UGC NET June 2026 Paper 1 Important Topics to Revise Before Exam
The NTA is conducting the UGC NET 2026 June session exam. Scroll down to know the UGC NET Paper 1 important topics that will help in the revision and preparation before an exam.
UGC NET June 2026
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the June session UGC NET 2026 exam at various centres across the country. The exam was started on June 22 and will end on June 30. Paper 1 in the UGC NET exam is the common paper for all subjects. It is compulsory also. Therefore, candidates appearing in the upcoming UGC NET exam can check below the important topics for Paper 1 that will help in the revision and also in the preparation. Scroll down for more details.
UGC NET Exam Pattern 2026
Candidates can check the detailed UGC NET exam pattern below.
| UGC NET Paper |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 |
50 |
100 |
| Paper 2 |
100 |
200 |
| Total |
150 |
300 |
UGC NET 2026: Paper 1 Important Topics to revise
| Section | Important Topics |
|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | Percentage based, Qualitative and Quantitative, Table, Bar graph and pie chart |
| Communication | Communication Channels, Communication Models, Hovland Model, Small Group Models, Communication Scholars, Communication Thinkers and books orders, Mass Media, barriers, Verbal and non-verbal, Effective Classroom Communication, Types of Communication, etc. |
| Logical Reasoning |
Venn Diagram, Arrangement-Based Questions, Parts of Nyaya Philosophy, Hetva Bhasha, Schools like Nyaya, Vedanta, Buddhism, Indian Logic, Pramanas, Analogies, Deductive and Inductive reasoning |
| ICT | Mail Merge Sequence, IPv4 vs IPv6, Cyber Grooming, RFID Frequency Band, GIF, MAC address (Media access control), benefits of ICT, Emailing, abbreviations, Virus related questio, RAM, ROM, etc. |
| People and Environment | Microplastics in Ocean, Environmental Policies, Grounded Theory Process, MTC Waste Management Technologies, Recent Environmental Initiatives, Political Control Act 1950, Diseases, Population Pressure, Toxicity, SDG Chronology, Pollution statement based question, Cause of Deforestation, National Hazards |
| Mathematics/Reasoning | Ratio, Proportion, Trignometry, Algebra (identities), Profit and Loss, Average, Percentage, Coding and Decoding, Blood relations, Distance and direction, etc. |
| Reading Comprehension | Comprehensive Passages |
| Higher Education System | NEP 1986, Planning Commission, Ancient University Founder, NEP 2020, Kothari Commission, Regulatory body, Formal & Distance Education, Government schemes related to Education, Technical Education, Important Institutions, New Education Policy, etc. |
| Research Aptitude | Research Process, Research Ethics, Published Work Chronology, Book Arrangement and Research Process, Null Hypothesis, Small group, Mode of individuals, Grounded Theory, Type 1 Error, Methods of Research, Steps of Research, Research Ethics, Methods, Format of Thesis Writing, Application of ICT in Research, etc. |
| Teaching Aptitude | Levels of Teaching, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Teaching Science, Constructivism, Formative Assessment, Critical Learning, Realism, Interpretism (atch the following), Learning stages, Factors Affecting Teaching, Teaching methods, Teaching Support System, Evaluation system, Teaching Aids, etc. |
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