UGC NET Management 2024 Exam

UGC NET Notification 2023 Out : UGC NET December 2023 Notification was released on 30th September 2023 by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Every year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET exam twice to determine eligibility for Assistant Professorships, Junior Research Fellowships, or both for Indian Universities and Colleges. The online application process for UGC NET 2023 has been extended and interested and eligible candidates can apply online before 31st October 2023 by 11:59 pm. The NTA UGC NET exam is conducted twice in June & December every year. Though there is a provision for conducting the UGC NET exam twice a year. A session of the UGC NET 2023 (December 2023) will be conducted by the National Eligibility Authority (NTA) for the recruitment of Assistant Professors and Junior Research Fellows (JRFs). Universities and Colleges.  

The online registration dates and other important dates for the UGC NET Dec 2023 exam have been announced along with UGC NET Notification 2023. The UGC NET Application Form 2023 filling process has been extended till 31st October 2023 at www.ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Check the important dates for UGC NET 2023 as mentioned below. 
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Age criteria that candidates need to have in order to be eligible for the exam is as follows:

• To apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Candidates should not be aged more than 31 years as of June 01, 2022.
• For the role of Assistant Professor, there is no age bar to apply
• SC/ST/OBC/PwD and women candidates will be given a relaxation of five years. Candidates who have research experience will be given relaxation, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant subject of Post Graduation degree.

The candidates who are appearing for the UGC NET Exam for the post of Assistant professor only do not have to adhere to any upper limit pertaining to the age criteria.
 

The candidates applying for the UGC NET Exam 2022 for the post of JRF should not exceed the age of 31 years as of June 01, 2022. The candidates are also offered several relaxations based on the category they belong to. The candidates will not be eligible for the position if they cross the upper age limit set for the category they belong to.
 

Candidates need to obtain the below given educational qualification in order to be eligible for the UGC NET exam. Read them thoroughly before applying for the same:

• Candidates should secure at least 55% marks in master’s degree exam candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (OBC)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Transgender category is given relaxation of 5%.
• Candidates should have a post-graduation degree from a UGC-recognized college or university in relevant streams such as Electronic Science, Humanities, Computer Science & Applications, Social Science etc.
• Candidates appearing or waiting for their final year results (master’s degree) are also eligible to apply online for UGC NET. However, such candidates will be accepted provisionally and will be considered eligible only when they pass their master’s exam with the required percentage. “Such candidates need to complete their PG degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified”, notifies the Official website.
• Those who hold PhD degree whose master’s exams completed on September 19, 1991, are eligible for a relaxation of five percent marks in the aggregate i.e. only 50 percent marks will be required for such candidates.
• Candidates who have qualified as CA or CS or ICWA can appear for the UGC NET exam.
• SC students are applicable for National Fellowship based on the merit of each UGC-NET-JRF or CSIR-NET-JRF examination.

A candidate should be an Indian national to be eligible for UGC NET Recruitment. He should have any of the following document to prove his nationality:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Aadhar Card
3. Pan Card
4. School Leaving Certificate

The candidates must go through the below mentioned steps to download the UGC NET Admit Card.

Step 1: Click the direct link above to download the UGC NET Admit Card 2022.

Step 2: Candidates are required to enter their Login ID, date of birth, and security pin correctly.

Step 3: Click on the login button provided.

Step 4: Your UGC NET Admit Card will appear on your screen.

Step 5: Alternatively, you can also visit the UGC NET Official Website.

Step 6: The homepage of UGC NET will appear.

Step 7: Click the link “Download UGC NET Admit Card 2022.”

Step 8: Repeat the steps above mentioned downloading the admit card.

Step 9: Download it and take a print out of your admit card.

Step 10: Keep it safe for future reference.

Paper-I Syllabus

The UGC NET exam paper shall consist of two sessions Paper-I and Paper-II. The paper-I of UGC NET shall be a general paper based on teaching and aptitude regarding research. It shall consist of 50 Objective Type questions. The paper 2 of UGC NET shall comprise of specialization or any particular subject selected by the candidate. It shall also consist of 100 questions of objective type. There shall be a total of 84 specialization subjects for the UGC NET paper 2.

