Best Books for NTA UGC NET 2021 - Paper I & Paper II
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Download PDFUGC NET Books 2021 - National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test exam. The UGC NET exam is one of the most popular competitive exams in India, conducted twice a year. A lot of candidates apply for UGC NET to become Assistant Professor/Junior Research Fellow. There are two papers in UGC NET, Paper 1 is common for all candidates and Paper 2 is for optional subjects.
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To prepare for the UGC NET exam, candidates must refer to a good set of study materials such as UGC NET 2021 books. These books of UGC NET 2021 will help accelerate candidates preparation and guide them by covering the topics and making them exam ready. In Paper 2, there are 81 optional subjects which candidates can choose, each subject has its own specified book. In this article of UGC NET books 2021, we have shared a list of books recommended by experts and toppers.
UGC NET Books for Paper I
Book Title | Author Name | Publisher Name |
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1 | Arihant Experts | Arihant Publications, Eleventh Edition, 2019 |
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I | M. Gagan, Sajit Kumar | Danika Publishing Company, 2019 |
NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1 | KVS Madaan | Pearson Education, Third Edition, 2019 |
2019 Latest Syllabus – NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1 | Harpreet Kaur | Oxford University Press, First Edition, 2019 |
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1 | Dr. Usha Rani Jain | JBC Press, First Edition |
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Nonverbal | B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali | Arihant Publication |
General Awareness- Manorama Yearbook | – | Arihant Publications |
CBSE UGC-NET: Teaching and Research Aptitude | Dr. M.S. Ansari & RPH Editorial Board | Ramesh Publishing House, 2019 |
High School English Grammar and Composition | Wren and Martin | – |
Quantitative Aptitude | N.K.Singh | Upkar Prakashan Publication |
Computer Awareness | Mini Goyal and Shweta Rani | Arihant Publication |
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UGC NET Books For Paper II (Best Books for UGC NET Optional Subjects)
Subject Name | List Of UGC NET Books |
Sociology | Trueman’s UGC NET Sociology by S.Hussain |
History | Trueman’s UGC NET History by Promod Singh |
Economics / Cooperation / Demography / Rural Economics /Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Trueman’s UGC NET Economics by Srinivas Shirur UGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper-II) -Upkar Prakashan by Gopal Garg |
Political Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant) |
Anthropology | Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi |
UGC NET Books for Psychology | Trueman’s UGC NET Psychology by Dr Swati Maharshi UGC Net Psychology 2018 by Siddharth Mittal and Saroj Kumar Sahu (Arihant) |
Commerce | Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani |
Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by GaganManocha |
Defence and Strategic Studies | CBSE UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies |
Social Work | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal |
Home Science | Trueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & Ruchi UGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi |
Population Studies | Principles of Population Studies by Bhende (Author), Himalayan Publishing House |
Public Administration | UGC Net Public Administration 2018 by Deepak Swain (Arihant) Trueman’s UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar |
Music | UGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa |
Management (including Business Administration Management/Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | Trueman’s UGC-NET Management by M. Shivani UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) Management by Mohit Aggarwal (Arihant) |
UGC NET Books for Kannada | Samagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi – Useful For IAS, KAS, KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC), K-SET by Lokesha Masavanaghatta |
Bengali | Bengali NET/SET by Balaram Bapari |
Hindi | Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of Authors |
Punjabi | U.G.C. NET/SET/JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor) |
Malayalam | UGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. (Author) |
Odia | UGC NET/SSB/SLET/JRF Odia PAPER-II & III |
Urdu | UGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu (Paper II & III) by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari |
Linguistics | UGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby |
Telugu | UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by Ganji Shashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy |
Sanskrit | UGC NET/JRF/SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari, Arihant |
Gujarati | UGC NET/GCET-Commerce Paper (in Gujarati) by Mukesh M Bavaliya |
Assamese | UGC/CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company (Assamese) (ASHIM CHUTIA -Author) |
English | UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant Experts |
UGC NET Books for Physical Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi, A.K. Srivastava |
UGC NET Books for Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | Trueman’s UGC NET HRM/ Human Resource Management & Labour Welfare by Ritu Dogra UGC-NET: Labour Welfare & Industrial Relations / Labour & Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (Paper-II) Exam Guide |
Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education | A brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madan Singh, New Vishal Publications |
Law | Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman Chauhan UGC-NET: Law (Paper-II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication) |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar |
Library and Information Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur (Author) |
Mass Communication and Journalism | Trueman’s UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism by Sameer K. Mishra UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism by Atul Udaipuria and Nitesh Kumar Singh (Arihant) |
Comparative Study of Religions | Comparative Study of Religions by C.R. JainComparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih |
Museology & Conservation | Archaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya |
UGC NET Books for Archaeology | UGC NET/JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by Mohan Lal |
UGC NET Books for Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ / Navya Nyaya/ Mimansa /Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya) | UGC NET/JRF/SLET – Sanskrit Prashan-Patra II Avum III by Priyanka Tiwari |
UGC NET Books for Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Folklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr Kishore Jadav |
Folk Literature | Folk Literature: A Concise Guide for NET/JRF by Marya Naim |
UGC NET Books for Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | Upkar’s UGC-NET/JRF/SET Visual Art (Paper-II) by M. Vasim |
Women Studies | Advanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/CBSE -NET/JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar |
Criminology | (UGC-NET/JRF) Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr Nitish Kumar Soni, Dr Mridul Srivastava, Dr Anup Yadav |
UGC NET Books for Computer Science and Applications | Trueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra |
Electronic Science | CBSE UGC NET/SET ELECTRONIC SCIENCE by Sunil Kushwaha (Author) |
Environmental Sciences | Trueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh |
Forensic Science | Forensic Science UGC NET/JRF-MCQ by Dr Anu Singla |
Human Rights and Duties | (a) UGC NET/SET (JFR&LS) Human Rights & Duties Paper II & III by Fazil, Atul Udaipuria UGC NET Human Rights and Duties by Arihant |
Geography | Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi |
Yoga | R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga (Paper II & III) Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board |
Tourism Administration and Management. | Trueman’s UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh |
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UGC NET Syllabus 2021
Apart from the UGC NET books 2021, candidates must also know about the syllabus. NTA releases the UGC NET syllabus 2021 and mentions it in the notification/information brochure. The UGC NET syllabus for both paper-I and -II is mentioned in it. UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-I is common for all and consists of 10 units - Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Comprehension, Communication, Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), People, Development and Environment and Higher Education System. The syllabus of UGC NET papers 2 is for 81 subjects as there are 81 optional subjects in it and candidates can choose the subjects as per their own preference. Candidates must go through the detailed syllabus of UGC NET 2021 while preparing for it.
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UGC NET Exam Pattern 2021
Along with knowing the UGC NET 2021 books aspirants must know about the exam pattern also. The NTA along with mentioning the syllabus also mentions the exam pattern of UGC NET in the information brochure. The UGC NET exam pattern is released for both paper-I and -II. As per the UGC NET exam pattern, both papers contain multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The time duration for both the papers is three hours. The exam is conducted in online mode and there is no negative marking in the exam.
UGC NET Question Papers 2021
Accompanying the books of UGC NET 2021 in study materials are also the question papers. The previous year question papers of UGC NET 2021 help candidates know about the difficulty level of the exam, paper pattern and types of questions asked. The National Testing Agency releases the UGC NET question papers in online mode for the exam. Candidates appearing for the exam must solve the question papers for better preparation. To download question papers they will have to use their application number and date of birth/password as login credentials. Along with the question papers, NTA also releases the UGC NET answer key which candidates can download from the official website to match their answers and spectate their marks.
UGC NET Mock Tests 2021
Not just the UGC NET books 2021 or the question papers, but one of the best ways to prepare is solving mock tests as well. National Testing Agency releases the UGC NET mock test 2021 on its official website before the commencement of the exam. To evaluate preparations and get an exam-like feel before the actual exam, candidates can take the mock tests. The mock test is an online test platform provided by NTA for free to the candidates appearing in the exam. With the help of these mock tests, applicants will be able to help themselves improve their efficiency, question-solving ability and accuracy.
UGC NET Preparation Tips 2021
Refer to the exam pattern and syllabus of UGC NET before starting the preparations of UGC NET and stick with it.
