NET or National Eligibility Test is the national level entrance examination for post graduates candidates. Candidates, who wish to qualify for university level teaching jobs in India, appear in this examination. The University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts this NET to determine the eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship. The Examination is conducted in Humanities, Social science, Forensic science, Environmental Science, Computer science and Applications and Electronic science.  

About the Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy / Non Formal Education (Paper ll) Paper

NET Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy / Non Formal Education is one of the many papers under the NET. Under Andragogy come topics like illiteracy, literacy, adult education, adult learning, social justice etc. Non-formal education consists of non-formal approach in education, school drop –outs and globalization of primary education and its relationship with adult literacy and sarva shiksha Abhiyan. Continuing education includes Jan Shikshan Nilayam, continuing education scheme, continuing education courses, identification, mobilization and organization of resources etc.

How many sections can you expect in this paper?

There are no divisions or section in the paper, and all the questions are aligned serially.

Paper Pattern and Number of Questions Asked

The paper named “ADULT EDUCATION” consists of questions on adult education as well as on continuing education, Andragogy and Non-Formal Education. The paper carries a total of fifty (50) objectives –type questions .candidates have to attempt each and every question. The question paper consists of simple Multiple Choice Questions which include matching pairs, arrange in order and comprehension based questions.

Division of marks:

The total mark of the paper is one hundred (100). Each question carries two marks.

Maximum time allotted:

The maximum time allotted is one hour and fifteen minutes (1 hr and 15 min).