Department of Computer Science, Rathinam College of Arts and Science, organized a FDP on CS for NET Exam on 12-12-2015.

1. HOW TO CRACK UGC NET
EXAM ?
Thahira banu-V
thahirshanth@gmail.com.

2. Overview
 A teacher should be an all rounder!
 NET is the gateway to lectureship or for
JRF in higher educational institutions
 Conducted in June and December, Out of
lakhs of students who appear every year,
only thousands clear NET.

3. “SET is a replica of NET. The paper pattern
remains the same, The All India level NET
competition is fierce, which makes it
tougher.”
From 2010 onwards, the scholarship has
been raised for researchers – from Rs.
12,000 to Rs. 16,000 a month for the first
two years and from Rs. 14,000 to Rs. 18,000
for the remaining three years.
Overview

4. The Present Situation
 Dearth of quality teachers
 The shortage of quality faculty in higher education
institutes
 So UGC’s NET sets a benchmark to cull out the
best from the lot.
 So prepare well and pursue your career as a great
teacher.

5. Scheme of Examination
PAP
ER
MARKS NO. OF
QUESTIO
NS
DURATION PATTERN
I 100 50 OUT
OF 60
1¼ Hours reasoning ability,
comprehension, divergent
thinking and general awareness
of the candidate ( 10 units
syllabus)
II 100 50 1 ¼ HOURS 10 units- syllabus available on
www.ugcnetonline.in
III 150 75 2½ Hours 10 units + 5 electives

6. CATEGORY PAPER – I PAPER – II PAPER– III
GENERAL 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50 %)
OBC(Non-
creamy
layer)
35 (35%) 35 (35%) 67.5 (45 %)
rounded off
to 68
PWD/SC/ST 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 60 (40 %)
Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained

7. The CBSE-NET exam board announces in the month of
September and March
And allows the middle month of October and April for online
applications
The online application details can get from the following URL:
http://cbsenet.nic.in/cbsenet/welcome.aspx
To check eligibility, syllabus and previous question papers
(2009-2014) can be downloaded
http://www.ugcnetonline.in/
previous question papers ( 2004-2008)
http://www.ugc.ac.in/net/oldqp.aspx

8. Tips to crack NET
 Refer NET guide book & try to study every possible
aspect of a topic in the syllabus
 Daily read one topic thoroughly.
 To improve speed, solve multiple model papers.
 Analyze what type of questions are expected for a
particular topic from previous papers & Practice
writing answers for papers in notebook

9. Preparation methods
Periodical study
Team work
Attending coaching classes
Online mock tests
Online Discussion forums

10. Periodical study
Prepare weekly calendar schedule to
explore the unit
Plan number of days to each unit according
to the subjects specialized
Give priorities to the common subjects of
paper II and III

11.  Collect the previous question papers and make it as
a booklet
 Revise the Question papers Unit wise
 Open Excel books for paper 2 &3 and allocate three
columns for question number, answer and reason.
 Fill the answers by reviewing the subjects from the
books, google search sites, blogspots, etc

12. Team work

13. Coaching classes
 It helps to you to monitor your weekly performance,
observation, mock tests, progress report, problem
solving skills, etc
 In metro cities, best coaching centers allocates
various batches like weekend batches, regular
classes in all working days, online virtual classes,
correspondence courses with the study material,
etc…
 In some universities and colleges, they conducts
NET exam coaching classes

14. Useful websites
Www.nptel.iitm.ac.in
Www.suneelshinde.blogspot.in
Www.ugccomputerscience.blogspot.in
Www.trajectory.in/moodle/mod/forum/discuss
.php?d=677
Www.pyexams.com/p/ugcet-computer-
science.html
Www.netugc.com
Www.jagranjosh.com

15. Online discussion forums
Dani Web digest forum
http://studychacha.com/
http://www.getjrf.com/how-to-prepare-for-ugc-net-
examreasoning-including-mathematical-part-3/
http://cbseugcnetforum.in

16. 1. 12123 Psychology Text Book For Class 12th: Ncert (English) 01
Edition
2. Introduction to psychology – Zimbado
3. Basics psychology – King and Morgan
4. Guide books for NCERT plus one and Plus two
For queries or doubts
getjrf@gmail.com, kmueenudheen@gmail.com
Suggested books for
Psychology

17. Psychology For UGC-NET Paper-3, CBH Editorial Board,
Rs.200
UGC NET/SLET Psychology (Paper - 2 & 3) (English), CBH
Editdorial board, Rs.360
Trueman’s book, UGC NET/SLET Psychology (Paper - 2 & 3)
(English), Mani.A, Rs.470
Upkar’s, UGC NET/JRF/SLET Psychology Paper II, Abraham,
Modern UGC NET/SLET Psychology
► Author :Team of experts
► Publisher :Anmol Publisher

18. Suggested books for
Paper-I
UGC NET / SET Paper 1 : Teaching and Research Aptitude (English) 1st
Edition – KVS Madhan, 568 pages, Rs.375
Upkar’s, UGC-NET/JRF/SET Teaching And Research Aptitude (General
Paper - I) (English) 1st Edition, Dr. Lal , Jain and Dr.K.C.Vashistha, Rs.252
UGC NET / JRF / SLET General Paper 1 : Teaching and Research Aptitude
(English) 4th Edition – Arihant Experts, 524 pages, Rs. 250
UGC NET/JRF/SET Teaching & Research Aptitude (General Paper-I)
(English) – Dr.K.Koutilya, Rs.239
UGC University Grants Commission NET/SET for Lectureship Exam Paper I
► Author :GKP
► Publisher :G K Publications

19. UGC NET/SLET Computer Science and Applications, G. K. Publications Pvt.
Ltd
UGC-CSIR NET (JRF & LS)Computer Science & Applications, Kailash
Chandra Gurunani Surbhi Sharma, Arihant Publications
Modern UGC NET/SLET: Computer Science, A Team Of Experts, Anmol
Publisher
UGC NET/SET Computer Science & Applications Exam Guide (Paper II & III)
R. Gupta’s :Ramesh Publishing House
UGC NET/JRF/SET Computer Science and Applications (Paper – II & III)
:Upkar Prakashan
Suggested books for
computer science

20. Computer Science UGC NET/SLET Paper 2 by Sawtantar Singh,
Cosmos Bookhive Pvt Ltd
NET/SLET Made Simple Computer Science, Anirban Das, Jawahar
Publishers & Distributors
UGC NET/SLET Computer Science, Sr. Khan, Ramesh Publishing
House
UGC NET/SLET : Computer Science (Set Of 2 Vols),University Book
House