UGC NET Paper 1 unit 8: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is unit 8 of 10 in the UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus. The syllabus notes that five questions of 2 marks are set from each unit, so it carries 10 of the 100 marks. Here is what it covers and how our papers set it: 5 questions in each of our 8 papers.
What the unit covers
Information and Communication Technology covers the everyday vocabulary and services of computing. It starts with the common terms and abbreviations: hardware and software, memory and storage, input and output devices, file formats and units of data.
It then covers the internet and its relatives: how the internet works, what an intranet is, e-mail, and audio and video conferencing. Our questions also touch on staying safe online. A further part is about the digital initiatives in higher education, the government platforms for online courses and other services meant for students and teachers, and the last part is ICT in governance, the use of computers and networks to deliver public services and keep records.
None of this needs programming. What it needs is the meaning of terms and the ability to tell similar ones apart, such as two kinds of memory or two ways of sending a file. Because the questions turn on exact terms, it pays to read each one for what exactly is asked rather than pick the first familiar word among the options.
How our papers set it
- 5 questions in each of our 8 papers, always questions 36 to 40; 40 in all.
- Question types: 40 single-answer questions.
- Difficulty, as our authors grade it: 36 graded easy, 4 medium and none hard.
Or take a full timed paper, with this unit among the 10:
- What is in practice paper 1
- What is in practice paper 2
- What is in practice paper 3
- What is in practice paper 4
- What is in practice paper 5
- What is in practice paper 6
- What is in practice paper 7
- What is in practice paper 8
Questions people ask
How many questions come from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in UGC NET Paper 1?
The UGC syllabus notes that five questions of 2 marks are set from each of the 10 units, so Information and Communication Technology (ICT) carries 10 of the 100 marks. Each of our 8 free practice papers sets 5 questions from it, 40 in all.
What does Information and Communication Technology (ICT) cover?
The common terms and abbreviations of computing, the basics of the internet, intranets, e-mail and audio and video conferencing, the digital initiatives of higher education, and ICT in governance.
What kinds of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) questions do your practice papers set?
Of the 40 questions on this unit in our papers, there are 40 single-answer questions. Every question has 4 options with one correct answer and an explanation shown after you submit.
How hard are the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) questions in your papers?
Our authors grade every question easy, medium or hard. Of the 40 on this unit, 36 graded easy, 4 medium and none hard. The grading is ours, not NTA's.
Can I practise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on its own?
Yes. Unit practice gives untimed sets of 10 questions from this unit, drawn from all our papers: choose an answer, press Check the answer, and see the correct answer with its explanation. Your progress stays in this browser.
Sources
- UGC NET Bureau, Paper-I syllabus, General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude (PDF), read 26 Oct 2026.
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