UGC NET Dec 2024 Exam Analysis; Check Jan 10, 2025 Question Papers Analysis for Shifts 1 & 2

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The UGC NET 2024 Dec session exam was held on January 10, 2025. Candidates can check below the UGC NET 2024 January 10 Shift 1 & 2 exam day analysis, difficulty level, memory-based questions and answers, etc. Scroll down for the latest updates and analysis for the January 10 UGC NET 2024 Dec cycle exam.

The UGC NET 2024 Analysis for the exam conducted on January 10, 2025 is provided here for the December session for Shifts 1 & 2. Check below for UGC NET 2024 Dec exam day analysis, difficulty level, memory-based questions and answers, whether the paper is easy or tough, etc., based on the feedback received from the students. 

UGC NET 2024 Dec Exam Analysis Jan 10, 2025

UGC NET 2024 Dec Exam Analysis Jan 10, 2025

UGC NET 2024 Jan 10 Exam Analysis: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the December session exam on January 10, 2025 in two shifts. Check student reactions, difficulty level of the exam, memory-based questions and answers, etc. below based on the feedback received from the students'. Analysis plays a vital role in the preparation as it provides information about 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 December session started on January 3 and will end on January 27, 2025. Scroll down for detailed UGC NET 2024 exam analysis for January 10 based on the student reactions.

Table of contents
  • UGC NET 2024 Jan 10 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions & Topics Asked
  • UGC NET 2024 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 2, Jan 10)
  • UGC NET 2024 Paper 2 Shift 2 (Subject-Wise) Analysis Jan 10
  • UGC NET 2024 Jan 10 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions & Topics Asked
  • UGC NET 2024 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, Jan 10)
  • UGC NET 2024 Paper 2 Shift 1 (History) Analysis Jan 10
  • Check UGC NET 2024 January 10 Exam Schedule
  • UGC NET Exam Pattern 2024
  • UGC NET 2024 Dec Paper 1 Syllabus
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UGC NET 2024 Jan 10 Exam Analysis (Shift 2): Student Reactions & Topics Asked

As per the students'

Paper 1 was of moderate difficulty. Some of the questions asked were straightforward. 

Paper 2 (Psychology) was moderate. 

UGC NET 2024 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 2, Jan 10)

Candidates can check below in detail about the Paper 1 analysis, questions, topics asked, weightage, etc. as per the students' review:

Section Topics asked (Shift 2) Difficulty Level (Shift 2)
Data Interpretation

Data Sources, Acquisition, Classification, Graphical Representation

Moderate
Communication Types, Characteristics, Verbal & Non-verbal, Barriers, Mass-media, etc. Easy 
Logical Reasoning Argument Forms, Categorical Propositions, Venn Diagrams, Analogies, etc. Easy to Moderate
ICT
Abbreviations, Internet, E-mail, Digital Initiatives in Higher Ed, etc.
Easy
People and Environment Development, Environmental Issues, Sustainable Development Goals, Impact of Pollutants Moderate
Mathematics Number Series, Letter Series, Codes, Time & Distance, Ratio, etc. Moderate
Reading Comprehension Passage questions were easy Easy
Higher Education System

 

Evolution of Higher Learning, Institutions, Professional Education, Technical and Skill-based Education

Moderate
Teaching Aptitude Teaching Concept, Objectives, Levels, Methods, Evaluation, CBCS in Higher Education Easy to Moderate
Research Aptitude
Research Types, Characteristics, Positivism, ICT in Research, etc.
Easy to Moderate

UGC NET 2024 Paper 2 Shift 2 (Subject-Wise) Analysis Jan 10

Candidates can check below the table which provides the UGC NET 2024 Exam Analysis for Shift 2 of some subjects. It consists of the number of questions asked, difficulty level, student reactions, good attempts, etc. 

Subjects Number of Questions asked Good Attempts Overall Difficulty Level

Population Studies

Some of the topics asked: Population Theories, Fertility, Mortality, and Migration, Population Growth and Composition, Urbanization, and Population Distribution, etc.

 

100 69 to 75  Easy to Moderate

Psychology

Some of the topics asked: Research Methodology and Statistics, Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Health Psychology, Psychometrics, etc.

100 74 to 80 Moderate 

Anthropology

Some of the topics asked: Culture and Society, Theories of Culture and Society, Political Anthropology, Religion and Ritual, Contemporary Issues, etc.

100 70 to 75 Easy to Moderate

Social Medicine & Community Health

Some of the topics asked: Definition and Scope of Social Medicine, Public Health, Epidemiology, Measures of Disease Frequency, Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases, Health Care Systems, etc.

100 70 to 76 Moderate

Tourism Administration, and Management

Some of the topics asked: Concept and Definition of Tourism, Tourism Resources, Cultural and Heritage Resources, Tourism Planning, etc.

 

100 70 to 77 Moderate
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UGC NET 2024 Jan 10 Exam Analysis (Shift 1): Student Reactions & Topics Asked

As per the students'

Paper 1 was Easy to Moderate. Good attempts: 39 to 43. Questions were repeated from previous years. RC was easy, based on language and direct questions were asked. 

Paper 2 (History) exam was Moderate. match the following was asked, chronology questions asked, death dates, National movement questions were not asked much, etc.

