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UGC National Eligibility Test For Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) &
Eligibility For Lectureship
The qualifications should not be relaxed even The UGC, , was formally established only in November
for candidates possessing M.Phil/Ph.D at the 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India
time of recruitment.” The Mehrotra through an Act of Parliament for the coordination,
determination and maintenance of standards of
Committee also found that the stipulation of university education in India. In order to ensure
M.Phil/Ph.D. as an essential qualification for effective region-wise coverage throughout the country,
Lecturers had neither been followed faithfully the UGC has decentralised its operations by setting up
nor did it necessarily contribute to the raising six regional centres at Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Bhopal, Guwahati and Bangalore.
of teaching and research standards. In fact, it The head office of the UGC is located at Bahadur Shah
was of the view that, if at all, it had led to the Zafar Marg in New Delhi, with two additional bureaus
dilution of research standards on account of operating from 35, Feroze Shah Road and the South
Campus of University of Delhi as well.
the rush to get a research degree in the
shortest possible time. In view of the diversity of standards among universities, the Mehrotra
Committee recommended that passing a national qualifying examination before recruitment be
made an essential pre-condition.
In pursuance of Mehrotra Committee recommendation, The National Commission of
Teachers on Higher Education (Prof. Rais Ahmed), The National Policy on Education, 1986 ,
it was suggested in the Program of Action of National Policy of Education, 1986 that:
“the teachers will be recruited on the basis of a common qualifying test, the details of which will
be formulated by UGC. Efforts will be made to move towards the objective of making
recruitment of teachers on all India basis in consultation with the State Governments”.
With a view to working out the modalities for the conduct of such a test, the Commission had
constituted a Committee, which evolved strategies for the conduct of a national level
eligibility test for the recruitment of teachers in universities and colleges. Consequently, the
Government on India, through a notification in 1988 entrusted the task of conducting the
eligibility test for lectureship to UGC. Thereby, UGC has been conducting the National
Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship and eligibility for Lectureship since 1989. It
had already been conducting the examination for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) since
1984.
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The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts
National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior
Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the
entrants in the teaching profession and research. The Test is conducted in Humanities (including
languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and
Applications and Electronic Science.
The main objective is this paper is to assess the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates.
Therefore, the test is aimed at assessing the teaching and general/research aptitude as well as their
awareness. They are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities. Cognitive abilities include
comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments and deductive and
inductive reasoning. The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness and knowledge of
sources of information. They should be aware of interaction between people, environment and natural
resources and their impact on quality of life. The details are given in the following sections:
Note:
i) Each section gets equal weightage: Five questions and 10 marks from each section.
ii) Whenever pictorial questions are set for the sighted candidates a passage followed by equal
number of questions should be set for the visually handicapped candidates.
I. Teaching Aptitude
Teaching: Nature, objectives, characteristics and basic requirements; Learner's characteristics;
Factors affecting Teaching; Methods of teaching; Teaching aids; Evaluation systems.
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Syllabus for UGC NET JRF Social Work (Code No.10)
Paper - II & Paper - III (A) (Core Group)
Introduction to Social Work
Evolution of Social Work Profession - Impact of Social Reform Movements- Factors that influenced
the emergence of method approach in Social Work Practice- Social Work Profession and Human
Unit - I
Rights. Philosophy and Principles of Social Work and their application - System Approach to Social
Work Practice- Role of Social Work in the Remedial, Preventive and Developmental Models.
Definition, Relevance and Scope of Integrated Approach to Social Work Practice, Skills and
Techniques. Social Work Education - Content, Training, Supervision, Problems and Challenges.
Man and Society
Meaning and Characteristics of Society, Community, Social Group and Social Institution - Social
Structure and Social Stratification - Theories of Social Change and Social Disorganisation. Tribal,
Rural and Urban Communities, Weaker and Vulnerable Sections and Minority Groups - Population,
Unit - II
Coping Mechanisms. Human Growth and Development in the Lifespan of Individual. Learning,
Socialisation and Theories of Personality
Psycho-social, Problem Solving, Behaviour Modification, Crisis Intervention and Eclectic Approach.
Techniques and skills in Social Case Work - Interviews, Home visit, Resource Mobilisation, Referral,
Environmental Modification, Case Work Relationship, Communication - Types of Recording in Case
Work. Role of Social Case Worker in Various Settings.
Working with Groups /Group Work
Concept of Group Work - Assumptions, Definition and Goals of Group Work. Principles, Skills and
Values of Social Group Work. Stages of Group Development and Use of Programmes for Group
Unit -V
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Definition, Nature, Scope and Purposes of Social Work Research - Research Designs, Types and
Unit -VII
viz., Education, Health, Shelter, Environment, Social Security, Employment, Family, Child, Women
and Youth Welfare, Welfare of the Weaker Sections, Elderly and Disabled - Characteristics of Social
Welfare Organisations -Size, Nature, Design, Legal Status, Rules and Procedure and Overall Policy.
Management of Social Welfare Organisations (Government and voluntary) - Home relation.
