UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2025 has been officially released by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Testing Agency (NTA). This updated syllabus is designed to test candidates’ conceptual clarity, research aptitude, and subject knowledge in Commerce.
सभी अभ्यर्थियों को सूचित किया जाता है कि रिजल्ट, सिलेबस, आवेदन लिंक, एडमिट कार्ड व नोटिफिकेशन के सभी लिंक नीचे उपलब्ध हैं।
UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2025 Overview
| Exam Name | UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) |
|---|---|
| Conducted By | NTA (National Testing Agency) |
| Subject Name | Commerce |
| Paper Code | 08 |
| Paper Types | Paper 1 (General) & Paper 2 (Subject-Specific) |
| Medium | English & Hindi |
| Official Website | https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in |
UGC NET Commerce Paper 1 Syllabus 2025
Paper 1 is common for all subjects. It tests your general teaching and research aptitude, reasoning ability, reading comprehension, communication, data interpretation, and ICT skills.
Key Topics in Paper 1:
- Teaching Aptitude
- Research Aptitude
- Reading Comprehension
- Communication
- Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
- Logical Reasoning
- Data Interpretation
- ICT (Information & Communication Technology)
- People, Development and Environment
- Higher Education System – Governance, Polity, and Administration
UGC NET Commerce Paper 2 Syllabus 2025
Paper 2 is subject-specific. Below is the complete unit-wise syllabus for Commerce (Code 08) as per UGC NET guidelines.
1: Business Environment and International Business
- Concepts and elements of business environment
- Economic, political, legal, and socio-cultural factors
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Globalization, FDI & FPI, India’s foreign trade policy
- WTO, IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD
2: Accounting and Auditing
- Accounting principles and postulates
- Partnership and corporate accounting
- Cost and management accounting
- Financial statement analysis (Ratio, Cash Flow, Fund Flow)
- Indian Accounting Standards & IFRS
- Types of audit – Cost, Management, Environmental, System Audit
3: Business Economics
- Demand and consumer behavior
- Production and cost analysis
- Price determination under various market forms
- Pricing strategies: Skimming, Penetration, Peak Load Pricing
4: Business Finance
- Sources of finance
- Cost of capital, capital structure, and budgeting
- Working capital management
- Dividend decisions and international finance
- Foreign exchange market and hedging techniques
5: Business Statistics and Research Methods
- Measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness
- Correlation and regression
- Probability and distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal)
- Sampling, hypothesis testing (t-test, ANOVA, Chi-square)
- Report writing
6: Business Management and HRM
- Principles and functions of management
- Leadership and motivation theories
- Corporate governance and business ethics
- HR planning, recruitment, training, and development
- Performance appraisal, stress management, and organization change
7: Banking and Financial Institutions
- Indian financial system and types of banks
- RBI functions and monetary policy
- Banking reforms and Basel norms
- Financial markets and institutions
- NBFCs, Mutual Funds, and Insurance systems
8: Marketing Management
- Concepts and approaches to marketing
- Product life cycle and new product development
- Pricing, promotion, and distribution strategies
- Consumer behavior and service marketing
- Trends: Green, Online, Social, Rural, and CRM
9: Legal Aspects of Business
- Indian Contract Act, Sale of Goods Act, Negotiable Instruments Act
- Company Law, LLP, and Competition Act
- IT Act, RTI Act, GST and Intellectual Property Rights
10: Income Tax and Corporate Tax Planning
- Basics of income tax, residential status, exempted income
- Computation of income and deductions
- Corporate tax planning, double taxation, and transfer pricing
- E-filing and advance tax payment
UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2025 PDF
You can easily download the latest Commerce Ugc Net Syllabus 2025 PDF (Paper 1 and Paper 2) using the links below:
📄 UGC NET Commerce Syllabus PDF – English
📄 UGC NET Commerce Syllabus in Hindi PDF
UGC NET Commerce Exam Pattern 2025
| Paper | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 50 | 100 | 3 Hours (combined) |
| Paper 2 | 100 | 200 | 3 Hours (combined) |
- No negative marking.
- Each question carries 2 marks.
Paper 1 is general aptitude; Paper 2 includes 10 detailed units from Business Environment to Tax Planning.
subject code for Commerce is 08.
