UGC NET Home Science (Subject Code 012) mock tests

For Assistant Professor eligibility and JRF in Home Science — food and nutrition, human development, textiles and clothing, resource management, and extension education.

UGC NET Home Science determines eligibility for Assistant Professor posts and for the Junior Research Fellowship. Food and nutrition is a substantial part of the Paper II syllabus.

Conducted by: National Testing Agency (NTA) for the UGC

Who can apply

Needs a postgraduate degree. The age limit depends on what you are applying for, not on the exam itself.

At least 55% in a postgraduate degree from a UGC-recognised institution
JRF: not more than 30 years, on the first of the month the exam concludes
Assistant Professor and Ph.D. admission: no upper age limit
Relaxations for reserved categories are set per cycle

Source: UGC NET (NTA) ↗. Checked 2026-08-15.

UGC NET official site (opens on the official site) ↗ NTA (opens on the official site) ↗

The full syllabus is not reproduced here on purpose — the exam body's own copy is the only version that counts, and it changes with every notification.

Every section is compulsory — there is nothing to choose between. Timed at 120 minutes.

Sections, questions and marks
Section	Questions	Marks	Status
Paper II — Home Science	100	200	Compulsory
Paper total	—	200

Paper II is a single subject paper — there is no optional section to choose.

Every paper of this exam on the site, as it was actually set.

Paper	Questions	Marks	Minutes	Sections
UGC NET Home Science 2025 (26 June) — Paper II	100	200	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science 2024 (22 Aug) — Paper II	100	200	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science 2023 (13 Dec) — Paper II	100	200	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science 2022 (12 Jul) — Paper II	100	200	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science 2021 — Paper II	100	200	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science 2016 (December) — Paper II	50	100	75	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 1	150	300	180	2	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 2	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 3	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 4	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 5	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 6	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 7	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 8	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 9	100	100	120	1	Open →
UGC NET Home Science Mock Test 10	100	100	120	1	Open →

Detected by comparing each paper with the one before it, within the same post — not from an announcement.

UGC NET Home Science 2016 (December) — Paper II → UGC NET Home Science 2021 — Paper II
- Questions 50 → 100
- Duration 75 → 120 min
- Marks 100 → 200
- Paper II — Home Science 50q → 100q

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