1) SET and NET examinations are essential for lectureship positions at colleges and universities. They consist of 3 papers testing general knowledge, subject knowledge, and teaching/research aptitude. 2) Paper 1 has 60 multiple choice questions on general topics. Paper 2 has 50 multiple choice questions on the candidate's subject. Paper 3 includes essay writing and short answer questions. 3) Candidates should study consistently for at least 10-12 hours per day, focusing fully on preparing for SET/NET. They should prepare well-developed answers to practice exam-style questions in order to perform well on the examinations. Proper time management and visualization of success are also emphasized for effective preparation.

1. WELCOME
Success Formula for SET&NET
Presentation BY
S. V. Shinde
(M.com,G.D.C.& A.,SET.M.Phil.,Ph.D.
.

2. 1. What are these
examinations?
SLET- State Level Eligibility Test.
NET- National Eligibility Test.
Essential for lectureship at
college & university level.
JRF- Junior Research Fellowship

3. Nature of SET & NET
examinations
Three papers 400 marks 5 hrs
Paper 1 :- General paper
• 60 objective type questions on ten prescribed
topics for 100 marks within 1 hr &15 minutes.
Paper 2 :- Special Subject
Objective Paper
• 50 objective type questions from the subject
in which one is appearing for SET & NET for
100 marks within 1 hr & 15 minutes.

4. Session Paper Marks Number of
Question
Duration
First I 100 60 out of
which 50
question
to be
attempted
1¼ Hours
(09.30 A.M.
to 10.45 A.M.)
First II 100 50 questions
all are
Compulsory
1¼ Hours
(10.45 A.M.
to 12.00
NOON)
Second III 150 75 questions
all are
compulsory
1/2 Hours
(01.30 P.M.
to 4.00 P.M.)

5. Syllabus of Test: All questions of Paper-II and
Paper-III will be compulsory, covering
entire syllabus (including all electives, without
options). Syllabi for all NET subjects
can be downloaded from the UGC Website
www.ugc.ac.in and are also available in the
libraries of all Indian Universities. CBSE will
not send the syllabus to individual
candidates.

6. Paper–I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of
the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension,
divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. 60(sixty) multiple choice
questions of 2 marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required
to answer any 50(fifty). In the event of the candidate attempting more than 50 questions,
the first 50 questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.

7. Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type
compulsory questions based on the subject
selected by the candidate. Each question will
carry 2 marks.
Paper–III will consist of 75 objective type
compulsory questions from the subject
selected by the candidate. Each question will
carry 2 marks.
All the questions of Paper – II and Paper – III
will be compulsory, covering entire
syllabus (including all electives, without
options).
The candidate will have to mark the responses
for questions of Paper – I, Paper – II and
Paper – III on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR)
Sheet provided alongwith the test
booklet.

8. Paper 1
5 questions from each of following 10 topics
1. Teaching Aptitude
2. Research Aptitude
3. Reading Comprehension
4. Communication
5. Mathematical Reasoning
6. Logical Reasoning
7. Data Interpretation
8. Information & Communication Technology
9. People & Environment
10. Higher Education System : Governance & Administration

9. How to study?
1) Give minimum 1 hr & 30 minutes everyday.
2) Read with an intention to remember.
3) Don’t mark on the correct option while
reading.
4) Read questions from only one topic for today.
5) In exams, solve easy questions first & then
turn to the complex questions.
6) Don’t waste time to dark the blocks for
correct answers, just mark & go on. If 5 to 10
seconds for 1 block, means 4 to 9 minutes
wasted while darkling 50 blocks.

10. Paper 2
Nature
Anything related to the special subject can be asked.
50 objective type questions , for 100 marks , within 75 minutes.
Tips for Study
1) Give one & half hour everyday.
2) Read to remember.
3) Don’t mark correct options while reading.
4) Read minimum 100 objectives everyday.
5) While revising trace memory.
6) To finish a book one month is required, if you study daily.
7) In exams, one completes the paper in 30 to 40 minutes. So, here
you can dark the blocks of paper 1 & 2 easily.
8) After finishing paper 1&2, don’t waste time in hall or canteen with
friends. Just read or glance at once the points of paper 3.

11. Paper 3
Section 1(SET)/4(NET)}
How to study?
1) Give one hour everyday.
2) Read books on evaluation methods & critical
approaches.
3) Mind well, your evaluation is ever right.
4) In exams, read the questions first, it will lead to 50%
understanding of the text before reading the text
itself.
5) Then read the text & mark the answers in it.
6) Write concise, short-but-sweet, to the point
answers, within given time limit.

