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UGC NET Women's Studies Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern 2026, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about NTA UGC NET has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Women's Studies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.

UGC NET Syllabus 2026 - Highlights
 
Particulars Details
Name of the Exam UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test)
Conducting Authority National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Level National Level
Exam Frequency Twice a year
Exam Mode Online
Category Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Language Hindi and English
Purpose of the exam Determine the eligibility of candidates for posts of only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges
Official Website https://ntanet.nic.in

NTA UGC NET Women's Studies Syllabus 2026
 
Part I : Teaching/ research aptitude
 
Unit-I Teaching Aptitude
 
1. Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.
2. Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.
3. Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.
4. Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
5. Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.
6. Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.
 
Unit-II Research Aptitude
 
1. Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic approach to research.
2. Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.
3. Steps of Research.
4. Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.
5. Application of ICT in research.
6. Research ethics.
 
Unit-III Comprehension
 
A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.
 
Unit-IV Communication
 
1. Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.
2. Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication.
3. Barriers to effective communication.
4. Mass-Media and Society.
 
Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
 
1. Types of reasoning.
2. Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.
3. Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).
 
Unit-VI Logical Reasoning
 
1. Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition.
2. Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.
3. Analogies.
4. Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.
5. Indian Logic: Means of knowledge.
6. Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).
7. Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).
 
Unit-VII Data Interpretation
 
1. Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.
2. Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
3. Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.
4. Data Interpretation.
5. Data and Governance.
 
Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
 
1. ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.
2. Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.
3. Digital initiatives in higher education.
4. ICT and Governance.
 
Unit-IX People, Development and Environment
 
1. Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.
2. Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.
3. Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.
4. Impacts of pollutants on human health.
5. Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.
6. Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.
7. Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.
 
Unit-X Higher Education System
 
1. Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.
2. Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.
3. Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.
4. Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.
5. Value education and environmental education.
6. Policies, Governance, and Administration.
 
Part II : Domain knowledge (Women's Studies)

Unit I – Introduction to Women’s Studies :

1. Key concepts in Gender studies.
2. Need, Scope and challenges of Women’s Studies – Women’s Studies as an academic discipline. Women’s Studies to Gender Studies, Need for Gender Sensitization.
3. Women’s Movements – global and local: Pre-independence, Post-independence and Contemporary Debates.
4. National Committees and Commissions for Women.

Unit II – Feminist thinkers and theories :

1. Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism, Radical Feminism, Socialist Feminism, Indian Feminism, Black Feminism, Eco-Feminism.
2. New Feminist Debates- Post Colonial /Post Modern, LGBT, Masculinity Studies.
3. Contemporary Contestations – Intersex and Transgender Movements.
4. Feminist thinkers in 18th, 19th, 20h and 21st Century

Unit III – Gender and Education :

1. Women’s Education – Gender diversities and disparities in enrolment, Curriculum content, Dropouts, profession and Gender.
2. Gendered Education- Family, Culture, Gender roles, Gender Identities.
3. Education for the Marginalized Women.
4. Recent Trends in Women’s Education – Committees and Commissions on Education.
5. Vocational education and skill Development for women.

Unit IV – Women, Work and Employment :

1. Theoretical Perspective: Fredrick Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Sandra Whiteworth, Boserup Esther.
2. Concept of Work – Productive and non – productive work – Use value and market value.
3. Gender Division of Labour – Mode of Production – Women in organized and unorganized sector.
4. New Economic Policy and its impact on Women’s Employment – Globalization – Structural Adjustment Programs.

Unit V – Gender and Entrepreneurship :

1. Concept and meaning, Importance of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial traits, Factors contributing to Entrepreneurship, enabling environment, small Enterprises, women in agri-business.
2. Gender and emerging Technology – Impact.
3. Self-help Groups and Micro Credit.
4. Gender mainstreaming, Gender budgeting, planning and Analysis.

Unit VI – Women and Health :

1. Life Cycle Approach to Women’s Health – Health status of women in India, factors influencing health and Nutritional status.
2. Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Reproductive and Child health approaches.
3. Issues of declining Child Sex Ratio, Widowhood and old age.
4. Occupational and mental health.
5. Health, Hygiene and Sanitation.
6. National Health and Population Policies and Programmes.

Unit VII – Women Empowerment and Development :

1. Theories of Development, Alternative approaches – Women in Development (WID), Women and Development (WAD) and Gender and Development (GAD).
2. Empowerment- Concept and indices: Gender Development Index (GDI), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI).
3. Women Development approaches in Indian Five – Year Plans.
4. Women and leadership– Panchayati Raj and Role of NGOs and Women Development.
5. Sustainable Development Goals, Policies and Programmes.

Unit VIII – Women Law and Governance :

1. Rights: Gender Equality, Gender Discrimination, Women’s Rights as Human Rights.
2. Constitutional provisions for Women in India.
3. Personal laws, Labour Laws, Family Courts, Enforcement machinery – Police and Judiciary.
4. Crime against Women and Child: Child Abuse, Violence, Human Trafficking, Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013 – Legal protection
5. International Conventions and Legislations Related to Women’s Rights.

Unit IX – Gender and Media :

1. Discourse on Women and Media Studies- Mainstream Media, Feminist Media.
2. Coverage of Women’s issues and issues of women in Mass Media and Media Organizations (Audio-Visual and Print media).
3. Digital Media and legal protection.
4. Alternative Media – Folk Art, Street Play and Theatre.
5. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, Impact of media on women.

Unit X – Feminist Research Methodology :

1. Understanding Feminist Research – Concepts, Debates and Limitations.
2. Feminist Epistemology, Feminist Standpoint, Sexist and Non-Sexist Research Methodology, Ethnography, Queer Theories.
3. Research Design and Methods – Survey, Exploratory, Diagnostic, Experimental, Action Research and Case Studies.
4. Qualitative verses Quantitative Research.

UGC NET Women's Studies Exam 2026

Duration : 03 hours (180 minutes)
 
Part
Subject No. of Question Marks
Part I Teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate.
It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness
50 100
Part II Domain knowledge (Women's Studies) 100 200
  Total 150 300
 
UGC NET Exam Date 2026 : Notified Soon
 
Starting Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
 
Last Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
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