UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B, D and E are all true and together describe a realistic picture of ICT-based teacher professional development. Online and LMS-hosted courses increase flexibility, while webinars and communities of practice widen professional networks. Blended models that mix online and face-to-face elements are widely used for sustained learning. Statement C is too extreme because online formats often complement rather than fully replace in-person interaction, and F is wrong because ICT-supported development is valuable across all subjects, so the correct combination keeps only A, B, D and E.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it includes all the statements that reflect flexible, networked and blended professional learning for teachers. It recognises that LMSs, online courses and communities enable continuous development while also acknowledging the legitimacy of blended formats. By excluding C and F, it avoids the claim that ICT removes all face-to-face needs or that only computer science teachers benefit from such programmes.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes C, which claims that ICT-based professional development always eliminates face-to-face interaction. In practice, programmes often retain workshops, mentoring or classroom observation alongside online components. The presence of this extreme statement makes the whole combination wrong even though A, B and D are correct.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it accepts F and omits A. While B and D are true, E is also true and F is false because ICT-based development is relevant for teachers of languages, science, arts and other disciplines. The combination also misses the explicit mention of flexible online courses in A, so it cannot be considered correct.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it adds F to the otherwise correct set A, B, D and E. Including F would imply that only computer science teachers need ICT-based development, ignoring the cross-curricular nature of digital pedagogy. This contradicts inclusive professional development policies, making the option invalid.