12. :- Section 2(SET)/3(NET)
• How to prepare ?
1) Give 2 hours for preparation everyday.
2) Find any two famous dictionaries of terms of your
subject.
3) Select all ask able important terms & make them
concise by revising at least for three times.
4) The term should be of 45 to 55 words including the
definition & one example.
5) Study 10 new terms everyday,& revise all 10 of day
before yesterday.
6) In exams, no time to think a lot & compose term in
vague, so, must be perfectly done, revised for times,
remembered quickly as it is.
7) Prepare at least 300 to 500 terms perfectly.

13. Electives :- Section 3(SET)/2(NET)
Nature
SET :- Five Electives with external choice; each
including five questions; no internal choice; to
be answered in 200 wards; 15 marks each
(15*5=75)
NET :- Electives with external choice; containing
3 questions each; to be answered within 300
words, for 15 marks.
(15*3=45)

14. How to study?
1)Determine the elective before the exams.
2)Give two hours every day.
3) Select one Elective of which the syllabus is limited
than the others.
4) List out the topics that can be asked to answer in
200/300 words.
5) Prepare the answers in about250/350 words.
6)You must have 50 to 60 questions ready with answers.

15. 7)Everyday study one new answer and revise the last
quickly.
8)Make list of the points that to be revised before the
paper III at the time of exams.
9)In exams, don’t read all the electives, just select the
decided one and start writing the answer quickly.
10) Read only one question at once answer it. Don’t
read all questions; that may lead to jumbling.

16. Essay Writing :- Section 4(SET)/1(NET)
Nature
SET:- One out of 5 questions; answer in 800
words; 40 marks.
(20 x 2=40)
NET:- Two questions; answer in 500 words; 40
marks.
(20 x 2=40)

17. Objectives
1) To evaluate the student’s language competence.
2) To evaluate the way the student puts forward his
ideas.
3)To evaluate the critical insight of the student.
4) To judge the knowledge of the subject and co-
related subjects.
5)To see the handwriting of the student.
6)To judge the use of critical quotations and
examples.

18. How to study?
1) Give minimum two/three hours everyday.
2) Collect minimum four/five last question papers
and study how the questions are set.
3) Then form a list of ask- able questions and start
collecting relevant materials.
4) Start a topic from its beginning to up today ;
collect all the information, quotations, examples
etc.
5) Compose answers in your own style in about 1000
words and get it checked by an expert of the
subject.
6) Rewrite the answers and start studying it.

19. 7)You should have collected minimum 20 to 40
essays.
8)Read one new essay everyday and make notes for
revising it.
9) Rewrite the essay which is prepared within thirty
minutes , if done , it is ok. If not, revise again and
rewrite it again.
10) Give one special day to revise all the prepared
essays.
11) Within two/three months you will prepare all 20
to 40 essays.

20. The time management(SET)
Sections According to
marks
According to
words
Actual
required time
I- 25 m – 200 w 18/20 minutes 12/15 minutes 15 minutes
II- 75 m- 500 w 60 minutes 37/40 minutes 40 minutes
III- 60 m – 1000
w
45 minutes 60 minutes 50 minutes
IV-40 m-
800/1000 w
30 minutes 55/60 minutes 30/35 minutes

21. The time management(NET)
Sections According to
marks
According to
words
Actual
required time
I- 40 m – 1000 w 30 minutes 45/50 minutes 40 minutes
II- 45 m- 900 w 30 minutes 40/45 minutes 40 minutes
III- 90 m – 450 w 60 minutes 20/25minutes 45 minutes
IV-25 m- 150w 18/20 minutes 12/15 minutes 15 minutes

22. Study method
Q4R method
What we do in the exams?
1) We read the questions and understand the meaning of
them.
2) We search in our memory for the recollection of
information.
3)We write down what we remember within the time.
Q = Question
R1= Read the data.
R2= Recall what we have read.
R3= Revise if don’t recall well.
R4= Rewrite with expected speed within the time.

23. My projection theory
1) Decide what is your destination.
2) Imagine that you succeed in it.
3) Visualize your father, mother, relatives, friends and
all supporters at that time.
4) Now your body will be shattering as you empathize
with you in your dream.
5) The quest of the soul to fetch that dream in to
reality starts here.
6) When you get success, it seems to be familiar
experience and you become habitual of success
only.

24. General tips for the study
1. Study minimum 10 to 12 hrs everyday.
2. Concentrate maximum capacity of the brain
on SET/NET.
3. Don’t leave essays unfinished while studying,
if so, start the same from the beginning
again.
4. Prefer to study in a separate room.
5. Don’t care for friends, relatives or others for
six months.
6. Don’t break consistency . Gap matters a lot.