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FOR UGC NET EXAM PREPARATION

UGC NET
Syllabus · Population
Studies
EXAM YEAR TYPE SUBJECT

UGC NET — Syllabus Population Studies

Notes · Sample Papers · Previous Year Papers · Mock Tests

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UNIT I: Introduction and Sources of Population Data
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History, definition, nature and scope of Population Studies, relationship of other social
sciences with population studies, Social structure, Social and Racial Groups, Society and
Culture and its role in Population studies, Social Institutions (family, marriage, kinship, and
religion) and their role in influencing population studies, Social change in India, Tribes in
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Sources of Population data: Population census: History of population; definition and scope
Indian census: Historical background, coverage, features and uses. Strengths and
weaknesses of various data sources in India,
Vital Statistics: Historical background, Civil Registration System in India: history, coverage,
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UNIT II: Methods of Demographi/Population Analysis:

Rates, Ratio, Proportion, percentages, density, incidence and prevalence, person-years
Rate of Population Growth: Arithmetic, Geometric and Exponential growth rates, Decadal
growth rate Doubling time, concept of population stabilization and net reproduction rate unity
Crude and Standardized methods for fertility and mortality estimates.
Location of event in time and the Lexis diagram.
Method of Population Projection: Mathematical methods of population projection (Linera,
Exponential, Polymonial, Gompertz and Logistic Growth Curves for Population Projection);
Component method of Population projection; Sub-national population projection; Projection
methods of labour force, school enrolment, workforce and households etc.
Population Projections by United Nations, World Bank and Expert Committee of Government
of India,
Population estimates: Inter censual/Post-censual estimates of population, population
pyramid.
Population and sample parameters, sampling distribution of mean and standard error.
Statistical Methods: Frequency distribution, descriptive and inductive statistics, measures of
central tendency (mean, median, mode); measures of dispersion (range, variance and
standard deviation); correlation and linear regression, introduction to testing of statistical
hypothesis and test of significance, interpolation and extrapolation.

UNIT III: Population Composition and Change

Spatial and temporal changes in the size and distribution of population-global perspective
with focus on India

Age and sex structure of population in developed and developing countries

Composition of India’s population: Demographic, social, economic and Cultural factors
affecting age-sex structure of population and its relevance in population dynamics: global
and India perspectives; Spatial distribution of population: measures of concentration of
population: density, distribution-dissimilarity index, tempo of urbanization, Rank-size rule,
Gini’s concentration ratio, Lorenz curve, etc. ; Factors affecting spatial distribution, density
and concentration of population-global, national, regional patterns.

Population Ageing: Concepts and measures of population ageing, components of population
ageing. Trends and pattern of ageing in India and States.
Demographic dividend, Sex-ratio, Sex-ratio at birth, Child-Women ratio, Median Age, Age-
Sex Pyramid, Dependency Ratio (Child Dependency Ratio, Old Dependence Ratio, Total
Dependency Ratio).

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UNIT IV: Nuptiality and Fertility

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Levels and trends in widowhood in India and States, Impact of changes in widowhood/
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Replacement level Fertility, Birth order statistics, Child Women ratio, Order Specific Fertility
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Cohort Indicators: Children ever born, completed family size.
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Brass P1/F1Ratio Technique.

Fertility transition in developed and developing countries with special reference to India,
Implications of below replacement level of fertility

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UNIT V-Mortality, Morbidity and Health

Mortality: Basic concept, definitions and measures of pregnancy wastage (miscarriage,
abortion, fetal death, still birth), live birth; early, late and post neo-natal deaths; infant and
child death.
Mortality Indicators: Crude Death Rate (CDR), Age Specific Death Rate (ASDR), Infant
Mortality Rate (IMR), Under-five mortality Rate, Neo-natal mortality rate, Post-natal mortality
rate; Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR).

Infant Mortality: Levels and determinants of Infant and Child mortality in India, causes of
Infant mortality (Endogenous and Exogenous). Mosley and Chen’s Framework for Child
Survival
Sources of Mortality Data and its Quality: Measures of mortality, need and importance of the
study of mortality for policy and public interventions; relative merits and demerits of mortality
measures.
Levels and Trends in mortality by developed and developing regions with special reference
to India, age and sex specific mortality, differentials in mortality by place of residence and
socio-economic characteristics, factors responsible for high mortality in the past and reasons
for mortality decline in developing countries.

Indirect method of estimation of Infant and Child mortality rates
Direct and Indirect standardization of mortality rates,

Life Table: Basic concepts, types and forms of life tables and Model Life Table, need of
Model Life Table (MLT), UN Model Life Table, computation of life table, construction of life
table based on age-specific deaths rates (ASDR), underlying assumptions of life table
construction using ASDRs of community during specified period, use of life table application
of life table in demographic analysis.
Morbidity: Concepts and definitions of health and morbidity; sources of data and measures
of morbidity.
Morbidity Indicators: Incidence, Prevalence and Case-fatality ratio.

