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UPHESC Assistant Professor Asian Culture Syllabus 2026
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UPHESC Assistant Professor Asian Culture Syllabus
The written exam has two parts: General Knowledge (30 questions, the same for all subjects) and Asian Culture (90 questions). Both syllabi below are the official ones of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, Prayagraj.
Part 1: General Knowledge (30 questions, 90 marks)
Compulsory for all disciplines. Download PDF (0.3 MB)
Unit 1: Current Affairs
- Major events and current affairs: national and international
- Personalities in news
- Sports news
- Current research in the field of science
Unit 2: Teaching and Research Aptitude
- Teaching: nature, objectives, need, methods, evaluation and factors affecting teaching
- Research: meaning and methods
- Data: source, collection and analysis
- Role of UGC in qualitative development in higher education
Unit 3: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- ICT: meaning, advantages and disadvantages
- Basics of internet and e-mailing
- General abbreviations and terminology
Unit 4: People and Environment
- People and environment interaction
- Environmental degradation: causes and solutions
- National and international efforts for a better environment
- Environmental control
Unit 5: Indian History and Geography
- Salient features of Indian culture
- Indian National Movement (1857–1950)
- Origin of the universe and the solar system
- Indian geography (general)
Unit 6: Indian Constitution and Economy
- Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
- Indian political system: legislature, executive and judiciary
- Election Commission and Public Service Commission
- Population, poverty, unemployment; planning and development; income tax
- Agriculture, industry, trade; money, currency, banking and capital market
Part 2: Asian Culture (subject code 33) – 90 questions, 270 marks
The Asian Culture paper is at post-graduate (Master's) level. The complete official syllabus is below. Download Asian Culture syllabus PDF (0.4 MB)
Unit 1: Nepal and Bhutan
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art & Architecture, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 2: China
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art & Architecture, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 3: Tibet
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art & Architecture, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 4: Central and Western Asia
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 5: Afghanistan
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 6: Sri Lanka
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 7: Vietnam and Thailand
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 8: Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 9: Indonesia
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
Unit 10: Korea, Japan
Language & Literature, Religion & Philosophy, Art, Socio-Economic life.
आयोग द्वारा जारी हिंदी संस्करण:
इकाई-1: नेपाल एवं भूटान
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-2: चीन
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-3: तिब्बत
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-4: मध्य एवं पश्चिम एशिया
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-5: अफगानिस्तान
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-6: श्रीलंका
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-7: वियतनाम एवं थाईलैण्ड
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-8: म्यांमार, कम्बोडिया एवं लाओस
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-9: इण्डोनेशिया
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
इकाई-10: कोरिया एवं जापान
भाषा एवं साहित्य, धर्म–दर्शन, कला एवं स्थापत्य कला, सामाजिक एवं आर्थिक जीवन।
How to prepare
- Match the official Asian Culture syllabus unit by unit with your Master's notes and mark weak units first.
- Solve previous UPHESC/UPESSC Assistant Professor Asian Culture papers (Advt 51 re-exam of April 2026 is the most recent).
- Do not leave GK for the end: Teaching and Research Aptitude and ICT are scoring units of the GK paper.
- Practise MCQs under time limits because of negative marking (-1 per wrong answer).
Syllabus PDFs of all 43 subjects are on UPHESC Assistant Professor.
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