UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 specifically notes that NRF will not privilege one discipline over another. It will support research in sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities alike, as long as proposals are of high quality and address important questions. This encourages a balanced knowledge ecosystem.

Option A:
Excluding social sciences would contradict NEP’s recognition of their importance for policy and society, so this option is incorrect.

Option B:
This option correctly reflects the inclusive disciplinary scope of NRF funding described in the policy. It emphasises equal respect for all fields and is therefore correct.

Option C:
Restricting NRF to applied engineering alone ignores the multi disciplinary nature of the foundation as described in the document.

Option D:
Funding only research outside India does not match NRF’s purpose of building Indian institutional capacity; thus this option is wrong.