UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Institutions with major investments in laboratories, research staff, doctoral programmes and publications are commonly called research-intensive universities. The stem highlights exactly these features, so “research-intensive” is the appropriate description.

Option A:
Option A is correct because research-intensive universities treat research and doctoral training as central missions, often attracting substantial grant funding and producing significant scholarly output.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect as “purely teaching” institutions focus mainly on instruction and have limited research activity, which contradicts the emphasis described.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since “distance” refers to mode of delivery, not to the level of research intensity.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because “remedial” education focuses on helping learners overcome basic difficulties and has no inherent connection to high-end research.

Universities with a strong emphasis on postgraduate and doctoral programmes, high publication output and major research projects are typically labelled research-intensive universities. The stem describes exactly this profile, so “research-intensive” is the correct term.

Option A:
Option A is correct because research-intensive institutions devote substantial resources to laboratories, research funding, doctoral supervision and scholarly publications, making research a central mission alongside teaching.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect as “teaching-only” institutions focus mainly on instruction and usually have limited research activity, which does not match the description in the question.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because “distance-only” speaks about the mode of delivery (distance education) rather than the research orientation of the institution.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect since “remedial” relates to support for students with learning gaps and has nothing to do with high-level research emphasis.