UGC NET 2021 Exam Study Material (Download PDF): National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET Exams twice every year to determine the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Indian Universities & College. Last year, more than 5 Lakh candidates appeared for UGC NET June 2020 Exam and more than Fifty Thousand candidates qualified for Assistant Professor & Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). In 2019, more than 20 Lakh Candidates apply for UGC NET Exams in a year under various subjects. Including both UGC NET June & December 2019 Exams, more than 1 Lakh candidates qualified for Assistant Professor and more than 10 thousand candidates qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).
Check UGC NET June 2021 Exam Updates
Below are some Important Dates for the NTA UGC NET June 2021 & December 2020 Exam:
UGC NET June 2021 & Dec 2020 Combined Exam |
Important Dates |
| Online Application and Registration Date (Previous-Dec 2020 Exam) |
2nd February to 9th March 2021 (till 11:50 PM) |
| Online Application and Registration Date (NEW-June 2021 Exam) |
10th August to 5th September 2021 (upto 11:50 pm) |
| Last Date of Online Payment of Application Fees (Previous-Dec 2020 Exam) |
10th March 2021 (till 11:50 PM) |
| Last Date of Online Payment of Application Fees (NEW-June 2021 Exam) |
6th September 2021 (upto 11:50 pm) |
| Correction of Online Application Form |
12th to 16th March 2021 (up to 11.50 p.m.) |
| Correction of Online Application Form (Both June 2021 & Dec 2020 Exam) |
07 September to 12 September 2021 |
| Downloading of Admit Cards |
To be announced soon on the website |
| UGC NET 2021 Combined Exam Dates |
6th to 8th & 17th to 19th October 2021 Note: The slots of JRFs of both UGC-NET of December 2020 and June 2021 cycles will be merged, while the methodology for Subject-wise cum Category-wise allocation of JRFs shall remain unchanged. |
| Date for announcing results |
To be announced later |
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As the competition level is increasing day by day with the increasing number of applicants for UGC NET Exam, it is very important for candidates to prepare thoroughly for clearing the UGC NET 2021 Exam. So for the ease of the candidates, we have compiled and shared the preparatory study material like Previous Year Papers, Mock Tests and Solved Practice Paper which help them to score high marks in the UGC NET 2021 Exam Preparation. Let’s first look at the Exam pattern of UGC NET 2021 Paper-1 & Paper-2:
UGC NET 2021 Exam Pattern
NTA UGC NET 2021 Exam will consist of two papers and will be conducted in a single session of three-hour duration. Below is the brief table showing the changed and latest exam pattern of NTA UGC NET 2021 Exam:
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Paper |
Number of Questions (All are compulsory) |
Marks |
Duration |
| Single |
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50 |
100 |
1 Hour |
| II |
100 |
200 |
2 Hours |
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| Total |
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150 |
300 |
3 Hours |
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UGC NET Previous Year Paper
Candidates are advised to start their practice by solving previous year question papers of UGC NET Exam. It will help them in increasing their pace of solving Paper-1 & Paper-2 within reasonable time which will eventually lead them to scoring high marks:
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UGC NET Previous Year Papers |
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| July 2018 |
July 2018 UGC NET Paper I Set P |
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| November 2017 |
November 2017 UGC NET Paper I Set A |
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| November 2017 UGC NET Paper I Set C |
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| November 2017 UGC NET Paper I Set D |
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| January 2017 |
January 2017 UGC NET Paper I Set W |
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| January 2017 UGC NET Paper I Set Z |
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| July 2016 |
July 2016 UGC NET Paper I Set A |
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| July 2016 UGC NET Paper I Set C |
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| July 2016 UGC NET Paper I Set D |
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| December 2015 |
December 2015 UGC NET Paper I Set P |
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| December 2015 UGC NET Paper I Set Q |
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| December 2015 UGC NET Paper I Set R |
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| December 2015 UGC NET Paper I Set S |
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| UGC NET JULY 2018 PAPER-II |
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| MANAGEMENT |
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| COMMERCE |
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| HISTORY |
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| GEOGRAPHY |
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| POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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| ENGLISH |
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| COMPUTER SCIENCE |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| SOCIOLOGY |
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| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
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| ANTHROPOLOGY |
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| PHILOSOPHY |
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| PSYCHOLOGY |
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| EDUCATION |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
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| SOCIAL WORK |
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| LAW |
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| HOME SCIENCE |
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| ELECTRONIC SCIENCE |
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| LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE |
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| LABOUR WELFARE & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS |
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| HUMAN RIGHTS & DUTIES |
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| INTERNATIONAL RELATION & AREA STUDIES |
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| POPULATION STUDIES |
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| TOURISM ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT |
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| Mass Communication & Journalism |
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| Social Medicine & Community Health |
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| Women’s Studies |
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| Visual Arts |
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| Yoga |
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| Adult Education |
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| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies |
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| Archaeology |
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| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian & Peace Studies |
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| Comparative Literature |
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| Comparative Study of Religions |
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| Criminology |
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UGC NET 2021 Mock Tests
Candidates must practice mock test daily for cracking UGC NET 2021 Exam. Practicing mock tests online everyday will help the candidates in clearing the cut-off marks of UGC NET Paper-1 & Paper-2. So on the basis of latest exam pattern & syllabus , we have created mock test of UGC NET 2021 Exam. You can start practicing mock tests by clicking on the link given below:
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UGC NET 2021 Important Questions
Candidates are advised to practice and revise important topics that frequently appear in the UGC NET Exam. Below are the links of some topics which will help you in practicing some of the most important topics of UGC NET Paper-1 2021 Exam:
| NTA UGC NET December 2021 Paper-I Exam Pattern |
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| Teaching Aptitude Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Teaching : Nature, objectives, characteristics and basic requirements |
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| Research Aptitude Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Comprehension Topis |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Communication Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Mathematical Reasoning Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Logical Reasoning Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning |
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| Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple diagrammatic relationship, multi-diagrammatic relationship |
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| Data Interpretation Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Graphical representation and mapping of data |
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| Information and Communication Technology (ICT)Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| People and Environment Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Pollutants and their impact on human life, exploitation of natural and energy resources |
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| Higher Education System Topics |
Number of Questions Asked |
| Structure of the institutions for higher learning and research in India |
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| Formal and distance education professional/technical and general education |
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Check UGC NET June 2020 Result Analysis
Practicing Mock Tests, Previous year Papers, Solved Practice Paper & Mock Tests can help you in many ways in your exam preparation. Remember that there would be separate cut-off for Paper-1 & Paper-2 in UGC NET 2021 Exam. So, candidates are advised to simply maximize the score however they can.
