NET Exam: syllabus paper 1&2 paper code 55

NET exam syllabus for the candidate who is preparing for net exam for the paper code 55 (Labour welfare/ human resource management/personal management). It is a revised syllabus for net exam ( Applicable from June 2019)

SYLLABUS Subject:

GENERAL PAPER ON TEACHING & RESEARCH APTITUDE Code No. : 00

                                                                    

Unit-I

Teaching Aptitude:

·         Teaching Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.

·          Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.  

·         Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.  

·         Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).

·         Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.

·          Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.

Unit-II

Research Aptitude :

·         Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic approach to research.

·         Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.  

·         Steps of Research

·          Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.

·          Application of ICT in research.

·           Research ethics.

Unit-III

 Comprehension  A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be  answered.

Unit-IV

·         Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.

·         Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication.  

·         Barriers to effective communication.

·         Mass-Media and Society.

Unit-V

 Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude  

·         Types of reasoning.

·         Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.

·         Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time· & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage,      Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).

Unit-VI

Logical Reasoning  

·         Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition.  

·         Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.

·         Analogies.

·         Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.

·          Indian Logic: Means of knowledge. Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).

·         Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Unit-VII

Data Interpretation  

·         Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.  

·         Quantitative and Qualitative Data.

·         Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart· and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.

·          Data Interpretation.

·           Data and Governance.

Unit-VIII

 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)  

·         ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.

·         Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.

·         Digital initiatives in higher education.

·         ICT and Governance.

Unit-IX

People, Development and Environment

·         Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.

·         Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.  

·         Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.  

·         Impacts of pollutants on human health.

·         Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.  

·         Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.

·          Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.

Unit-X

Higher Education System

·               Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.

·               Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.

·                Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.

·               Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.

·               Value education and environmental education.

·                 Policies, Governance, and Administration

SOURCE-https://www.ugcnetonline.in/NTA_All_R_Syllabus/00-Paper-I/Paper-I_English.pdf

NET SYLLABUS Subject:

Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management Code No.: 55

Unit - I

Principles and Practices of Management: Development of management Thought, Contributions of Taylor, Fayol, Mayo, Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard. Behavioural Approach, Systems Approach, Quantitative Approach and Contingency Approach. Function of Management: Planning and Decision Making, Organising, Staffing, Directing, Controlling, Coordinating.

Unit - II

Human Resource Management: Conceptual framework, Human Resource Planning, Job Analysis, Recruitment, Selection, Placement, Induction, Training and Development, Performance Management, Job Evaluation, Compensation Management, Employee Benefits and Incentives, Managing Career. New Trends in HRM: Changing environment of HRM and contemporary challenges, Emerging HRM Concepts.

Unit - III

Human Resource Development (HRD): Concepts, Assumptions, Values, HRD Mechanisms, Action – research Model, HRD Culture and Climate, HRD Interventions, HR Accounting and Audit, Consultant – client relationship, Knowledge Management, Human Resource Information System. International Human Resource Management (IHRM): Organisational context of IHRM, IHRM and Sustainable Business, Functions of IHRM, Cross – Cultural Studies, Cultural Diversity, Transnational Organisations, IHRM models.

Unit – IV

 Organisational Behaviour: Concept, Scope, Nature of human behavior, Personality, Perception, Learning, Attitude, Motivation, Interpersonal Behaviour, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Communication, Power and Authority, Stress, Organisational Change and Development.

Unit - V

Industrial Relations: Concept, Scope, Evolution, Approaches, Actors and Models, Conflict and cooperation, Bi-partitism, Tri-partitism, Collective Bargaining, Workers’ Participation in Management, Grievance Handling and Disciplinary Action, Code of Conduct, Industrial Relations in changing scenario, Employers’ organisations. Trade Unions: Concepts, Evolution, Problems of trade unions in India, Recognition, The Trade Unions Act, 1926. Emerging role of trade unions in India.

Unit - VI

Industrial Disputes: Factors, Forms, Trends, Prevention and Settlement, Role of State and Central Labour Administration, Strikes and Lockouts. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Unit - VII

Labour Legislation: Objectives, Principles, Classification and Evolution. International Labour Organisation, Social Justice and Labour Legislation, Indian Constitution and Labour Laws.  

·         The Factories Act, 1948.

·          The Mines Act, 1952.

·         The Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1979.  

·         The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.

·          The Building and other Construction workers (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996.  

·         The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

Unit - VIII

Wages: Concept, Types, Factors influencing wages, Wage Theories and Wage Differentials  

·         The Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

·         The Payment of Wages Act, 1936.

·         The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

·         The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.

·         The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

·         The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

Unit – IX

 Labour Welfare: Concept, Scope, Types, Theories and Principles, Industrial Health and Hygiene, Industrial Accidents and safety, Occupational Diseases Social Security: Concept and Scope, Social Assistance and Social assurance.

Unit – X

 Labour Market: Features, Demand and Supply of Labour, Nature and Composition of Indian Labour Force, Unemployment and Underemployment, Types of Labour Market, Characteristics of Indian Labour Market, New Dynamics of Labour Market in India, Economic Systems and Labor Market, Problems of Labour in India.

Source- https://www.ugcnetonline.in/NTA_All_R_Syllabus/55/Labour%20Welfare_English.pdf