Syllabus

The complete module-and-topic map of the book, aligned to the official UGC NET JRF General Paper-I (Teaching & Research Aptitude) syllabus. Click any module to open its overview, or jump straight to a numbered topic.

Ten-Module Syllabus · 49 Topics

ITeaching Aptitude6 topics

Concept, Learner and Process

1Teaching — Concept, Objectives, Levels (Memory, Understanding, Reflective); Characteristics and Basic Requirements 2Learner's Characteristics and Individual Differences 3Factors Affecting Teaching

Methods, Support and Evaluation

4Methods of Teaching in Higher Learning Institutions 5Teaching Support Systems — Traditional, Modern and ICT-Based 6Evaluation Systems in Higher Education — CBCS, Choice and Innovations

IIResearch Aptitude6 topics

Foundations of Research

7Research — Meaning, Types and Characteristics; Positivism and Post-positivism 8Methods of Research — Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative, Quantitative 9Steps of Research

Writing, ICT and Ethics

10Thesis and Article Writing — Format and Styles of Referencing 11Application of ICT in Research 12Research Ethics

IIIComprehension1 topic

Reading and Answering

13Comprehension — A Passage of Text is Given; Questions are Asked from the Passage to be Answered

IVCommunication4 topics

Concept and Effectiveness

14Communication — Meaning, Types and Characteristics 15Effective Communication — Verbal and Non-Verbal; Inter-Cultural and Group Communications; Classroom Communication

Barriers and Mass Media

16Barriers to Effective Communication 17Mass Media and Society

VMathematical Reasoning and Aptitude3 topics

Reasoning, Series and Aptitude

18Types of Reasoning 19Number Series, Letter Series, Codes and Relationships 20Mathematical Aptitude — Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages

VILogical Reasoning7 topics

Classical Logic

21Understanding the Structure of Arguments — Argument Forms, Categorical Propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal Fallacies, Uses of Language, Connotations and Denotations of Terms, Classical Square of Opposition 22Evaluating and Distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning 23Analogies 24Venn Diagrams — Simple and Multiple Use for Establishing Validity of Arguments

Indian Logic

25Indian Logic — Means of Knowledge 26Pramāṇas — Pratyakṣa (Perception), Anumāna (Inference), Upamāna (Comparison), Śabda (Verbal Testimony), Arthāpatti (Implication) and Anupalabdi (Non-Apprehension) 27Structure and Kinds of Anumāna (Inference), Vyāpti (Invariable Relation), Hetvābhāsas (Fallacies of Inference)

VIIData Interpretation5 topics

Sources and Types of Data

28Sources, Acquisition and Classification of Data 29Quantitative and Qualitative Data

Representation and Governance

30Graphical Representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and Mapping of Data 31Data Interpretation 32Data and Governance — India Stack, DPDP Act 2023, Aadhaar, UPI

VIIIInformation and Communication Technology (ICT)4 topics

Fundamentals and Internet

33ICT — General Abbreviations and Terminology 34Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-Conferencing

Digital India and Governance

35Digital Initiatives in Higher Education — SWAYAM, NPTEL, e-PG Pathshala, INFLIBNET, NDLI, DIKSHA 36ICT and Governance — Digital India, NeGP, India Stack, e-Government Service Categories (G2C, G2B, G2E, G2G)

IXPeople, Development and Environment7 topics

Development and Ecology

37Development and Environment — Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals 38Human and Environment Interaction — Anthropogenic Activities and Their Impacts

Pollution and Health

39Environmental Issues — Local, Regional and Global; Air, Water, Soil, Noise Pollution; Solid/Liquid/Biomedical/Hazardous/E-Waste; Climate Change and its Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions 40Impacts of Pollutants on Human Health

Resources, Hazards and Laws

41Natural and Energy Resources — Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests 42Natural Hazards and Disasters — Mitigation Strategies 43EP Act 1986, NAPCC, International Agreements/Efforts — Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, CBD, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance

XHigher Education System6 topics

Indian Heritage and Modern Growth

44Institutions of Higher Learning and Education in Ancient India 45Evolution of Higher Learning and Research in Post-Independence India

Streams of Education

46Oriental, Conventional and Non-Conventional Learning Programmes in India 47Professional, Technical and Skill-Based Education 48Value Education and Environmental Education

Policy and Governance

49Policies, Governance and Administration