UGC NET 2024: NTA Introduces Disaster Management As New Course from December 2024 Onwards

UGC NET 2024 will have disaster management as a new programme applicable from the December 2024 session. The syllabus of disaster management course is available on the official website ugcnetonline.in. Check UGC NET disaster management course details here. 

 The University Grants Commission (UGC) through the National Testing Agency (NTA) has introduced Disaster Management as a new programme in the UGC NET subject list. The disaster management course in UGC NET will be implemented from the December 2024 session onwards. Note that, the UGC NET exam is conducted twice a year namely June and December. The authorities have notified that the expert committee's recommendations have ratified introducing disaster management as a new programme in the list of UGC NET subjects. 

"The University Grants Commission conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) through the National Testing Agency (NTA). The NET is conducted twice a year, in June and December. Based on the expert committee's recommendations, the Commission, in its 580th meeting held on May 15 2024, has decided to add Disaster Management as an additional subject from December 2024 onwards to the existing list of subjects of UGC-NET." The official notification reads. 

UGC NET Disaster Management Syllabus 2024

The disaster management syllabus for UGC NET exam consist of ten units provided below: 

Unit I: Introduction to Disaster Management
Unit 2: Research Methodology for Disaster Management
Unit 3: Legal Framework, Policies and Governance
Unit 4: Society, Development and Disasters
Unit 5: Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management
Unit 6: Health and Disasters
Unit 7: Environment, Ecology and Climate Change Aspects
Unit 8 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System
Unit 9: Information & Communications Technology and Other Emerging Technologies
Unit 10: Emergency Response and Management

Moreover, UGC has further stated that the UGC NET disaster management syllabus 2024 is already made available on the official website i.e. ugcnetonline.in. Students can visit the official website to check the detailed syllabus of UGC NET disaster management course. 

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