

UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2 : The UGC NET exam was conducted on December 13th, 2023, in two shifts. The overall difficulty level of Paper 1 was moderate, with most sections ranging from easy to moderate. The Higher Education System: Governance, Policy, and Administration section was moderate to difficult. Paper 2 difficulty levels varied depending on the subject.
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2 Overview | |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Name | UGC NET 2023 |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2023 | December 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2023 |
| Post Category | UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Duration of Each Paper | 3 Hours |
| UGC NET 2023 Exam Time |
|
| Number of Questions | 150 (50 in Paper 1 and 100 in Paper 2) |
| Total Marks | 300 (100 for Paper 1 and 200 for Paper 2) |
| Official Website | www.ugcnet.nta.nic.in |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 Shift 2 Paper 1, Difficulty Level | |
| UGC NET Paper 1 Sections | Difficulty Level |
| Teaching Aptitude | Moderate |
| Research Aptitude | Moderate |
| Reading Comprehension | Easy to Moderate |
| Communication | Moderate |
| Maths | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Interpretation | Moderate |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | Moderate |
| People & Environment | Moderate |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | Moderate |
| Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 Shift 2 Paper 1, Good Attempts | ||
| Sections | Number of Questions asked | Good Attempts |
| Teaching Aptitude | 9-10 | 7-8 |
| Research Aptitude | 8-9 | 5-6 |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | 3 |
| Communication | 3-4 | 2 |
| Maths | 4-5 | 2-3 |
| Logical Reasoning | 3-4 | 2 |
| Data Interpretation | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 5-6 | 2-3 |
| People & Environment | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration | 2-4 | 2 |
| Total | 50 | 35-40 |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2, Sociology | |||
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Sociological Theory | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Post Modernism, Post Structuralism and Post Colonialism | 2-3 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Hermeneutic and Interpretive Traditions | 2-3 | 1-2 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Research Methodology and Method | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Basic Concepts and Institutions | 7-8 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Rural and Urban Transformations | 6-7 | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| State, Politics and Development | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Environment and Society | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Family, Marriage and Kinship | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Science, Technology and Society | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 100 | 50-55 | Moderate |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2, Social Work | |||
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Society, Human Behavior and Communities | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Indian Constitution | 3-4 | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Social Work with Communities and Social Action | 5-6 | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Society, Human Behavior and Communities | 5-6 | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Nature and Development of Social Work | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Theories for Social Work Practice | 4-5 | 3-4 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Trends and Challenges of Social Work for Practice | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 100 | 50-55 | Moderate |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2, Mass Communication and Journalism | |||
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| History, growth and development of print and electronic media | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Media criticism and media literacy | 3-4 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Media and culture | 3-4 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Development and social change | 4-5 | 2-3 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Corporatisation of development | 3-4 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Emergence of global civil societies | 3-4 | 1-2 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Reporting and Editing | 7-8 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Advertising and Marketing Communication | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Public Relations and Corporate Communication | 7-8 | 5-6 | Moderate |
| Media Laws and Ethics | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Media Management and Production | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| ICT and Media | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Total | 100 | 50-55 | Moderate |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2, Women Studies | |||
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Key concepts in Gender studies | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Feminist thinkers and theories | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Gender and Education | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Women, Work and Employment | 7-8 | 4-5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Gender and Entrepreneurship | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Women and Health | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Women Empowerment and Development | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Women Law and Governance | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Gender and Media | 5-6 | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Feminist Research Methodology | 5-6 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 100 | 52-55 | Moderate |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2, Politics | |||
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Evolution of International Relations and Area Studies | 7-8 | 4-5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Contemporary World Order | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| International and Area Studies | 7-8 | 5-6 | Moderate |
| Conflict, Security and Peace | 8-9 | 4-5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| International Organisations and Global Governance | 7-8 | 5-6 | Moderate |
| India’s Foreign Policy | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region | 6-7 | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Central Asia, West Asia and Africa | 7-8 | 4-5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia | 6-7 | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 100 | 50-55 | Moderate |
| UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 13th December Shift 2, Human Rights and Duties | |||
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Human rights as universal | 2-3 | 1 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Religious Perspectives | 2-3 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Gandhian Perspective | 3-4 | 2 | Moderate |
| Human Rights in Ancient Thoughts | 2-3 | 1-2 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Dalit Perspective: Phule, Narayna Guru, Ambedkar | 4-5 | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Modern Movement of Human rights | 3-4 | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Impact of the UDHR on the Constitutions of the „New‟ States | 2-3 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| ASEAN Declaration | 1-2 | 1 | Moderate to Difficult |
| State and individual Liberty | 2-3 | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Growth models and Human Rights | 3-4 | 1-2 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Total | 100 | 50-55 | Moderate |
| UGC NET 2023 Marking Scheme | ||
| Particulars | UGC NET 2023 Paper 1 | UGC NET 2023 Paper 2 |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Total marks | 100 | 200 |
| Number of questions | 50 | 100 |
| Marking Scheme |
|
|