Overview of epidemiological transition in developed and developing countries with special
reference to India
Health: Reproductive Health:- Definition, rationale, approach, evolution of ideas about reproductive
health; Maternal morbidity, Emergency obstetric care, Adolescent reproductive morbidity, Strategies
to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in India, Abortion related issues.

Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI)/Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), HIV/AIDS and their
implications.
Reproductive Rights and Ethical Issues

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with special reference to Asia and India; Distribution of deaths by main causes and by age,
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Burden of Disease Estimates: Need for the study of burden of disease; Basic concepts;
Measures of Burden of Disease; and current scenario of burden of disease in India by
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Concept and definition of ‘Urban’ in India and other countries.

Process of urbanization, measures and sources of data.

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principles and causes of urban growth, urban hierarchy (rank size rule), characteristics of
primate city, cycle of urbanization, economic and social theories of formation of urban
centres, stages of urban development models, demographic and social change in post World
War-II urban system in developed and developing countries.
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Trends, Patterns and differentials of Internal and international migration.
Determinants and consequences of Internal and International migrations.
Refugees – issues and implications.

Direct and indirect measures of migration - estimation of lifetime and inter-censal migration
rates from census data, indirect measures of net internal migration using Vital Statistics
Method, National Growth Rate Method, Census and Life Table Survival Ratio methods,
Methods of estimating international migration

Theories of Internal and International Migration - Ravenstein, Everett Lee, Lewis-Fei-Ranis
model, Todaro, Stouffer, Zelinsky, Neoclassical Economic Theory, New Household
Economic Theory, Duel Labour Market Theory, World System Theory, Social Network
Theory, Cumulative Causation Theory.

Unit VII-Population, Development and Environment

Environment in the context of development, interrelationship between population growth,
environment and development

Concepts of Development and its Measures: Limitations of per capita income as an indicator
of development, human centered development-welfare approach, investment in human-
capital approach, Human Development Index (HDI), Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI),
Concepts of Social Development, Social capital and Social change; Social Development
Index (SDI), Gender Development Index (GDI), Millennium Development Goals (MDG),
Concept of Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),Concepts and
Measures of Poverty, Human Poverty Index (HPI).

Effect of development on population dynamics, age structure transition, demographic
transition, demographic dividends and population ageing.

Views regarding the relationship between population and development:
(i) Views of different religions on pro-natalist and prosperity argument: Greek philosophers’
views, Chinese philosopher Confucius writings on optimum population, Classical
Mercantilist and Physiocrats views, Socialist and Marxist views etc.
(ii) Pessimistic perspective: Population growth viewed as an obstacle to development,
Malthus theory, Coale and Hoover study, Tragedy of commons, Limits to growth study
and Enke's investment model etc.
(iii) Optimistic perspective: Population growth is conducive to development – Mercantilist
views, Colin and Condorcet views, views of Colin Clark, Ester Boserup and Julian Simon
etc.
(iv) Neutralist/revisionist perspective: Need to study linkages between population change
and development- views of Simon Kuznets, Allan Kelly and Robert Schmidt, Bloom and
Williamson etc.

Population and Resources:
Natural resources: types of natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources,
resources scarcity and resource depletion.

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Human resources: quantitative aspects:- concepts of labour force, economically active
population, unemployment, types of unemployment; disguised, seasonal, frictional and
chronic. Factors affecting demand and supply of labour, effect of population growth and
development on structure of employment.

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Guidelines for environmental protection, international protocols
Developmental plans, polices and strategies in India in the context of Population and
environment.

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ratio at births, major health problems experienced by women and men, reproductive health of
women and men in developing world, differentials in use of male and female methods of
contraception

Health and Nutrition issues of adolescent boys and girls , abuse and maltreatment, puberty,
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Globalization: changing pattern of economic activity, issues of marginalization and
vulnerability along with agency, negotiation and spaces of power, gender divisions in urban
labor markets, gender and migration

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Housing, household environment and its differential impact on men and women’s life,
Environmental degradation: changes in climate, water table and land use and their
differential impact on men and women

The Concept of gender mainstreaming: gender mainstreaming in various health and
development sectors- e.g. Agriculture, Health, Education, gender in work place (public &
private) etc.

Gender inequality and status of women:- social, economic, cultural, health and domestic
violence, women autonomy and empowerment and its demographic implications, gender
empowerment measure (GEM).

Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST): size, growth, composition and
distribution in India, development plans and programmes for SC and ST and their impact on
population.

Disabled / Physically challenged population: size, growth and distribution in India,
classification of physically challenged population.

Development Plans and Programmes for physically challenged population in India.

