UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The General Education Council is envisaged as a body that frames expected learning outcomes and broad curricular frameworks for higher education. It will articulate what graduates should know and be able to do across disciplines. The stem points to a council concerned with “setting,” which logically refers to curriculum and learning outcomes. Therefore, this option is correct.

Option A:
Curriculum and learning outcomes define the academic direction and standards for programmes. The GEC’s mandate to specify these provides coherence across institutions while allowing flexibility. This responsibility matches the description in the question.

Option B:
Hostel and mess charges are operational and welfare issues handled at the institutional level. They do not fall within the remit of a national academic council like GEC, so this option is inappropriate.

Option C:
Infrastructure norms are usually decided by regulatory and funding agencies or through separate regulations. They are not the primary focus of the General Education Council, making this option unsuitable.

Option D:
Alumni donations concern fund-raising and alumni relations, which are important but different from setting curricular and outcome standards. Hence, this option does not fit the stem.