UGC NET Physical Education 2024 Exam

National Testing Agency (NTA) has uploaded the UGC NET 2023 notification along with exam registration dates and exam dates on its official website. NTA has released the UGC NET 2023 Notification PDF for June-2023 Examination for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) on 10th May 2023. NTA will conduct UGC NET 2023 exam for eligibility for JRF and Assistant Professor in 83 subjects. in CBT mode. Aspirants can check all the detailed information related to UGC NET 2023 June cycle.

The UGC NET exam date 2023 for the UGC NET's June cycle has been notified on the official website along with UGC NET Notification 2023. The UGC NET 2023 online CBT exam was held from the 13th to the 22nd of June 2023. Check the important dates for UGC NET 2023 as mentioned below. 
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Age criteria that candidates need to have in order to be eligible for the exam is as follows:

• To apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Candidates should not be aged more than 31 years as of June 01, 2022.
• For the role of Assistant Professor, there is no age bar to apply
• SC/ST/OBC/PwD and women candidates will be given a relaxation of five years. Candidates who have research experience will be given relaxation, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant subject of Post Graduation degree.

The candidates who are appearing for the UGC NET Exam for the post of Assistant professor only do not have to adhere to any upper limit pertaining to the age criteria.
 

The candidates applying for the UGC NET Exam 2022 for the post of JRF should not exceed the age of 31 years as of June 01, 2022. The candidates are also offered several relaxations based on the category they belong to. The candidates will not be eligible for the position if they cross the upper age limit set for the category they belong to.
 

Candidates need to obtain the below given educational qualification in order to be eligible for the UGC NET exam. Read them thoroughly before applying for the same:

• Candidates should secure at least 55% marks in master’s degree exam candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Other Backward Class (OBC)/Persons with Disability (PwD)/Transgender category is given relaxation of 5%.
• Candidates should have a post-graduation degree from a UGC-recognized college or university in relevant streams such as Electronic Science, Humanities, Computer Science & Applications, Social Science etc.
• Candidates appearing or waiting for their final year results (master’s degree) are also eligible to apply online for UGC NET. However, such candidates will be accepted provisionally and will be considered eligible only when they pass their master’s exam with the required percentage. “Such candidates need to complete their PG degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified”, notifies the Official website.
• Those who hold PhD degree whose master’s exams completed on September 19, 1991, are eligible for a relaxation of five percent marks in the aggregate i.e. only 50 percent marks will be required for such candidates.
• Candidates who have qualified as CA or CS or ICWA can appear for the UGC NET exam.
• SC students are applicable for National Fellowship based on the merit of each UGC-NET-JRF or CSIR-NET-JRF examination.

A candidate should be an Indian national to be eligible for UGC NET Recruitment. He should have any of the following document to prove his nationality:

1. Birth Certificate
2. Aadhar Card
3. Pan Card
4. School Leaving Certificate

The candidates must go through the below mentioned steps to download the UGC NET Admit Card.

Step 1: Click the direct link above to download the UGC NET Admit Card 2022.

Step 2: Candidates are required to enter their Login ID, date of birth, and security pin correctly.

Step 3: Click on the login button provided.

Step 4: Your UGC NET Admit Card will appear on your screen.

Step 5: Alternatively, you can also visit the UGC NET Official Website.

Step 6: The homepage of UGC NET will appear.

Step 7: Click the link “Download UGC NET Admit Card 2022.”

Step 8: Repeat the steps above mentioned downloading the admit card.

Step 9: Download it and take a print out of your admit card.

Step 10: Keep it safe for future reference.

Paper-I Syllabus

The UGC NET exam paper shall consist of two sessions Paper-I and Paper-II. The paper-I of UGC NET shall be a general paper based on teaching and aptitude regarding research. It shall consist of 50 Objective Type questions. The paper 2 of UGC NET shall comprise of specialization or any particular subject selected by the candidate. It shall also consist of 100 questions of objective type. There shall be a total of 84 specialization subjects for the UGC NET paper 2.

UGC NET Paper-I ( A General Paper on the Teaching & Research Aptitude) is actually quite common but mandatory for all aspirants. Go through the complete UGC NET Paper-I Syllabus 2022 as mentioned below:

• Physical education and adapted physical education, their objectives Philosophies of education as applied to physical education
• Development of Physical education in Greece, Rome, Sweden, Russia England, Denmark, Germany, USA, Australia and China.
• Growth and development of physical education in India: Recreation- its principles, characteristics and importance. Modern trends in recreation. Indoor and outdoor recreational programmes. Recreational programmes for various categories of people.
• Wellness- its importance, benefits and challenges. Development and maintenance of wellness.
• Teaching Aptitude – nature, objectives, characteristics of teaching, learner characteristics and teaching methods.
• Social aspects of sports- sports as a socializing agency, social values , sports leadership, sports as cultural heritage and social aspects of competition.
• Ancient & Modern Olympics games, Asian and Commonwealth games.
• Structure and functions of international and national bodies controlling various games and sports. Prominent honors and awards in games and sports.

