UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A and B correctly state that AICTE is the apex body for planning and coordinated development of technical education and that it grants approval for technical institutions and programmes as per its regulations. Statement C is incorrect because AICTE is concerned with technical and professional programmes rather than general non-technical arts and science programmes. Statement D is also incorrect since AICTE’s regulatory framework is specifically intended to maintain and enhance quality in technical education. Therefore, the combination A and B only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it acknowledges AICTE’s planning and coordination role but ignores its crucial function of approving programmes and institutions as mentioned in B. Since B is also correct, limiting the answer to A alone does not reflect the full scope of AICTE’s responsibilities.

Option B:
Option B is correct as it includes both A and B, capturing AICTE’s planning, coordinating and approval roles. At the same time, it excludes C and D, which mischaracterise the sectoral scope and quality assurance role of AICTE.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it pairs B with C and omits A. While B is correct, C wrongly asserts that AICTE mainly regulates non-technical programmes, which contradicts its mandate in technical education.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it adds the incorrect statement C to the true statements A and B, thereby creating a mixed set of correct and incorrect claims. Any option that includes C or D cannot be fully accurate.

Statements A, C and D correctly describe the roles of the respective professional councils. AICTE oversees technical education such as engineering and management, NCTE is responsible for teacher education, and the Bar Council of India regulates legal education and professional standards. Statement B is wrong because the National Medical Commission deals with medical education and profession, not teacher education. Thus, the correct combination must include A, C and D while excluding B.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because, although it includes A and C which are correct, it omits D. Since the Bar Council of India does regulate legal education, excluding D means the combination does not contain all the true statements.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it brings together all and only the correct statements about the roles of the different regulatory bodies. It recognises AICTE’s technical education jurisdiction, NCTE’s authority over teacher education, and the Bar Council’s regulation of law education, while rightly excluding the misplaced claim about the National Medical Commission.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it includes B, which misattributes teacher education to the National Medical Commission. Even though C is correct, the presence of B makes the combination inaccurate.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it treats B, C and D as correct. This wrongly validates statement B about NMC regulating teacher education. Since a correct option cannot include a false statement, this combination is not acceptable.