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Economics Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Author : Mocktime Publication
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Release Date : 101-01-01

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Syllabus: 1. Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer Behaviour; Theory of Production and Costs; Decision making under uncertainty Attitude towards Risk. 2. Game Theory – Non Cooperative games; Market Structures, competitive and non-competitive equilibria and their efficiency properties. 3. Factor Pricing; General Equilibrium Analysis; Efficiency Criteria: Pareto-Optimality, Kaldor – Hicks and Wealth Maximization. 4. Welfare Economics: Fundamental Theorems, Social Welfare Function; Asymmetric Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard. 5. Macro Economics: National Income: Concepts and Measurement; Determination of output and employment: Classical & Keynesian Approach. 6. Consumption Function; Investment Function; Multiplier and Accelerator; Demand for Money; Supply of Money. 7. IS – LM Model Approach; Inflation and Phillips Curve Analysis; Business Cycles. 8. Monetary and Fiscal Policy; Rational Expectation Hypothesis and its critique. 9. Statistics and Econometrics: Probability Theory: Concepts of probability, Distributions, Moments, Central Limit theorem. 10. Descriptive Statistics – Measures of Central tendency & dispersions, Correlation, Index Numbers; Sampling methods & Sampling Distribution. 11. Statistical Inferences, Hypothesis testing; Linear Regression Models and their properties – BLUE. 12. Identification Problem; Simultaneous Equation Models – recursive and non-recursive; Discrete choice models; Time Series Analysis. 13. Mathematical Economics: Sets, functions and continuity, sequence, series; Differential Calculus and its Applications. 14. Linear Algebra – Matrices, Vector Spaces. 15. Static Optimization Problems and their applications; Input-Output Model, Linear Programming. 16. Difference and Differential equations with applications. 17. International Economics: International Trade: Basic concepts and analytical tools; Theories of International Trade; International Trade under imperfect competition. 18. Balance of Payments: Composition, Equilibrium and Disequilibrium and Adjustment Mechanisms; Exchange Rate: Concepts and Theories. 19. Foreign Exchange Market and Arbitrage; Gains from Trade, Terms of Trade, Trade Multiplier; Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers to trade; Dumping. 20. GATT, WTO and Regional Trade Blocks; Trade Policy Issues; IMF & World Bank. 21. Public Economics: Market Failure and Remedial Measures: Asymmetric Information, Public Goods, Externality; Regulation of Market – Collusion and Consumers’ Welfare. 22. Public Revenue: Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Progressive and non-Progressive Taxation, Incidence and Effects of Taxation. 23. Public expenditure; Public Debt and its management. 24. Public Budget and Budget Multiplier; Fiscal Policy and its implications. 25. Money and Banking: Components of Money Supply; Central Bank; Commercial Banking. 26. Instruments and Working of Monetary Policy. 27. Non-banking Financial Institutions. 28. Capital Market and its Regulation. 29. Growth and Development Economics: Economic Growth and Economic Development; Theories of Economic Development: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Schumpeter, Rostow, Balanced & Unbalanced growth, Big Push approach. 30. Models of Economic Growth: Harrod-Domar, Solow, Robinson, Kaldor; Technical progress – Disembodied & embodied; endogenous growth. 31. Indicators of Economic Development: PQLI, HDI, SDGs; Poverty and Inequalities – Concepts and Measurement. 32. Social Sector Development: Health, Education, Gender. 33. Environmental Economics and Demography: Environment as a Public Good; Market Failure; Coase Theorem. 34. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Compensation Criteria; Valuation of Environmental Goods. 35. Theories of Population; Concepts and Measures: Fertility, Morbidity, Mortality. 36. Age Structure, Demographic Dividend; Life Table; Migration. 37. Indian Economy: Economic Growth in India: Pattern and Structure; Agriculture: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses. 38. Industry: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses; Services: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses. 39. Rural Development – Issues, Challenges & Policy Responses; Urban Development – Issues, Challenges and Policy Responses; Foreign Trade: Structure and Direction, BOP, Flow of Foreign Capital, Trade Policies. 40. Infrastructure Development: Physical and Social; Public-Private Partnerships; Reforms in Land, Labour and Capital Markets; Centre-State Financial Relations and Finance Commissions of India; FRBM; Poverty, Inequality & Unemployment.

Commerce Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Concepts and elements of business environment: Economic (systems, policies - Monetary/fiscal), Political (role of government), Legal (Consumer Protection Act, FEMA), Socio-cultural factors, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 2. International business: Scope, importance, Globalization (drivers), Modes of entry; Theories of international trade, Government intervention, Tariff/non-tariff barriers, India’s foreign trade policy. 3. Foreign direct investment (FDI) & Foreign portfolio investment (FPI): Types, Costs/benefits (home/host countries), Trends, India’s FDI policy; Balance of payments (BOP): Importance, components. 4. Regional Economic Integration (Levels, Trade creation/diversion effects, Agreements: EU, ASEAN, SAARC, NAFTA); International Economic institutions (IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD); WTO (Functions, objectives, Agriculture Agreement, GATS, TRIPS, TRIMS). 5. Basic accounting principles, concepts, postulates; Partnership Accounts (Admission, Retirement, Death, Dissolution, Insolvency). 6. Corporate Accounting (Issue, forfeiture, reissue of shares; Liquidation; Acquisition, merger, amalgamation, reconstruction); Holding company accounts. 7. Cost & Management Accounting: Marginal costing & Break-even; Standard costing; Budgetary control; Process costing; Activity Based Costing (ABC); Decision-making costing; Life cycle, Target, Kaizen costing, JIT. 8. Financial Statements Analysis (Ratio, Funds flow, Cash flow); Human Resources, Inflation, Environmental Accounting; Indian Accounting Standards & IFRS; Auditing (Independent financial audit, Vouching, Verification/valuation, Audit report, Cost audit); Recent Auditing Trends (Management, Energy, Environment, Systems, Safety). 9. Business economics: Meaning, scope; Objectives of business firms; Demand analysis (Law, Elasticity & measurement, AR/MR relationship). 10. Consumer behavior (Utility analysis, Indifference curve analysis); Law of Variable Proportions; Law of Returns to Scale. 11. Theory of cost (Short-run & long-run cost curves); Price determination: Perfect competition, Monopolistic competition. 12. Price determination: Oligopoly (Price leadership), Monopoly, Price discrimination; Pricing strategies (Skimming, Penetration, Peak load). 13. Finance: Scope, sources; Lease financing; Cost of capital; Time value of money; Capital structure. 14. Capital budgeting decisions: Conventional & scientific techniques of analysis; Working capital management. 15. Dividend decision: Theories, policies; Risk & return analysis; Asset securitization. 16. International monetary system; Foreign exchange market, Exchange rate risk & hedging; International financial markets/instruments (Euro currency, GDRs, ADRs); International arbitrage; Multinational capital budgeting. 17. Measures: Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness; Correlation & regression (two variables). 18. Probability (Approaches, Bayes’ theorem); Probability distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal). 19. Research: Concept, types, designs; Data: Collection, classification; Sampling & estimation (Concepts, Methods - probability/non-probability, Sampling distribution, Central limit theorem, Standard error, Statistical estimation). 20. Hypothesis testing (z-test, t-test, ANOVA, Chi–square, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, Rank correlation); Report writing. 21. Management: Principles, functions; Organization structure (Formal/informal, Span of control); Responsibility & authority (Delegation, decentralization). 22. Motivation & leadership (Concept, theories); Corporate governance & business ethics. 23. HRM: Concept, role, functions; HR planning; Recruitment & selection; Training & development; Succession planning; Compensation management (Job evaluation, Incentives, fringe benefits). 24. Performance appraisal (incl. 360 degree); Collective bargaining & workers’ participation; Personality, Perception, Attitudes, Emotions; Group dynamics, Power & politics; Conflict & negotiation; Stress management; Organizational Culture, Development & Change. 25. Indian financial system overview; Types of banks (Commercial, RRBs, Foreign, Cooperative); RBI (Functions, Role, monetary policy management). 26. Banking sector reforms in India (Basel norms, Risk management, NPA management); Financial markets (Money, Capital, Government securities). 27. Financial Institutions (DFIs, NBFCs, Mutual Funds, Pension Funds); Financial Regulators in India; Financial sector reforms (incl. financial inclusion). 28. Digitisation of banking & financial services (Internet/mobile banking, Digital payments); Insurance (Types: Life/Non-life, Risk classification/management, Insurability limits, Re-insurance, IRDA & role). 29. Marketing: Concept, approaches, channels, mix; Strategic marketing planning; Market segmentation, targeting, positioning. 30. Product decisions (Concept, line, mix, life cycle, new product development); Pricing decisions (Factors, policies, strategies). 31. Promotion decisions (Role, methods: Advertising, Personal selling, Publicity, Sales promotion tools/techniques, Promotion mix); Distribution decisions (Channels, management). 32. Consumer Behaviour (Process, influencing factors); Service marketing; Trends (Social, Online, Green, Direct, Rural marketing, CRM); Logistics management. 33. Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Valid contract elements, Capacity, Free consent, Discharge, Breach & remedies, Quasi contracts); Special contracts (Indemnity/guarantee, Bailment/pledge, Agency). 34. Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (Sale/agreement to sell, Caveat Emptor, Rights of unpaid seller/buyer); Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Types, Negotiation/assignment, Dishonour/discharge). 35. Companies Act, 2013 (Nature/kinds of companies, Formation, Management, meetings, winding up); Limited Liability Partnership (Structure, formation procedure). 36. Competition Act, 2002 (Objectives, provisions); IT Act, 2000 (Objectives, provisions, Cyber crimes/penalties); RTI Act, 2005 (Objectives, provisions); IPRs (Patents, trademarks, copyrights, Emerging issues); GST (Objectives, provisions, Benefits, Implementation, Dual GST). 37. Income-tax: Basic concepts, Residential status & tax incidence, Exempted incomes, Agricultural income. 38. Computation of taxable income under various heads; Deductions from Gross total income; Assessment of Individuals; Clubbing of incomes. 39. International Taxation: Double taxation & its avoidance mechanism; Transfer pricing. 40. Corporate Tax Planning: Concepts, significance; Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion; Techniques; Tax considerations in specific business situations (Make/buy, Own/lease, Retain/Renew/Replace asset, Shut down/continue); Deduction/collection of tax at source; Advance payment of tax; E-filing of income-tax returns.

