Candidates wishing to appear for UGC NET exam must prepare for the same as per the UGC NET syllabus prescribed by the authority. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the exam for assessing the eligibility of the candidate for the post of “Assistance professor” and “junior research fellowship and assistant professor both” in any Indian college/university. Candidates can choose to appear for the exam in specialization they have done their master’s in or the relevant subject associated to that. With the help of the UGC NET Syllabus 2022, candidates can prepare for the exam well in advance.
UGC NET 2022 syllabus
UGC NET will be held for approximately 90 subjects. Through the syllabus, candidates will get to know the topics they need to prepare for the exam to qualify the same. Candidates should note that the syllabus for Paper-I shall be common to all and comprise of topics such as data interpretation, research aptitude, reading comprehension, logical reasoning and so on. However, that of Paper-II will be subject-specific one i.e. the subject chosen by the candidates while filling the form. UGC NET syllabus 2022 is quite exhaustive in nature and covers the curriculum of master’s level program. Here’s the complete UGC NET syllabus prescribed by the authority-
| Subject Code | Subject Name | English | Hindi |
| 00 | General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) | Click here | Click here |
| 01 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Click here | Click here |
| 02 | Political Science | Click here | Click here |
| 03 | Philosophy | Click here | Click here |
| 04 | Psychology | Click here | Click here |
| 05 | Sociology | Click here | Click here |
| 06 | History | Click here | Click here |
| 07 | Anthropology | Click here | Click here |
| 08 | Commerce | Click here | Click here |
| 09 | Education | Click here | Click here |
| 10 | Social Work | Click here | Click here |
| 11 | Defence and Strategic Studies | Click here | Click here |
| 12 | Home Science | Click here | Click here |
| 14 | Public Administration | Click here | Click here |
| 15 | Population Studies | Click here | Click here |
| 16 | Music | Click here | Click here |
| 17 | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | Click here | Click here |
| 18 | Maithili | Click here | Click here |
| 19 | Bengali | Click here | Click here |
| 20 | Hindi | Click here | Click here |
| 21 | Kannada | Click here | Click here |
| 22 | Malayalam | Click here | Click here |
| 23 | Oriya | Click here | Click here |
| 24 | Punjabi | Click here | Click here |
| 25 | Sanskrit | Click here | Click here |
| 26 | Tamil | Click here | Click here |
| 27 | Telugu | Click here | Click here |
| 28 | Urdu | Click here | Click here |
| 29 | Arabic | Click here | Click here |
| 30 | English | Click here | Click here |
| 31 | Linguistics | Click here | Click here |
| 32 | Chinese | Click here | Click here |
| 33 | Dogri | Click here | Click here |
| 34 | Nepali | Click here | Click here |
| 35 | Manipuri | Click here | Click here |
| 36 | Assamese | Click here | Click here |
| 37 | Gujarati | Click here | Click here |
| 38 | Marathi | Click here | Click here |
| 39 | French (English version) | Click here | Click here |
| French (French version) | Click here | Click here | |
| 40 | Spanish | Click here | Click here |
| 41 | Russian | Click here | Click here |
| 42 | Persian | Click here | Click here |
| 43 | Rajasthani | Click here | Click here |
| 44 | German | Click here | Click here |
| 45 | Japanese | Click here | Click here |
| 46 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education | Click here | Click here |
| 47 | Physical Education | Click here | Click here |
| 49 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | Click here | Click here |
| 50 | Indian Culture | Click here | Click here |
| 55 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | Click here | Click here |
| 58 | Law | Click here | Click here |
| 59 | Library and Information Science | Click here | Click here |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | Click here | Click here |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | Click here | Click here |
| 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism | Click here | Click here |
| 65 | Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre | Click here | Click here |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | Click here | Click here |
| 67 | Archaeology | Click here | Click here |
| 68 | Criminology | Click here | Click here |
| 70 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Click here | Click here |
