Analysis of HRM & Labour Welfare subject Code 55 of UGC NET Jun 2019
Analysis HRM and Labour Welfare (code 55) subject - held on 24 Jun 2019
The UGC NET for HRM and Labour Welfare (Code 55) was conducted in the second half of 24 June 2019. The difficulty level of the paper was same as earlier exam of Dec 2018.
The Cut off for Human Resource Management and Labour Welfare in Dec 2018 was
Unreserved: 68% (JRF) and 59% (NET)
OBC: 64% (JRF) and 53% (NET)
SC: 61% (JRF) and 51% (NET)
ST: 44% (JRF) and 50% (NET) (yes, cut off for ST was higher than SC)
This time, the cut off is likely to remain same (or may be go high by 1-2 percentage. The difficulty level of Paper 1 is relatively easier this time.
After every NET exam, we at Human Peritus, analyse, how many questions appeared from Study Material Package of Human Peritus. This number was 90% in July 2018 and 82% in Dec 2018. Since, syllabus got changed, this time, we expected that, the coverage will go down. But, after analysing the paper of 24 June 2019, we have found that, this time, 88% of Paper is from Human Peritus material. Yes, if someone would have studied only from Human Peritus Package (and nothing else, no other book, no previous paper), She/he would have easily scored above 88% in HRM and LW-Code 55.
The credit for this goes to our “Structured Methodology” of preparing content. Our team, analysed every question, that appeared in any paper since year 2009. Our subject matter expert team (all of whom are NET/JRF qualified), had brainstorming session on each keyword of revised syllabus, to identity, what should be excluded/included in the content. Lot of research is conducted before finalizing anything in content.
We are publishing below, Question by Question Analysis, on what was covered (and what not), with the source in our material.
Some of key highlights of the Paper are:
1. As estimated by Human Peritus team, there were few questions from the labour acts, which are not explicitly mention in the new syllabus. For example, there were questions on Maternity Benefit Act 1961, ESIC Act 1948, Employee Compensation Act 1923 (although, they are not clearly mentioned).
Questions were asked from all acts, which are mentioned in the syllabus. All are covered in HP material.
There were no questions on the Unorganized Workers Act 2008, Apprentice Act 1961, Bonded Labour Systems Act 1961.
2. This time, there were few new topics in syllabus. Human Peritus team was correctly able to guess potential coverage of these topics. For example, headquarters of DGMS (from topic of Industrial Accidents and Safety)..Another question on Current Weekly Status (Indian Labour Market composition).
3. There are new types of questions on “Economics” of labour market.
4. Although HR and OB are totally theoretical topics, almost every question appeared from concise booklets of Human Peritus, for these topics.
5. Earlier, there used to be questions on RULES of few acts like Employment Standing Order, ESIC. This time, there were no questions on Rules.
6. There were no questions on labour in USA and UK. Similarly no questions on other International Organization (other than ILO). No questions on Quality Management.
7. More or less, the NTA has sticked to the prescribed syllabus. 10 Questions from each of 10 units, as prescribed in the Syllabus.
We update our Study Material package every 6 months. Next updated package for Dec 2019 will be available from 01 July 2019, which you can order by following the steps listed on the website. This time, we are making number of MAJOR changes in the entire content, to take you closest to actual exam.
