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

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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.

Also Read: UGC NET 2024 June Exam Live Updates

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.

Also Read: UGC NET 2024 Admit Card

UGC NET Public Administration Exam Pattern 2024

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

UGC NET Paper

Number of Questions

Marks

Paper 1

50 

100

Paper 2

100 

200

Total

150 

300

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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
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