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UGC NET /SLET Paper I Revised
SUBJECT CODE: 00
SUB: GENERAL PAPER ON TEACHING AND RESEARCH APTITUDE
The main objective is to assess the teaching and research
capabilities of the candidates. Therefore, the test is aimed at assessing the teaching and general /
research aptitude as well as their awareness. They are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities.
Cognitive abilities include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments
and deductive and inductive reasoning. The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness and
knowledge of sources of information. They should be aware of interaction between people, environment
and natural resources and their impact on quality of life. The details are given in the following
sections.
NOTE:
i) Each section gets equal weightage: five questions and 10 marks from each section.
ii) Whenever pictorial questions are set for the sighted candidates, a passage followed
by equal number of questions should be set for the visually
handicapped candidates.
I. Teaching Aptitude
Teaching : Nature, objectives, characteristics and basic
requirements;
Learner’s characteristics;
Factors affecting teaching;
Methods of teaching;
Teaching aids;
Evaluation systems.
II. Research Aptitude
Research : Meaning, characteristics and types;
Steps of research;
Methods of research;
Research Ethics;
Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium;
Thesis writing: its characteristics and format.
III. Reading comprehension
A passage to be set with questions to be answered
IV. Communication
Communication: Nature, characteristics, types, barriers and
effective classroom communication.
V. Reasoning (Including Mathematical)
Number series; letter series; codes;
Relationships; classification.
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