UGC NET Revised Exam pattern Recommended books Exam Format Exam Selection Process

UGC NET Revised Exam pattern Recommended books Exam Format Exam Selection Process

You have to be careful while preparing for UGC NET Examination as good information about Exam pattern is essential. The exam pattern for UGC NET is revised from time to time. So always visit UGC's website and go through the details.

UGC-NET exam consists of three (3) papers i.e. Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-III

UGC NET Paper-I on General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude

UGC NET Paper-II on Objective type questions

UGC NET Paper-III on Descriptive type questions
UGC NET Paper-III also has four sections Section I, Section II, Section III, Section IV, all the sections consists of 200 marks. We will discuss it later in this space.

UGC NET Paper-I Exam pattern on General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude:

Duration of the paper is 1 hour and 15 minutes, from 9:30am to 10:45am

Total marks of the paper is 100

Ther are ten sections in this paper and there are five questions with two marks per question and the sections are:
Teaching Aptitude
Research Aptitude
Reading Comprehension
Communication
Reasoning
Logical Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Information and Communication Technology
People and Environment
Higher Education System

UGC NET Paper-II Exam pattern on Objective type questions

Duration of the paper is 1 hour and 15 minutes, from 10:45am to 12:00
Total marks of the paper is 100
In this paper there are 50 Objective type Multiple Choice questions, you have to go through the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet that comes with booklet. Here you have to mark the response for each question on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet.

How to fill up the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet?
Instructions are given in details and you get it along with your Admit Card.

UGC NET Paper-III Exam pattern on Descriptive type questions
Duration of the paper is 2 hour and 30 minutes, from 1:30 am to 04:00
Total marks of the paper is 200

There are four sections in this paper and total 26 questions are asked to do. 

Section I: 5 questions are asked and 5 marks per question so a Total of 25 marks in this section
Section II: 15 questions are asked and 5 marks per question so a Total of 75 marks in this section
Section III: 5 questions are asked and 12 marks per question so a Total of 60 marks in this section
Section IV: 1 question only  and 40 marks

Keep in mind that you must appear in Paper-I and then you will be able to appear in Paper-II. You must score minimum qualifying marks in both Paper-I and Paper-II and then you will be allowed to appear in Paper-III.

What is the qualifying marks in UGC NET exam?

If you are in General and OBC category then you must score 40 marks each in Paper-I and Paper-II and an aggregate of 100 marks (Paper-I and Paper-II combined)

For PH/VH it's 35 marks each in Paper-I and Paper-II and an aggregate of 90 marks (Paper-I and Paper-II combined)

For SC/ST it's 35 marks each in Paper-I and Paper-II and an aggregate of 80 marks (Paper-I and Paper-II combined)

Now above information on UGC NET Exam pattern will help you understand the possible papers in the real exam.

Keep it in mind that the questions are specific to your subjects. All the three papers are to be taken on the same day.

Recommended books for UGC NET Exam:

There are many Recommended books/guide books in the market for UGC NET Exam preparation. Here are some books which are helpful to the students.

For Paper-I :
GC Net/Slet for Lectureship Exam Paper-I (by Sajit Kumar) Here
UGC/NET/JRF/SLET Teaching & Research Aptitude  Here
UGC/NET/JRF/SLET Teaching & Research Aptitude Here
UGC/NET/JRF/SLET Teaching & Research Aptitude Here
Cosmos UGC NET / SLET Paper - I Here
NET/JRF/SLET Teaching and Research Aptitude Here

For Paper II and III :

Economics:
UGC-NET Economics Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=4001&aff=B4U809
UGC NET / SLET Economics http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6897&aff=B4U809
UPSC, State Civil Services Preliminary Exam http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=7459&aff=B4U809

Political Science:
UGC NET / SLET Political Science http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6933&aff=B4U809

Psychology:
UGC /NET/JRF/SLET Psychology http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=614&aff=B4U809
UGC NET/SLET PSYCHOLOGY  http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=358&aff=B4U809

Sociology:
UGC Net/Slet Sociology http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=1496&aff=B4U809
DGP Question Bank Sociology http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6844&aff=B4U809

History:
UGC /NET/JRF/SLET History Paper-3 http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=618&aff=B4U809
RPH UGC NET/SLET History Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=5580&aff=B4U809

Commerce:
Multiple Choice Questions http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6835&aff=B4U809
UGC /NET/JRF/SLET Commerce Paper-2  http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=615&aff=B4U809
Upkars UGC NET/JRF/SLET Commerce Paper-2 http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=617&aff=B4U809
RPH UGC-NET Commerce Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=5570&aff=B4U809

Education:
RPH UGC-NET Education Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=5577&aff=B4U809
Cosmos Bookhives UGC NET / SLET http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6960&aff=B4U809
Trueman UGC Net/Slet http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=1500&aff=B4U809

Home Science:
Cosmos Bookhives Home Science http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6928&aff=B4U809

Public Administration:
DGP Question Bank http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6822&aff=B4U809

Management:
Trueman Management http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=276&aff=B4U809
RPH UGC-NET Management Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=5575&aff=B4U809

Hindi:
UGC NET/SLET Hindi Literature http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=315&aff=B4U809

English:
Trueman Literature http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=302&aff=B4U809
Upkars English Paper-2 http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=607&aff=B4U809
Upkars English Literature http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=608&aff=B4U809
Upkars Paper-3 http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=610&aff=B4U809

Law:
Cosmos Law http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6894&aff=B4U809
Truemans NET / SLET Law http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=7458&aff=B4U809

Library and Information Science:
Truemans Information Science http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=362&aff=B4U809

Mass Communication and Journalism:
Mass Comm and Journalism Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=5569&aff=B4U809

Geography:
DGP Question Bank http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6825&aff=B4U809
Upkars Objective Geography: http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=605&aff=B4U809

Computer Science and Applications:
Upkars Computer Science & Applications http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=619&aff=B4U809
RPH Computer Science Guide http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=5578&aff=B4U809

Electronics:
Modern Ugc Electronic Science http://www.flipkart.com/modern-ugc-net-slet-electronic/8126125977-ou23f93kxd

Environmental Sciences:
Cosmos Environmental Sciences http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=7000&aff=B4U809

Tourism Administration and Management:
Cosmos Tourism http://www.books4u.in/book_detail.php?book_id=6930&aff=B4U809
The above books may help you in preparation for UGC-NET Exam

About UGC NET

      The National Education Testing Bureau wing of the UGC (University Grants Commission) conducts the NET (National Eligibility test). This test is conducted to determine eligibility for lectureship and to award Junior Research Fellowship for Indian citizens. The NET also ensures that the minimum standards for the entrants in teaching profession and research are met from time to time. The test in conducted in Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science Applications, Humanities, Electronic Sciences and Forensic Science.

      The CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) conducts the UGC –CSIR NET. This test is conducted mainly for Science subjects, viz. Chemical Science, Physical Science, Planetary Science, Mathematical Science, etc. The UGC-NET tests are conducted twice a year, once in the month of June and once in the month of December. The exact test dates are published in a weekly journal which is circulated nationwide like Employment News during March and September. The results of the test conducted in June are disclosed on October while the results of December test are disclosed in April. The results are usually disclosed on UGC’s website. The results are also published in a weekly journal.

      The candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship become eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Lectureship. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF depends on the performance of the candidate in all three papers of NET. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Lectureship are not considered for award of JRF. Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in their application form whether they are applying for both JRF & eligibility for Lectureship OR only for eligibility for Lectureship. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship are governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Lecturers of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments.

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