UGC NET Paper-I ( A General Paper on the Teaching & Research Aptitude) is actually quite common but mandatory for all aspirants. Go through the complete UGC NET Paper-I Syllabus 2022 as mentioned below:

The NTA UGC NET Syllabus for Management contains ten primary units, each of which includes the topics and subtopics described on this page. Candidates must complete all ten of these units to have the best chance of passing the test. The management curriculum includes the following ten units:

Management – Concept, Process, Theories and Approaches, Management Roles and Skills

• Functions – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Coordinating and Controlling.
• Communication – Types, Process and Barriers.
• Decision Making – Concept, Process, Techniques and Tools
• Organisation Structure and Design – Types, Authority, Responsibility, 
• Centralisation, Decentralisation and Span of Control
• Managerial Economics – Concept & Importance
• Demand analysis – Utility Analysis, Indifference Curve, Elasticity & Forecasting
• Market Structures – Market Classification & Price Determination
• National Income – Concept, Types and Measurement
• Inflation – Concept, Types and Measurement
• Business Ethics & CSR
• Ethical Issues & Dilemma
• Corporate Governance
• Value Based Organisation

• Organisational Behaviour – Significance & Theories 

Individual Behaviour – Personality, Perception, Values, Attitude, Learning and Motivation

• Group Behaviour – Team Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics
• Interpersonal Behaviour & Transactional Analysis
• Organizational Culture & Climate
• Work Force Diversity & Cross Culture Organisational Behaviour
• Emotions and Stress Management
• Organisational Justice and Whistle Blowing Human Resource Management – Concept, Perspectives, Influences and Recent Trends Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Induction, Training and Development
• Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Compensation Management

• Strategic Role of Human Resource Management
• Competency Mapping & Balanced Scoreboard
• Career Planning and Development
• Performance Management and Appraisal 
• Organization Development, Change & OD Interventions
• Talent Management & Skill Development
• Employee Engagement & Work Life Balance Industrial Relations: Disputes & Grievance Management, Labour Welfare and Social Security
• Trade Union & Collective Bargaining International Human Resource Management – HR Challenge of International Business
• Green HRM

• Accounting Principles and Standards, Preparation of Financial Statements Financial Statement Analysis – Ratio Analysis, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis, DuPont Analysis
• Preparation of Cost Sheet, Marginal Costing, Cost Volume Profit Analysis 
• Standard Costing & Variance Analysis
• Financial Management, Concept & Functions 
• Capital Structure – Theories, Cost of Capital, Sources and Finance
• Budgeting and Budgetary Control, Types and Process, Zero base Budgeting 
• Leverages – Operating, Financial and Combined Leverages, EBIT–EPS 
• Analysis, Financial Breakeven Point & Indifference Level.

Value & Returns – Time Preference for Money, Valuation of Bonds and Shares, Risk and Returns;

Capital Budgeting – Nature of Investment, Evaluation, Comparison of Methods; Risk and Uncertainty Analysis

• Dividend – Theories and Determination

Mergers and Acquisition – Corporate Restructuring, Value Creation, Merger Negotiations, Leveraged Buyouts, Takeover

• Portfolio Management – CAPM, APT

Derivatives – Options, Option Payoffs, Option Pricing, Forward Contracts & Future Contracts

Working Capital Management – Determinants, Cash, Inventory, Receivables and Payables Management, Factoring

• International Financial Management, Foreign exchange market

• Strategic Management – Concept, Process, Decision & Types
• Strategic Analysis – External Analysis, PEST, Porter’s Approach to industry analysis, Internal Analysis – Resource Based Approach, Value Chain Analysis
• Strategy Formulation – SWOT Analysis, 
• Corporate Strategy – Growth, Stability, Retrenchment, Integration and Diversification,  Business Portfolio Analysis - BCG, GE Business Model, Ansoff’s Product Market Growth Matrix
• Strategy Implementation – Challenges of Change, Developing Programs 
• Mckinsey 7s Framework Marketing – Concept, Orientation, Trends and Tasks, Customer Value and Satisfaction, Market Segmentation, Positioning and Targeting Product and Pricing Decision – Product Mix, Product Life Cycle, New Product development, 
• Pricing – Types and Strategies  Place and promotion decision – Marketing channels and value networks, VMS, IMC, Advertising and Sales promotion 

Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour: Theories and Models of Consumer Behaviour

Brand Management – Role of Brands, Brand Equity, Equity Models, Developing a Branding Strategy; Brand Name Decisions, Brand Extensions and Loyalty 

• Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Drivers, Value creation, Supply Chain 
• Design, Designing and Managing Sales Force, Personal Selling  Service Marketing – Managing Service Quality and Brands, Marketing Strategies of Service Firms Customer Relationship Marketing – Relationship Building, Strategies, Values and Process
• Retail Marketing – Recent Trends in India, Types of Retail Outlets.  Emerging Trends in Marketing – Concept of e-Marketing, Direct Marketing, Digital Marketing and Green Marketing  International Marketing – Entry Mode Decisions, Planning Marketing Mix for International Markets

• Statistics for Management: Concept, Measures Of Central Tendency and Dispersion  Probability Distribution – Binominal, Poison, Normal and Exponential 
• Data Collection & Questionnaire Design
• Sampling – Concept, Process and Techniques
• Hypothesis Testing – Procedure; T, Z, F, Chi-square tests
• Correlation and Regression Analysis
• Operations Management – Role and Scope Facility Location and Layout – Site Selection and Analysis, Layout – Design and Process
• Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP Modules, ERP implementation
• Scheduling; Loading, Sequencing and Monitoring
• Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, Total Quality 
• Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma; ISO 9000 Series Standards 
• Operation Research – Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT / CPM

International Business – Managing Business in Globalization Era; Theories of International Trade; Balance of payment 

• Foreign Direct Investment – Benefits and Costs
• Multilateral regulation of Trade and Investment under WTO
• International Trade Procedures and Documentation; EXIM Policies
• Role of International Financial Institutions – IMF and World Bank Information Technology – Use of Computers in Management Applications; MIS, DSS
• Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Data Warehousing Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Concepts Managing Technological Change

Entrepreneurship Development – Concept, Types, Theories and Process, Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies

• Intrapreneurship – Concept and Process
• Women Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship

Innovations in Business – Types of Innovations, Creating and Identifying Opportunities, Screening of Business Ideas

Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis – Concept and Process of Technical, Market and Financial Analysis

• Micro and Small Scale Industries in India; Role of Government in Promoting SSI
• Sickness in Small Industries – Reasons and Rehabilitation 

Institutional Finance to Small Industries – Financial Institutions, Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, Micro Finance

As there are two types of papers in the UGCNET Management exam, let us first understand the exam format. Before appearing, candidates should review the most recent syllabus. Given below is the UGC NET Management Exam Pattern. Have a look for detailed insights. 
 

Every candidate that has applied for the UGC NET exam will mandatorily have to sit for paper 1 which consists of a total of 10 sections. Candidates will have to attempt the questions and clear this paper in order to appear for the paper 2 which is the next stage in the UGC NET examinations.

• The questions will be objective type.
• Each question will carry 2 marks.
• Paper I will be for a duration of 1 hour.
• No negative marking for wrong answers in Paper I.

NTA in its latest notification on UGC NET Paper 2 exam has stated that this paper will depend on the subject that an individual chooses out of the 82 available subjects while filling out the UGC NET examination. Also the Candidates can only  appear in their Post-Graduation subject for Paper 2 of UGC NET exam In case, their subject of Post graduation is not included in the list of 82 subjects, they can choose a comparable subject.
However, for any subject, people choose, the exam pattern will be the same for all subjects. The candidates have to be very well read and through with their subjects as it will test their subject knowledge mainly. The paper will be objective type. Below is an overview of the NTA UGC NET paper pattern for the same.

• Each question will carry 2 marks.
• Paper-II will have a duration of 2 hours.
• No negative marking will be given for wrong answers in Paper-II.

The candidates will have to apply for the exam on the official website of NTA. The steps to be followed to apply online for the UGC NET Exam have been given below.
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Step 1: Visit the official website of UGC.

Step 2: UGC NET Application Form will be showcased on the screen. 

Step 3: Fill in all the required details ( personal and educational details) in the UGC application form carefully without any mistakes.

Step 4: Candidates can then proceed to upload the scanned photograph

Step 5: After the photograph has been attached a message consisting of the application number will be displayed on the screen.

Step 6: After that, the required fee must be paid

Step 7: Once the payment is done, you can take the printout of the Application form 2023 for future reference.

Note - Candidates are also requested to download and install the SANDES application as a secondary channel to receive time-to-time notifications from NTA.

It is really important to know about the UGC NET application fee which all candidates are required to pay for registering themselves for the examination. The detailed application fee for different categories is shown below in table-