UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Question Paper Analysis, Answer Key, Expected Cutoff

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Updated on Aug 22, 2024 18:45 IST
The UGC NET 2024 exam for June session is underway. It was started on August 21 and will conclude on September 4, 2024. The authority conducted the Public Administration exam on August 22 in Shift 2. Candidates can check here the UGC NET 2024 Public Administration exam analysis, including the student reactions, difficulty level, topics asked, etc.

The UGC NET 2024 Analysis for Public Administration is provided here. The NTA conducted the UGC NET 2024 Public Administration exam on August 22 (Shift 2). Candidates can check below the questions asked, topics, student reactions, difficulty level, number of good attempts, and more.

UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Question Paper Analysis

UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Question Paper Analysis

UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Analysis: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Exam on August 22 (Shift 2). Analysis plays a crucial role in the preparation as it provides information regarding the difficulty level of the examination, the question paper, the topics asked in the exam, etc. Candidates can predict, regarding the cutoff, whether it will rise or drop. The UGC NET 2024 Syllabus consists of two parts: Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 has 50 multiple-choice questions, and Paper 2 has 100 subject-specific questions. The UGC NET 2024 exam for June session started on August 21 and will conclude on September 4, 2024. Candidates can check below the detailed UGC NET 2024 Public Administration exam analysis based on the student reactions, overall difficulty level, topics asked, memory-based questions and answers, etc.

Table of contents
  • UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Analysis: Student Reactions & memory Based Questions and Answers
  • UGC NET Public Administration Exam Pattern 2024
  • UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Syllabus Paper 2

UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Analysis: Student Reactions & memory Based Questions and Answers 

Shift 2 Paper 1 overall difficulty level was moderate as per student reactions.

Topics asked in paper 1

  • Number system
  • Plagiarism
  • Experimental
  • Fallacy
  • IP address
  • Water Pollution
  • Montreal Summit
  • Types of Research
  • Argument: Deductive, Inductive (Match the following)
  • Percentage
  • Profit and Loss
  • Average
  • Number series
  • Sampling
    Null hypothesis, etc.

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UGC NET Public Administration Exam Pattern 2024

Have a look at the detailed UGC NET exam pattern 2024 below.

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UGC NET Paper

Number of Questions

Marks

Paper 1

50 

100

Paper 2

100 

200

Total

150 

300

UGC NET 2024 Public Administration Syllabus Paper 2 

The syllabus for the UGC NET Public Administration is provided below:

  • Introduction to Public Administration
  • Administrative Thought
  • Indian Administration
  • State & Local Administration
  • Comparative and Development Administration
  • Economic and Financial Administration
  • Social Welfare Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Governance and Good Governance
  • Research Methodology

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No. candidate can not submit the UGC NET application form offline. It was released on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The application form was released online on October 7. All the process of the online form including the registration, document upload, fee payment, confirmation, etc. must

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In the UGC NET exam, two marks are awarded for every correct answerThere is no negative marking in the exam. For every correct answer, two marks are awarded. Scroll down to know the marking scheme.

UGC NET Marking Parameters

Marks Allotted 

Correct answer

+2

Incorrect answer

0

Un-attempted question

0

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The NTA released the UGC NETadmit card 2025 for the December session exam. It was released on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The admit card is a mandatory document thata needs to be carried at the examination centre by the candidate.  

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The UGC NET December session exam was over on January 7. As per the students' feedback UGC NET January 2 Paper 1 was Moderate some felt that Assertion & Reasoning part was a bit difficult. Paper 1 was lengthy.  

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The questions asked in the NTA UGC NET Paper 1 exam are generic and intend to assess the teaching or research aptitude of the candidate. Details are provided below:

UGC NET Paper 1 Sections

No. of Questions

Total Marks

Teaching Aptitude

5

10

Research Aptitude

5

10

Reading Comprehension

5

10

Communication

5

10

Reasoning (including Maths)

5

10

Logical Reasoning

5

10

Data Interpretation

5

10

Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

5

10

People & Environment

5

10

Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration

5

10

Total

50

100

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UGC NET Paper

Number of Questions

Total Marks

UGC NET Paper 1

50 

100

UGC NET Paper 2

100 

200

Total

150 

300

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