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UGC NET Psycology Syllabus
UGC-National Education Testing Exam. The full UGC NET Psycology syllabus: 11 subjects, 88 chapters, 326 topics and 155 sub-topics, with 591 flashcards written against it.
UGC NET Psycology subjects
UGC NET Psycology has 11 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
General Paper 1
- Teaching · 4 topics
- Research Aptitude · 6 topics
- Comprehension · 1 topic
- Communication · 4 topics
- Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude · 3 topics
- Logical Reasoning · 7 topics
- Data Interpretation · 4 topics
- ICT: General abbreviations and terminology · 3 topics
- People, Development and Environment · 14 topics
- Higher Education System · 6 topics
Emergence of Psychology
- Psychological Thought in Major Eastern Systems · 4 topics
- Academic Psychology in India · 6 topics
- Western Psychological Thought · 12 topics
- Founding Paths of Academic Psychology · 4 topics
- Crisis in Psychology · 1 topic
- Indic Influences on Modern Psychology
- Essential Aspects of Knowledge Paradigms · 3 topics
- Paradigms of Western Psychology · 6 topics
- Paradigmatic Controversies
- Significant Indian Paradigms on Psychological Knowledge · 5 topics
- Science and Spirituality · 1 topic
- The Primacy of Self-Knowledge in Indian Psychology
Research Methodology and Statistics
- Research · 5 topics
- Methods of research · 12 topics
- Statistics in Psychology · 10 topics
Psychological testing
- Types of tests
- Test construction · 2 topics
- Test standardization · 3 topics
- Areas of testing · 6 topics
- Attitude scales · 3 topics
- Computer-based psychological testing
- Applications of psychological testing in various settings · 6 topics
Biological basis of behavior
- Sensory systems · 2 topics
- Neurons · 5 topics
- Neurotransmitters · 1 topic
- The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems · 1 topic
- Neuroplasticity · 1 topic
- Methods of Physiological Psychology · 2 topics
- Muscular and Glandular system · 1 topic
- Biological basis of Motivation · 4 topics
- Biological basis of emotion · 2 topics
- Genetics and behavior · 2 topics
Attention, Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting
- Attention · 2 topics
- Perception · 12 topics
- Learning Process · 7 topics
- Memory and Forgetting · 3 topics
Thinking, Intelligence and Creativity
- Theoretical perspectives on thought processes · 4 topics
- Concept formation · 4 topics
- Types of Reasoning · 3 topics
- Language and thought · 3 topics
- Problem solving · 3 topics
- Decision-making · 2 topics
- Metacognition · 2 topics
- Intelligence · 8 topics
- Creativity · 4 topics
- Relationship between Intelligence and Creativity
Personality, Motivation, Emotion, Stress, and Coping
- Determinants of Personality · 1 topic
- Approaches to the Study of Personality · 8 topics
- Other Theories · 3 topics
- Basic Motivational Concepts · 6 topics
- Approaches to the Study of Motivation · 4 topics
- Exploratory Behavior and Curiosity · 1 topic
- Achievement, Affiliation, and Power · 3 topics
- Emotions · 3 topics
- Conflicts · 1 topic
- Stress and Coping · 4 topics
Social Psychology
- Nature, Scope and History of Social Psychology · 1 topic
- Social Perception · 2 topics
- Attitude and its Change within Cultural Context · 1 topic
- Group and Social Influence · 4 topics
- Group Dynamics, Leadership Style and Effectiveness
- Theories of Intergroup Relations · 6 topics
- Applied Social Psychology · 3 topics
Human Development and Interventions
- Developmental processes · 5 topics
- Theories of development · 3 topics
- Various aspects of development · 6 topics
- Psychopathology · 4 topics
- Psychotherapies · 16 topics
- Applications of theories of motivation and learning in School
- Factors in educational achievement
- Teacher effectiveness
- Guidance in schools · 2 topics
- Counselling · 3 topics
Emerging Areas
- Issues of Gender, Poverty, Disability, and Migration · 3 topics
- Peace Psychology · 3 topics
- Wellbeing and Self-Growth · 3 topics
- Health · 3 topics
- Psychology and Technology Interface · 5 topics
UGC NET Psycology flashcards
591 question-and-answer cards across 11 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- General Paper 1 — 52 cards
- Emergence of Psychology — 51 cards
- Research Methodology and Statistics — 63 cards
- Psychological testing — 55 cards
- Biological basis of behavior — 51 cards
- Attention, Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting — 60 cards
- Thinking, Intelligence and Creativity — 53 cards
- Personality, Motivation, Emotion, Stress, and Coping — 51 cards
- Social Psychology — 53 cards
- Human Development and Interventions — 51 cards
- Emerging Areas — 51 cards
UGC NET Psycology syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the UGC NET Psycology syllabus?
UGC NET Psycology covers 11 subjects: General Paper 1, Emergence of Psychology, Research Methodology and Statistics, Psychological testing, Biological basis of behavior, Attention, Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting, Thinking, Intelligence and Creativity, Personality, Motivation, Emotion, Stress, and Coping, Social Psychology, Human Development and Interventions and Emerging Areas.
How many chapters and topics are in the UGC NET Psycology syllabus?
88 chapters and 326 topics, broken down further into 155 sub-topics, across 11 subjects. General Paper 1 is the largest subject, with 52 topics in 10 chapters.
Are there UGC NET Psycology flashcards?
Yes — 591 question-and-answer flashcards in 11 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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