Political Science
UGC NET Question Pattern
The December 2019 UGC NET examination in Political Science
will consists of two question papers i.e. paper-1 and paper-2 through Computer Based Test (CBT). The UGC NET JRF syllabus in Political Science
was last revised in June 2019 and the current NET / SET / SLET examination will be based on the new syllabus only.
The paper-1 of Political Science
is of general and compulsory for all subjects and will have 50 MCQ question and total 100 marks and it will includes teaching aptitude, research aptitude,
comprehension, communication, mathematical reasoning and aptitude, logical reasoning, data interpretation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT),
people, development and environment and higher education system. The UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus, old examination questions papers along with answer keys (solved questions) can be found at
UGC NET Paper 1
The paper-2 covers only the syllabus of Political Science
and will have 100 MCQ question and total 200 marks
(including all electives, without options). The examination for paper-2 will also be Computer Based Test (CBT) through Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) consisting of ascending-descending or sequencing / chronological questions; assertion-reason questions; checkbox or Multiple True / False Questions (MTFQ) or multiple selection questions or Multiple Response Questions (MRQ) or multiple choice-multiple answer questions; matching questions and paragraph or reading comprehension tests paragraph question.
The UGC NET syllabus for Political Science
was last updated in June 2019 and the same syllabus will be applicable for the upcoming UGC NET examination conducted by NTA.
The UGC NET examination question paper-2 answer keys of Political Science
given below are the final and updated answer keys released after grievances by the University Grants Commission (UGC) or National Testing Agency (NTA) as the case may be.
The previous years solved question paper-2 of Political Science
is given below
The old UGC NET Examination paper-3 in Political Science
are of descriptive type till December 2011. The paper-3 becomes objective type from June 2012 to November 2017. From July 2018 onward, the paper-3 was stopped and becomes the part of the paper-2 itself. So, the old questions paper-3 from June 2012 to November 2017 which were of objective type (multiple choice questions) can be used by the UGC NET aspirants for their better preparation for the paper-2.
The UGC NET examination question paper-3 answer keys of Political Science
which were of objective type from June 2012 to November 2017 are given below. These are the final and updated answer keys released after grievances by UGC or NTA.
The old UGC NET examination question paper-3 of Political Science
are given below.