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Exam pattern

Paper 2 pattern

UGC NET Paper 2 — Political Science

  • 100 questions
  • 200 marks
  • 120 minutes
  • +2 per right answer
  • no negative marking
  • Unit 1 — Political Theory10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 2 — Political Thought10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 3 — Indian Political Thought10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 4 — Comparative Political Analysis10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 5 — International Relations10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 6 — India’s Foreign Policy10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 7 — Political Institutions in India10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 8 — Political Processes in India10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 9 — Public Administration10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit 10 — Governance and Public Policy in India10 Qs · 20 marks

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From the chapter: Political Theory I: The Core Concepts — Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Democracy, Power and Citizenship

Isaiah Berlin's 'Two Concepts of Liberty' (1958) distinguishes negative liberty from:

Show the answer and why

Answer: A.

Berlin's 1958 lecture draws exactly this pair; republican liberty (Pettit) is a later, third concept defined against domination rather than against Berlin's own two.

Syllabus

UGC NET Political Science syllabus, unit by unit

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Unit 1 — Political Theory2 chapters
  1. Political Theory I: The Core Concepts — Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Democracy, Power and Citizenship
  2. Political Theory II: Political Traditions — Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Marxism, Feminism, Ecologism, Multiculturalism and Postmodernism
Unit 2 — Political Thought1 chapter
  1. Political Thought: Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Wollstonecraft, Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Arendt, Fanon, Mao and Rawls
Unit 3 — Indian Political Thought1 chapter
  1. Indian Political Thought: From Dharamshastra and Kautilya to Ambedkar, Nehru and Deendayal Upadhyaya
Unit 4 — Comparative Political Analysis2 chapters
  1. Comparative Political Analysis I: Approaches, Colonialism and Decolonization, Nationalism, State Theory and Political Regimes
  2. Comparative Political Analysis II: Constitutionalism and Emergency Powers, Democratisation, Development Theories, Power Structures and Political Actors
Unit 5 — International Relations2 chapters
  1. International Relations I: Approaches, State-Sovereignty-Security, and Conflict and Peace
  2. International Relations II: The United Nations, Globalisation and Political Economy, Regional Organisations, and Contemporary Challenges
Unit 6 — India’s Foreign Policy2 chapters
  1. India's Foreign Policy I: Perspectives, Continuity and Change, and Relations with Major Powers
  2. India's Foreign Policy II: Engagement with the Multipolar World, the Neighbourhood, Negotiation Strategies and Contemporary Challenges
Unit 7 — Political Institutions in India3 chapters
  1. Political Institutions in India I: Making of the Constitution, the Constituent Assembly, Its Philosophy and Constitutionalism in India
  2. Political Institutions in India II: Union Executive, Union Parliament, Judiciary, and Executive-Legislature in the States
  3. Political Institutions in India III: Federalism, the Election Commission, Local Government and Constitutional-Statutory Bodies
Unit 8 — Political Processes in India2 chapters
  1. Political Processes in India I: State, Economy and Development, Globalisation, Identity Politics and Social Movements
  2. Political Processes in India II: Civil Society Groups, Regionalisation, Gender and Politics, Political Parties and Electoral Politics
Unit 9 — Public Administration2 chapters
  1. Public Administration I: Meaning and Evolution, Approaches, and Theories from Scientific Management to New Public Management
  2. Public Administration II: Theories of Organization, Leadership and Motivation, Organisational Communication, and Managing Conflict
Unit 10 — Governance and Public Policy in India2 chapters
  1. Governance and Public Policy in India I: Governance, Accountability and Control, and Institutional Mechanisms for Good Governance
  2. Governance and Public Policy in India II: Grassroots Governance, Planning and Development, Public Policy Instruments, and Monitoring

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What does the UGC NET Political Science course cost?

The first chapter of the UGC NET course is free. All 19 chapters of this subject, in English and Hindi, unlock with the UGC NET plan — ₹29 a month, less than ₹1 a day, cancel anytime — with scored practice, the Paper-2 mock test and spaced revision. Premium adds the AI mentor.

Does it cover the whole Political Science syllabus?

All 10 units of the NTA syllabus (subject code 02) are written, in 19 chapters, from the official document unit by unit.

What is the UGC NET Paper 2 exam pattern for Political Science?

100 questions for 200 marks, with no negative marking. Paper 1 and Paper 2 are taken in one sitting of three hours; the mock test here rehearses Paper 2 in 120 minutes.

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