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

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Updated on Jan 15, 2025 17:04 IST

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 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

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)
Date of Exam	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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UGC NET 2024 Dec Paper 1 Syllabus

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: