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UGC NET Sociology Syllabus
UGC-National Education Testing Exam. The full UGC NET Sociology syllabus: 11 subjects, 82 chapters, 201 topics and 58 sub-topics, with 588 flashcards written against it.
UGC NET Sociology subjects
UGC NET Sociology 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
Sociological Theory
- Classical Sociological Traditions · 3 topics
- Structure- Functionalism and Structuralism · 5 topics
- Hermeneutic and Interpretative Traditions · 6 topics
- Post Modernism, Post Structuralism and Post Colonialism · 6 topics
- Indian Thinkers · 6 topics
Research Methodology and Methods
- Conceptualizing Social Reality · 5 topics
- Formulating Research Design · 4 topics
- Quantitative and Qualitative Methods · 4 topics
- Techniques · 5 topics
Basic Concepts and Institutions
- Sociological Concepts · 10 topics
- Social Institutions · 6 topics
- Social Stratification · 4 topics
- Social Change and Processes · 4 topics
Rural and Urban Transformations
- Rural and Peasant Society · 6 topics
- Urban Society · 6 topics
State, Politics and Development
- Political Processes in India · 10 topics
- Social Movements and Protests · 5 topics
Economy and Society
- Exchange, Gift, Capital, Labour and Market · 13 topics
Environment and Society
- Social and Cultural Ecology · 1 topic
- Technological Change, Agriculture and Biodiversity
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Ethno-Medicine
- Gender and Environment
- Forest Policies, Adivasis and Exclusion
- Ecological Degradation and Migration
- Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation
- Water and Social Exclusion
- Disasters and Community Responses
- Environmental Pollution, Public Health and Disability
- Climate Change and International Policies
- Environmental Movements
Family, Marriage and Kinship
- Theoretical Approaches · 3 topics
- Gender Relations and Power Dynamics
- Inheritance, Succession and Authority
- Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction
- Children, Youth and Elderly
- Emotions and Family
- Emergent Forms of Family
- Changing Marriage Practices
- Changing Care and Support Systems
- Family Laws
- Domestic Violence and Crime against Women
- Honour Killing
Science, Technology and Society
- History of Technological Development
- Changing notions of Time and Space
- Flows and Boundaries
- Virtual Community
- Media · 2 topics
- E-Governance and Surveillance Society
- Technology and Emerging Political Processes
- State Policy, Digital Divide and Inclusion
- Technology and Changing Family Relations
- Technology and Changing Health Systems
- Food and Technology
- Cyber Crime
Culture and Symbolic Transformations
- Signs and Symbols · 1 topic
- Rituals, Beliefs and Practices · 2 topics
- Changing Material Culture · 2 topics
- Moral Economy · 2 topics
- Education: Formal and Informal · 2 topics
- Religious Organizations, Piety and Spirituality · 2 topics
- Commodification of Rituals · 2 topics
- Communalism and Secularism · 2 topics
- Cultural Identity and Mobilization · 2 topics
- Culture and Politics · 2 topics
- Gender, Body and Culture · 2 topics
- Art and Aesthetics · 2 topics
- Ethics and Morality · 2 topics
- Sports and Culture · 2 topics
- Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism · 2 topics
- Religion and Economy · 2 topics
- Culture and Environment · 2 topics
- New Religious Movements · 2 topics
UGC NET Sociology flashcards
588 question-and-answer cards across 11 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- General Paper 1 — 70 cards
- Sociological Theory — 50 cards
- Research Methodology and Methods — 60 cards
- Basic Concepts and Institutions — 52 cards
- Rural and Urban Transformations — 50 cards
- State, Politics and Development — 50 cards
- Economy and Society — 55 cards
- Environment and Society — 50 cards
- Family, Marriage and Kinship — 51 cards
- Science, Technology and Society — 50 cards
- Culture and Symbolic Transformations — 50 cards
UGC NET Sociology syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the UGC NET Sociology syllabus?
UGC NET Sociology covers 11 subjects: General Paper 1, Sociological Theory, Research Methodology and Methods, Basic Concepts and Institutions, Rural and Urban Transformations, State, Politics and Development, Economy and Society, Environment and Society, Family, Marriage and Kinship, Science, Technology and Society and Culture and Symbolic Transformations.
How many chapters and topics are in the UGC NET Sociology syllabus?
82 chapters and 201 topics, broken down further into 58 sub-topics, across 11 subjects. General Paper 1 is the largest subject, with 52 topics in 10 chapters.
Are there UGC NET Sociology flashcards?
Yes — 588 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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