UGC NET Women Studies study guide
UGC NET Women Studies · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
UGC NET Women Studies (Subject Code 73) is the National Eligibility Test paper for aspirants who want to teach Women's and Gender Studies in Indian universities and colleges, or to qualify for Junior Research Fellowship. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency on behalf of the University Grants Commission. The UGC NET Women Studies study guide has 11 sections and about 2,918 words.
01Concepts, Theories and Debates in Women's and Gender Studies
This domain tests the conceptual vocabulary and theoretical lineages that underpin the rest of the syllabus. Expect questions that ask you to distinguish perspectives, attribute slogans and texts, and identify which debate a statement belongs to.
298 words, about 1 min02Feminist Movements and Women's Movements in India and Internationally
This domain tests chronology, campaigns, organisations and the difference between women's movements and feminist movements. International questions often turn on UN conferences and instruments; Indian questions on reform, nationalist politics, grassroots movements and legal aftermaths.
258 words, about 1 min03Women, Law, Rights and the State: Constitutional and Legal Frameworks
This domain tests constitutional guarantees, special legislation, leading judgments and debates over personal law and the uniform civil code. Questions often ask which article or statute applies to a concrete situation.
296 words, about 1 min04Gender, Work, Economy and Livelihoods
This domain tests how gendered power shapes paid and unpaid work, labour markets, livelihoods and macroeconomic policy. Expect questions on female labour-force participation, the care economy, informality and measurement.
279 words, about 1 min05Gender, Health, Sexuality and Bodily Autonomy
This domain tests health equity, reproductive rights, sexuality and the legal conditions of bodily autonomy. Questions often distinguish related laws and ask about consent, access and outcomes.
256 words, about 1 min06Gender, Education and Knowledge Production
This domain tests access, retention, curriculum, pedagogy and the gendered politics of knowledge production. Questions often ask you to distinguish parity from equality and to identify hidden mechanisms of exclusion.
275 words, about 1 min07Gender, Culture, Media, Literature and Representation
This domain tests how gender is represented and contested in film, advertising, literature, social media and cultural practice. Questions often ask you to apply a concept to a text or to distinguish representation from reception.
254 words, about 1 min08Gender, Violence, Intersectionality and Social Exclusion
This domain tests the forms, drivers and legal responses to gender-based violence, and the intersectional analysis of who is excluded. Questions often test whether you treat violence as physical acts alone or as a continuum linked to structural power.
264 words, about 1 min09Gender, Development, Environment and Governance
This domain tests development paradigms, environmental politics and women's participation in governance. Questions often ask you to distinguish WID, WAD and GAD and to apply gender mainstreaming to policy.
262 words, about 1 min10Research Methodology
This domain tests research design, methods, sampling, measurement and ethics, with attention to gender-sensitive practice. Questions often ask which method suits a research question or which ethical safeguard is required.
218 words, about 1 min11Feminist Epistemology and Field Methods
This domain tests theories of knowledge and the practice of feminist fieldwork. Questions often ask how standpoint, reflexivity and situated knowledge change what counts as valid research.
258 words, about 1 min