| 71 | Folk Literature | Click here | Click here |
| 72 | Comparative Literature | Click here | Click here |
| 73 | 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). | Click here | Click here |
| 74 | Women Studies | Click here | Click here |
| 79 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | Click here | Click here |
| 80 | Geography | Click here | Click here |
| 81 | Social Medicine & Community Health | Click here | Click here |
| 82 | Forensic Science | Click here | Click here |
| 83 | Pali | Click here | Click here |
| 84 | Kashmiri | Click here | Click here |
| 85 | Konkani | Click here | Click here |
| 87 | Computer Science and Applications | Click here | Click here |
| 88 | Electronic Science | Click here | Click here |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | Click here | Click here |
| 90 | 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. | Click here | Click here |
| 91 | Prakrit | Click here | Click here |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties | Click here | Click here |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | Click here | Click here |
| 94 | BODO | Click here | Click here |
| 95 | Yoga | Click here | Click here |
| 101 | Sindhi | Click here | Click here |
List of the subjects at PG level along with their codes
Candidates are required to fill the code in the application form in which they have done their post graduation. They can take a reference from the table given below for information on the Post Graduation level codes-
| Subject of Post Graduation | Code | Subject of Post Graduation | Code |
| Economics | 801 | Kannada | 820 |
| Political Science | 802 | Malayalam | 821 |
| Philosophy | 803 | Oriya | 822 |
| Psychology | 804 | Sculpture | 823 |
| Sociology | 805 | Sanskrit | 824 |
| History | 806 | Tamil | 825 |
| Anthropology | 807 | Telugu | 826 |
| Commerce | 808 | Urdu | 827 |
| Education | 809 | Arabic | 828 |
| Social Work | 810 | English | 829 |
| Defence and Strategic Studies | 811 | Linguistics | 830 |
| Home Science | 812 | Chinese | 831 |
| Public Administration | 813 | Dogri | 832 |
| Population Studies | 814 | Nepali | 833 |
| Music | 815 | Manipuri | 834 |
| Management | 816 | Assamese | 835 |
| Maithili | 817 | Gujarati | 836 |
| Bengali | 818 | Marathi | 837 |
| Hindi | 819 | French | 838 |
| Law | 851 | Spanish | 839 |
| Library and Information Science | 852 | Russian | 840 |
| Buddhist | 853 | Persian | 841 |
| Comparative Study of Religions | 854 | Rajasthani | 842 |
| Mass Communication and Journalism | 855 | German | 843 |
| Performing Arts- Dance/ Drama/ Theatre | 856 | Japanese | 844 |
| Museology and Conservation | 857 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education | 845 |
| Archaeology | 858 | Andragogy/ Non Formal Education | 846 |
| Criminology | 859 | Physical Education | 847 |
| Tribal and Regional Language/ Literature | 860 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 848 |
| Folk Literature | 861 | Indian Culture | 849 |
| Comparative Literature | 862 | Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/ Human Resource Management | 850 |
| Sanskrit Traditional Subjects | 863 | Dharma Sastra | 874 |
| Jyotisha | 864 | Sahitya | 875 |
| SidhantaJyotisha | 865 | Puranaitihasa | 876 |
| NavyaVyakarna | 866 | Agama | 877 |
| Vyakarna | 867 | Women Studies | 878 |
| Mimamsa | 868 | Visual Art | 879 |
| NavyaNyaya | 869 | Drawing & Painting | 880 |
| Sankhya Yoga | 870 | Computer Science and Applications | 881 |
| TulanatmakaDarsana | 871 | Konkani | 882 |
| Shukla Yojurveda | 872 | Kashmiri | 883 |
| Madhv Vedanta | 873 | Pali | 884 |
| Forensic Science | 885 | International and Area Studies | 893 |
| Social Medicine & Community Health | 886 | Prakrit | 894 |
| Geography | 887 | Human Rights and Duties | 895 |
| History of Art | 888 | Tourism Administration and Management | 896 |
| Applied Art | 889 | Punjabi | 897 |
| Graphics | 890 | Advaita Vedanta | 898 |
| Electronic Science | 891 | Bodo | 899 |
| Environmental Sciences | 892 | Santali | 900 |
Important notes
- Candidates should appear in the exam only for the subject in which they have done their post graduation into. If the subject is not mentioned, then they may appear for the related subject.
- Those who possess a master’s degree in Geography (with specialization in population studies) or Mathematics/Statistics can also appear for the subject “population studies”.
- PG degree holders in humanities (including languages) and Social Science can also appear for the subject “Women studies”.
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