It is clear that qualifying for JRF and UGC NET is essential in the current academic scenario as this certificate gives you many benefits in your academic career. University Grants Commission (UGC) NET The joint efforts of 2022 December 2021 and June 2022 will be held between 20 and 30 September.
After qualifying JRF, research scholars are allotted an attractive monthly fellowship amount. Today NET and JRF is the minimum eligibility criteria to apply for any teaching post in government or private higher education institutions. Your teaching career starts after you qualify for NET/JRF, which gives you a promising career in any educational institution ranging from 35K salary to your negotiating potential.
UGC NET Geography Exam Pattern, Syllabus
This Paper 1 consists of a total of 50 questions of 2 marks each including the final qualifying marks. The final merit is prepared from 150 questions out of which 50 questions are from Paper-I and 100 questions from Paper-II. Hence Paper-1 plays a very important role in your final merit list for NET/JRF. The number of questions in each test is not always the same from each unit of the syllabus. Generally, unit questions can vary from 7 to 12.
There are total 10 units in the syllabus of Geography.
Unit 1: Geomorphology, endogenous and exogenous forces, plate tectonics, principles and processes of slope development, occurrence of landforms and causes of geomorphological hazards
unit 2: Climatology: Composition and Composition of the Atmosphere
Insolation, Earth’s heat budget, Temperature, pressure and winds, Atmospheric circulation, Köppen and Thornthwaite’s climate classification, ENSO events
Unit 3: Oceanographic relief of oceans, Composition: temperature, density and salinity, Circulation: hot and cold currents, waves, tides, sea-level changes, Hazards: tsunamis and cyclones
unit 4: Geography of Environmental Components: Ecosystem (Geographical Classification) and Human Ecology, Functions: Trophic Levels, Energy Flows, Cycles, Environmental Ethics, and Deep Ecology, Environmental Threats and Disasters, National Programs and Policies
unit 5: Population and settlement geography World Population Distribution, Population Policies in Developed and Developing Countries, Rural Settlements, Urban System
unit 6: Geography of Economic Activity and Regional Development Economic Geography, Geography of Transport and Trade, Regional Development, Agricultural Geography
Unit 7: Cultural, Social and Political Geography Cultural Convergence, Environment and Human Health, Disease Ecology, Trends and Developments in Political Geography, Geography of Federalism
Unit 8: Geographical Thought Contributions of Indian, Greek, Arab, Chinese and Roman Scholars, Influence of Darwinian Theory on Geographical Thought, Contemporary Trends in Indian Geography, Paradigm Shifts, Perspectives in Geography
Unit 9: Geographical technology Geographic information and sources of data, Digital image processing: developments in remote sensing technology, Hypographic curve and Altimetric frequency graphs, Big data sharing and its applications in Natural resource management in India
Unit 10: geography of India Major Geographical Areas and their Characteristics, Population Characteristics (Spatial Patterns of Distribution), Development and Structure, Types and Distribution of Natural Resources, Agro-climatic Zones, Green Revolution, Food Security and Right to Food
UGC NET Geography: Preparation Tips & Strategy
Here are some tricks and tips by our BYJU’S Exam Prep expert faculty to help you out.
current events – Pay attention to current events related to geography at national and international level such as new satellites or additional or new bio reserves, national parks, natural hazards etc.
Population – Check out population data related to Census of India and World as it is one of the most important topics of NTA.
General Geography – Don’t forget to focus on general subjects like physical geography of first and second year especially the topics related to earth.
Geographical considerations – For Geographical Reflection students should not focus on those geographers who are mentioned only in Geographical Thinking book. Every paper in geography has thinkers. It is very important to go through all the reference books, as one can find new thinkers in the development of topics which are very helpful.
new trends – Nowadays NTA is focusing on the new trend of subjects. Therefore the matrix of connectivity and indices of connectivity like alpha, gamma, beta and geopolitics are very important in transport geography.
remote sensing – The most important ones are GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS which are the most frequent topics of NTA.
measures of central tendency – Mean, Median and Mode will definitely come in 5 marks questions, so be prepared.
environment – All the programs and policies of environment are not only for geography but also important for first paper.
fact – Prepare well some general facts about India, for example- neighboring countries, international borders, beaches, important dams, hydroelectric projects etc. Also solve last 10 years Geography question papers and practice papers. It will give an overview of the paper and will also help in working on your weak areas.
— Ashish Ogle, BYJU’S Exam Prep . Written by the Faculty of
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