UGC-NET syllabus to be changed soon

UCG chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said that the UGC last initiated the process to update the syllabi of UGC-NET subjects in 2017. An expert committee will be formed by the UCG to update the syllabus.

New Delhi: The syllabus for the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) will be changed in the coming days. In a meeting on November 3, the higher education body has decided to undertake an exercise to update the syllabi of the subjects of the UGC-NET. An expert committee will be formed by the UCG to update the syllabus.

UCG chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said that the UGC last initiated the process to update the syllabi of UGC-NET subjects in 2017. “Candidates will be given sufficient time before this new syllabus is introduced in UGC-NET so that the changeover happens smoothly,” Kumar said.

On behalf of the UGC, the National Testing Agency conducts the UGC-NET for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and as an eligibility test for the appointments of Assistant Professors in humanities and social sciences disciplines. Tests are conducted in Indian and some foreign languages, as well as in certain science subjects. The UGC-NET examination is held twice yearly in 83 subjects, usually in June and December.

“However, after launching the National Education Policy (NEP) in 2020, there have been considerable developments in higher education to impart multidisciplinary curricula and holistic education. Therefore, the commission has decided that an exercise to update the syllabi of the subjects of UGC-NET may be undertaken,” Kumar said.

On Monday, the NTA released the schedule for the UGC-NET exams and they will take place from December 6 to 14. The exams will be conducted in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.