NTA UGC-NET DECEMBER 2019

PAPER ANALYSIS OF COMMERCE

OVERVIEW

NTA successfully conducted UGC - NET Dec 2019 Exam for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
and Lectureship (LS) for third time in online mode on 2nd, 3rd, 4th,5th and 6th December 2019
for 10,34,872 Candidates, Covering 81 Subjects. The examination has been conducted in
700 centres in 219 cities.

As per the Analysis & Review of Dec 2019 Aspirants, we have found that Dec 2019 Exam was
Slightly Difficult as compared to previous Exam. The National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted
for determining the eligibility of Indian Nationals for the Assistant Professor only or Junior
Research Fellowships (JRF) and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian Universities and
Colleges. It aims to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in teaching professions and
research.

NTA UGC-NET DECEMBER 2019 EXAM PATTERN & MARKING SCHEME

 Mode: NTA UGC NET DECEMBER 2019 was conducted through Online mode i.e.
Computer based Test (CBT).

 Pattern: The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers were consisted of
objective type questions. There was no break between papers.
 S. Sections No. of Total Total Duration Marking Scheme
No. Question Marks
Given

1 Paper 1 50 100  03 hours  For each correct

without any response the candidate
(Teaching break. will get +2 marks.
/Research  All the  There are no Negative
Aptitude) questions will marks for incorrect
be compulsory. response.
2 Paper 2 100 200  No marks will be given
Commerce for unanswered/Marked
for Review questions.

PAPER ANALYSIS OF NTA UGC-NET DECEMBER 2019

Experts at Eduncle.com have provided a comprehensive analysis of PAPER 1 and Paper 2

(Commerce), In Paper 1 questions will be generic in nature, intending to assess the teaching/
research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability,
comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate.

Similarly Paper 2 will be based on the subject selected by candidates.

DETAILED ANALYSIS OF PAPER 2 – NTA UGC-NET COMMERCE DEC. 2019

S. UNITS SUB-TOPIC TYPE OF LEVEL OF NO. OF

NO. QUESTION DIFFICULTY QUESTIONS

1 Business Economic Policies, Direct, Moderate to 9

Environment Foreign Exchange, World Assertion & Difficult
and Trade Organisation Reason,
International (WTO), Globalization and Multiple
Business its drivers, IMF, Correct
Consumer Protection Options,
Act, Foreign trade policy, Match the
Corporate Social following.
Responsibility (CSR).

2 Accounting Amalgamation of Direct, Moderate to 3

and Auditing Companies, Assertion & Difficult
Management Audit, Reason.
Indian Accounting
Standards and IFRS.

3 Business Utility Analysis, Price Direct, Moderate to 9

Economics Determination Under Chronological Difficult
Different Market forms, order,
Elasticity of Demand, Multiple
Production Function, Correct
Short-run cost curve. Options,
Statement,
Match the
following,
Formula
based,
Assertion &
Reason.

4 Business Cost of Capital, Foreign Direct, Moderate to 9

Finance Exchange Market, Definitions, Difficult
Working Capital Multiple
management, Dividend Correct
Decision, Capital Options,
 Budgeting, Capital Match the
Structure theories, Risk following.
& return analysis.

5 Business Correlation & Direct, Moderate to 9

Statistics and Regression, Research Multiple Difficult
Research Design, Sampling, Correct
Methods Measures of skewness, Options,
Probability, Hypothesis- Chronological
testing, Standard order, Match
Deviation, Symmetrical the following
distribution, Measures of
Central tendency.

6 Business Group Dynamics, Direct, Moderate to 9

Management Organisational Structure, Multiple Difficult
and Human Performance Appraisal, Correct
Resource Compensation Options,
Management Management, Match the
Management by following,
Objectives (MBO), Chronological
Recruitment & selection. order.

7 Banking and Non-Banking Financial Direct, Moderate to 6

Financial Companies (NBFC), Multiple Difficult
Institutions Mobile Banking, Banking Correct
Sector Reform in India, Options,
Development Finance Match the
Institutions, Reserve following,
Bank of India (RBI). Chronological
order.

8 Marketing E-Commerce, Trends in Direct, Moderate to 9

Management Marketing, Logistics Assertion & Difficult
management, Customer Reason,
Relationship Multiple
Management (CRM), Correct
Marketing Strategy, Options,
Distribution Decisions, Match the
Pricing Strategies. following,
Chronological
order.
9 Legal Sale of Goods Act-1930, Direct, Moderate to 17
Aspects of Companies Act-2013, Multiple Difficult
Business Negotiable Instrument Correct

Act-1881, Options,
Match the
Special Contracts,
following.
Indian Contract Act-
1972.

10 Income-tax Deductions from Gross Direct, Moderate to 10

and total Income, Double Chronological Difficult
Corporate Taxation & its avoidance order,
Tax Planning mechanism, Tax Assertion &
Deduction at source Reason,
(TDS), E-filing of Income Multiple
tax returns, Residential Correct
status. Options,
Match the
following,
Multiple
Correct
Options.

11 Comprehension: Life Insurance & Moderate to 10

Marketing Strategies, Planning, Difficult
Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (NTA UGC-NET DEC, 2019)

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY

Level of Questions No. of Questions No. of Questions

(JUNE-2019) (DEC.-2019)

Easy Level 3 8

Moderate Level 48 43

Difficult Level 49 49

TYPE OF QUESTIONS (GENERAL ANALYSIS)

Types of Questions No. of Questions No. of Questions

(JUNE-2019) (DEC.-2019)

Theory Based Questions 86 98

Numerical Questions 14 2

TYPE OF QUESTIONS (DETAILED ANALYSIS)

Types of Questions No. of Questions No. of Questions

(JUNE - 2019) (DEC - 2019)

Direct/Conceptual Questions 66 42

Match the following 11 10

Statements/Definitions Based 5 2

Comprehensive Based - 10

Assertion and Reasoning Based 5 6

Chronological Order - 6

Multiple Correct Options Based - 24

HIGHLIGHTS OF NTA UGC-NET DECEMBER 2019 EXAM

 Candidates can Switch from paper1 to Paper-2 in 3 hours. There is No Time

Boundation for Paper 1 and Paper 2 separately.

 Both Paper-I and Paper-II were conducted in Online mode in a single session with no
breaks between the two Papers.

 Both Paper-I and Paper-II had questions in English and Hindi Language. Candidates
were supposed to answer the questions in the Language they opted before exam.

 Candidates were given rough paper and pen by the examination centre only.