Geography Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. The History paper consists of all the aspects of Indian History (Pre-history, Ancient period, Medieval Indian history, and Modern India including National Movement and post independent phase) and also consists of Historical Method, Research Methodology and Historiography. Since, the subject and the boundaries of Indian history are vast and comprehensive, it has been systematically analysed and synthesized into Ten Units. However, the concepts, the ideas and the terms given here would specify the extent the subject included though it is not mentioned in the units. It is to make the student realize the comprehension of the syllabus prepared. 2. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - I: Bharatvarsha, Khilafat, Sabha and Samiti, Sulah-i-kul, Varnasrama, Turkan-i-Chahlghani, Vedanta, Watan, Purusharthas, Baluta, Rina, Taquavi, Samskaras, Iqta, Yajna, Jaziya. 3. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - II: Ganarajya, Zakat, Janapada, Madad-i-maash, Doctrine of Karma, Amaram, Dandaniti / Arthasastra / Saptanga, Raya-Rekho, Dharmavijaya, Jangama / Dasa. 4. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - III: Stupa / Chaitya/ Vihara, Madarasa / Maqtab, Nagara / Dravida / Vesara, Chauth / Sardeshmukhi, Bodhisattva / Tirthankara, Sarai, Alvars / Nayanars, Polygars, Sreni, Jagir / Shariyat. 5. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - IV: Bhumi-chidra-vidhana-nyaya, Dastur, Kara-bhoga-bhaga, Mansab (Rank), Vishti, Deshmukh, Stridhana, Nadu / Ur, Memorial Stones, Ulema, Agraharas, Firman. 6. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - V: Ain-i-Dashsalah, Satyagraha, Pargana, Swadeshi, Shahna-i-Mandi, Revivalism, Mahalwari, Communalism, Hind Swaraj, Orientalism, Mercantilism, Oriental Despotism. 7. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - VI: Economic Nationalism, De-Industrialisation, Indian Renaissance, Subsidiary Alliance, Economic Drain, Evangelicalism, Colonialism, Bhudan, Paramountcy, Panchsheel, Dyarchy, Mixed Economy. 8. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - VII: Federalism, Socialism, Utilitarianism, Hindu Code Bill, Filtration Theory, Historical Methods, Forward Policy, Plagiarism, Doctrine of Lapse, Ethics and Morality in History Writing. 9. Unit I - Sources & Early Phases: Negotiating the Sources: Archaeological sources (Exploration, Excavation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Dating of Archaeological Sites); Literary Sources (Indigenous Literature: Primary and Secondary: problem of dating, Religious and Secular Literature, Myths, Legends, etc.; Foreign Accounts: Greek, Chinese and Arabic). 10. Unit I - Neolithic, Chalcolithic & Indus Civilization: Pastoralism and Food production (Neolithic and Chalcolithic Phase: Settlement, distribution, tools and patterns of exchange); Indus/Harappa Civilization (Origin, extent, major sites, settlement pattern, craft specialization, religion, society and polity, Decline of Indus Civilization, Internal and external trade, First urbanization in India). 11. Unit I - Vedic Periods & Emergence of States: Vedic and later Vedic periods (Aryan debates, Political and Social Institutions, State Structure and Theories of State; Emergence of Varnas and Social Stratification, Religious and Philosophical Ideas, Introduction of Iron Technology, Megaliths of South India); Expansion of State system (Mahajanapadas, Monarchical and Republican States, Economic and Social Developments and Emergence of Second Urbanization in 6th century BCE; Emergence of heterodox sects-Jainism, Buddhism and Ajivikas). 12. Unit II - From State to Empire (Magadha & Mauryas): Rise of Magadha, Greek invasion under Alexander and its effects; Mauryan expansion, Mauryan polity, society, economy; Asoka’s Dhamma and its Nature; Decline and Disintegration of the Mauryan Empire; Mauyan art and architecture; Asokan edicts: language and script. 13. Unit II - Post-Mauryan Regional Powers & Trade: Dissolution of Empire and Emergence of Regional Powers (Indo-Greeks, Sungas, Satavahanas, Kushanas and Saka-Ksatrapas); Sangam literature, polity and society in South India as reflected in Sangam literature; Trade and commerce from 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE, Trade with the Roman World. 14. Unit II - Religious Developments, Art & Gupta-Vakataka Age: Emergence of Mahayana Buddhism, Kharavela and Jainism; Post-Mauryan art and Architecture (Gandhara, Mathura and Amaravati schools); Gupta Vakataka age (Polity and Society, Agrarian Economy, Land Grants, Land Revenue and Land Rights, Gupta Coins, Beginning of Temple Architecture, Emergence of Puranic Hinduism, Development of Sanskrit Language and Literature, Developments in Science Technology, Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine); Harsha and his Times (Administration and Religion); Salankayanas and Visnukundins in Andhradesa. 15. Unit III - Regional Kingdoms (Deccan & South): Emergence of Regional Kingdoms: Kingdoms in Deccan (Gangas, Kadmabas, Western and Eastern Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Hoysalas and Yadavas); Kingdoms in South India (Pallavas, Ceras, Colas and Pandyas). 16. Unit III - Regional Kingdoms (East, West, North) & Early Medieval Characteristics: Kingdoms in Eastern India (Palas and Senas of Bengal, Varmans of Kamarupa, Bhaumakaras and Somavamsis of Odisha); Kingdoms in Western India (Maitrakas of Vallabhi and Chalukyas of Gujarat); Kingdoms in North India (Gurjara-Pratiharas, Kalacuri-Chedis, Gahadavalas and Paramaras); Characteristics of Early Medieval India (Administration and Political Structure Legitimation of Kingship). 17. Unit III - Early Medieval Economy & Trade: Agrarian economy (land grants, changing production relations; graded land rights and peasantry, water resources, taxation system, coins and currency system); Trade and urbanization (patterns of trade, and urban settlements, ports and trade routes, merchandise and exchange, trade guilds; trade and colonization in southeast Asia). 18. Unit III - Early Medieval Religion & Society: Growth of Brahminical religions (Vaisnavism and Saivism; Temples; Patronage and Regional Ramification; Temple Architecture and Regional Styles; Dana, Tirtha and Bhakti, Tamil Bhakti movement - Shankara, Madhava and Ramanujacharya); Society (Varna, Jati and Proliferation of Castes, Position of women; Gender, marriage and property relations; Women in public life; Tribes as peasants and their place in Varna order; Untouchability). 19. Unit III - Early Medieval Education, State Formation Debates & Arab Contracts: Education and Educational Institutions (Agraharas, Mathas and Mahaviharas as Centres of Education); Growth of Regional Languages; Debates of state formation in early medieval India (A) Feudal model; B) Segmentary model; C) Integrative model); Arab contracts: Suleiman Ghaznavid conquests; Alberuni’s Accounts. 20. Unit IV - Sources of Medieval History & Political Developments (Sultanate & Mughals): Source of Medieval Indian History (Archaeological, Epigraphic and Numismatic sources, Material evidences and Monuments; Chronicles; Literary sources – Persian, Sanskrit and Regional languages; Daftar Khannas: Firmans, Bahis / Pothis / Akhbarat; Foreign Travellers’ Accounts – Persian and Arabic); Political Developments – The Delhi Sultanate (the Ghorids, the Turks, the Khaljis, the Tughlaqs, theSayyids and the Lodis, Decline of Delhi Sultanate); Foundation of the Mughal Empire (Babur, Humayun and the Suris; Expansion and Consolidation from Akbar to Aurangzeb, Decline of the Mughal Empire, Later Mughals and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire). 21. Unit IV - Vijayanagara, Bahmanis, Other Regional Powers & Marathas: The Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis - Deccan Sultanate (Bijapur, Golkonda, Bidar, Berar and Ahmadnagar – Rise, Expansion and Disintegration); Eastern Gangas and Suryavamshi Gajapatis; Rise of the Marathas & the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji (its expansion under the Peshwas; Mughal – Maratha relations, Maratha Confederacy, Causes of Decline). 22. Unit V - Medieval Administration (Sultanate, Sher Shah, Mughals): Administration & Economy: Administration under the Sultanate (Nature of State – Theocratic and Theocentric, Central, Provincial and Local Administration, Law of succession); Sher Shah’s Administrative Reforms; Mughal Administration (Central, Provincial and Local: Mansabdari and Jagirdari Systems). 23. Unit V - Deccan, Maratha Administration & Inter-State Policies: Administrative System in the Deccan (The Vijayanagara State & Polity, Bahamani Administrative System); Maratha Administration (Asta Pradhan); Frontier Policies under Delhi Sultanate and Mughals; Inter-State Relations during the Sultanate and the Mughals. 24. Unit V - Medieval Economy (Agriculture, Industries, Trade): Agricultural Production and Irrigation System, Village Economy, Peasantry, Grants and Agricultural Loans, Urbanization and Demographic Structure; Industries (Cotton Textiles, Handicrafts, Agro-Based industries, Organisation, Factories & Technology); Trade and Commerce (State Policies, Internal and External Trade: European Trade, Trade Centres and Ports, Transport and Communication, Hundi (Bills of Exchange) and Insurance, State Income and Expenditure, Currency, Mint System; Famines and Peasant Revolts). 25. Unit VI - Medieval Social Structure, Sufism, Bhakti & Sikh Movements: Society and Culture: Social Organisation and Social Structure; The Sufis (Their Orders, Beliefs and Practices, the leading Sufi Saints, Social Synchronization); Bhakti Movement (Shaivism; Vaishnavism, Shaktism, The Saints of the Medieval Period – North and South – their impact on Socio- Political and Religious Life – Women Saints of Medieval India); The Sikh Movement (Guru Nanak Dev: his teachings and practices, Adi Granth; the Khalsa). 26. Unit VI - Medieval Social Classification, Women & Education: Social Classification (Ruling Class, Major Religious Groups, the Ulemas, the Mercantile and Professional Classes – Rajput Society); Rural society (Petty Chieftains, Village Officials, Cultivators and Non-Cultivating Classes, Artisans); Position of Women (Zanana System – Devadasi System); Development of Education, Centres of Education and Curriculum, Madarasa Education. 27. Unit VI - Medieval Fine Arts & Architecture: Fine Arts (Major Schools of Painting – Mughal, Rajasthani, Pahari, Garhwali; Development of Music); Art and Architecture (Indo-Islamic Architecture, Mughal Architecture, Regional Styles, Indo-Arabic Architecture, Mughal Gardens, Maratha Forts, Shrines and Temples). 