NTA UGC NET/JRF Economics Paper - II

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Syllabus

Unit-1 : Micro Economics
  • Theory of Consumer Behaviour
  • Theory of Production and Costs
  • Decision making under uncertainty Attitude towards Risk
  • Game Theory – Non Cooperative games
  • Market Structures, competitive and non-competitive equilibria and their efficiency properties
  • Factor Pricing
  • General Equilibrium Analysis
  • Efficiency Criteria: Pareto-Optimality, Kaldor – Hicks and Wealth Maximization
  • Welfare Economics: Fundamental Theorems , Social Welfare Function
  • Asymmetric Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard
Unit-2 : Macro Economics
  • National Income: Concepts and Measurement
  • Determination of output and employment: Classical & Keynesian Approach
  • Consumption Function
  • Investment Function
  • Multiplier and Accelerator
  • Demand for Money
  • Supply of Money
  • IS – LM Model Approach
  • Inflation and Phillips Curve Analysis
  • Business Cycles
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Rational Expectation Hypothesis and its critique
Unit- 3 : Statistics and Econometrics
  • Probability Theory: Concepts of probability, Distributions, Moments, Central Limit theorem
  • Descriptive Statistics – Measures of Central tendency & dispersions, Correlation, Index Numbers
  • Sampling methods & Sampling Distribution
  • Statistical Inferences, Hypothesis testing
  • Linear Regression Models and their properties – BLUE
  • Identification Problem
  • Simultaneous Equation Models – recursive and non-recursive
  • Discrete choice models
  • Time Series Analysis
Unit-4 : Mathematical Economics
  • Sets, functions and continuity, sequence, series
  • Differential Calculus and its Applications
  • Linear Algebra – Matrices, Vector Spaces
  • Static Optimization Problems and their applications
  • Input-Output Model, Linear Programming
  • Difference and Differential equations with applications
Unit-5 : International Economics
  • International Trade: Basic concepts and analytical tools
  • Theories of International Trade
  • International Trade under imperfect competition
  • Balance of Payments: Composition, Equilibrium and Disequilibrium and Adjustment Mechanisms
  • Exchange Rate: Concepts and Theories
  • Foreign Exchange Market and Arbitrage
  • Gains from Trade, Terms of Trade, Trade Multiplier
  • Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers to trade; Dumping
  • GATT, WTO and Regional Trade Blocks; Trade Policy Issues
  • IMF & World Bank
Unit-6 : Public Economics
  • Market Failure and Remedial Measures: Asymmetric Information, Public Goods, Externality
  • Regulation of Market – Collusion and Consumers’ Welfare
  • Public Revenue: Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Progressive and non-Progressive Taxation, Incidence and Effects of Taxation
  • Public expenditure
  • Public Debt and its management
  • Public Budget and Budget Multiplier
  • Fiscal Policy and its implications
Unit-7 : Money and Banking
  • Components of Money Supply
  • Central Bank
  • Commercial Banking
  • Instruments and Working of Monetary Policy
  • Non-banking Financial Institutions
  • Capital Market and its Regulation
Unit-8 : Growth and Development Economics
  • Economic Growth and Economic Development
  • Theories of Economic Development: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Schumpeter, Rostow, Balanced & Unbalanced growth, Big Push approach.
  • Models of Economic Growth: Harrod-Domar, Solow, Robinson, Kaldor
  • Technical progress – Disembodied & embodied; endogenous growth
  • Indicators of Economic Development: PQLI, HDI, SDGs
  • Poverty and Inequalities – Concepts and Measurement
  • Social Sector Development: Health, Education, Gender
Unit-9 : Environmental Economics and Demography
  • Environment as a Public Good
  • Market Failure
  • Coase Theorem
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis and Compensation Criteria
  • Valuation of Environmental Goods
  • Theories of Population
  • Concepts and Measures: Fertility, Morbidity, Mortality
  • Age Structure, Demographic Dividend
  • Life Table
  • Migration
Unit-10 : Indian Economy
  • Economic Growth in India: Pattern and Structure
  • Agriculture: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses
  • Industry: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses
  • Services: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses
  • Rural Development – Issues, Challenges & Policy Responses
  • Urban Development – Issues, Challenges and Policy Responses.
  • Foreign Trade: Structure and Direction, BOP, Flow of Foreign Capital, Trade Policies
  • Infrastructure Development: Physical and Social; Public-Private Partnerships
  • Reforms in Land, Labour and Capital Markets
  • Centre-State Financial Relations and Finance Commissions of India; FRBM
  • Poverty, Inequality & Unemployment

Practice Previous Year Papers

There used to be three papers in NET exam from 2012 to 2017. Paper - I was General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude and Paper - II and III were subject chosen by candidates. Paper - I and II included 50 questions each and Paper - III included 75 questions. From 2018, two paper pattern is being followed wherein Paper - I is General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude and Paper - II is subject chosen by candidates. Paper - I includes 50 questions and Paper - II includes 100 questions. You can practice Paper - II and III of previous year papers from below:

Practice Questions

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