The Ultimate Guide to Prepare For UGC-NET Exam

The article focuses on imparting few vital tips and tricks that may enable you to crack UGC-NET exams with consummate ease.

The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) is one of the most prestigious exams for candidates holding a masters degree. This test is conducted to award Junior Research fellowship and as an eligibility test for a bright career in lectureship. UGC-NET exam is for Indian nationals only conducted all over the country bi-annually - in June and December.

The Disciplines:

The exam is conducted for five subjects, which are humanities (including languages), social sciences, environmental sciences, forensic science, computer science and applications and electronic science. University Grants Commissions along with CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Search) conducts UGC-CSIR NET. Subjects included are life sciences, chemical sciences, physical sciences, mathematical sciences and earth, atmospheric, ocean and planetary sciences.

Time for preparation:

The UGC-NET exam has a vast syllabus and pattern of the exam is tough. Therefore, you should start early to make sure you have ample time to prepare for the exam. This will also help to reduce the anxiety, which is common among aspirants.

Hard Work:

As they say, there is absolutely no substitute for hard work and this adage applies here too. The vast syllabus and intense competition necessitates you to give your best effort to make sure to cover every detail of the vast syllabus of each subject. From main subject to general knowledge topics, everything should be covered in your preparation and this requires some real hard work on your part.

Prioritize the Subjects:

In order to come out with flying colors, you have to strategize well and implement your strategies to perfection. There will be some subjects, which you find easy and others tough. Therefore, a good strategy will be to start with easy subjects first and get yourself acquainted with the tougher ones in the later stages. This would enable you to get the required confidence about your preparation and you will be able to invest a greater amount of time for tougher subjects. For the tougher subjects, practice them regularly and start with the basic topics. The basic topics will help to understand the nuances of the subject in a better and efficient manner and then gradually move on to complex topics. Do not cram up subjects and try to understand the logic behind every topic.

Study Material:

A good study material comes very handy in case of UGC-NET exams, thus you have to impeccable with your study material. You can get this study material from coaching institutes, which provide comprehensive study material (even for other exams like TNPSC exam etc.) and imparts guidance about the pattern of the exam. The study material is also available online on various websites. Moreover, candidates can also take reference from their college or university notes. These notes are usually easy to understand and give a very good description of the particular subject.

Mock Tests

Mock tests are no doubt the best way to prepare for competitive exams. Not only they give an examination hall feel but they will also help you to understand the pattern of the exam in a better manner. Appearing for mock test regularly will help you to manage the time in an efficient way. This will also give you an insight about which questions should be solved first and how much time should be given to every question during the actual exam. These mock tests may also consist of previous year exams and are available on websites.

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