UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

A common convention in CBCS is that one credit of practical work corresponds to about two hours of supervised lab activity per week. This reflects the additional time required for hands-on experimentation and preparation. It keeps the workload proportional between theory and practical components. Therefore, “two” hours is the most appropriate choice.

Option A:
Half an hour per week would be too little to justify a full credit and does not match typical academic regulations. It would severely underestimate the time needed for meaningful laboratory learning. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option B:
One and half hours is closer but still not the widely cited standard used in many CBCS guidelines that specify two hours per credit for practicals. For consistency with common regulations, this option is less accurate than “two.”

Option C:
Two hours per week per credit balances contact time and learning objectives in most science and technical programmes. This is why Option C correctly completes the statement.

Option D:
Five hours for a single credit would make the lab component disproportionately heavy and misaligned with theory credit equivalence. Such a high time load per credit is uncommon, so this option does not fit standard practice.