Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2022 (06.03.2023) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. Statement I: NCERT is the main governing body at the tertiary level of education in India. Statement II: Tertiary education includes both higher education and vocational education and training in India. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: NCERT is the main governing body at the tertiary level of education in India.
- Statement II: Tertiary education includes both higher education and vocational education and training in India.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct — Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, so the answer is Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Explanation
★Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, so the answer is Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
★The main governing body at the tertiary level is the University Grants Commission, not NCERT.
★So naming NCERT as the tertiary governing body is wrong, making statement I incorrect.
★Tertiary education covers all formal post-secondary education.
★This includes both higher education and vocational education and training.
★So statement II is correct.
★Therefore statement I is incorrect while statement II is correct.
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