UGC NET Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Previous Year Questions
Unit 8 of UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude) is Information and Communication Technology (ICT). JRFSmart holds 497 previous-year questions for it, organised into 75 topics, from 87 exam papers. Pick a topic below to see what NTA asks and how often it returns.
Important concepts
ICT questions connect computer fundamentals with the systems people use to communicate and learn. Know the roles of hardware, software, operating systems, memory and storage, then distinguish networks, the internet and common online services. Networking questions often test how data moves; cyber-security questions ask what a threat targets and which control reduces it. Digital learning tools and public initiatives are applications of ICT, not the technology itself. For number-system and storage questions, write down the base or unit convention before converting.
Topics in this unit
Ordered by how many exam papers each topic appears in.
| Topic | Questions | Papers | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Networking | 49 | 44 | High |
| Number systems | 37 | 37 | High |
| Cyber security | 39 | 36 | High |
| Internet | 38 | 33 | High |
| Computer fundamentals | 33 | 28 | High |
| Ed-tech tools | 31 | 26 | Medium |
| Digital initiatives | 21 | 19 | Medium |
| Software | 19 | 18 | Medium |
| Memory and storage | 18 | 17 | Medium |
| Computer basics | 19 | 16 | Medium |
| History of computing | 15 | 15 | Medium |
| Spreadsheets | 15 | 15 | Medium |
| ICT terminology | 12 | 12 | Medium |
| Emerging technologies | 12 | 11 | Medium |
| Operating systems | 7 | 7 | Low |
| Programming | 6 | 6 | Low |
| Acronyms | 5 | 5 | Low |
| File formats | 5 | 5 | Low |
| ICT and society | 5 | 5 | Low |
| ICT initiatives in India | 5 | 5 | Low |
| Input devices | 5 | 5 | Low |
| e-Governance in education | 5 | 5 | Low |
| Computer hardware | 5 | 4 | Low |
| Cloud computing | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Collaborative tools | 4 | 4 | Low |
| ICT terms | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Word processing | 4 | 4 | Low |
| Data communication | 3 | 3 | Low |
| 3 | 3 | Low | |
| Memory hierarchy | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Network security | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Output devices | 3 | 3 | Low |
| Storage devices | 3 | 3 | Low |
| e-Learning | 3 | 2 | Low |
| Data capture | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Data representation | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Digital services | 2 | 2 | Low |
| E-learning | 2 | 2 | Low |
| 2 | 2 | Low | |
| ICT in daily life | 2 | 2 | Low |
| ICT industry | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Interfaces | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Mobile technology | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Presentation software | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Software types | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Storage media | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Web 2.0 | 2 | 2 | Low |
| Audio formats | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Computer architecture | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Computer networks | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Computer peripherals | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Content curation tools | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Data storage | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Digital media | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Digital payments | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Digital tools | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Display hardware | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Display technology | 1 | 1 | Low |
| E-commerce | 1 | 1 | Low |
| E-resources | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Electromagnetic spectrum | 1 | 1 | Low |
| ICT concepts | 1 | 1 | Low |
| ICT growth | 1 | 1 | Low |
| ICT in business | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Input and output devices | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Internet & networking | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Internet security | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Mobile networking | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Multimedia | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Networking and security | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Online learning | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Programming languages | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Software and operating systems | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Web 2.0 and hardware | 1 | 1 | Low |
| Web conferencing | 1 | 1 | Low |
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