UGC NET Physical Education Syllabus 2024, Download PDF Here

• Paper 1: 100 Marks
• Paper 2: 200 Marks

UGC NET Physical Education Syllabus 2024 Unit Wise

• Physical education and adapted physical education aim to enhance overall well-being and physical capabilities for individuals, including those with disabilities.
• Various philosophies of education, when applied to physical education, shape the goals, methods, and values within the discipline.
• Physical education has evolved differently across civilizations such as Greece, Rome, Sweden, Russia, England, Denmark, Germany, the USA, Australia, and China, each contributing unique approaches and practices.
• The development of physical education in India has been influenced by historical, cultural, and socio-economic factors, leading to its growth and diversification.
• Recreation, characterized by principles of enjoyment and leisure, holds significant importance in promoting mental and physical health. Modern trends in recreation emphasize diverse indoor and outdoor activities tailored to different demographics, etc.

• Exercise physiology its scope and importance in the field of physical education and sports.
• Cardiorespiratory adaptations to long and short-term physical activities.
• Muscle- its types, characteristics and functions. Microscopic structure of muscle fibre. Sliding filament theory of muscular contraction. Types of muscle fibres and sports performance. Muscular adaptations to exercise.
• Neuro-muscular junction and transmission of nerve impulses, kinesthetic Sense organs and neural control of motor skills.
• Bio-chemical aspects of exercise - Metabolism of food products.
• Aerobic and anaerobic systems during rest and exercise. Direct and indirect methods of measuring energy cost of exercise.
• Recovery process - Physiological aspects of fatigue. Restoration of energy stores.
• Recovery oxygen. Nutritional aspects of performance.
• Environmental influence on human physiology under exercise, etc.

• Kinesiology and biomechanics analyze human movement and mechanical principles in sports performance and injury prevention.
• Understanding planes, axes, and joint movements elucidates biomechanical efficiency and injury prevention in sports.
• Muscle attachments and leverage mechanisms influence force production and movement efficiency in sports activities.
• Motion laws govern movement dynamics, impacting techniques and strategies in sports.
• Kinematics and kinetics analyze linear and angular motion, skill assessment and optimization in sports.
• Friction, spin, impact, and elasticity principles inform equipment design and performance optimization in sports.
• Air and water dynamics influence sports performance in aquatic and aerial disciplines, etc.

• Sports psychology- its importance in the field of physical education and sports.
• Motivation in sports- types, theories and dynamics.
• Psychological factors affecting sports performance- Emotions, Anxiety aggression, stress, self-confidence, concentration, mental practice and goal setting.
• Personality- Theories of personality, measurement of personality.
• Group dynamics, Group cohesion and leadership in sports.
• Cognitive process- memory and thinking. Principles of Motor Skill Learning.
• Transfer of training and its types with its implication in sports, etc.

• Development of teacher education for physical education in India. Comparative study of professional preparation in physical education of India with those of USA, Russia, Germany, Australia and UK.
• Professional and other courses of physical education in India. Role of Government agencies monitoring professional courses in physical education.
• Qualities, qualifications and responsibilities of physical education personnel at primary, secondary and higher education levels. Scope of physical education personnel in the promotion of health, fitness and wellness.
• Recent Government policies for promoting physical education and sports in India.
• Hierarchy of organizational set-up in physical education at schools, colleges and university level.
• Role of public & private sectors in the promotion of physical education and sports in the country.

• Health- its objectives and spectrum. Health education, its importance and principles.
• Role of genetics and environment in achieving health. Health-related physical fitness.
• Community health programme- Health appraisal & health instructions.
• International and national health promoting government & private agencies. School Health programme and personal hygiene.
• Communicable diseases: causes, symptoms, prevention through other means and Immunization.
• Psychosomatic disorders/ sedentary lifestyle diseases: causes, symptoms and Prevention.
• Obesity-related health problems. Body weight control and its significance on health.
• Role of exercise, dieting and combination of exercise & dieting on weight Control.
• First-aid- objectives and principles. First-aid for Shock, poisoning, burns, drowning, bleeding, electric shock and common sports injuries, etc.

• Sports training- its characteristics and principles.
• Training load, its features, principles and adaptation process.
• Means and methods of executing training load.
• Overload, its Causes, symptoms and remedial measures.
• Strength- its characteristics, types of strength, factors determining strength and strength development.
• Endurance- its characteristics, types of endurance, factors determining endurance and endurance development.
• Speed- its characteristics, types of Speed, factors determining Speed and speed Development.
• Flexibility-its characteristics, types of flexibility, factors determining flexibility and flexibility development.
• Coordinative abilities- its characteristics, types of coordinative abilities, factors determining coordinative abilities and development of coordinative abilities, etc.

• Research in physical education- its importance and classification. Ethical issues in research.
• Methods of research- Descriptive, historical and experimental. Experimental research designs.
• Identification and formulation of the research problem. Types of research hypotheses and their formulation. Hypotheses testing.
• Tools of research- Questionnaires, opinionnaires, interviews and observation. Sources and steps of literature search- library, research databases, internet- search engines, online journals.
• Note-taking and critical reading.
• Sampling Techniques- Probability and non-probability.
• Data, its types and collecting measures.
• Normal probability curve and grading scales, etc.

• Test, measurement and evaluation -their types and importance in physical education and sports. Principles and processes of evaluation in physical education.
• Criteria of selecting an appropriate test and administration of testing programme.
• Types of tests and construction of standard knowledge and skill tests.
• Tests for fitness- Physical fitness, motor fitness, motor ability and motor education, Health-related fitness tests.
• Test for fitness components- strength, endurance, speed, flexibility and coordinative abilities.

• Management- its principles and theories. Scope of management in physical education and sports. Guiding principles for organizing physical education & sports programmes in institutions.
• Personnel management- objectives and principles. Self-appraisal, communication skills and time management. Essential skills of administration. Financial management- objectives, purposes, principles and scope.
• Planning and preparation of budget. Mechanics of purchase and auditing, etc.