Unit –IX-Population & Health Policies and Programmes

National Policies: Evolution and Development of Population, Health and related Policies
viz., National Population Policy 1977, National Health Policy 1983, National Population Policy
2000, National Health Policy 2002, National Health policy 2017, National Nutrition Policy,
National Policy on Older Persons, Social Security for Elderly, Legislations to protect Elderly
in India, Protect National Youth Policy, National Policy on HIV/AIDS, National Environment
Policy etc., its Purpose, Goals & Objectives, Thematic areas and Strategies.
Population and Policies on special groups, Ageing and Disabilities, Ageing and Quality of
Life, Ageing and Mental Health problems, Social Gradients of health for Ageing Population,
Healthy Ageing, WHO Frame Work for Healthy Ageing. Geriatric care in India
Role of NITI Ayog in Health and Population related policies and programme
Population, Health and related Policies and Programme at State levels.
Evolution of Family Welfare Programme in India since 1952, Population control strategies
under different Five Year Plans till current period.

Recommendations of various Experts Committee viz., Bhore Committee, Mudaliar
Committee, Chadha Committee, Mukherjee Committee, Jungalwalla Committee, Kartar
Singh Committee, Shrivastav Committee, Bajaj Committee etc.
National Heath Mission (NHM): History and Evolution, various schemes under NHM:
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Adolescent (RMNCHA) Programme etc.

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Adolescent Health, Child Health, Ante Natal, Natal and Post Natal Care, Immunization,
Vitamin Deficiency, Diarrhoea and Acute Respiratory Infection, Family Planning, RTIs/STDs;
HIV/AIDS, Public Health Nutrition; Causes of Infertility and its Treatment in government
programme, Social and Psychological consequences of Infertility, Socio-Psychological and
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Methods and approaches of impact assessment of different policies and programme on
Population and Health of people.
Health Infrastructure and Delivery System in India: Health System functioning in India,
Organizational Structure- Sub Heath Center, Primary Health Center, Community Health
Center, Health System of District ,State and Center levels, Role and Responsibilities of
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Basic Concepts in Public Financing in Health: equity, efficiency and effectiveness of health
care delivery, basic concept of investment in health, public goods and private goods,
externalities, public sector spending on health, Basic Concepts in National Health
Accounting, Need & Concepts in Social Health Insurance, Schemes in Social Health
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Unit 10 - Research Methodology and Programme Evaluation

Principle and methods of Social Science Research,
Scientific Research-conceptual, empirical and analytical framework of research,

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Types of Research: action research, operations research, formative research, programme
evaluation research
Research Design: Observational Study (Descriptive and Exploratory Study) and
Experimental Studies (Quasi Experimental and True Experimental Study, Longitudinal and
Panel Study Design, Issues relates to reliability and validity in research design.
Method of Data Collection and Analysis: Quantitative and Qualitative methods of data
collection, quality of data in evaluation research. concept and application of odds ratio and
relative risks, concept and application of probability in analysis of population data, laws of
probability and concept of Baye’s Theorem, Concept and application of Binomial,
Exponential and Normal Distributions in population data analysis. concept of statistical
hypothesis, concept and application of correlation, association and regression, concept of p-
value (level of significance),concept of confidence interval, concept and application of
logistics regression analysis.
Sampling: Sampling concept, concept of sampling unit, sampling frame and sampling design,
sampling and non-sampling errors, standard error, sample size determination
Sampling Methods and Techniques: Simple random sampling, stratified random sampling,
systematic random sampling, cluster sampling, purposive sampling, multi-stage sampling,
Design effect in sampling.
Research Problem and Formulation of Research Hypotheses: defining the research
problem; components of the research problem; Formulating the research hypothesis.

Research Report Writing and Ethics in Research: Types of research reports – Brief
reports and Detailed reports; Report writing: Structure of the research report,
Interpretations of Results and suggested recommendations;

Ethics in Research; Client’s Ethical code; Researcher’s Ethical code; Ethical Codes
related to respondents;

Monitoring and Evaluation of Programme: Basic concept of monitoring and evaluation,
difference between monitoring and evaluation, monitoring of health Programme:- data
requirements and Indicators, Health Management Information System (HMIS) as tool of
programme monitoring, Indicators based on service statistics based on:- Input, Process,
Output; acceptance/utilization rate of various services, strength and limitations of HMIS data,
Evaluation of accessibility, availability, equity, quality and gender perspectives in RMNCH+A
Services.

Types of Evaluation-Formative and summative evaluation, concurrent evaluation, Framework
for the evaluation of the programme, Types and levels of indicators in programme
evaluation- (Input process, output, outcome, and impact indicators), role of service statistics
and surveys in programme evaluation.
Concepts and applications of GIS in Population Studies
Spatial Concepts: Spatial parameters- site and location, scale, plane and spherical
coordinate; Map projections, types of maps, digital representations of spatial and non spatial
data.

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Geo-referencing/Geo-coding and basics of digitization, layouts
data, raster and vector data,

Spatial Data Representations and Analysis: Bar and line diagram, frequency polygon,
frequency curve; spatial uni-variate and multivariate statistics: spatial correlation and
regression, Matrix algebra; auto-correlation; spatial interpolations, kriging, Moran’s I index.

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Document Details

Board / OrgNTA
ExamUGC National Eligibility Test
TypeSyllabus
Pages26
Updated15 Jul 2026