Guidance for the preparation of NET
- 1. Guidance for preparation of NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST (NET)
- 2. Presented by NAGARATHINAM A M.Com, M.Phil, M.B.A, M.A (Eco),DCP, SET,NET, (P.hd) Asst. Professor, Dept Of Commerce KG College of Arts And Science Coimbatore India
- 3. SELF MOTIVATION IS THE WAY TO SUCCESS
- 4. 6 B’s to SUCCESS • Believe in yourself • Build confidence and enthusiasm • Bring out the motivating factors • Be in touch with your peer group • Begin the preparation immediately. • Be positive
- 6. Build confidence and enthusiasm
- 7. Bring Out the Motivating factor • Benefit • Comparisons • Defeat • Dream • Experience • Fear • Family member • Inspiration • Pain • Shame • Third Person
- 8. Be in touch with your Peer Group • Friends • Motivators • Colleagues
- 9. Begin the preparation immediately
- 10. Guidance for Preparation 1. Take a copy of Syllabus. 2. Have a glance of the subject syllabus everyday. 3. Identify the subject books particularly for each unit. 4. Pick out the topics • You are familiar with • You are not even aware of • 50% known & 50% unknown 5. Plan the reading hours to be spent for each unit accordingly. 6. Find space were you may not get distracted. 7. Make notes of everything you read in note pad. (This is to be used for revising)
- 11. Selection of Books • Buy the book for Paper I – If not possible, refer online text. ( Search for each unit separately) • For Paper II, reading of particular subject books is advisable.
- 13. Guidelines during Examination • Skip to both the papers simultaneously and choose the known answers to reduce time consumption. • Keep the answers pending for further confirmation. (Doubtful) • Don’t waste time thinking over the answers of questions which you do not understand. • After answering the known questions, go back to the answers marked for confirmation. • Spend the time left out for thinking the unknown answers.
- 14. 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 centred vs. learner centred methods; offline vs. online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.). (1) Teaching support system: Traditional, modern and ICT based (1) Evaluation systems: Elements and types of evaluation, evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in higher education, computer based testing, innovations in evaluation systems Important Topics in Each Unit
- 15. UGC NET Paper-I Units UGC NET Paper-I Topics 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 (hypothesis), Types of errors (1) Thesis and article writing: Format and styles of referencing Application of ICT in research Research ethics (Reg plagiarism and ethics in article publication) (1) Unit-III: Comprehension A passage of text is given. Questions are asked from the passage (5) Unit-IV: Communication Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication Effective communication: Verbal and non-verbal, inter-cultural and group communications, classroom communication (1) Barriers to effective communication (1) Mass-media and society
- 16. UGC NET Paper-I Units UGC NET Paper-I Topics Unit-V: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude Types of reasoning Number series, letter series, codes and relationships (1) Mathematical aptitude (fraction, time & distance (1), ratio, proportion and percentage, profit and loss, interest and discounting, averages etc.) Unit-VI: Logical Reasoning Understanding the structure of arguments: Argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, mood and figure, formal and informal fallacies, uses of language, (2)connotations and denotations of terms, classical square of opposition Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning (1) Analogies Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing 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) (1)
- 17. UGC NET Paper-I Units UGC NET Paper-I Topics 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 Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video- conferencing Digital initiatives in higher education ICT and Governance
- 18. UGC NET Paper-I Units UGC NET Paper-I Topics 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 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 (2) 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 (1)
- 19. UGC NET Paper-I Units UGC NET Paper-I Topics 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 programmes in India Professional, technical and skill-based education. Value education and environmental education Policies, governance, and administration
- 20. UGC NET Paper-I Book Author Trueman's UGC NET/SET General Paper I M Gagan and Sajit Kumar NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I: Teaching and Research Aptitude by Pearson KVS Madaan General Paper-1 UGC NET/JRF/SLET – Teaching & Research Aptitude Arihant Experts Upkar’s UGC-NET/JRF/SET Teaching And Research Aptitude (General Paper - I) Dr Lal Jain and Dr KC Vashistha Best UGC NET Books for Paper-I Preparation
- 22. Factors contributed to my success in particular • I experienced Pain in my profession • Wrote exams consecutively with perseverance • Started preparations right from the date of registration. • Spent atleast one hour daily for preparations • Handled different papers in each semester • Motivation from my family members especially from my spouse.
- 23. MY HEARTY WISHES FOR YOUR SUCCESS