Please write to us, anything you feel, at contact@humanperitus.com
| No | Question Content | HRM paper-2 |
| 1 | Biases in Performance Appraisal | RC based.. Booklet- HRM Page 44 |
| 2 | Biases in Performance Appraisal | RC based.. Booklet- HRM Page 44 |
| 3 | Biases in Performance Appraisal | RC based.. Booklet- HRM Page 44 |
| 4 | Biases in Performance Appraisal | RC based.. Booklet- HRM Page 44 |
| 5 | Biases in Performance Appraisal | RC based.. Booklet- HRM Page 44 |
| 6 | Steps of Performance Appraisal Process | Booklet- HRM page 42- steps of MBA |
| 7 | Alternate employment to laid-off worker – Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 | Question Bank- Industrial Dispute Q 43, Booklet-Legal Framework Page 24 |
| 8 | Issues influencing retention process | Not covered |
| 9 | Contributors of different management functions | Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 13, 15, 31 |
| 10 | Number of members of Grievance Redressal Committee – Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 | Question Bank- Industrial Dispute Q 5, Booklet- Legal Framework Page 24 |
| 11 | Workers’ health and safety provisions in Concurrent List of Constitution | Question Bank- Constitutional Provision Q 14, Booklet- Legal Framework Page 19 |
| 12 | Authorized person to enter mine by special order – Mines Act, 1952 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 75 |
| 13 | Authority to decide cases recovering money from employers – Provident Fund Act, 1952 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 48 |
| 14 | Competitive Strategies for MNCs | Booklet- Labour Market and Employment Page 52 |
| 15 | New Approaches to compensation rewards | Booklet- HRM Page-52 |
| 16 | Authority to hear Claims arising payment less than minimum wages – Minimum Wages Act, 1948 | Question Bank- Minimum Wages Act Q 6, Booklet- Legal Framework Page 36 |
| 17 | Human Resource Accounting Techniques | Not covered |
| 18 | Propounder of the Term “Management Exploitation” | Not covered |
| 19 | Type of Leadership Styles | Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 106 |
| 20 | Presidentship of Bombay Mill Hands | Question Bank- History of Labour Welfare Q 58, Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 31 |
| 21 | Contributors of Behavioural School of Management | Booklet- Organization Behavior Page 23 |
| 22 | Eclectic Theory of Dunning for MNCs | Not covered |
| 23 | Percentage of workers in check off system – 2nd National commission recommendation | Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 44 |
| 24 | Supply of Labour -determinant | Booklet- Labour Market and Employment Page 7 |
| 25 | On the job training method | Question Bank- Training and Developemt Q 2, Booklet- HRM Page 61 |
| 26 | Grid Organization or project management – types of organizational structure | Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 37 |
| 27 | Henry Mintzberg’s 10 managerial roles | Question bank- Introduction to Organizational Behavior Q 8, Booklet- Organizational behavior Page 8 |
| 28 | Authority to decide claims – Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 41 |
| 29 | Functions of Management | Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 12 |
| 30 | Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of Motivation | Question Bank Motivation Q 14, Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 74 |
| 31 | Independent Members in Central Advisory Board – Minimum Wages Act, 1948 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 35 |
| 32 | Types of Informal Groups | Question Bank Group Behavior Q 30, Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 80 |
| 33 | Wages for seasonal workers – Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 35 |
| 34 | Total number of per day working hours (under exempting orders) – Factories Act, 1948 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 68 |
| 35 | Registration of Beneficiary – Building and Construction Workers Act, 1996 | Question Bank- Building and Other construction Act Q 8, Booklet- Legal Framework Page 96 |
| 36 | Statement by famous person | Not covered |
| 37 | Office of DG of Mines Safety | Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 64 |
| 38 | Dunlop Industrial Relation Framework | Question bank- Introduction of Labour Welfare Q 31, Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 7 |
| 39 | Modifications in standing orders – Industrial Employment (SO) Act, 1946 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 51 |
| 40 | Principles of Labour Welfare | Question Bank- Approaches of IR Q 9, Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 11 |
| 41 | Human Relations approach to IR | Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 26 |
| 42 | Organization function of Management | Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 32 |
| 43 | Human Capital Appraisal Approach of HRD function | Booklet- HRM Page 12 |
| 44 | Types of Learning Outcomes | Not covered |
| 45 | Employment of Contract Labour – Contract Labour Act, 1970 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 93 |
| 46 | Process Orientation concept of Management | Not covered |
| 47 | Provisions of imposition of fines – Payment of Wages Act, 1936 | Question Bank- Payment of Wages Act Q 5, Booklet- Legal Framework Page 32 |
| 48 | Types of Unemployment | Booklet- Labour Market and Employment Page 33 |