28. Unit VII - Sources of Modern History & Rise of British Power: Sources of Modern Indian History (Archieval Materials, Biographies and Memoirs, Newspapers, Oral Evidence, Creative Literature and Painting, Monuments, Coins); Rise of British Power (European Traders in India in the 16th to 18th Centuries – Portuguese, Dutch, French and the British; Establishment and Expansion of British Dominion in India). 29. Unit VII - British Relations, 1857 Revolt, Administration & Constitutional Changes: British Relations with Principal Indian States (Bengal, Oudh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Carnatic and Punjab); Revolt of 1857 (Causes, Nature and Impact); Administration of the Company and the Crown (Evolution of Central and Provincial Structure under East India Company, Paramountcy, Civil Service, Judiciary, Police and the Army under the Company; British Policy and Paramountcy in the Princely States under the Crown, Local Self-Government); Constitutional Changes, 1909 – 1935. 30. Unit VIII - Colonial Economy & Its Impact: Colonial Economy: Changing Composition, Volume and Direction of Trade; Expansion and Commercialization of Agriculture, Land Rights, Land Settlements, Rural Indebtedness, Landless Labour, Irrigation and Canal System; Decline of Industries (Changing Socio-Economic Conditions of Artisans; De-urbanisation); Economic Drain; World Wars and Economy. 31. Unit VIII - British Industrial Policy, Infrastructure & Social Issues: British Industrial Policy; Major Modern Industries; Nature of Factory Legislation; Labour and Trade Union Movements; Monetary Policy, Banking, Currency and Exchange, Railways and Road Transport, Communications (Post & Telegraph); Growth of New Urban Centres; New Features of Town Planning and Architecture, Urban Society and Urban Problems; Famines, Epidemics and the Government Policy; Tribal and Peasant Movements. 32. Unit VIII - Indian Society in Transition: Religion, Education & Renaissance: Indian Society in Transition: Contact with Christianity (the Missions and Missionaries; Critique of Indian Social and Economic Practices and Religious Beliefs; Educational and Other Activities); The New Education (Government Policy; Levels and Contents; English Language; Development of Science, Technology, Public Health & Medicine – Towads Modernism); Indian Renaissance (Socio-Religious Reforms; Emergence of Middle Class; Caste Associations and Caste Mobility). 33. Unit VIII - Women's Question, Press & Modernization of Arts: Women’s Question (Nationalist Discourse; Women’s Organisations; British Legislation concerning Women, Gender Identity & Constitutional Position); The Printing Press (Journalistic Activity and the Public opinion); Modernisation of Indian Languages and Literary Forms – Reorientation in Painting, Music and Performing Arts. 34. Unit IX - Rise of Indian Nationalism & Movements: Rise of Indian Nationalism: Social and Economic basis of Nationalism; Birth of Indian National Congress; Ideologies and Programmes of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1920 (Early Nationalists, Assertive Nationalists and Revolutionaries); Swadeshi and Swaraj; Gandhian Mass Movements; Subas Chandra Bose and INA; Role of Middle Class in National Movement; Women Participation in National Movement. 35. Unit IX - Communal Politics, Independence & Partition: Left Wing Politics; Depressed Class Movement; Communal Politics (Muslim League and Genesis of Pakistan); Towards Independence and Partition. 36. Unit IX - India after Independence: Challenges & Constitution Making: India after Independence: Challenges of Partition; Integration of the Indian Princely States (Kashmir, Hyderabad & Junagarh); B.R. Ambedkar – The making of the Indian Constitution, its Features; The Structure of Bureaucracy. 37. Unit IX - Post-Independence Policies & Dynamics: New Education Policy; Economic Policies and the Planning process (Development, Displacement and Tribal Issues); Linguistic Reorganisation of States; Centre-State Relations; Foreign Policy Initiatives (Panchsheel); Dynamics of Indian Politics-Emergency; Liberalisation, Privatisation & Globalisation of Indian Economy. 38. Unit X - Historical Method & Research Fundamentals: Historical Method, Research, Methodology and Historiography: Scope and Importance of History, Objectivity and Bias in History, Heuristics Operation, Criticism in History, Synthesis and Presentation; History and its Auxiliary Sciences; History a Science, Arts or a Social Science; Causation and Imagination in History; Significance of Regional History; Recent Trends of Indian History. 39. Unit X - Research Methodology & Historiographical Practice: Research Methodology (Hypothesis in History, Area of Proposed Research, Sources – Data Collection, Primary / Secondary, Original and Transit Sources, Trends in Historical Research, Recent Indian Historiography); Selection of Topic in History, Notes Taking, References, Footnotes and Bibliography, Thesis and Assignment Writing; Plagiarism, Intellectual Dishonesty and History Writing. 40. Unit X - Historiographical Traditions & Modern Theories: Beginnings of Historical Writings (Greek, Roman and Church Historiography); Renaissance and its Impact on History Writing; Negative and Positive Schools of Historical Writing; Berlin Revolution in History Writing – Von Ranke; Marxist Philosophy of History – Scientific Materialism; Cyclical Theory of History – Oswald Spengler; Challenge and Response Theory – Arnold Joseph Toynbee; Post – Modernism in History.

Law Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Nature and sources of law, alongside schools of jurisprudence. 2. Law and morality, encompassing the concept of rights and duties and legal personality. 3. Concepts of property, ownership and possession, linked with the concept of liability. 4. Law, poverty and development, considered with global justice, modernism and post-modernism. 5. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy. 6. Union and State executive and their interrelationship, and Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers. 7. The Judiciary, emergency provisions, temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states, and the Election Commission of India. 8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law, the principle of natural justice, and judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds. 9. International law – Definition, nature and basis, and sources of International law. 10. Recognition of states and governments; Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs); Extradition and asylum. 11. The United Nations and its organs, settlement of international disputes, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). 12. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols, and the implementation of IHL - Challenges. 13. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability, along with stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt. 14. General exceptions to criminal liability, offences against human body, and offences against state and terrorism. 15. Offences against property, offences against women and children, drug trafficking and counterfeiting, and offences against public tranquility. 16. Theories and kinds of punishments, and compensation to the victims of crime. 17. Nature and definition of tort, general principles of tortious liability, and general defenses. 18. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation; Remoteness of damages; Strict and absolute liability; and Tortious liability of the State. 19. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism. 20. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal, and The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations. 21. Essential elements of contract and e-contract; Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements; Standard form of contract and quasi-contract. 22. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency, and the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. 23. Partnership and limited liability partnership, and the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 24. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures; Company law – Directors and meetings; and Corporate social responsibility. 25. Sources and schools of family law; Marriage and dissolution of marriage; Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce; and Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship. 26. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce, alongside maintenance, dower and stridhan. 27. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement; Succession and inheritance; Will, gift and wakf. 28. The Uniform Civil Code. 29. Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’; International environmental law and UN Conferences; and the Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India. 30. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India, and the National Green Tribunal. 31. Concept and development of human rights, universalism and cultural relativism, and the International Bill of Rights. 32. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections, and the protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes. 33. Concept and meaning of intellectual property, theories of intellectual property, and International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties. 34. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies; Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies; and Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies. 35. Protection of Geographical Indications, and Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge. 36. Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers, alongside Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication. 37. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison, and forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal. 38. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India; Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions; and Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France. 39. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA; Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France; and Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa. 40. Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India, and Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India.