Financial relation and Physical relation - Programme and Project Management - Identifying Overall
and Specific Needs, Project Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Recording and Accountability.
Social legislation & Social Justice
Concept of Social Justice - Its relationship with Social Legislation; Civil Rights - Human Rights and
Unit -IX
Issues of Social Justice - Legislations pertaining to Women and Children, Social Defence, Social
Security and Social Assistance, people with Disability, and the Underprivileged - Health related
Legislations. Role of Social Worker in promoting Social Legislation and Social Justice.
Social Development
Social Development — Meaning, Concept and Indicators. Approaches and Strategies - Growth and
Unit -IX
Equity, Minimum Needs, Quality of Life - Global Efforts for Human Development - Concept of
Sustainable Development - Social Work and Social Development - Problems of Social Development
in India.
Psychological Factors and Physical and Mental Disorders. Role of Social Work in Health Care -
Delivery System and in Institutions for the Disabled - Social Work Practice in Hospitals, Specialized
Medical and Mental Health Institutions - Child Guidance Clinics, Stress and Crisis Intervention
Centres
Community Development
Concept, Goals, Process and Models of Community Development - Needs and Problems Related to
Urban, Rural and Tribal Development - Institution of Panchayat Raj - Philosophy, Role and
Elective
Functions - Government Programmes and Service for the Development of Tribals, Schedule Castes,
Women and Children in Urban, Rural and Tribal Areas. Role of NGOs in Urban, Rural and in Tribal
IV
Development.
Family & Child Welfare
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Changes in Demographical and Social Situations of Families, Women, Youth, Aged and Children in
Elective V
India - Problems of Families, Women, Youth, Aged and Children in India - Social Legislation for
Families, Women and Children - Policies, Programmes and Services for Families, Women, Youth,
Aged and Children at Government, NGO, National and International levels -Social Work Intervention
with Families, Children, Women, Elderly and People with Special Needs.
Correctional Social Work
Concepts of Crime and Deviance - Theories of Causation. Objectives, Forms and Justification of
Punishment - Limitations of Punishment - Correctional Services - Nature and Evolution, Adult and
Elective VI
Juvenile Correctional Programmes, Institutional and Community Based Treatment, Legal Provisions-
Intervention Programmes for Victims of Violence - Neglect and Abuse. Juvenile Delinquency —
Nature and Causes, Juvenile Justice Law and Organisation. Role of Social Worker in Correctional
settings.
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4. Population [1] [2] [3] [4] 4A. Poverty [1] [2] 4C.Unemployment 4D.
Underdevelopment
5. Problems of Developing Economies 5A. Consequences of New Economic Policy.
6. Concept of Welfare State
7. Indian Constitution [1] 7A. Features of Indian Constitution [1] 7B Problems of Indian
Constitution 7C. Fundamental Rights [1] 7D. Directive Principles [1] [2]
8. Planning in India [1] 8A. Five-Year Plans [1]
9.Concept of Social Problems [1] [2] 9A. Causative Factors of Social Problems 9B. Social
Problems in India 9C. Analysis of Social Problems 9D. Intervention in Social Problems 9E.
Government intervention at Micro- and Macro-levels 9F. Voluntary intervention at Micro- and
Macro-levels 9G. Role of the Social Workers in identifying social problems and development
of appropriate strategies.
Unit III –Psychology for social Workers / Human Growth & Development
Concepts related to Unit II
1. Human Behaviour [1] [2] 1A. Human Needs [1] [2] 1B.Human Motivation [1] [2] 1C.
Problems of Human Behaviour [1] 1D. Coping Mechanisms [1] [2] [3]
2. Human Growth and Development in the Lifespan of Individual [1]
3. Learning [1] 3A. Socialisation [1]
4. Theories of Personality [1]
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Unit VI- Community Organization / Working with Communities
Concepts related to Unit VI
1. Concept of Community Organisation 1A. Principles of Community Organisation 1B.
Objectives of Community Organisation. [1] [2]
2. Approaches in Community Organisation 2A. Models in Community Organisation 2B.
Strategies in Community Organisation 2C. Role of Social Worker in each of the
Approaches
3. Community Development and Community Organisation.
4. Social Action in Community Organisation [1] 4A. Concept, Purpose and Techniques of
Social Action [1] [2]
5. Community Organisation as a Para-political Process
6. Networking, Conscientization, Planning and Organising
7. Roles and Strategies of Social movements
8. Types and Role of NGOs. [1] [2] [3]
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3. Role of Social Worker in promoting Social Legislation and Social Justice.
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Paper-111(B) (Elective / Optional)
Elective IV. Family & Child Welfare
1. Changes in Demographical and Social Situations in India [1] [2] [3] 1A.Families [1]
2B.Women [1] [2] [3] 3C.Youth 4D.Aged [1] 5E. Children in India [1] [2]
2. Problems of Families, Women, Youth, Aged and Children in India
3. Social Legislation for Families, Women and Children [1]
4. Policies, Programmes and Services for Families, Women, Youth, Aged and Children at
Government, NGO, National and International levels
5. Social Work Intervention with Families, Children, Women, Elderly and People with Special
Needs.
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