Topics asked in Paper 1 Shift 1 are mentioned below based on the students' feedback:

DI: Ratio

RC: Easy (Language)

HE: Commission (MTC)m Nalanda, Taxshila (two or three questions)

Logical" Sabhya Vichaar, Fallacy

PDE: Noise Pollution (Parameter), Soil ( 2 Quetions), In which part of the soil worms are present, 

Maths: percentage, Aplhabet series, 

UGC NET 2024 Paper 1 Analysis (Shift 1, Jan 10)

Candidates can check below in detail about the Paper 1 analysis, questions, topics asked, weightage, etc. as per the students' review:

Section Topics asked (Shift 1) Difficulty Level (Shift 1)
Data Interpretation

Ratio based

Easy
Communication Group communication, grapevine theory Easy to Moderate
Logical Reasoning Sabhay Vichar, Fallacy, India Logic, Mood & Figure, Samparekshan Easy to Moderate
ICT
CPU, RAM, ROM, Harddisc, Video conferencing
Easy
People and Environment Noise Pollution, worms in soil, RIO Summit 1992, Biodiversity, Bio mass Easy to Moderate
Mathematics Coding Decoding, Average Speed, Profit Uncome expenditure, Alphabetic series, Number series Moderate
Reading Comprehension It was easy Easy
Higher Education System

Nalanda, Takshila, Commission (Match the following), NEP 2020, Banasthali Vidhyapeeth, Biddhist educational institutions, Vedic Education

 

Moderate
Teaching Aptitude Teaching Learning Process, Meta Cognition, Semantic and Episodic memory, Cognitive Theory Easy
Research Aptitude
Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Parametric Test, Research Ethics, Population Parameter
Easy 

UGC NET 2024 Paper 2 Shift 1 (History) Analysis Jan 10

Candidates can check below the questions, topics asked in the examination held on Jan 10, 2025.

Topics/Questions asked Difficulty level
  • Passage comprehension Questions: IVC and Medicine (direct answers were not in the passage)
  • Death Date: Sikh Gurus/Peshwas (different question) (Match the following)
  • Chronology questions: Modern India college establishment
  • Megalithic question: Dolmen, Pit, Potholes
  • Who drafted the Objective Resolution?
  • Name of the ruler who ruled from 1296 to 1316
  • Which of the following is Neolithic site?
  • One liner question on Bodhisatva of compassion
  • Teracotta models of Plough found where
  • Arrange Mahajanpadas from North to South
  • One Question asked on Bhaktiyar Khilji
  • Siri Foundation
  • Major Rock Edit II
  • Who shifted capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
  • Mughal Architecture/Delhi Sultanate (3 questions asked)
  • Historiography questions asked more: Footnotes, Imaginary history, Post modernism, etc.
  • Peasants Revolts Chronology Question
  • Official secret act
  • Books and authors based questions asked, it was difficult like Kapurmanjli as written by, etc.
  • Pala dynasty chronology
  • Decline of Harappa Historiography question
  • Chola question
  • Tilak Chronology question regarding Ganpati festival, Shivaji Festival, Chapekar Brothers, Abhinav Bharat
  • Sangam Age Chronology Questions, Rulers question asked
  • Mughal Women Question
  • Which Viceroy added law members?
  • Dynasty Kalachuri Chola annexation
  • Which of the following book is not written by W.H Moreland?
  • Mansabdari Statement question
  • Who are graduates of Calcutta University?
  • Railways Multi Statement question

  • Anandmath Publication year

  • Land Revenue Statement based question

  • Important Sanskars Chronology

  • Ports based question

  • Gupta Temples

  • Match the following based question on sites

  • Von Ronke Question

  • Sufis: Places associated

  • 1857 question on books

  • 1857 statement based question

  • Why Babar won the battle of Panipat?

  • Who was the visitor of Hindu College Calcutta?

  • Question related to Law commission

  • Painters in the Jahangir time period

  • Lot of medieval terms were asked

  • Second passage was on Fa Hein, Medical facility

  • Dhar committee

  • Morle Minot Reform Act

  • Government of India Act

  • Which Jain Tirthankara compared to Krishna?

  • Gana Sanga Question, etc.

Moderate

 

Check UGC NET 2024 January 10 Exam Schedule

Candidates can check below the shift-wise Exam schedule for January 10, 2025. 

Date of Exam

SHIFT – 1 (09:00 AM to 12:00 PM)

SHIFT – 2 (03:00 PM to 06:00 PM)

Subject

Code

Subject Name

Subject

Code

Subject Name

 

 

 

 

10 January 2025

006

History

011

Defence and Strategic Studies

083

Pali

015

Population Studies

091

Prakrit

031

Linguistics

094

Bodo

004

Psychology

 

 

007

Anthropology

079

Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)

081

Social Medicine & Community Health

082

Forensic Science

093

Tourism Administration and Management.

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2024

Take 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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The UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus has been given below for the candidates who are willing to appear for the UGC NET exam. Paper 1 comprises 50 questions from 10 units that hold a total weightage of 100 marks:

  • Teaching Aptitude
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  • Comprehension
  • Communication
  • Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Data Interpretation
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  • People, Development, and Environment
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