International And Area Studies Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. International and Area Studies: Major concepts, scope, and nature of International Relations and Area Studies. 2. Theories of IR and Area Studies: Realist, Liberal, Marxist, and Critical Theories of IR and Area Studies. 3. Approaches: Western and Non-Western; and Power Politics: Balance of Power, Geopolitics, Bipolarity, Unipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism. 4. State and Non-State Actors in IR and Area Studies. 5. Emergence of nation states and nationalism; and the Pre-World War I International System. 6. The Inter-War Period; and the Post-World War II Period (Cold War). 7. Decolonisation, Global South and International Politics; and Post-Cold War International Relations. 8. Impact of Globalisation on the evolution of International Relations and Area Studies. 9. Changing Patterns of World Order: Unipolarity, Bipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism; and the Role of Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, India and EU. 10. Globality, Globalism and Globalisation: Concepts and interconnections. 11. Democratisation and the World Order. 12. Science, Technology and Global Order. 13. Concepts, components and models of National and International Security; and the Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: Kautilya, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Antonio Jomini, Carl von Clausewitz. 14. Continued Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: H. Mackinder, A.T. Mahan, G. Douhet, William Mitchell, Alexander de Seversky, H. Kissinger. 15. Evolution of Strategic Doctrines: Massive Retaliation, Deterrence, Flexible Response, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), NMD. 16. Evolution of India’s Security Policies and Nuclear and Maritime Doctrines. 17. New Modes of Warfare: Conventional, Low Intensity Conflicts, Information and Communication warfare, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare, Revolution in Military Affairs. 18. Non-Traditional Security Threats: Food and Health Security, Energy Security, Environmental Security, Gender Security, Human Security, Cyber Security and Terrorism; and Conflict Resolution and Peace, Arms Control and Disarmament. 19. Role of International Organisations in International Peace and Security, Development cooperation and Democratisation. 20. United Nations: Role, Relevance, and Reforms. 21. Global Governance: Issues and Challenges of global commons; and Regional and Sub-regional Organisations. 22. Impact of Globalisation on International Organisations and Global Governance; and International Law as an instrument of global governance. 23. Evolution of Objectives and Principles of India’s Foreign Policy. 24. India’s Relations with Neighbourhood and Extended Neighbourhood; and India and Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, and EU. 25. India’s Look East and Act East Policy; and India’s Engagement with International and Regional Organisations. 26. Role of India’s Soft Power in its Foreign Policy. 27. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements. 28. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; and Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes. 29. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security; Regional Territorial and Maritime Issues, Role of Extra-regional Powers. 30. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership: IORA, SAARC, ASEAN, ARF, APEC, BIMSTEC, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation etc.; and Impact of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG). 31. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements. 32. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes; and Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security. 33. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Regional conflicts and issues and role of extra-regional powers; Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership; and Impact of Globalisation. 34. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Nationalism, Industrial Revolution and State building. 35. Europe between two World Wars; and Alliances and Accords in Europe: NATO, WARSAW PACT, Helsinki Accord, EU etc. 36. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security, Migration refugees and Ethnic Problems. 37. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Trade, Development cooperation and Strategic Partnerships; Role of US in Europe; and Impact of Globalisation. 38. The Americas: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, Nationalism and Independence Movements. 39. The Americas: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; and Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security. 40. The Americas: Regional conflicts and Issues: Role of US and Extra-regional Powers; Regional trade, development cooperation and strategic partnership; and Globalisation and its impact.

Defence And Strategic Studies Unit Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Defence and Strategic Studies: Assumptions and Approaches; The Concepts of Nation: State and Nation – State, Theories and Elements of State. 2. Key Concepts of National Security: Defining National Security, National Defence and National Interest, National Character and Evolution-of the National Security concept in the 20th Century and Beyond; National Security Concerns of Major Powers, Middle Powers and Small Powers. 3. National Security Structures: Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Police Forces, Decision-Making Structures, etc.; National Security Environment: Internal and External. 4. Defence, Foreign, Security and Domestic Policies: Concept formulation, objectives and linkages; Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue; Non – Alignment, Balance of Power, Collective Security and Balance of Terror – Concept, Development and Relevance; Deterrence and Détente: Concept and contemporary relevance. 5. Contribution of Sun Tzu, Kautilya, Machiavelli, Jomini, and Carl von Clausewitz. 6. Contribution of General Giulio Douhet, W.Mitchell, J.F.C.Fuller, and Capt.B.H.Liddell Hart. 7. Contribution of Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara. 8. Nuclear Deterrence: Andre Beaufre, Henry Kissinger and K. Subrahmanyam; Thoughts of Gandhi and Nehru on Peace, Security and Development. 9. Theories and causes of War; Principles of War; Contemporary Warfare: Conventional Warfare in Nuclear age, Limited War, Revolutionary Warfare, Low Intensity Operations, Guerilla Warfare, Insurgency and Counter – Insurgency. 10. Armaments: Arms Race, Arms Aid, Arms Trade, Arms Proliferation, Proliferation of Small Arms; Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue. 11. Terrorism: Concept and kinds (National, International and Cross border); Conflicting Ideologies: Militarism, Nationalism, Fundamentalism, Separatism, Irredentism. 12. Concept and Elements of Deterrence: Nuclear & Conventional; Evolution of Global Nuclear Doctrines; Democratic Peace Theory. 13. Basic Concepts and Theory: (i) Concepts of Disarmament & Arms Control (ii) Objectives and Conditions of Disarmament (iii) Elements of Arms Control Mechanisms: Agreements, verification, inspection, control (iv) Approaches to Disarmament & Arms Control. 14. Historical Survey of Disarmament Efforts: (i) Under the League of Nations (ii) Under the United Nations (iii) Unilateral, Bilateral and Multilateral approaches (iv) Role of Non-aligned Nations in Disarmament Negotiations. 15. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Weapons; Nuclear Arms Limitation Nuclear Arms Control Treaties; Chemical weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention. 16. Concept of Non-proliferation, NPT, CTBT, PTBT MTCR FMCT, & other treaties; Nuclear Export Control Regimes; New Challenges and Responses - Missile Defense, Cooperative Threat Reduction and G-7 Global Partnership; Disarmament & Arms Control and Economic Development; Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation; Concept of Star Wars and NMD. 17. End of cold war and emergence of new world order; Proliferation of Military, Nuclear and missile capabilities. 18. Environmental Issues: climate change and Global Warming, Desertification, Acid Rains, Industrial Pollution, Deforestation; Organized Crimes: Money Laundering, Narco – trafficking, Human Trafficking and small arms proliferation. 19. Migrants and Refugees: (a) Causes (b) Illegal migration and border management (c) Problem in South Asia (d) Role of International Committee of Red Cross and UN High Commission for Refugees. 20. Global Security Concerns: Palestinian-Israeli conflict & Arab Spring, Developments in Central Asian Republics (CARs), Rise of Fundamentalism, Challenges in Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and Power Rivalry in South China Sea; Problem of System of Governance and Human Rights; Food Security, Energy Security and Water Security problems in modern era; Millennium Development Goals. 21. Genesis of Sino-Indian Relations; The Boundary Dispute, Sino- Pakistan Nexus, OBOR and CPEC, China and India- Military Balance, Chinese Policy towards South Asia; Rise of India and China: Cooperation and Competition, Chinese Interests in Indian Ocean and South China Sea. 22. Strategic Dimension of India- Pakistan Relations: Genesis of India-Pakistan Conflict, Indo-Pak Military balance, The Kashmir Question, Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism, Pakistan's Nuclear Strategy, The Powers Structure of Pakistan, Contentious Issues: Siachin, Sir Creek, River Waters, etc. 23. India and South Asia: Issues and Challenges for Regional Cooperation; Making of India’s Defence Policy since Independence: (a) Threat perception, assessment and preparedness (b) Political and military lessons of 1948, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1999 wars (c) Future trends. 24. India’s Look East and Act East Policies, Indo- Pacific Cooperation, Strategic Partnerships; India’s maritime security and strategy in 21st century: (a) Indian Ocean (b) Asia-Pacific region (c) Security of Sea Lanes, India’s Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century; India’s Defence Doctrines and Strategies including Nuclear Doctrine; Higher Defence Organization of India. 25. Origin, Type and Structure of Conflict; Ideologies and International conflicts; Role of United Nations in Conflict Management and Re – Structuring of UNO. 26. Techniques of Conflict Prevention; Conflict Management: Pacific Solutions of International Disputes, Coercive methods. 27. International Humanitarian Laws and Laws of Armed Conflicts; Confidence Building Measures: Concept, kinds and utility. 28. IGOs & NGOs in Conflict Resolution: Peace Making, Peace Keeping and Peace Building; Gandhian Philosophy on Peace and Non-violence; Nehruvian approach to National Security and Cooperation. 29. Basic Concept & meaning of Disaster, Introduction to terminologies associated with Disaster and National Security: Natural and Manmade, Vulnerability, Risk etc., Identifying various types of Disasters. 30. Natural Disaster and Human Induced Disaster: Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Tsunami - WMD Disaster - Disaster associated with various industries; Study of Disaster in India / Around the World: Case Studies: Tsunami 2004, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Chernobyl, Fukushima, Uttarakhand etc. 31. Disaster Management: Meaning, Association and Distinction with related concepts like Disaster Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, Relief, and Reconstruction. 32. Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management in India: Role of Armed Forces, Central and State Governments, NGO, National Disaster Management Authority, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services. 33. Economic Theories of Defence; Sustainable Development: Challenges & Responses; Basics of Defence Planning, Determinants of Defence Expenditure; Defence Budgeting. 34. Economic Causes of War; Economic Warfare in modem times; Economic Problems of Post War reconstruction. 35. National Security and International Trade regimes (WTO, TRIPS, TRIMS, FTA’s NAFTA, SAPTA, & NSG). 36. India’s role in Regional and Global Economic Forums and Organizations; Geo-economics and its Implications for global/regional economic stability. 37. Broad Survey of Technological Changes from Industrial Revolution to Information Revolution; India’s Civil Nuclear and Space Programs, India’s Energy Scenario. 38. Research and Development: Relevance of Science and Technology in National Security; Impact of Information Technology; Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA); Choice of Weapon Systems; Impact of Economic Liberalization and Globalization: Defence Production in India (Role of DPSU’s and Ordnance factories); Defence and Development and Peace & Development Dichotomies. 39. Issues of Mobilization of Resources during War and Peace; Military Industrial Complexes; Transfer of Technology: Dual use and critical technologies and their impact on national security; Interdependence and Cooperation at Regional and Global levels. 40. Cyber Security: Vulnerabilities of Information technology and internet, Need and importance of cyber security, Different kinds of cyber security vulnerabilities, Cyber wars including propaganda, measures for cyber security- Technology, laws and regulations, global issues in cyber security; Social Media and its Impact on National Security- Global reach with rapid speed for propaganda and indoctrinate misinformation and rumour mongering cadre recruitment and use of social networking sites for mobilizing public opinion.

English Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Drama: Understanding core concepts, diverse forms, and historical development. 2. Drama: Exploring major playwrights and influential theatrical movements. 3. Drama: Applying techniques for analysis and critical interpretation of dramatic texts. 4. Drama: Assessment of critical reading, critical thinking, and writing skills through comprehension passages covering all literatures in English. 5. Poetry: Understanding fundamental elements, prosody, and various poetic genres. 6. Poetry: Exploring significant poets, key movements, and distinct stylistic features. 7. Poetry: Applying methods for appreciation and critical evaluation of poetic works. 8. Poetry: Assessment of critical reading, critical thinking, and writing skills through comprehension passages covering all literatures in English. 9. Fiction: Understanding narrative structures, core elements, and the evolution of the novel. 10. Fiction: Exploring major novelists and their contributions to the development of fiction. 11. Short story: Understanding its distinct characteristics, diverse forms, and historical development. 12. Fiction, short story: Assessment of critical reading, critical thinking, and writing skills through comprehension passages covering all literatures in English. 13. Non-Fictional Prose: Understanding its various types, purposes, and key characteristics. 14. Non-Fictional Prose: Exploring prominent writers and their influential works. 15. Non-Fictional Prose: Analyzing rhetorical strategies, diverse styles, and overall impact. 16. Non-Fictional Prose: Assessment of critical reading, critical thinking, and writing skills through comprehension passages covering all literatures in English. 17. Language: Basic concepts (e.g., phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics). 18. Language: Key theories of language structure, acquisition, and change. 19. Language: Pedagogy, including methods and approaches for teaching English. 20. English in Use: Practical application, varieties, and its role in communication. 21. English in India: Its history, including introduction and spread. 22. English in India: Its evolution, encompassing changes in role and form. 23. English in India: Contemporary status, features, and significance. 24. English in India: Its futures, considering prospects and ongoing debates. 25. Cultural Studies: Introduction to basic concepts, theories, and scope. 26. Cultural Studies: Examining its relationship with literature, media, and society. 27. Cultural Studies: Analyzing themes of identity, power, representation, and ideology. 28. Cultural Studies: Exploring diverse methodologies and critical approaches. 29. Literary Criticism: Tracing its history from classical origins to early 20th century. 30. Literary Criticism: Studying major critics and their influential contributions. 31. Literary Criticism: Understanding different schools, approaches, and critical methods. 32. Literary Criticism: Practical application of critical principles to literary texts. 33. Literary Theory post World War II: Contexts of emergence and key developments. 34. Literary Theory post World War II: Major movements (e.g., Structuralism, Post-structuralism). 35. Literary Theory post World War II: Diverse perspectives (e.g., Marxism, Feminism, Post-colonialism). 36. Literary Theory post World War II: Its application and impact on literary studies. 37. Research Methods in English: Introduction to methodologies and types of research. 38. Research Methods in English: Developing research questions, proposals, and design. 39. Research Materials in English: Identifying, evaluating, and utilizing sources. 40. Research Methods and Materials in English: Academic writing, documentation, and ethics.

Archaeology Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Introduction to Archaeology: Definition; aims, scope and ethics of archaeology; history and growth of Archaeology, and History of Indian archaeology; Relationship of archaeology with social and natural sciences. 2. Archaeological Data Management: Type and nature of archaeological data; Retrieval of archaeological data: Methods of explorations and excavations (Random and systematic prospections; subsurface investigations using modern techniques such as remote sensing, resistivity surveys); Recording and documentation. 3. Artefact Analysis and Interpretation: Methods of artefact analysis: categorization, classification and characterization; Methods of interpretation and related issues: Application of sociological and anthropological models: Ethnography and experimental replication studies; Traditional, Processual and Post-Processual approaches. 4. Reporting and Preservation: Preparation of archaeological reports; Conservation and preservation of archaeological remains/sites: Aims and Methods; Antiquarian laws. 5. Chronology and Dating Methods: Encompassing Relative dating: Cultural stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, typology, Fluorine, Nitrogen and Phosphate analysis; Soil analysis, and Chronometric methods: Radiocarbon (C14), Potassium/Argon, Fission track, Luminescence dating (TL and OSL), Dendrochronology, Palaeomagnetic dating Varve analysis, ESR dating, Obsidian hydration, Cosmogenic nuclides method of dating. 6. Introduction to Prehistory: Prehistoric beginning encompassing geological, biological and cultural dimensions of humans; Human origin and Geological time scale covering Late Tertiary (Miocene and Pliocene) and Quaternary Periods; Plio-Pleistocene boundary, Paleomagnetic records, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. 7. Pleistocene Environment and Biostratigraphy: Major environment and climatic changes of Pleistocene; Pleistocene and Marine Isotopic Stages (MIS); Biostratigraphy of the Pleistocene, including Pleistocene flora and Fauna. 8. Human Evolution and Dispersal: Main stages of human evolution and important fossil records: Hominin ancestors of the Late Miocene, Pliocene and the Pleistocene, specifically Pre-Australopiths, Australopiths and Homo; alongside Hypotheses on modern human dispersal. 9. Prehistoric Lithic Technologies: The Cultural backdrop to prehistory: Evolution of stone implements and development of lithic technologies, including The Oldowan, Acheulian and the Flake and Blade based industries of the Stone Age. 10. Global Palaeolithic Developments and Art: Palaeolithic cultural development in the world context focusing on Africa, Europe and South East Asia and China; detailing Early Stone Age, Middle Stone Age and Late Stone Age of Africa; Lower Palaeolithic, Middle Palaeolithic and Upper Palaeolithic of Europe and West Asia; and Palaeolithic cultural developments in China and South East Asia, concluding with Prehistoric Art: antiquity, significance, distribution. 11. Indian Stone Age Geo-chronology and Key Sites: Geo-chronology and Stone Age cultures of India, exemplified by The Sohan Valley and the Potwar Plateau sites in the Sivalik hills, The Belan and Son valleys, Didwana dune 16R in Rajasthan, Kortlayar valley/Attirampakkam in Tamilnadu and Jwalapuram in Andhra Pradesh. 12. Indian Lower Palaeolithic Culture: Tool types and lithic technology; The Sohan industry and its antiquity; The Acheulian industry and its spread into major river valleys, with sites in the Narmada and the Sabarmati valleys, the Belan and the Son valley sites, sites in the Hunsgi and Baichabal valleys, sites in the Krishna and the Godavari valleys, sites in the Kortlayar valley; and sites associated with the Playas of Rajasthan. 13. Indian Middle Palaeolithic Culture: Culture and geographical spread; Tool types and lithic technology of the Middle Palaeolithic, specifically the prepared core techniques/Levallois technique. 14. Indian Upper Palaeolithic Culture and Art: The Upper Palaeolithic culture: Tool types and lithic technologies of the Upper Palaeolithic, including Blade and bone implements; its geographic distribution and major sites; and Prehistoric Art in the Indian context: Antiquity, significance and distribution. 15. Mesolithic and Early Neolithic in Wider Context: Mesolithic in Europe and Epi-Palaeolithic developments in West Asia; coupled with an understanding of Neolithic and Food Production, focusing on the Neolithic stage in West Asia and China. 16. Indian Mesolithic Culture and Adaptation: Mesolithic culture of the Indian subcontinent: Characteristic features; Tool types and micro-blade technology; regional variations in tool assemblages; Evidence of incipient stages of food production; and Patterns of ecological adaptation and distribution, including Sites in the alluvial plains, horseshoe lakes, coastal sites, sand-dune sites, sites in the plateaus and rock-shelter sites. 17. Early Neolithic Cultures of the Indian Subcontinent: Beginning with Early farming communities of Baluchistan: Mehrgarh and Kili-Gul-Muhammad; Neolithic culture in Kashmir; and Neolithic culture in the Central Ganga and Vindhyan region: Koldihwa, Mahagara, Lahuradewa etc. 18. Regional Neolithic Developments in India: Eastern Neolithic sites: Chirand, Chechar Senuwar, Kuchai, and Baidyapur, and the Neolithic culture of the North-Eastern region: Sarutaru, Selbalgiri, Daojali Hading, Marakdola; alongside Neolithic cultural development in the southern peninsular India: Sanganakallu, Pikhlihal, Uttnur, Kodekal, Teklakota, Hallur, Nagarjunakonda and Ash-mound sites. 19. Proto-history and Harappan Formative Stages: Proto-history considerations: Courses towards urbanization focusing on The Harappa culture; its Formative stages: Emergence of village farming/ Chalcolithic settlements and beginning of regional cultures in the North and North-Western India and Pakistan; and Contemporary developments in the Gagghar- Saraswati system and in Gujarat (Pre-Urban /Pre and Early Harappan cultural development). 20. Urban Harappan Emergence and Characteristics: Early Harappan phase and the emergence of the Urban Harappan cultural ethos; Urban Harappan characteristics: geographical spread; settlement features; town planning and architecture; and Economic production: the urban-rural dichotomy, agriculture and craft production. 21. Urban Harappan Society, Trade, and Sites: Urban Harappan society: Trade and subsistence; standardisation of craft and the Harappan script, evidence of overseas contacts; Socio-political organization; art and evidence of religious beliefs; Authors?; and Important excavated sites: Mohanjodaro, Harappa, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira, Surkotada, Banawali, Rakhigarhi, Bagasra, Rojdi, Rangpur. 22. Harappan Regional Variations and Decline: Regional variations within the Harappan material culture: the concept of Sorath and Sindhi/Classical Harappan in Gujarat; Post-Urban Harappan phenomena: Decline of the Urban Harappan, including causes of decline and different theories on decline; and the Post-Urban phase with evidence from the Indus valley, Gagghar-Saraswati system and from Gujarat (Post-Urban or Late Harappa cultures of Sindh, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Western Uttar Pradesh). 