| 49 | Process of Organizational Change | Not covered |
| 50 | Amount of monthly wage rate for calculation of bonus – Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 40 |
| 51 | Industrial Relation Theories | Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 6 |
| 52 | Johari Window – Individual Behaviour | Question Bank- Perception Q 52, Booklet- Organizational Behavior Page 58 |
| 53 | HR Model of Prof. J. Barney and Prof. Wright | Question bank HRM- Introduction to HRM Q 12 |
| 54 | Approaches of Recruitment in MNCs | Question bank HRM- International HRM Q 4 |
| 55 | Types of Occupational Diseases | Not covered |
| 56 | Offices attached to Ministry of Labour, GOI | Booklet- Industrial Relations Page 41 |
| 57 | Responsibility of Industrial Safety – Factories Act, 1948 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 66 |
| 58 | Schedule – Child Labour Act, 1986 | Question Bank LL- Child Labour Act Q 17 |
| 59 | Orientation/ Induction technique of organization | Booklet- HRM Page 37 |
| 60 | Grapevine/ Informal Communication | Question Bank OB- Communication Q 1 |
| 61 | List of items to be dealt with by Works Committees – As per Indian Labour Conference | Booklet- Industrial Relation Page 54 |
| 62 | Time period for Payment of wage on quitting of job – Factories Act, 1948 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 70 |
| 63 | Personal causes of Industrial Accidents | Booklet- Industrial Relation Page 65 |
| 64 | Four C’s of Human Resource Practices | Not covered |
| 65 | Persons eligible to be appointed as executive and office bearer of the trade union | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 62 |
| 66 | Reason for Unemployment in advanced economies | Booklet- Labour Market and Employement Page 35 |
| 67 | Legal Terminology – Orbiter Dictum, Mens rea, Puisne, Ultra Vires | Booklet- HRM Page 81 |
| 68 | Career Management Terminologies – Career Planning, Management, Development, Coaching | Booklet- HRM Page 46 |
| 69 | Features of Productivity Bargaining | Question Bank HRM- Dispute Resolution and Collective Bargaining Q 19 |
| 70 | Change in the conditions of workers – Notice period – Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 | Question Bank LL-Industrial Disputes Act Q 76 |
| 71 | Theories of Learning | Booklet- Organization Behavior Page 43 |
| 72 | Model Grievance Procedure | Booklet- HRM page 84 |
| 73 | Compulsory Insurance Provision | Question Bank LL-Payment of Gratuity Act Q 4 |
| 74 | Weekly status unemployment | Booklet- Labour Market and Employement Page 84 |
| 75 | Notice period for extension of Act to certain establishments – Payment of Wages Act, 1936 | Question Bank LL-Payment of Wages Act Q 24 |
| 76 | Time period for sending copies of modified standing orders – Industrial Employment (SO) Act, 1946 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 50 |
| 77 | Job analysis, job description, job specification, work flow analysis – definitions | Question Bank HRM-HR planning Q 1 |
| 78 | Values/ Culture followed of different organizations (USA & India) | Generic Question |
| 79 | Driving and Restraining forces of Change – Force field analysis | Question Bank OB-Change Management Q 13 |
| 80 | Managerial Grid – Blake and Mouton – Leadership Style | Question Bank OB-Leadership Q 2 |
| 81 | Ratification of ILO’ s International Labour Standards Convention by India | Booklet- Industrial Relation Page 80 |
| 82 | Applicability of the Act – Inter-state Migrant Workmen Act, 1979 | Question Bank LL-Interstate Migrant Q 3 |
| 83 | Myers- Briggs type indicator of personality | Question Bank OB- Perception, Attitudes, Personality, Emotions, Learning Q 32 |
| 84 | Dimensions of cultural diversity in MNCs | Not covered |
| 85 | Determination of escaped amount – Employees’ Provident Fund Act, 1952 | Question Bank LL-Provident Fund Q 36 |
| 86 | Sequential Rearrangement of behavioral theories – Contributors | Booklet Organizational Behavior Page 15-31 |
| 87 | Time period of Waiver of contribution – Building and Construction Workers Act, 1996 | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 96 |
| 88 | Provisions of Participation of workers in Management Bill | Booklet- Legal Framework Page 88 |
| 89 | Leader of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) | Booklet- Industrial Relation Page 37 |
| 90 | Social Security | Booklet- Industrial Relation Page 16 |
| 91 | Question Not Clear | |
| 92 | Article 43A, Article 43, Article 38, Article 42 of Constitution of India | Question Bank- Constitutional Provisions Q 4 |
| 93 | Issuing authority of passbook – Inter-state Migrant Workmen Act, 1979 | Question Bank LL-Interstate Migrant Q 9 |
| 94 | Notice period to manager of mine before entering – Mines Act, 1952 | Question Bank LL-Mines Act Q 9 |
| 95 | Human Resource Planning Techniques | Booklet- HRM Page 20 |
| 96 | Minimum number of workers to continue registration of trade union – Trade Union Act, 1926 | Question Bank LL- Trade Union Q 35 |
| 97 | Demand curve of labour of the monopsonist | Booklet- Labour Market Page 8 |
| 98 | Alternate name of Sidney Webb in US | Not covered |
| 99 | Indifference curve between leisure and income – depiction | Booklet- Labour Market Page 11 |
| 100 | Order of ‘process of placement’ in recruitment, selection, training and development | Booklet- HRM Page 29 |
