UGC NET Books 2020: The National Testing Agency will conduct UGC NET (University Grant Commission – National Eligibility Test) for determining eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship both or Assistant Professorship only. The officials have released the UGC NET Notification 2020. Accordingly, UGC NET 2020 will be conducted from 15th June to 20th June 2020.
So, with just a few months left for the examination, candidates must start their UGC NET preparation. As a first step of the preparation, candidates must have a proper strategy and knowledge of the best UGC NET books. In order to help you with that, here is a detailed article on the best UGC NET books 2020. Read on to find out which UGC NET study material you need to refer to for both Paper 1 (Teaching & Research Aptitude) and Paper 2 (Subject Specific Test).
UGC NET Books 2020
Before getting into the details of UGC NET books, let’s have an overview of the exam:
| Exam Name | University Grant Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) |
| Conducting Authority | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Purpose of the Exam | To check the eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) |
| Frequency of the Exam | Twice a Year (June & December) |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Examination Mode | Online |
| Type of Questions | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Number of Papers | Two |
| Total Number of Questions | 150 |
| Time Duration | 3 hours |
| Negative Marking | No |
| Official Website | ntanet.nic.in |
As you can see, UGC NET has two papers. Paper 1 is a general paper which is common for all the candidates. Paper 2 is a subject-specific test of in-depth knowledge of a subject chosen by the candidate. NTA UGC NET is conducted for a total of 81 subjects. The UGC NET syllabus was revised recently, in 2019 and no new changes have been made this year.
UGC NET Books 2020: Best books for Paper 1
UGC NET Paper 1 tests 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. If you want to secure a good UGC NET score, it is important that you do well in this paper as carries 100 of the total 300 marks. The best books for UGC NET Paper 1 are tabulated below:
| Book Title | Author(s)’s Name | Publisher & Edition/ Year |
| Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I | M. Gagan, Sajit Kumar | Danika Publishing Company, 2019 |
| NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1 | KVS Madaan | Pearon Education, Third Edition, 2019 |
| 2019 Latest Syllabus – NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1 | Harpreet Kaur | Oxford University Press, First Edition, 2019 |
| NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1 | Arihant Experts | Arihant Publications, Eleventh Edition, 2019 |
| 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, 2019 |
These books are revised according to the latest syllabus. They include solved papers from previous years & also practice sets. Candidates are advised to check the contents, edition & originality of the books while selecting to buy them.
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 2020: Recommended books For Paper 2
UGC NET Paper 2 has 100 Multiple Choice Questions for a total of 200 marks. Here is a list of UGC NET books recommended for each of the subject for Paper 2:
Subject Code |
Subject Name |
List Of UGC NET Books |
| 01 | 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) |
| 02 | Political Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar (Author) UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant) |
| 04 | 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) |
| 05 | Sociology | Trueman’s UGC NET Sociology by S.Hussain |
| 06 | History | Trueman’s UGC NET History by Promod Singh |
| 07 | Anthropology | Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi |
| 08 | Commerce | Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani |
| 09 | Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by GaganManocha |
| 10 | Social Work | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal |
| 11. | Defence and Strategic Studies | CBSE UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies |
| 12 | Home Science | Trueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & RuchiUGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi |
| 14 | Public Administration | UGC Net Public Administration 2018 by Deepak Swain (Arihant)Trueman’s UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar |
| 15 | Population Studies | Principles of Population Studies by Bhende (Author), Himalayan Publishing House |
| 16 | Music | UGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa |
| 17 | Management (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) |
| 19 | Bengali | Bengali NET/SET by Balaram Bapari |
| 20 | Hindi | Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of Authors |
| 21 | UGC NET Books for Kannada | Samagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi – Useful For IAS, KAS, KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC), K-SET by Lokesha Masavanaghatta |
| 22 | Malayalam | UGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. (Author) |
| 23 | Odia | UGC NET/SSB/SLET/JRF Odia PAPER-II & III |
| 24 | Punjabi | U.G.C. NET/SET/JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor) |
| 25 | Sanskrit | UGC NET/JRF/SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari (Author), Arihant Experts (Publisher) |
| 27 | Telugu | UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by GanjiShashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy |
| 28 | Urdu | UGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu (Paper II & III) by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari |
| 30 | English | UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant Experts |
| 31 | Linguistics | UGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby |
| 36 | Assamese | UGC/CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company (Assamese) (ASHIM CHUTIA -Author) |
| 37 | Gujarati | UGC NET/GCET-Commerce Paper (in Gujarati) by Mukesh M Bavaliya |
| 46 | Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education | A brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madan Singh (Author), New Vishal Publications |
| 47 | UGC NET Books for Physical Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi (Author), A.K. Srivastava (Author) |
| 55 | 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 DograUGC-NET: Labour Welfare & Industrial Relations / Labour & Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (Paper II) Exam Guide |
| 58 | Law | Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman ChauhanUGC-NET: Law (Paper II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication) |
| 59 | Library and Information Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur (Author) |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | Comparative Study of Religions by C.R. JainComparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih |
| 63 | 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) |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | Archaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya |
| 67 | UGC NET Books for Archaeology | UGC NET/JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by Mohan Lal) |
| 68 | Criminology | (UGC-NET/JRF) Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr. Nitish Kumar Soni Dr. Mridul Srivastava Dr. Anup Yadava |
| 70 | UGC NET Books for Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Folklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr. Kishore Jadav |
| 71 | Folk Literature | Folk Literature: A Concise Guide for NET/JRF by Marya Naim (Author) |
| 73 | 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) |
| 74 | Women Studies | Advanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/CBSE -NET/JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar |
| 79 | 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) |
| 80 | Geography | Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi |
| 82 | Forensic Science | Forensic Science UGC NET/JRF-MCQ by Dr. Anu Singla |
| 87 | UGC NET Books for Computer Science and Applications | Trueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra |
| 88 | Electronic Science | CBSE UGC NET/SET ELECTRONIC SCIENCE by Sunil Kushwaha (Author) |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | Trueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties |
(a) UGC NET/SET (JFR&LS) Human Rights & Duties Paper II & III by FazilAtulUdaipuria (Author) UGC NET Human Rights and Duties by Arihant Experts |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | Trueman’s UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh |
| 100 | Yoga | R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga (Paper II & III) Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board (Author) |
Now that you are provided with all the details regarding UGC NET Books 2020, start your preparation at the earliest. But first, go through the detailed UGC NET Syllabus and UGC NET exam pattern. For the General paper of UGC NET, i.e. Paper 1, you can practice the bank mock test series of Embibe. These have considerable overlap with the syllabus of UGC NET Paper 1 and will help you in your preparation. So, make the best use of these resources.
We hope this detailed article on UGC NET books helps you. If you have any questions or comments related to UGC NET books or the UGC NET exam, drop your comments below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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