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Exams » Government Jobs » UGC NET Books For All Subjects: List Of The Best Books For NTA UGC NET 2020

Written byVarsha | 16-09-2020 | Leave a Comment

UGC NET Books For All Subjects: List Of The Best Books For NTA UGC NET 2020

UGC NET Best Books 2020

UGC NET Books 2020: The National Testing Agency will conduct UGC NET (University Grant Commission – National Eligibility Test) for determining the eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship both or Assistant Professorship only. The officials have released the UGC NET revised dates. Accordingly, UGC NET 2020 will be conducted on 24th September 2020.

So, candidates must focus on their UGC NET 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).

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UGC NET Books 2020

Before getting into the details of UGC NET books, let’s have an overview of the exam:

Exam NameUniversity Grant Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)
Conducting AuthorityNational Testing Agency (NTA)
Purpose of the ExamTo check the eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
Frequency of the ExamTwice a Year
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Examination ModeOnline
Type of QuestionsObjective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Number of PapersTwo
Total Number of Questions150
Time Duration3 hours
Negative MarkingNo
Official Websitentanet.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 it carries 100 of the total 300 marks. The best books for UGC NET Paper 1 are tabulated below:

Book TitleAuthor(s)’s NamePublisher & Edition/ Year
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper IM. Gagan, Sajit KumarDanika Publishing Company,  2019
NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1KVS MadaanPearon Education, Third Edition, 2019
2019 Latest Syllabus – NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1Harpreet KaurOxford University Press, First Edition, 2019
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1Arihant ExpertsArihant Publications, Eleventh Edition, 2019
NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – Paper 1Dr. Usha Rani JainJBC Press, First Edition
CBSE UGC-NET: Teaching and Research AptitudeDr. M.S. Ansari & RPH Editorial BoardRamesh Publishing House, 2019

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 contents, edition, and originality of the books before buying 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 subjects for Paper 2:

Subject Code

Subject Name

List Of UGC NET Books 
01Economics / Co-operation / Demography / Rural Economics /Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business EconomicsTrueman’s UGC NET Economics by Sriniwas ShirurUGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper II) -Upkar Prakashan (Author-Gopal Garg)
02Political ScienceTrueman’s UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar (Author) UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant)
04UGC NET Books for PsychologyTrueman’s UGC NET Psychology by Dr. Swati MaharshiUGC Net Psychology 2018 by Siddharth Mittal and Naroj Kumar Sahu (Arihant Experts)
05SociologyTrueman’s UGC NET Sociology by S.Hussain
06HistoryTrueman’s UGC NET History by Promod Singh
07AnthropologyTrueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi
08CommerceTrueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani
09EducationTrueman’s UGC NET Education by GaganManocha
10Social WorkTrueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal
11.Defence and Strategic StudiesCBSE UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies
12Home ScienceTrueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & RuchiUGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi
14Public AdministrationUGC Net Public Administration 2018 by Deepak Swain (Arihant)Trueman’s UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar
15Population StudiesPrinciples of Population Studies by Bhende (Author), Himalayan Publishing House
16MusicUGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa
17Management (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)
19BengaliBengali NET/SET by Balaram Bapari
20HindiTrueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of Authors
21UGC NET Books for KannadaSamagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi – Useful For IAS, KAS, KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC), K-SET by Lokesha Masavanaghatta
22MalayalamUGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. (Author)
23OdiaUGC NET/SSB/SLET/JRF Odia PAPER-II & III
24PunjabiU.G.C. NET/SET/JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor)
25SanskritUGC NET/JRF/SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari (Author), Arihant Experts (Publisher)
27TeluguUGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by GanjiShashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy
28UrduUGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu (Paper II & III) by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari
30EnglishUGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant Experts
31LinguisticsUGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby
36AssameseUGC/CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company (Assamese) (ASHIM CHUTIA -Author)
37GujaratiUGC NET/GCET-Commerce Paper (in Gujarati) by Mukesh M Bavaliya
46Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal EducationA brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madan Singh (Author), New Vishal Publications
47UGC NET Books for Physical EducationTrueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi (Author), A.K. Srivastava (Author)
55UGC NET Books for Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource ManagementTrueman’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
58LawTrueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman ChauhanUGC-NET: Law (Paper II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication)
59Library and Information ScienceTrueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur (Author)
60Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace StudiesUGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar
62Comparative Study of ReligionsComparative Study of Religions by C.R. JainComparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih
63Mass Communication and JournalismTrueman’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)

66Museology & ConservationArchaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya
67UGC NET Books for ArchaeologyUGC NET/JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by Mohan Lal)
68Criminology(UGC-NET/JRF) Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr. Nitish Kumar Soni Dr. Mridul Srivastava Dr. Anup Yadava
70UGC NET Books for Tribal and Regional Language/LiteratureFolklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr. Kishore Jadav
71Folk LiteratureFolk Literature: A Concise Guide for NET/JRF by Marya Naim (Author)
73UGC 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)
74Women StudiesAdvanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/CBSE -NET/JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar
79UGC 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)
80GeographyTrueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi
82Forensic ScienceForensic Science UGC NET/JRF-MCQ by Dr. Anu Singla
87UGC NET Books for Computer Science and ApplicationsTrueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra
88Electronic ScienceCBSE UGC NET/SET ELECTRONIC SCIENCE by Sunil Kushwaha (Author)
89Environmental SciencesTrueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh
92Human 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

93Tourism Administration and Management.Trueman’s UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh
100YogaR.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, focus on your preparation. 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.

Check Out Detailed UGC NET Exam Pattern 2020 Here

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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