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UGC NET Books 2025: Subject-wise Best Books for Paper 1 and Paper 2

UGC NET Books 2025: NTA UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor posts in Indian universities and colleges.

UGC NET 2025 is one of the most competitive exams, and aspirants must prepare for it with the best UGC NET 2025 books. UGC NET is conducted in two cycles (June and December).

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UGC NET books are an essential part of exam preparation. Candidates preparing for the exam should obtain the best UGC NET books and develop a proper study plan to ace the exam. In this article, they can find the best UGC NET books for Paper 1 & 2. Read on to know more.

UGC NET Books 2025 – Overview

Before getting into the details of UGC NET books, let us have an overview of the UGC NET exam mentioned below:

Particulars	Details
Name of the Exam	National Eligibility Test (NET)
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Mode of Examination	Online
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Number of Papers	Paper I Paper II
Number of Questions	150
Time Duration	3 hours
Negative Marking	There is no negative marking for the wrong answer
Official Website	ugcnet.nta.nic.in

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UGC NET Exam Pattern

Before getting into the details of UGC NET books, let us understand the UGC NET exam pattern for effective preparation. UGC NET has two papers. Paper I is a general paper that is common for all candidates. Paper II is a subject-specific test for in-depth knowledge of a subject chosen by the candidate.

NTA UGC NET is conducted for a total of 81 subjects. Check the exam pattern for Paper I and Paper II mentioned below:

Paper	Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Paper 1	It includes Reasoning Ability, Reading Comprehension, Divergent Thinking and General Awareness	50	100
Paper 2	This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge	100	200

UGC NET Paper 1 Books

UGC NET Paper I tests the teaching and reasoning ability, research aptitude, comprehension, divergent thinking, and general awareness of the candidate. This paper has 50 questions for a total of 100 marks. To secure a good UGC NET score, the candidate must refer to the best books for UGC NET Paper 1, which are tabulated below:

Book Title	Author Name	Publisher Name
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I	M. Gagan, Sajit Kumar	Danika Publishing Company
NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1	KVS Madaan	Pearson Education, Third Edition
2019 Latest Syllabus – NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1	Harpreet Kaur	Oxford University Press, First Edition
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1	Arihant Experts	Arihant Publications, Eleventh Edition
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1	Dr Usha Rani Jain	JBC Press, First Edition
CBSE UGC-NET: Teaching and Research Aptitude	Dr M.S. Ansari & RPH Editorial Board	Ramesh Publishing House
General Awareness- Manorama Yearbook	–	Arihant Publications
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Nonverbal	B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali	Arihant Publication
Computer Awareness	Mini Goyal and Shweta Rani	Arihant Publication
Quantitative Aptitude	R.S.Aggrawal	S.Chand
Quantitative Aptitude	N.K.Singh	Upkar Prakashan Publication
High School English Grammar and Composition	Wren and Martin	–

These books are revised according to the latest syllabus. They include solved papers from previous years as well as practice sets. Candidates are advised to check the book’s table of content, edition, and originality before buying them.

As a Last Minute Preparation, candidates can practice UGC NET Paper 1 book questions for.

In addition, candidates can refer to the following topic-specific books for UGC NET Paper I:

General Awareness

Manorama Yearbook
General Awareness (Arihant Publications)

Reasoning Ability

A Modern Approach To Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning (S.Chand Publication)
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Nonverbal by B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali (Arihant Publication)

Computer Literacy

Computer Awareness by Mini Goyal and Shweta Rani (Arihant Publication)

Numerical and Arithmetical Ability

Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Aggrawal (S.Chand Publication)
Quantitative Aptitude by N.K.Singh (Upkar Prakashan Publication)

Test of Comprehension and English Language

High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin

UGC NET Books Paper 2

UGC NET Paper 2 has 100 Multiple Choice Questions for 200 marks. Here is a list of the best books for UGC NET Paper 2 recommended for all 81 subjects. Candidates can check the list below and download the same to score good marks in the upcoming exam.

