UGC NET 2024 December exam dates released on the official website. The UGC NET 2024 December session exam will be conducted for 85 subjects from January 3 to January 16, 2025. It is crucial for a candidate to choose the UGC NET subject while filling out the application form. Check below the UGC NET subject list along with names and codes.
UGC NET Subject List 2024 with Subject Codes
UGC NET Subject List 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) recently added 'Ayurveda Biology' as an additional subject in the UGC NET exam from December 2024 onwards to the existing list of subjects of UGC NET. There are 85 subjects for UGC NET in the December session, but in the June session the exam was conducted for 83 subjects. The UGC NET 2024 December exam dates are January 3 to January 16, 2025.
It is to be noted that while filling out the UGC NET 2024 application form for the December session, candidates need to enter their preferences for the desired subject. Candidates need to select the UGC NET subject in which they have done their postgraduation. Along with the UGC NET subject list, candidates must go through the exam pattern and syllabus to know the structure of the exam as well as the important topics and sections.
Q: What is the UGC NET syllabus for 2024?
Q: What is the scope after qualifying UGC NET?
The UGC NET exam is taken for the candidates who are interested in PhD research and teaching as Assistant professor in colleges and univeristies of India. However, there are other career opportunities other than being Assisatnt Professor or a Research Scholar. The candidates who qualified for the UGC NET exam can apploy for the PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) such as Indian Oil Corporlation limited (IOCL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Oil and Natural Gas Corportaion (ONGC), etc.
The candidates who do not want to join any PSU can take up other options like online tutor, open their own coaching centres, guest faculty, consultant, Lab Trainer, IP lead, Author, Editor, Transmission Executive, Program Executive, etc.
For conclusion we can say that the candidates qualifying for the UGC NET exam can take up any job they want or start their ow business after clearing one of the most the toughest exams in India.
Q: What is the UGC NET 2024 Paper 1 syllabus?
The UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus comprises 10 unit that assess the teaching, reasoning, research and other abilities of the candidates. A total of 50 questions for two marks each are asked in UGC NET Paper 1 exam. The candidates who are preparing for the UC NET 2024 exam can check the syllabus of the exam below:
- Teaching Aptitude
- Research Aptitude
- Comprehension
- Communication
- Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
- Logical Reasoning
- Data Interpretation
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- People, Development, and Environment
- Higher Education System
The UGC NET 2024 syllabus for Paper 2 is subject-specific and the candidates can check the Paper 2 syllabus in brief on the link- Click Here
UGC NET exam is conducted by NTA twice a year to determine the eligibility of candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/or Assistant Professor. The NTA UGC NET exam comprises two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. The UGC NET Paper 1 is common for all candidates while Paper 2 will be conducted for 85 subjects. Here we have provided the complete UGC NET subject list along with their subject codes and names. Go through the details below to have a decent idea about the selection of UGC NET subjects.
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UGC NET 2024: Exam Pattern
Candidates can check below the UGC NET Exam pattern for both Papers 1 and 2.
| Particulars |
UGC NET Paper 1 Highlights |
UGC NET Paper 2 Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Exam mode |
Online |
Online |
| Exam duration |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
|
| UGC NET December Cycle Exam Date |
3-Jan-2025 to 16-Jan-2025 |
|
| Type of paper |
Common for all candidates |
Subject-specific questions (85 Subjects) |
| Total Questions |
50 |
100 |
| Type of questions |
MCQs |
MCQs |
| Total marks |
100 |
200 |
| Marking scheme |
+2 for correct answer 0 for incorrect answer |
+2 for correct answer 0 for incorrect answer |
| Language of paper |
English and Hindi |
English and Hindi |
Also Read: UGC NET 2024 Syllabus
List of UGC NET Subjects with Codes
Check below the complete list of 85 UGC NET subjects along with the codes.