Focus on all aspects of the syllabus, identify the topics which are less time consuming and can help in scoring the marks easily.
Make a preparation strategy to qualify and work on time management, solve previous year question papers.
Make a time table and follow it strictly.
Solve mock tests and identify the weaker sections and work on them aggressively.
Refer to the UGC NET 2021 best books for deep and extensive study.
Check previous year cut off marks of UGC NET to know about the cutoff trends and difficulty level.
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - Best Books for NTA UGC NET 2021 - Paper I & Paper II
Question: How to choose best books for UGC NET Preparation 2021?
Answer:
Candidates must choose the books that have authentic information, check the year of publication and edition of books for updated content and focus on books that have sample papers and previous year question papers for practice.
Question: How can I get the NET exam in 2021?
Answer:
Candidates can take the NET exam in 2021 by applying for it from the official website of UGC NET. The exam is held twice a year.
Question: Which publication is best for UGC NET?
Answer:
All the publications are best, but Truemans and Arihant’s are some of the most popular ones among the students.
Question: Is UGC NET tougher than gate?
Answer:
Both the exams cannot be compared, as both have their own objectives and process. Both exams are of the same difficulty level but GATE falls a bit on the tougher side as compared to UGC NET.
Question: What is UGC net salary?
Answer:
After getting qualified in the exam and getting placed in any university as a lecturer etc, candidates can expect a salary of Rs. 5 lac per annum based on the university guidelines.
Question: Which subject is best for UGC NET?
Answer:
All the subjects are best, it only depends upon the candidate's ability, knowledge and past academic experience.
Question: Is the NET exam difficult?
Answer:
Yes, it is difficult, due to the tough competition level and a lot of candidates applying.
Question: What are the subjects in UGC NET?
Answer:
In paper 1 there is one subject, while in paper 2 there are a total of 81 subjects.
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Ugc net Answer key 2012 to 2 018
Hello,
Your question is not clear answer key is released after a week of exam and windows are closed after sometime of ugc NET.if you are looking for paper with answers i can help you with that here you can go for 2012-2018 previous paper.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/articles/ugc-net-question-papers/amp
Also,for the preparation you can use these books which will help you in your studies
Computer Awareness-Mini Goyal & Shweta Rani
Quantitative Aptitude - RS Agarwal
English for grammar -Wren & Martin
Reasoning aptitude - B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali
General Awareness yearbook - Arihant Publications
CBSE UGC NET Teaching and Research Aptitude - Dr M.S. Ansari & RPH Editorial Board
Hope this answer helpful for you...
Answer laterAm I eligible for ugc net Environmental science after Msc in clinical research
Dear student,
The basic eligibility for UGC Net Environmental Science is as follows:
- A masters degree with 55% above for students of general category.
- while 50% in masters degree for students of reserved category.
- also there isn't any age criteria for NET.
Therefore , you are eligible for UGC NET Environmental science after MSc in clinical Research.
can i sit for UGC net examination after completing master in hotel management?
Not fully sure, but according to the University Grants Commission policies, you are eligible for taking UGC NET examination. This is because of the following reasons:
- You must have completed your masters in social science computer science or applications electronic science etc from a recognised University.
- You must have scored at least 55% marks in the aggregate for being eligible for University Grants Commission National eligibility test.
- If your result is still awaited of master's degree, even then you can give University Grants Commission National eligibility test.
However there are no details mentioned that masters in hotel management students can appear or not for UGC NET examination. However you can contact the the University Grants Commission for asking the same information.
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Ugc net history previous year question paper
Dear aspirant,
There are many question papers available in the link attached. Through the question papers , one could practice the weak areas and would be able strengthen their weak parts.
You will also be able to check whether you are doing silly mistakes or not.
For more information you can check out the link given below-
i have done msc food technology, am i eligible for ugc net environmental science
Hello,
Yes, you are eligible for ugc net environmental science
candidates required to pass masteer degree with atleast 55 percent marks for general category
50 percent minimum marks required for sc/st/obc category
For assistant professor there is no age bar but for jrf you must be under 30 years of age.age relaxation is given to reserved category.
For more help click below
https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/exams/ugc-net/amp
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