S. Vishnu Sharma
UGC NET 2020, cracking this competitive exam will determine the eligibility of the applicants for assistant professorship at college and universities.
Candidates write UGC NET 2020 in no less number every year. According to sources, more than five lakhs candidates are said to write the exam with a hope of being eligible for assistant professorship or a research fellowship.
UGC NET 2020
This seems to be true, for according to information released by National Testing Agency (NTA) over 9 lakh candidates are said to have appeared for UGC NET 2019, the same for UGC NET 2018 was over 8 lakh. What really matters is how many people get qualified?
It is estimated that out of some lakh candidates who appear for UGC NET, about thousands only manage to get qualified for the exam. This being the case, one can imagine the level of preparedness required to crack the exam.
collegechalo.com brings the preparation tips with a motive of helping the candidates prepare effectively for UGC NET 2020. UGC NET 2020 is held in computer based mode for over 81 subjects.
The exam will have two papers, namely Paper-1 and Paper-2, UGC NET 2020 will be conducted in two shifts, first shift is in the morning from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, second shift is in the afternoon from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
The questions in UGC NET 2020 are based on applicant’s subject in post graduation. While post graduation course is for two years, the biggest challenge for the applicants of UGC NET 2020 is to learn the lessons of two years in a lesser duration.
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Candidates have learn the lessons taught in their respective PG course over two years duration in less time for UGC NET 2020. Though this seems to be no easy task, but can be achieved if applicants follow certain tips. They are mentioned below:
Syllabus and question pattern
Applicants of UGC NET 2020 have to first of all know the syllabus of their respective subjects for the exam. They should also know the pattern of questions appearing in the exam. The best way to do this is to refer to the question papers of previous exams.
Make a note
Applicants for UGC NET 2020 must also make a note of the basics of their respective subjects. Every chapter in the subject will have certain basic points based on which lesson will further proceed, candidates must remember these basic points and make a note of them.
Practice, practice, practice
Practice makes man perfect in the saying and this holds true with regards to UGC NET 2020. Undertake revisions regularly after the main learning process is over, this will help remembering the lessons for a long time.
Focus should be more on lessons which are considered very important. That does not mean one should not give enough attention to other chapters in the subject.
Mock tests
Applicants for UGC NET 2020 can take part in mock tests and try solving the questions in a set time frame. This may be difficult initially, however with repeated practice applicants can easily achieve that.
Speak to experts
Speaking to subject matter experts, particularly those who have good knowledge about UGC NET 2020 will help gain more inputs on how to prepare for the exam.
Similarly, talking to candidates who have been successful in cracking the exam also can fetch us lot of valuable hints which may help us crack the exam. Candidates can have access to the syllabus of UGC NET 2020 exam on the official link of UGC website ‘https://www.ugc.ac.in/net/syllabus.aspx‘
About UGC
Soon after Independence, the University Education Commission was set up in 1948 under the Chairmanship of Dr. S Radhakrishnan “to report on Indian university education and suggest improvements and extensions that might be desirable to suit the present and future needs and aspirations of the country”.
It recommended that the University Grants Committee be reconstituted on the general model of the University Grants Commission of the United Kingdom with a full-time Chairman and other members to be appointed from amongst educationists of repute.
In 1952, the Union Government decided that all cases pertaining to the allocation of grants-in-aid from public funds to the Central Universities and other Universities and Institutions of higher learning might be referred to the University Grants Commission. Consequently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) was formally inaugurated by late Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the then Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research on 28 December 1953.
The UGC, however, was formally established only in November 1956 as a statutory body of the Government of India through an Act of Parliament for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India.
In order to ensure effective region-wise coverage throughout the country, the UGC has decentralised its operations by setting up six regional centres at Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal, Guwahati and Bangalore. The head office of the UGC is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi, with two additional bureaus operating from 35, Feroze Shah Road and the South Campus of University of Delhi as well.