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UGC NET Tribal and Regional Language / Literature Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern

UGC NET Tribal and Regional Language/Literature Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern 2026, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about NTA UGC NET has published notification 2026 for this exam of Tribal and Regional Language/Literature. 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 exam 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

UGC NET Tribal and Regional Language/Literature 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 (Tribal and Regional Language)

Unit-I : General Ethnology

Definition of Ethnology and its structure Scope of Study, Main Branches, Utility Field of Study, Relation with other subjects, Modern attitudes, concept of culture and change social system, Economy, religious System, effects of Industrialization and urbanization on tribal development.

Theory of Ethnology: Ethnological study of Tribal and Sadan of Jharkhand and neighbour State.

Unit-II : General Linguistics

Definition of Linguistics, Field of Linguistics and kind of Linguistics.
Branches of the Study of Linguistics, Theory of origin of Language, Nature of Language and its characteristics, utility of Language, Development of Language, change and its reasons, Different form of language, classification of languages. Familiar and structural classification, Phonetics, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax, Scripts, Lexicography.

Theory of Linguistics, Linguistic Study of Tribal & Regional languages of Jharkhand and its neighbour state, present problems and directions of solution, Tradition of Study, co-relations of Tribal & Regional Languages and study of effects.

Unit-III : Indian Literature

General introduction of Ancient Indian Literature-Vedas, Puraan, Upanisads, Epics, Jain Literature, Buddhist Literature, Odia Literature and Bengla Literature and other Literature.

Ancient and Medieval Indian Literature-Siddha and Nath Literature.

Introduction of Medieval Indian Literature, Bhakti Movement (Alwar Saint, Sagun Bhakti, Nirgun Bhakti, Ram Margi, Krishna Margi, Suphi Saint) Main Poets and study of Riteekalin Poets and their Poetry.

Modern indian literature-introduction of rahasyavad, chhayavad, pargativad and prayogvad. Pre independence and post independence prose and poetry, main poets, authors and their works and contribution.

Unit-IV : Theory of Literature

Definition of literature, and characteristics, elements of literature, subject matter, feelings, bases of poetic forms, different-poetic forms-Geet, kavya, kavita, khand kavya, drama, novel, story, Essay, short play, oneact play, jivni, reportaz. Samichha, Aalochana, sabda chitra, samaalochana ke swaroop and study of structral forms.

Indian kavya sastra-sabd Shakti, rasa nirupan, sadharni karan, kavya guna, kavya dosh, anlankar-anuprash, yamak, shlesh, vakroyukti, upma, rupak, bharantiman, sandeh, uttprechha, atisayokti, virodhavas, etc.
Chhand-Doha, Chaupai, malini, mandakranta, etc.

Unit-V : Folk Literature of Tribal & Regional Languages

Concept of Folk literature, characteristics, different forms of folk literature- Folk song, folk tale, lok gatha, myth, legend, folk drama, folk dance, Prakirn sahitya- indioms and phrases, lokokti (proverb), paheli mantras and its characteristics difference between folk literature and written literature, importance of folk literature and folk culture.

Unit-VI : Culture of Tribal & Regional languages area and their different aspects-definitions of culture, importance, characteristics, festivals, yatras, mela, food, living style, social structure, economical structure, cultural structure, religious structure, behavior, custums etc.

Unit-VII : Arts of Tribal & Regional Languages-Traditional music of Tribal & Regional language areas, Raag-Raagini, style of dance (Different forms of dance) Musical Instruments and performing arts in A.I.R. and Durdarshan. Theory and role of Performance and Broadcasting.
Chitra kala (Bhiti Chitra, Kohbar Kala, Sohrai Penting) murti kala, clay art. Bamboo art. Wood craft, stone art, metal art, silk art, Architect, PaakKala and other arts.

Unit-VIII : Poetry of Tribal and Regional Languages, study of structure and form of writing of song, poetry, khand kavya & Epic, muktak kavya, etc.
Study of Ancient, medieval, and modern poets, development and introduction of their authors. Introduction of song and singers.

Unit-IX : Prose Literature of Tribal & Regional Languages-development of prose literature, story, drama, novel, Essay, yatra vritant, sansmaran, rekha chitra, Alochana, samalochana, samichha, jivni, Reportaz etc. and study of their structure and form of writting.

Unit-X : The Heros of Tribal & Regional Languages areas.

Birsa Munda, Bir Budhubagat, Tilka Manjhi, sido kanhu, Chand Bhairo, Shekh Bhikari, Nilamber-Pitamber, Telanga kharia, N.E. Horo, poto sardar, Binod Bihari Mahto, Lado Jonko, Kartik Oraon, Jaipal Singh Munda, Pandit Raghunath Murmu , Lakho Bodra, Dr. Ramdayal Munda, Paramveer Albert Ekka. Ramdas Tudu, Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu etc.

and their life story, kritiyan and contribution.

UGC NET Tribal and Regional Language/Literature Exam Pattern 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 (Tribal and Regional Language/Literature)	100	200
	Total	150	300

UGC NET Exam Date 2026 : 22nd June 2026 to 30th June 2026

Starting Date of Application Form : 29th April 2026

Last Date of Application Form : 20th May 2026

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