Subject Names	List of UGC NET Books
Economics / Co-operation / Demography / Rural Economics/ Development Planning/ Development Studies/ Econometrics/ Applied Economics/ Development Eco./ Business Economics	Trueman’s UGC NET Economics by Sriniwas ShirurUGC NET/ JRF/ SET Economics (Paper II) -Upkar Prakashan (Author-Gopal Garg)
Political Science	Trueman’s UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar (Author) UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant)
UGC NET Books for Psychology	Trueman’s UGC NET Psychology by Dr Swati MaharshiUGC Net Psychology 2018 by Siddharth Mittal and Naroj Kumar Sahu (Arihant Experts)
Sociology	Trueman’s UGC NET Sociology by S.Hussain
History	Trueman’s UGC NET History by Promod Singh
Anthropology	Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi
UGC NET Commerce Book	Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani
Education	Trueman’s UGC NET Education by GaganManocha
Social Work	Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal
Defence and Strategic Studies	CBSE UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies
Home Science	Trueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & RuchiUGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi
Public Administration	UGC Net Public Administration 2018 by Deepak Swain (Arihant) Trueman’s UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar
Population Studies	Principles of Population Studies by Bhende (Author), Himalayan Publishing House
Music	UGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa
UGC NET Management Book (including Business Administration Management/ Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./ Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./ Financial Mgt./ Co-operative Management)	Trueman’s UGC-NET Management by M. Shivani (Author)UGC NET/ SET (JRF & LS) Management by Mohit Aggarwal (Arihant experts)
Bengali	Bengali NET/ SET by Balaram Bapari
Hindi	Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of Authors
UGC NET Books for Kannada	Samagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi – Useful For IAS, KAS, KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC), K-SET by Lokesha Masavanaghatta
Malayalam	UGC NET/ SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. (Author)
Odia	UGC NET/ SSB/ SLET/ JRF Odia PAPER-II & III
Punjabi	U.G.C. NET/ SET/ JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor)
Sanskrit	UGC NET/ JRF/ SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari (Author), Arihant Experts (Publisher)
Telugu	UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by GanjiShashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy
Urdu	UGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu (Paper II & III) by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari
English	UGC NET/ SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant Experts
Linguistics	UGC NET/ SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby
Assamese	UGC/ CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company (Assamese) (ASHIM CHUTIA -Author)
Gujarati	UGC NET/ GCET-Commerce Paper (in Gujarati) by Mukesh M Bavaliya
Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education	A brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madan Singh (Author), New Vishal Publications
UGC NET Books for Physical Education	Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi (Author), A.K. Srivastava (Author)
UGC NET Books for Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management	Trueman’s UGC NET HRM/ Human Resource Management & Labour Welfare by Reetu Dogra UGC-NET: Labour Welfare & Industrial Relations/ Labour & Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (Paper II) Exam Guide
Law	Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman ChauhanUGC-NET: Law (Paper II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication)
Library and Information Science	Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur (Author)
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies	UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar
Comparative Study of Religions	Comparative Study of Religions by C.R. Jain Comparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih
Mass Communication and Journalism	Trueman’s UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism by Sameer K. Mishra (Author) UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism by Atul Udaipuria and Nitesh Kumar Singh (Arihant Experts)
Museology & Conservation	Archaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya
UGC NET Books for Archaeology	UGC NET/ JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by Mohan Lal)
Criminology	(UGC-NET/ JRF) Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr Nitish Kumar Soni, Dr Mridul Srivastava, Dr Anup Yadava
UGC NET Books for Tribal and Regional Language/ Literature	Folklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr Kishore Jadav
Folk Literature	Folk Literature: A Concise Guide for NET/ JRF by Marya Naim (Author)
UGC NET Books for Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Navya Nyaya/ Mimansa /Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya)	UGC NET/ JRF/ SLET – Sanskrit Prashan-Patra II Avum III by Priyanka Tiwari (Author)
Women Studies	Advanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/ CBSE -NET/ JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar
UGC NET Books for Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/ Sculpture Graphics/ Applied Art/ History of Art)	Upkar’s UGC-NET/ JRF/ SET Visual Art (Paper-II) by M. Vasim (Author)
Geography	Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi
Forensic Science	Forensic Science UGC NET/ JRF-MCQ by Dr Anu Singla
UGC NET Books for Computer Science and Applications	Trueman’s UGC NET/ SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra
Electronic Science	CBSE UGC NET/ SET Electronic Science by Sunil Kushwaha (Author)
Environmental Sciences	Trueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh
Human Rights and Duties	(a) UGC NET/ SET (JFR&LS) Human Rights & Duties Paper II & III by Fazil Atul Udaipuria (Author) (b) UGC NET Human Rights and Duties by Arihant Experts
Tourism Administration and Management	Trueman’s UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh
Yoga	R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga (Paper II & III) Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board (Author)

UGC NET Exam: Preparation Tips

Candidates can check the following points on UGC NET preparation tips for Paper 1 and Paper 2:

Candidates should select books that have authentic information.
Check the UGC NET syllabus and exam pattern to understand the structure of the question paper.
Candidates should solve sample papers and previous year’s question papers for practice.
Aspirants can also attempt mock tests to increase their speed and boost their confidence.

UGC NET Exam Date 2025

The UGC NET exam 2025 is scheduled in June, 2025. Candidates can check the important dates related to UGC NET 2025 in the table below:

Events	Dates
Downloading of UGC NET Admit Card	To Be Announced (TBA)
UGC NET 2025 Exam Dates	To Be Announced (TBA)
Duration of UGC Exam	180 minutes (03 hours)
Timing of Examination	First Shift: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Second Shift: 03.00 pm to 06.00 pm
UGC NET Answer Key 2025	To Be Announced (TBA)
UGC NET Result Date	To Be Announced (TBA)

You can also check:

UGC NET Notification	UGC NET Application Form
UGC NET Syllabus	UGC NET Exam Pattern
UGC NET Question Papers	UGC NET Cut-off
UGC NET Admit Card	UGC NET Answer Key

FAQs on UGC NET Books 2025

The frequently asked questions on UGC NET Books are given below. Candidates can check the same and find answers to all their questions and doubts:

Q: What is the mode of the UGC NET exam?

Ans: The mode of the UGC NET examination is online.

Q: How many papers are there in the UGC NET exam?

Ans: There are two papers in the UGC NET exam, i.e., Paper-I and Paper-II.

Q: Which is the best book for UGC NET preparation?

Ans: Candidates can check the list of books for both the papers mentioned in this article.

Q: How can I select the best books for UGC NET?

Ans: Candidates should select the latest edition of books with authentic and updated content.

Q: What is the UGC NET exam pattern?

Ans: The exam comprises two papers with numerous questions of the objective type. 150 questions with 300 marks will be asked.

Q: Is UGC NET Paper 1 the same for all subjects?

Ans: Paper 1 is the same and compulsory for every candidate. It will have a total of 50 multiple-choice questions.

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