Are you passionate about Teaching or doing Research? Then this is the time to act. UGC has announced the dates for the next UGC NET exam in 2019. Let us understand the details about this test.
What is UGC NET?
This is a National Eligibility Test (NET) organized by UGC to test the knowledge and ability of Indian nationals for the position of Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship in Indian Universities and Colleges comes under the UGC regulations.
Who can take this test?
Candidates with 55% or more marks in Post Graduate Degree OR equivalent examination in Humanities (including languages), Social Science, Computer Science & Applications and Electronic Science are eligible to write this test.
Is it only for teaching and research?
Not really. Some of the PSUs have started to hire their employees based on the UGC NET score.
Who is conducting this Test?
On behalf of UGC, NET is conducted by the government agency – National Testing Agency (NTA). For more details you see the NTA website given below.
Important dates and details about UGC NET – JUNE 2019
Mode of examination: Computer Based
Registration Dates: 1-30 March 2019
Downloading of Admit Cards: 15 May2019
Date of examinations: between 20th June and June 2019
Date of Announcing Results: By 15 July 2019
Are there any changes to the pattern of the test this year (2019)?
No. Test pattern was changed in the year 2018 and the same will be applicable this year too.
Any change in the syllabus?
Yes. They have included some new topics to the syllabus. Please click on the below link to see the syllabus. You can download the latest syllabus from this site.
Can I have access to previous year question papers?
Yes you can. You could access some of the previous year question papers form UGC site itself. Click on the below link.
UGC NET Previous Question Papers Download
Some of the solved previous question papers are available in some of the websites. Care should be taken when you download them to avoid any viruses.
Test preparation strategy:
Now that you know the syllabus, pattern and other required details, let us look at how to prepare for this test. As this is an online test, you need to adopt a slightly different strategy than how you would prepare for a written test. The strategy you adopt and your hard work would determine your success.
Follow the below steps to prepare:
- Print the syllabus and go through the topics and previous year questions and mark the topics you could prepare yourself and topics that require some help from experts.
- Go through the previous year papers and analyse the type and complexity of questions from each topic and decide on topics which require detailed revision or preparation versus topics you could answer without any preparation. This would help you invest your time appropriately.
- Come up with a study plan. I would recommend a T-Minus plan (reverse plan from the target date – exam date) with sufficient buffer days to accommodate for any unexpected days that might be lost due to any unpredictable reasons. This plan should include time for practice tests topic wise and full mock tests towards the end of your preparation.
- See to it that you prepare for almost all topics and avoid leaving any topics as this test is a test of your knowledge across topics and who knows?, the topic you consider tough might be the easiest from the perspective of this test. Therefore, do not skip any topics. If you are not familiar with topic, don’t hesitate to take help from experts if you have access to them.
- Forming a study group of students preparing for this test would be good idea, so that you could help each other out.
- Take periodic topic wise tests as you complete studying each topic. Take full mock test once preparation is over.
- If you are not self-motivated and well organized, consider joining a coaching class if you have access to any good centres. See to it that you choose the one with knowledgeable and passionate teachers.
Test Strategy:
Follow the below winning strategies.
Tip 1: Attempt all questions. There are no negative marks. Therefore, learn to eliminate wrong answers even if you do not know the exact answers.
Tip 2: Use approximation technique, rather than spending time to calculate all mathematical questions to save time. Please remember, you need to answer 50 question in 60 minutes for Paper I test and 100 questions in 120 minutes for Paper II Test. This leaves you with approximately little over 1 minute per question.
Tip 3: Answer questions in multiple rounds. Try and go through questions quickly and answer all the easy questions first, skipping difficult ones. You need to decide to skip or answer in the first 15-20 seconds. If you don’t follow this you might miss out answering easy questions that are at the end as you might run out of time. Therefore, complete one round to answer easy ones and come back and spend time for the difficult ones.
Tip 4: If you run into any question that you do not have any idea at all, guess and answer anyway immediately in the first attempt itself, so that you will not waste time again in the next scan.
Tip 5: Stay cool. A relaxed mind will work better than a stressed one.
Good luck with your preparation and the test.
Regards,
Sony George
MD – SkillUp Global, Kochi
Mob : 9741007766
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