University Grant Commission conducts National Eligibility Test for assessing eligibility for lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship. The test is conducted twice a year, normally in the months of June and December. There will be two question papers, Paper 2 and Paper3. There will be 50 multiple choice objective type questions in Paper 2. Maximum marks awarded for this section is 100. Paper 3 consists of descriptive type questions. Candidates will have to attempt 10 short essay type questions, each carrying 16 marks. Besides, candidates are required to answer one elective question in 800 words for a maximum mark of 40.   Detailed syllabus of the exam is provided below.

Syllabus for UGC NET Exam (Computer Science)

• Relational Database Design
• Computer Arithmetic
• Discrete Structures
• C++
• Data and file Structure
• Operating Systems
• Current Trends
• Computer Networks
• Software Engineering and

Topics covered under Discrete Structures

• Pigeonhole principles
• Equivalence and Partial Orderings
• Functions
• Relations
• Sets
• Inclusion- exclusion Principle
• Elementary counting techniques

Topics covered under Computer Arithmetic

• Well formed formulae
• Propositional Logic
• Boolean algebra

Topics covered under Programming in C and C++

• Data typers in C
• Elements of C
• Polymorphism
• Exception Handling
• Structured data types in C

Topics covered under Relational Data base design and SQL

• SQL and embedded SQL
• Relational database languages
• Relational algebra
• Query Resource Utilization
• Traditional database models
• Characteristics of DBMS

Topics covered under Data and file Structure

• Directory structure
• File protection and security
• Allocation Methods
• Free Space Management

Topics covered under Computer Networks

• Data modems
• Network architecture
• Concept of Random Access
• Multiplexing techniques-Frequency-Division
• Optimality Principle
• Local Area Networks

Topics covered under Operating Systems

• Network Operating System
• Classification and Evolution and organization of OS
• Multiple processor scheduling
• Process concept
• Single partition allocation
• Asynchronous parallel process

Topics covered under Software Engineering

• Project Scheduling and Tracking
• Software Engineering fundamentals
• Software Quality Assurance
• Software Equation
• Software Projects Planning
• System Engineering
• Software Reliability Measures

Topics covered under Current Trends and Technologies

• Windows Programming
• Parallel Computing
• Electronic Technologies
• Data warehousing
• Mobile Computing
• Data mining
• Simple applications in Windows

Paper 3 contains questions from Combinational Circuit Designs, Instruction formats, database Concepts, Programming Language, Analog and Digital Transmission etc. This part is considered as the core paper of the exam. It contains descriptive type questions from the given electives.

Electives

• Theory of computation
• Models of Information channels
• Linear Programming Problem
• Complexity of Simplex Algorithm
• Assignment and Transportation problems
• Neutral Networks
• Operating Systems

Candidates should prepare well to qualify the exam. There are many reference books available to prepare for this exam.