23. Other Chalcolithic Cultures of India: The Copper Hoard and Ochre Coloured Pottery; Chalcolithic cultural remains in the Ganga plain; The Banas/Ahar cultural developments in southern Rajasthan and its antiquity and distribution; The Kayatha assemblage of Madhya Pradesh; The Malwa culture of the Narmada valley and its geographic distribution; and Chalcolithic cultures of the Deccan region (Savalda, Malwa, Jorwe cultures). 24. Indian Iron Age and Early Evidence: The Iron Age and growth of new urban centres: Antiquity of Iron in India, covering Early stages of Iron Age, and new evidence from Malhar, Dadupur, Raja Nal-ka-tila, Hallur, Kumaranahalli and Kodumanal. 25. Key Iron Age Potteries: Painted Grey Ware culture: Extent, and Chronology and characteristic traits; and Northern Black Polished Ware culture: Extent, chronology and characteristic traits. 26. Peninsular Indian Iron Age and Megalithic Culture: Iron Age in Peninsular India: The Megalithic culture in peninsular India and beyond, detailing its Geographical spread, typology, chronological contexts, cultural artefacts and authors of Megalithic tradition. 27. Early Historic Urbanization and Sites: The beginning of Early Historic period and the emergence of Urban centres in the Ganga Valley and Peninsular India; Multiple modes of economic production, expansion of trade and development of trade routes, Maritime trade, and the emergence of new Urban centres including Important city sites: Rajghat, Ujjain, Vaisali, Taxila, Mathura, Sravasti, Kausambi, Sisupalgargh etc., and Important sites of Historical period: Sringaverpura, Ahichhatra, Atiranjikhera, Hasthinapur, Khairadih, Chandarketugarh, Nasik, Adam, Satanikota, Nagarjunakonda, Arikamedu, Kodumanal, Pattanam. 28. Architecture as Historical Source: Stupa and Rock-cut: Architecture as a significant source of Indian history; The Stupa architecture: Structural Stupas encompassing Origin and development, and North and South Indian stupas; and the Development of Rock-cut architecture: Origin and Development covering Buddhist Brahmanical and Jain traditions. 29. Temple Architecture: Styles and Examples: Origin and development of temples, Main features of the temple architecture, features and development of distinct architectural styles of Nagara, Vesara, Dravida and Bhumija temples; specific examples including Gupta, Chalukyan, Pallava and Rashtrakuta temples, and Regional styles such as Khajuraho temples, Temples of Odisha and Chola temples. 30. Indian Sculptural Art Traditions: Sculptural Art in Stone and Bronze: Antiquity and development, featuring The Mauryan pillar capitals, early Yaksha-Yakshi images, Shunga, Western Kshatrapa, Satvahana sculptures; the Kushana sculptures: Mathura and Gandhara Schools; Gupta sculptures: Saranath school; and Chalukya, Pallava; Pala, Chandela, Chola and Hoysala sculptures. 31. Iconography, Terracotta Art, and Paintings: Iconography covering Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Surya, Shakti, Tirthankara (Rishabh dev, Parshvanath and Mahavira), Buddha, Bodhisattva and Tara; Terracotta Art from Mauryan to the Gupta period; and Paintings, specifically Rock-cut cave paintings: Ajanta, Bagh and Sittanavasal. 32. Epigraphy and Scripts: Epigraphy as a source of Indian history: Origin and antiquity of writing in India; and Origin and development of Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts, including Various theories. 33. Selected Inscriptions (Part 1): Asokan Edicts: Rock Edicts II, X, XII, XIII; Lumbini inscription of Asoka; Minor rock edict of Bairat; Besnagar Garuda pillar inscription; Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela; and Ushavadata inscription in Nasik cave 10. 34. Selected Inscriptions (Part 2): Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman; Nasik cave III inscription of Vasishtaputra Pulmavi Year 19; Swat relic casket inscription; Saranath Buddha image inscription; Lucknow museum Jain image inscription of the time of Huviska; and Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta. 35. Selected Inscriptions (Part 3): Bhitri inscription of Skandagupta; Aihole pillar inscription of Pulkesin II; Gwalior inscription of Mihir Bhoja; Khalimpur copper plate of Dharmpala; Sanjan copper plate of Amoghavarsha; Mandsor inscription of Yeshovaran; Truvalangad copper plates of Rajendra Chola year 6 and Sangli copper plate of Govinda IV; and Tharsapalli copper plates. 36. Numismatics: Origins and Coin Manufacturing: Coins as an important source of history; Origin and antiquity of coinage in ancient India; and Technique/Methods of manufacturing coins using Silver, copper, gold and alloys. 37. Types of Ancient Indian Coins: Main type of coins: Punch marked coins, inscribed and un-inscribed cast coins; Janpada and tribal coins; and Indo-Greek coins. 38. Major Dynastic Coinage and Early Medieval Coins: Saka-Kashtrapa, Kushana and Satavahana coinage; Coins of the Gupta dynasty; Roman coins; and a Brief account of Early Medieval Indian coinage. 39. Methodology of Archaeological Research: Foundations: Role and characteristics of research, research ethics, methods of research; case studies and field investigations; Hypothesis formulation and research design. 40. Archaeological Research: Data Management and Presentation: Data collection and processing: Primary and secondary sources, use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in archaeological research; Methods of systematic referencing; and Systematic presentation of data and results.

Human Rights And Duties Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Foundational Concepts and Human Values: The Basic Concepts (Individual, Group, State, Non-State Actors, Civil Society, Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Rights, Justice) and Human Values (Humanity, Compassion, Virtues, Human Dignity and Human Duties). 2. Nature and Debates in Human Rights: Human rights as universal, inherent, inalienable rights and moral rights; the debate of Universal human rights vs. Cultural Relativism, the Naturalist-Positivists Debate, and the concept of Different Generations of Human Rights. 3. Indian and Liberal Perspectives: Indian Concepts (Raj Neeti, LokNeeti, DandaNeeti, Nyaya, Dharma) and the Liberal Perspective on human rights (Locke, Rousseau, Thomas Paine, J.S. Mill, Classical Liberalism, Neo-liberalism). 4. Critical and Diverse Perspectives: Marxian Perspective (Marx, Gramsci, Rosa Luxemberg), Gandhian Perspective (Ruskin, Thoreau, Tolstoy) on State, Power, Swaraj, Rights and Duties, Dalit Perspective (Phule, Narayna Guru, Ambedkar), Religious Perspectives, and Feminist Perspective. 5. Early Evolution of Human Rights: Human Rights in Ancient Thoughts, Human Rights in Middle Ages, including Magna Carta. 6. Modern Human Rights Movements and Philosophical Underpinnings: The Modern Movement of Human rights, Lockean Philosophy: Theory of Natural Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, American Bill of Rights, The French Revolution and its goals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, Marxist Revolutions, Anti-Colonial Movements, and the Freedom Movement in India. 7. Universal Declaration and Core International Conventions: International Standard Setting—Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and its Impact of the UDHR on the Constitutions of the „New? States; UN Sponsored or „Core? International Conventions on Human Rights: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of ALL Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Convention against Torture, Rights of Child Convention, Convention on the Rights of Migrant workers, Convention against Racial Discrimination (CRD), Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). 8. State Responsibility and Key Declarations: State Responsibility for Protection of Human Rights: The Concept of the “Responsibility to Protect”; the Vienna Declaration on Human Rights 1993; the Helsinki Declaration; and the ASEAN Declaration. 9. Social Structures, Values, and Modernizing Forces: Impact of Social Structure on Human Behaviour; Role of Socializations in Human Values, Human Rights and Duties; and the effects of Science and Technology, Modernization, Globalization and Dehumanization. 10. Stratification, Discrimination, and Vulnerable Groups (Women and Children): Social Stratification: Racial and Caste Prejudice and Discrimination; Human Rights Issues of Weaker Sections and Ethnic Minorities; Women: Gender Discrimination, Domestic Violence and Offences against Women; Gender Sensitive Laws; and Children: Child Abuse, Child Labour, Street Children. 11. Social Problems, Poverty, and Deprivation: Social Structure and Social Problems: Social and Communal Conflicts and Social Harmony; Rural Poverty, Unemployment, Bonded Labour, Modern Forms of Slavery; and Urban Poverty, Slums, Lack of Basic Civil Amenities, Sex Workers. 12. Rights of Specific Vulnerable Populations and Major Human Rights Challenges: Rights of Refugees, Rights of Indigenous People, Aged Persons, Migrant Workers and Human Rights Violations, Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 Rights of Displaced Persons; and Challenges in Human Rights: Religious Fundamentalism, Terrorism, Underdevelopment, Human trafficking International Crimes. 13. The Evolving State and its Relationship with Human Rights: The Changing Nature of State with Special Reference to the Developing Countries, encompassing Soft State, Interventionist State, Welfare State, Repressive State, and Political Regimes and Human Rights. 14. Technology, International Politics, and Global Order in Human Rights: Impact of Science and Technology on Human Rights and Duties; Human Rights and International Politics: Emergence of a New Global Order— Tehran Conference (1968)—Vienna Conference (1993). 15. International Law for Protection and Accountability: International Humanitarian Law: 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols of 1977—International Red Cross Society and International Criminal Tribunals (Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). 16. Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Citizen Action: International Intervention: The Question of Nation-State, Citizenship and Sovereignty; the Right of Self-Determination: Autonomous Movements, Secessionist Movements; and Grassroots Movements and Human Rights. 17. United Nations Framework for Human Rights: UN: Establishment, Objectives, and the Charter Provisions, along with its UN Principal Organs: General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Security Council. 