UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

All four statements A, B, C and D accurately describe the affiliating system and its challenges. A is true because universities in this system control curricula and conduct examinations for numerous colleges. B is correct since centralised control can slow curriculum updates. C reflects NEP 2020’s intent to gradually end the affiliating model by promoting autonomous and large multidisciplinary institutions. D is also true as ensuring quality across many affiliated colleges is a persistent concern. Because every statement is correct, the appropriate option is A, B, C and D.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it includes only A and B, ignoring the policy direction in C and the quality challenge highlighted in D. This partial view does not capture current reform proposals.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it combines A, B and C but omits D, which describes the critical quality-maintenance problem in a large affiliating network. Without D, the key challenge is understated.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it selects B, C and D and leaves out A, which explains the basic structure of the affiliating system. Knowledge of this structure is necessary to understand why the other issues arise.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it acknowledges the structural features, centralisation effects, reform proposals and quality concerns together. It therefore presents the most comprehensive and accurate description of the affiliating system.

The question asks for the wrong statement(s). Statements A, B and C correctly describe the affiliating model and NEP 2020’s reform directions: A notes the traditional structure, B reflects the goal of converting colleges into degree-granting or constituent units, and C states that the affiliating system is to be gradually phased out. Statement D is wrong because it directly contradicts the policy by claiming that all colleges must remain permanently affiliated and cannot become autonomous. Thus, D alone is the wrong statement.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it treats A and B as wrong, whereas both statements reflect accepted descriptions of the existing affiliating framework and the reform path proposed in NEP 2020. Selecting this option would misidentify correct statements as incorrect.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it groups C and D together as wrong. C is actually correct in describing the phasing out of the affiliating model, so pairing it with the genuinely wrong D produces a mixed and invalid combination.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it suggests that both A and D are wrong. In fact, A accurately summarises the affiliating system, while only D misrepresents NEP 2020’s vision; including A as wrong undermines the basic understanding of the present structure.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it isolates D, the only statement that contradicts NEP 2020 by insisting on permanent affiliation and denying the move towards autonomous, degree-granting institutions.