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ in Indian universities and colleges.

Candidates are required to complete both papers in a duration of 3 hours. Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 have different syllabi, which the candidates must know to prepare well for the exam. Scroll down to check and download the syllabus.

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates must understand the exam pattern before proceeding with the NTA UGC NET Syllabus 2025. Check out the latest exam pattern for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 from the below table:

Quick Note: The total duration of the test is 3 hours. There is no break between the papers.

Steps To Practice UGC NET Paper 1 Questions at Embibe

Follow the below-mentioned steps to practice unlimited UGC NET Paper 1 questions at Embibe:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Click on “Getting a Government Job”.
• 4th Step: Select the Goal “Lecturership” from the Dropdown and click “Next”.
• 5th Step: Search and Select “UGC NET Paper 1” on the search bar and click “Next”.
• 6th Step: Select the preferred language and click on “Done”.
• 7th Step: Click “Practice” from the Header Section.
• 8th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 9th Step: Click on any UGC NET Paper 1 subjects.
• 10th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the practice.

UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus 2025

The UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus is intended to assess candidates’ teaching/ research aptitude. This exam is common to all applicants. To clear Paper 1, candidates are expected to possess good cognitive abilities, including comprehension, analysis, evaluation, structure of arguments, and deductive and inductive reasoning.

They 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, the environment, natural resources, and their impact on the quality of life.

Here is the detailed UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus:

1. Teaching Aptitude

• Teaching: Nature, objectives, characteristics, and basic requirements
• Learner’s characteristics
• Factors affecting teaching
• Methods of teaching
• Teaching Support System
• Evaluation systems

2. 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

3. Reading Comprehension

A passage will be given, and candidates must answer the questions asked

4. Communication

• Communication: Nature, characteristics, types, barriers and effective classroom communication
• Effective communication
• Mass-Media and Society

5. Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

• Number series; letter series; codes
• Relationships; classification
• Types of reasoning

6. 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
• Pramanas
• Structure and kinds of Anumana

7. Data Interpretation

• Sources, acquisition and interpretation of data
• Quantitative and qualitative data
• Graphical representation and mapping of data
• Data Interpretation
• Data and Governance

8. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

• ICT: meaning, advantages, disadvantages and uses
• General abbreviations and terminology
• Basics of Internet and e-mailing

9. 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
• Development and environment
• Environmental issues

10. Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration

Structure of 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.

• Download UGC NET Syllabus for Paper 1 PDF

Note: 5 questions, each carrying 2 marks, will be set from each module. Whenever graphical or pictorial questions are asked for sighted candidates, a passage followed by an equal number of questions and weightage will be set for visually impaired candidates.

UGC NET Paper 2 Syllabus 2025

The subject that applicants selected while completing their application is included in the UGC NET Paper 2 Syllabus. The Paper 2 exam has 100 questions and awards two marks for each accurate response. The highest possible score for Paper 2 is 200.

• Streams: Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Science and Application, Electronic Science, Environmental Science, Politics, etc.
• Indian Languages: Maithili, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Singhi, Bodo, Santali, etc.
• Foreign Language: Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, Persian, German, Japanese.
• Cultures: Arab Culture and Islamic Studies, Indian Culture, Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian & Peace Studies, Yoga, etc.

Download Subject-wise NET Paper 2 Syllabus PDF

Download UGC NET syllabus PDF for Paper 2 from the tabular column given below:

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FAQs for UGC NET Syllabus 2025

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