18. Key UN Human Rights Bodies and Specialized Agencies: Subsidiary Organ: Human Rights Council, The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Specialized Agencies: UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, WHO. 19. UN Commissions and International NGOs: UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), UN Commission on the Status of Women; and INGOs such as the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace. 20. National Human Rights Organizations in India: People?s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), People?s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) and Other Civil and Democratic Rights Organizations in India. 21. Development Models, Sustainability, and Environmental Declarations: Models of Development: Growth Approach, Basic Needs Approach, Sustainable Human Development, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992, Rio +20, Conservation of Natural Resources, Agenda 21, Bio-Diversity Convention 1992. 22. Globalization, Information Age, and Economic Strategies: Globalization and Human Rights: Dynamics of Globalization, Emergence of Market Forces, Assertion of Civil Society, Retreat of State, Privatization, Liberalization; Emergence of Information Age; and Economic Growth Strategies (Developing Countries): Implications for Poverty Eradication, Employment issues, Planned Development and Social Inequality. 23. WTO, Intellectual Property, and TNCs: World Trade Organization: Implication for Human Rights, Impact on Developing Countries with special reference to India; Intellectual Property Rights: Patents Law, Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS), Agreement On Agriculture (AOA); and Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Human Rights Situation in Developing Countries. 24. Right to Development and Rights of Marginalized Groups in India: Right to Development: The Third World Concerns, Working Group Recommendations, UNDP—initiatives, UN Declaration on the Right to development; State and Development of the Marginalized/Disadvantaged Groups in India: The Poor, the Unemployed and the Socially Dislocated People; and Workers? Rights, Minimum Wages Act—Problems of Implementation, Right to Security of Food, Health, Education. 25. Collective Social Action and Resource Management: Need for Collective Action in Developing Societies and Methods of Social Action; and Land, Water and Forest Issues with special reference to India. 26. Diverse Social and Reform Movements: Social Movements: Political, Social and Religious Reform; Backward Class, Dalit and Women Movements; and Agrarian and Peasant Movements. 27. National Commissions and Environmental Rights Advocacy: National Commission for Women, Children, Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; the Right to a Healthy Environment, the Principle of Sustainable Development, and Ecological and Environment Movements. 28. Role of Civil Society and NGOs: Civil Societies and NGOs, NGOs of India. 29. Foundations and Vision of the Indian Constitution: Indian Civilization: Change and Continuity; Indian Constitution: Freedom Movement and Indian Constitution: Sociological Foundation; and the Constitutional Vision of Role of the State. 30. Constitutional Guarantees of Freedom and Justice: Constitutional Vision of Freedom: Fundamental Rights and the International standards; and Constitutional Vision of Justice: Directive Principles of State Policy and international standards. 31. Judicial Role in Upholding Human Rights: Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Indian Judiciary and Human Rights, and Judicial Interpretations: Landmark Judgments. 32. Constitutional Amendments and Fundamental Duties: Constitutional Amendments and Fundamental Duties. 33. Principles and Structures of Constitutional Governance: Rule of law, Good Governance; and Constitutional Organs: Inter-and intra-Relationships/Conflict and Cooperation. 34. Rights, Repressive Laws, and National Emergency: Fundamental Rights and Repressive Laws: Preventive Detention and Anti- Terrorist Legislations, Armed Forces Special Power Act; and Imposition of National Emergency: The Societal Experience. 35. Criminal Justice, Socio-Economic Rights, and Weaker Sections: The Criminal Justice System: Crime, Punishment and Human Rights with Special Reference to IPC &Cr. P.C.and Indian Evidence Act; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Directive Principles of State Policy: The Question of Effectiveness and Enforcement; their relationship with Fundamental Rights; and Legislation for the Weaker Sections: The Questions of Enforcement. 36. Law Enforcement, Human Rights Mechanisms, and Education: Law Enforcing Agencies: Police, Military and Para-Military Forces—Emerging Experience; Human Rights Enforcement: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, NHRC, State Human Rights Commissions, Human Rights Courts; and Human Rights Education: Problems and Prospects. 37. UN Treaty-Based Human Rights Enforcement Mechanisms: Treaty Bodies under the „Core? Human Rights Conventions: General Overview; and “Universal Periodic Review” and “Special Procedures”. 38. Key UN Human Rights Committees: Human Rights Committee (HRC); Committee on Economic and Social Rights (CESCR); and Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). 39. Regional Human Rights Enforcement in Europe and the Americas: European Court of Human Rights (ECHR); Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 40. Regional Human Rights Enforcement in Africa: African Commission on Human and Peoples? Rights; and African Court of Justice and Human rights 2008.

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Syllabus: 1. Contribution of Indian Schools of philosophy (Sankhya Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism) with special reference to Vidya, Dayanand Darshan, and Islamic traditions towards educational aims and methods of acquiring valid knowledge; AND the Contribution of Western schools of thoughts (Idealism, Realism, Naturalism, Pragmatism, Marxism, Existentialism) and their contribution to Education with special reference to information, knowledge and wisdom. 2. Approaches to Sociology of Education (symbolic Interaction, Structural Functionalism and Conflict Theory); Concept and types of social Institutions and their functions (family, school and society); Concept of Social Movements, Theories of Social Movements (Relative Deprivation, Resource Mobilization, Political Process Theory and New Social Movement Theory). 3. Socialization and education- education and culture; Contribution of thinkers (Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Aurobindo, J.Krishnamurthy, Paulo Freire, Wollstonecraft, Nel Noddings and Savitribai Phule) to the development of educational thought for social change; National Values as enshrined in the Indian Constitution - Socialism, Secularism, justice, liberty, democracy, equality, freedom with special reference to education. 4. Committees and Commissions’ Contribution to Teacher Education: Secondary Education Commission (1953), Kothari Education Commission (1964-66), National Policy of Education (1986,1992), National Commission on Teachers (1999), National Curriculum Framework 2005, National Knowledge Commission (2007), Yashpal Committee Report (2009), National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (2009), Justice Verma Committee Report (2012). 5. Relationship between Policies and Education, Linkage between Educational Policy and National Development, Determinants of Educational Policy and Process of Policy formulation: Analysis of the existing situation, generation of policy options, evaluation of policy options, making the policy decision, planning of policy implementation, policy impact assessment and subsequent policy cycles. 6. Concept of Economics of Education: Cost Benefit Analysis Vs Cost Effective Analysis in Education, Economic returns to Higher Education Signaling Theory Vs Human Capital Theory, Concept of Educational Finance; Educational finance at Micro and Macro Levels, Concept of Budgeting. 7. Relationship Between Politics and Education, Perspectives of Politics of Education Liberal, Conservative and Critical, Approaches to understanding Politics (Behaviouralism, Theory of Systems Analysis and Theory of Rational Choice), Education for Political Development and Political Socialization. 8. Growth and Development: Concept and principles, Cognitive Processes and stages of Cognitive Development, Personality: Definitions and theories (Freud, Carl Rogers, Gordon Allport, Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka), Mental health and Mental hygiene. 9. Approaches to Intelligence from Unitary to Multiple: Concepts of Social intelligence, multiple intelligence, emotional intelligence; Theories of Intelligence by Sternberg, Gardner; Assessment of Intelligence; Concepts of Problem Solving, Critical thinking, Metacognition and Creativity. 10. Principles and Theories of learning: Behaviouristic, Cognitive and Social theories of learning, Factors affecting social learning, social competence, Concept of social cognition, understanding social relationship and socialization goals. 11. Guidance and Counselling: Nature, Principles and Need, Types of guidance (educational, vocational, personal, health and social & Directive, Non-directive and Eclectic), Approaches to counselling – Cognitive-Behavioural (Albert Ellis – REBT) & Humanistic, Personcentred Counselling (Carl Rogers) - Theories of Counselling (Behaviouristic, Rational, Emotive and Reality). 12. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Teacher Education; Types of Teacher Education Programs; The Structure of Teacher Education Curriculum and its Vision in Curriculum Documents of NCERT and NCTE at Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels; Organization of Components of Pre-service Teacher Education Transactional Approaches (for foundation courses) Expository, Collaborative and Experiential learning. 13. Understanding Knowledge base of Teacher Education from the view point of Schulman, Deng and Luke & Habermas; Meaning of Reflective Teaching and Strategies for Promoting Reflective Teaching; Models of Teacher Education - Behaviouristic, Competency-based and Inquiry Oriented Teacher Education Models. 14. Concept, Need, Purpose and Scope of In-service Teacher Education; Organization and Modes of In-service Teacher Education; Agencies and Institutions of In-service Teacher Education at District, State and National Levels (SSA, RMSA, SCERT, NCERT, NCTE and UGC); Preliminary Consideration in Planning in-service teacher education programme (Purpose, Duration, Resources and Budget). 15. Concept of Profession and Professionalism; Teaching as a Profession; Professional Ethics of Teachers; Personal and Contextual factors affecting Teacher Development; ICT Integration, Quality Enhancement for Professionalization of Teacher Education; Innovation in Teacher Education. 