• 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 impulse, 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.
• Women in sports- trainability. Physiological gender differences and special problems of women athletes.
• Aging - Physiological consequences, life style management and healthful aging. Physiological responses of various therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation.
• Physiological aspects of various Ergogenic aids. Massage manipulations and their physiological responses.

• Kinesiology and biomechanics. Modern trends in biomechanics. Planes and Axes of human body. Joints and their movements.
• Muscle attachments - Origin, insertion, action and leverage of the principal muscles used in sports.
• Motion: its laws and their application in sports. Projectile and principles of projections
• Linear and angular kinematics and kinetics. Friction, Spin, impact and elasticity.
• Air and water dynamics.
• Mechanical advantage and applications of Levers in sports. Posture and its deformities with their corrective exercises.
• Kinesiological, Muscular and mechanical analyses of fundamental movements: Mechanical analyses of major sports skills

• 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.
• Long and short term psychological preparation for performance/ competition. Psychological skill training for activation and relaxation
• Spectators and sports performance.

• 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.
• Curriculum development- Concepts and principles of curriculum planning. Subject matter for different levels of education - primary, secondary and higher education.
• Curriculum design and content- importance, selection and classification of subject matter with reference to age, sex and differently abled pupils. Integrated programme for boys and girls.
• Teaching aids - Time-table, Concepts, credit system for various subject courses- theory and practical, Impact of technology in physical education and sports,
• Curriculum evaluation: Concepts and purpose; procedure and appraisal.

• 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 life style 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.
• Pollution- Air, water, sound and radiation. Effects of pollution on health, Preventive and safety measures from pollution.
• Nutrition- Balanced diet and its components. Nutritional Deficiencies. Understanding of malnutrition and nutritional supplements.
• Effects of smoking, alcohol, & drugs on health; prevention and rehabilitation.

• 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.
• Technique and skill- its characteristics and importance. Different stages of technique development and technique training. Tactics and strategy.
• Planning- its importance and principles. Types of planning.
• Periodization- its importance, objectives and types of periodization. Concept of different periods - Preparatory, competition and transitional. Types of Competition:
• Talent identification- process and procedure.

• 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 research problems. 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 data bases, 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.
• Statistical processes, their importance and uses in research.
• Application of parametric and non parametric statistical techniques in research.
• Computer applications- statistical packages for data analyses- SPSS, e-mail, search engines and Microsoft office.
• Preparation of research proposal, report, abstract, paper for publication and paper for presentation.

• 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 educability. Health related fitness tests.
• Test for fitness components- strength, endurance, speed, flexibility and coordinative abilities.
• Sports skill tests- Badminton, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Tennis, and Volleyball.
• Anthropometric Measurements- land marks and measurement of various body segments ,height, sitting-height, weight, diameters, circumferences, skinfolds, body mass index, ponderal index.
• Somatotype and Posture evaluating techniques.
• Testing of physiological phenomenons- Blood pressure, breathing frequency vital capacity, heart rate, pulse rate, body temperature and body composition.
• Tests for psychological variables- Anxiety, aggression, team cohesion, achievement motivation, mental-toughness, and self-efficacy.

• 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.
• Supervision - objectives, principles and importance of supervision. Techniques of supervision. Duties and responsibilities of a supervisor.
• Facility management- planning, procuring and maintenance of facilities- indoor and outdoor facilities. Planning and management of sports infrastructure. Management of records.
• Role of sports manager- interpersonal, informational and decision making. Managerial skills – technical, human and conceptual. Qualities and qualification of sports manager.
• Event management- its principles, planning, check list, rehearsal, itinerary, execution, reporting and follow-up procedures of an event.
• Public relation- principles of public relations in physical education and sports. Mass Media- communication and publicity, qualifications of Public relation officer.

1. Paper I : It consists of 50 questions from UGC NET teaching & research aptitude exam (general paper), which you have to attempt in 1 hour.

2. Paper II : The UGC Physical Education exam paper will have 100 questions and the total duration will be two hours. Each question carries 2 marks, so the exam will be worth 200 marks. Read below to know the pattern of NET Physical Education examination (part II).