| UGC NET Subjects |
Subject Codes |
|---|---|
| Adult Education/Continuing Education/Andragogy/Non-Formal Education |
46 |
| Anthropology |
07 |
| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies |
49 |
| Arabic |
29 |
| Archaeology |
67 |
| Assamese |
36 |
| Bengali |
19 |
| Bodo |
94 |
| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and Peace Studies |
60 |
| Chinese |
32 |
| Commerce |
08 |
| Comparative Literature |
72 |
| Comparative Study of Religions |
62 |
| Computer Science and Applications |
87 |
| Criminology |
68 |
| Defence and Strategic Studies |
11 |
| Dogri |
33 |
| Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Economics/Business Economics |
01 |
| Education |
09 |
| Electronic Science |
88 |
| English |
30 |
| Environmental Sciences |
89 |
| Folk Literature |
71 |
| Forensic Science |
82 |
| French (French Version) |
39 |
| Geography |
80 |
| German |
44 |
| Gujarati |
37 |
| Hindi |
20 |
| Hindu Studies | 102 |
| History |
06 |
| Home Science |
12 |
| Human Rights and Duties |
92 |
| Indian Culture |
50 |
| Japanese |
45 |
| Kannada |
21 |
| Kashmiri |
84 |
| Konkani |
85 |
| Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management |
55 |
| Law |
58 |
| Library and Information Science |
59 |
| Linguistics |
31 |
| Maithili |
18 |
| Malayalam |
22 |
| Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
17 |
| Manipuri |
35 |
| Marathi |
38 |
| Mass Communication and Journalism |
63 |
| Museology & Conservation |
66 |
| Music |
16 |
| Nepali |
34 |
| Oriya |
23 |
| Pali |
83 |
| Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre |
65 |
| Persian |
42 |
| Philosophy |
03 |
| Physical Education |
47 |
| Political Science |
02 |
| Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies |
90 |
| Population Studies |
15 |
| Prakrit |
91 |
| Psychology |
04 |
| Public Administration |
14 |
| Punjabi |
24 |
| Rajasthani |
43 |
| Russian |
41 |
| Sanskrit |
25 |
| Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/Navya Vyakarna/Vyakarna/Mimansa/Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tulanatmaka Darsan/Shukla Yajurveda/Madhav Vedant/Dharmasasta/Sahitya/Puranotihasa/Agama) |
73 |
| Santali |
95 |
| Sindhi |
101 |
| Social Medicine & Community Health |
82 |
| Social Work |
10 |
| Sociology |
05 |
| Spanish |
40 |
| Tamil |
26 |
| Telugu |
27 |
| Tourism Administration and Management. |
93 |
| Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
70 |
| Urdu |
28 |
| Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) |
79 |
| Women Studies |
74 |
| Yoga |
100 |
| Indian Knowledge System | 103 |
| Disaster Management | 104 |
| Ayurveda Biology | 105 |
Also Read: UGC NET Admit Card 2024
How to Choose UGC NET Subject?
Candidates need to choose the UGC NET subject as per their area of specialisation in their post-graduation degree course while submitting their online applications. If a candidate’s post-graduation subject is not mentioned in the subject list prescribed by UGC, he or she can choose a related subject. As per the official UGC NET notification , “Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates, whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of NET subjects, may appear in a related subject.”
Candidates can select the following subject in the scenarios mentioned below:
Q: Where can I check the UGC NET syllabus?
Q: When will the UGC NET new syllabus be introduced?
The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced that the UGC NET syllabus will be revised according to the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). However, chaiman did not announced any specific ime related to the updation of UGC NET syllabus. The candidates can expect the change in the UGC NET syllabus by the end of 2024 or in the beginning of 2025.
Q: Who prescribes the UGC NET syllabus?
Q: What is UGC NET syllabus for English?
- Candidates with a Master’s Degree in Geography (with specialization in Population Studies) or Mathematics/ Statistics are eligible to appear in the subject 'Population Studies' (Code 15).
- Candidates with a Master’s Degree in Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences are eligible to appear in the subject 'Women Studies' (Code 74)
It may be noted that the NTA UGC NET subject chosen once by the candidate will not be changed later under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates are advised to choose their UGC NET subject wisely at the time of filling out the application form.
Important Points Related to UGC NET Exam
The candidates who are going to appear for the UGC NET exam must know the exam inside out. The points that have been given below will help the applicants to understand the UGC NET exam clearly:
- UGC NET exam comprises two papers i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2
- The exam is conducted in two languages i.e. English and Hindi
- The time duration of the UGC NET exam is 3 hours
- The total number of questions in the UGC NET exam is 150 for a total of 300 marks
- All questions will be MCQ in nature and every question will have four options
- For each correct answer, candidates will be awarded 2 marks
- No marks will be deducted for incorrect answers as there is no negative marking
- No marks will be awarded or deducted for questions left unanswered or blank
- If any question is dropped by UGC then maximum marks will be awarded to the candidates for the dropped question
- If a question is found to be incorrect/ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the credit
- If a question is found to be incorrect and the Question is dropped, then two marks will be awarded to only those candidates who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error. Since, there is no negative marking, candidate needs to choose one most appropriate option as correct answer
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UGC NET Subject List FAQs
Q: What is UGC NET subject list?
A: UGC NET 2024 December session will be conducted for 85 subjects. Candidates can select one subject from the list of subjects. The subjects are Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Anthropology, Commerce, Education, Social Work, Defence & Strategic Studies, Home Science, Public Administration, Population Studies, Music, etc.
Q: Can I take two subjects in UGC NET Exam?
A: No, candidates can take only one subject in UGC NET Paper 2 exam. UGC NET subjects can be selected in the application form.
Q: How to select UGC NET subject?
A: Candidates applying for the exam can choose UGC NET subject as per their area of specialisation in the post-graduation. If the subject of postgraduation is not mentioned in UGC NET subject list, candidates can choose a related subject.
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The application process for the CSIR UGC NET December 2024 session is currently open.
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Application Period: December 9, 2024 – December 30, 2024
Last Date for Fee Payment: December 31, 2024
Correction Window: January 1, 2025 – January 2, 2025
Examination Dates: February 16, 20
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Application and fee payment dates:- For the June 2024 exam, the application period is April 20–May 10, 2024, and the last date to pay the exam fee is May 11–12, 2024.
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The UGC NET 2024 December session result is expected to be released in January 2025 after the conduct of an exam. The UGC NET 2024 December exam dates are January 1 to January 19, 2025. Candidates will be able to check their UGC NET 2024 December result on the official website by entering their app
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When will CSIR UGC NET release forms for December 2024?