On behalf of UGC, the Central Board of Secondary Education held the National Eligibility Test (NET) on 27th December, 2015 (SUNDAY) for determining the eligibility of Indian citizens for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian universities and colleges.

Minimum Marks are required to obtain for selection:
Category & Minimum marks to obtain
For General OBC (Non-creamy layer)/ PWD/ SC/ ST
PAPER – I 40 (40%) 35 (35%)
PAPER – II 40 (40%) 35 (35%)
PAPER– III 75 (50 %) 60 (40 %)

Below are the answer keys of Paper 1:
CBSE UGC NET December 2015 Answer Key
Exam: CBSE UGC NET
Date: 27 December 2015
Subject: Teaching and Research Aptitude

Q1) Greater the handicap of the students coming to the educational institutions, greater the demand on the :
Answer: (3) Teacher

Q2) Whee are the characteristics of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation ?
Answer: (4) (b), (c) and (d)

Q3) Which of the following attributes denote great strengths of a teacher ?
Answer: (2) (b), (c) and (d)

Q4) Which of the following statement is correct in context of multiple choice type questions ?
Answer: (1) They are more objective than true-false type questions

Q5) As chairman of an independent commission on education, Jaques Delors report to UNESCO was titled :
Answer: (3) Learning : the Treasure Within

Q6) What are required for good teaching ?
Answer: (1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

Q7) Which of the following statements is not true in the context of participatory research ?
Answer: (2) It emphasis on people as experts

Q8) Which of the following statements is true in the context of testing of a Hypothesis ?
Answer: (2) It is only the null Hypothesis, that can be tested

Q9) Which of the following are the basis rules of APA style of referencing format ?
Answer: (2) (b, c and d)

Q10) Which of the following are the main characteristics of a seminar ?
Answer: (4) (a, b and d)

Q11) A researcher is interested in studying the prospects of a particular political party in an urban area. What tool should he prefer for the study ?
Answer: (1) Rating scale

Q12) Ethical norms in research do not involve guidelines for :
Answer: 1 (Thesis Format)

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions numbers 13 to 17

Q13) When confronted with signing a big card, the author felt like “a rabbit in the headlight’. What does this phrase mean ?
Answer: (1) State of Confusion

Q14) According to author, which one is not the most creative outlet of pursuit ?
Answer: (4) Reading

Q15) The entire existence of the author revolves round :
Answer: (2) (a) and (b) only

Q16) How many teens, as per the Bic Survey, do not own a Pen ?
Answer: (4) 100

Q17) What is the main concern of the Author ?
Answer: (4) That the teens have forgotten the art of handwriting

Q18) The main objectives of student evaluation
Answer: (2) (b), (c), and (d) only

Q19) Using the central point of the classroom communication as the beginning of a dynamic pattern of ideas is referred to as :
Answer: (1) Systemization