16. Concept and Principles of Curriculum; Strategies of Curriculum Development; Stages in the Process of Curriculum development; Foundations of Curriculum Planning - Philosophical Bases (National, democratic), Sociological basis (socio cultural reconstruction), Psychological Bases (learner’s needs and interests); Bench marking and Role of National level Statutory Bodies - UGC, NCTE and University in Curriculum Development. 17. Models of Curriculum Design: Traditional and Contemporary Models (Academic / Discipline Based Model, Competency Based Model, Social Functions / Activities Model [social reconstruction], Individual Needs & Interests Model, Outcome Based Integrative Model, Intervention Model, C I P P Model (Context, Input, Process, Product Model)). 18. Instructional System, Instructional Media, Instructional Techniques and Material in enhancing curriculum Transaction; Approaches to Evaluation of Curriculum: Approaches to Curriculum and Instruction (Academic and Competency Based Approaches); Models of Curriculum Evaluation: Tyler’s Model, Stakes’ Model, Scriven’s Model, Kirkpatrick’s Model. 19. Meaning and types of Curriculum change; Factors affecting curriculum change; Approaches to curriculum change; Role of students, teachers and educational administrators in curriculum change and improvement; Scope of curriculum research and Types of Research in Curriculum Studies. 20. Meaning and Scope of Educational Research; Meaning and steps of Scientific Method, Characteristics of Scientific Method (Replicability, Precision, Falsifiability and Parsimony), Types of Scientific Method (Exploratory, Explanatory and Descriptive); Aims of research as a scientific activity: Problem-solving, Theory Building and Prediction. 21. Types of research (Fundamental, Applied and Action); Approaches to educational research (Quantitative and Qualitative); Designs in educational research (Descriptive, Experimental and Historical). 22. Variables: Meaning of Concepts, Constructs and Variables, Types of Variables (Independent, Dependent, Extraneous, Intervening and Moderator); Hypotheses - Concept, Sources, Types (Research, Directional, Non-directional, Null), Formulating Hypothesis, Characteristics of a good hypothesis; Steps of Writing a Research Proposal. 23. Concept of Universe and Sample, Characteristics of a good Sample, Techniques of Sampling (Probability and Non-probability Sampling); Tools of Research - Validity, Reliability and Standardisation of a Tool, Types of Tools (Rating scale, Attitude scale, Questionnaire, Aptitude test and Achievement Test, Inventory); Techniques of Research (Observation, Interview and Projective Techniques). 24. Types of Measurement Scale (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio); Quantitative Data Analysis - Descriptive data analysis (Measures of central tendency, variability, fiduciary limits and graphical presentation of data), Testing of Hypothesis (Type I and Type II Errors), Levels of Significance, Power of a statistical test and effect size; Parametric Techniques, Non-Parametric Techniques, Conditions to be satisfied for using parametric techniques; Inferential data analysis; Use and Interpretation of statistical techniques: Correlation, t-test, z-test, ANOVA, chi-square (Equal Probability and Normal Probability Hypothesis). 25. Qualitative Data Analysis - Data Reduction and Classification, Analytical Induction and Constant Comparison, Concept of Triangulation; Qualitative Research Designs: Grounded Theory Designs (Types, characteristics, designs, Steps in conducting a GT research, Strengths and Weakness of GT), Narrative Research Designs (Meaning and key Characteristics, Steps in conducting NR design), Case Study (Meaning, Characteristics, Components of a CS design, Types of CS design, Steps of conducting a CS research, Strengths and weaknesses), Ethnography (Meaning, Characteristics, Underlying assumptions, Steps of conducting ethnographic research, Writing ethnographic account, Strengths and weaknesses), Mixed Method Designs: Characteristics, Types of MM designs (Triangulation, explanatory and exploratory designs), Steps in conducting a MM designs, Strengths and weakness of MM research. 26. Pedagogy, Pedagogical Analysis - Concept and Stages; Critical Pedagogy- Meaning, Need and its implications in Teacher Education; Organizing Teaching: Memory Level (Herbartian Model), Understanding Level (Morrison teaching Model), Reflective Level (Bigge and Hunt teaching Model); Concept of Andragogy in Education: Meaning, Principles, Competencies of Self-directed Learning, Theory of Andragogy (Malcolm Knowles), The Dynamic Model of Learner Autonomy. 27. Assessment – Meaning, nature, perspectives (assessment for Learning, assessment of learning and Assessment of Learning) - Types of Assessment (Placement, formative, diagnostic, summative); Relations between objectives and outcomes; Assessment of Cognitive (Anderson and Krathwohl), Affective (Krathwohl) and psychomotor domains (R.H. Dave) of learning. 28. Assessment in Pedagogy of Education including Feedback Devices: Meaning, Types, Criteria, Guidance as a Feedback Devices, Assessment of Portfolios, Reflective Journal, Field Engagement using Rubrics, Competency Based Evaluation, Assessment of Teacher Prepared ICT Resources; AND Assessment in Andragogy of Education including Interaction Analysis: Flanders’ Interaction analysis, Galloway’s system of interaction analysis (Recording of Classroom Events, Construction and Interpretation of Interaction Matrix), Criteria for teacher evaluation (Product, Process and Presage criteria), Rubrics for Self and Peer evaluation (Meaning, steps of construction). 29. Concept of Educational Technology (ET) as a Discipline: (Information Technology, Communication Technology & Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Instructional Technology); Applications of Educational Technology in formal, non formal (Open and Distance Learning), informal and inclusive education systems; Overview of Behaviourist, Cognitive and Constructivist Theories and their implications to Instructional Design (Skinner, Piaget, Ausubel, Bruner, Vygotsky); Relationship between Learning Theories and Instructional Strategies (for large and small groups, formal and non formal groups ). 30. Systems Approach to Instructional Design; Models of Development of Instructional Design (ADDIE, ASSURE, Dick and Carey Model Mason’s); Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction and Five E’s of Constructivism; Nine Elements of Constructivist Instructional Design; Application of Computers in Education: CAI, CAL, CBT, CML; Concept, Process of preparing ODLM; Concept of e learning, Approaches to e learning (Offline, Online, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Blended learning, mobile learning). 31. Emerging Trends in e learning: Social learning (concept , use of web 2.0 tools for learning, social networking sites, blogs, chats, video conferencing, discussion forum); Open Education Resources (Creative Common, Massive Open Online Courses; Concept and application); E Inclusion - Concept of E Inclusion, Application of Assistive technology in E learning; Quality of E Learning – Measuring quality of system: Information, System, Service, User Satisfaction and Net Benefits (D&M IS Success Model, 2003); Ethical Issues for E Learner and E Teacher - Teaching, Learning and Research. 32. Use of ICT in Evaluation, Administration and Research: E portfolios, ICT for Research - Online Repositories and Online Libraries, Online and Offline assessment tools (Online survey tools or test generators) – Concept and Development. 33. Educational Management and Administration – Meaning, Principles, Functions and importance; Institutional building; POSDCORB, CPM, PERT, Management as a system, SWOT analysis; Taylorism; Administration as a process, Administration as a bureaucracy; Human relations approach to Administration; Organisational compliance, Organinsational development, Organisational climate. 34. Leadership in Educational Administration: Meaning and Nature; Approaches to leadership: Trait, Transformational, Transactional, Value based, Cultural, Psychodynamic and Charismatic; Models of Leadership (Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid, Fiedler’s Contingency Model, Tri-dimensional Model, Hersey and Blanchard’s Model, Leader-Member Exchange Theory). 35. Concept of Quality and Quality in Education: Indian and International perspective; Evolution of Quality: Inspection, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Total Quality Management (TQM), Six sigma; Quality Gurus: Walter Shewart, Edward Deming, C.K Pralhad. 36. Change Management: Meaning, Need for Planned change, Three- Step-Model of Change (Unfreezing, Moving, Refreezing); The Japanese Models of Change: Just-in-Time, Poka yoke; Cost of Quality: Appraisal Costs, Failure costs and Preventable costs, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost Effective Analysis; Indian and International Quality Assurance Agencies: Objectives, Functions, Roles and Initiatives (National Assessment Accreditation Council [NAAC], Performance Indicators, Quality Council of India [QCI] , International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education [INQAAHE]). 37. Inclusive Education: Concept, Principles, Scope and Target Groups (Diverse learners; Including Marginalized group and Learners with Disabilities); Evolution of the Philosophy of Inclusive Education: Special, Integrated, Inclusive Education; Legal Provisions: Policies and Legislations (National Policy of Education (1986), Programme of Action of Action (1992), Persons with Disabilities Act (1995), National Policy of Disabilities (2006), National Curriculum Framework (2005), Concession and Facilities to Diverse Learners (Academic and Financial), Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992), Inclusive Education under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Features of UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) and its Implication. 38. Concept of Impairment, Disability and Handicap; Classification of Disabilities based on ICF Model; Readiness of School and Models of Inclusion; Prevalence, Types, Characteristics and Educational Needs of Diverse learners’ Intellectual, Physical and Multiple Disabilities; Causes and prevention of disabilities; Identification of Diverse Learners for Inclusion; Educational Evaluation Methods, Techniques and Tools. 39. Planning and Management of Inclusive Classrooms: Infrastructure, Human Resource and Instructional Practices; Curriculum and Curricular Adaptations for Diverse Learners; Assistive and Adaptive Technology for Diverse learners: Product (Aids and Appliances) and Process (Individualized Education Plan, Remedial Teaching); Parent- Professional Partnership: Role of Parents, Peers, Professionals, Teachers, School. 40. Barriers and Facilitators in Inclusive Education: Attitude, Social and Educational; Current Status and Ethical Issues of inclusive education in India; Research Trends of Inclusive Education in India.