How to Crack UGC NET Paper 1: Tips, Tricks and Strategy

The UGC NET is conducted by National Testing Agency to select the deserving candidates for the role of Assistant Professor and for Junior Research Fellowship in Indian colleges and universities.

The UGC NET Exam consists of two papers.  Paper I is common for all the aspirants but Paper II is subjective.

Paper I is the important part of UGC NET as it can boost up your overall score. So, you must know the important strategies and tricks to prepare this Paper.

Here we are going to share tricks on how to crack UGC NET Paper I. Have a look on these tips from below.

UGC NET Paper I – Complete Units Wise Syllabus

For making the planning and strategies for UGC NET Paper I, you should have the complete knowledge about its syllabus.

The UGC NET Paper I contain Ten Units, and all are important to be read. If you don’t have any idea about the UGC NET Syllabus of Paper I then scroll down and check all units sequence wise.

S.No.	Name of the Units	Topics
Unit I	Teaching Aptitude	Teaching: Nature, Objectives, Characteristics and Basic Requirements Learner’s Characteristics Factors affecting Teaching Methods of Teaching Teaching Aids Evaluation Systems
Unit II	Research Aptitude	Research: Meaning, Characteristics and Types Steps of Research Methods of Research Research Ethics Paper, Articles, Workshop, Seminar, Conference, and Symposium Thesis Writing: Its characteristics and format
Unit III	Reading Comprehension	A passage which the candidates are required to read and answer the set of questions
Unit IV	Communication	Communication: Nature, Characteristics, Types, Barriers and Effective Classroom Communication
Unit V	Reasoning (Including Mathematics)	Number Series; Letter Series; Codes Relationships; Classification
Unit VI	Logical Reasoning	Understanding the Structure of Argument. Evaluating and distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning. Verbal Analogies; Word Analogy – Applied Analogy Verbal Classification Reasoning Logical Diagrams: Simple Diagrammatic Relationship, Multi-Diagrammatic Relationship Venn diagram; Analytical Reasoning
Unit VII	Data Interpretation	Sources, Acquisition and Interpretation of Data Quantitative and Qualitative Data Graphical Representation and Mapping of Data
Unit VIII	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	ICT: Meaning, Advantages, Disadvantages and Uses General Abbreviation and Terminology Basics of Internet and E-mailing
Unit IX	People and Environment	People and Environment Interaction Sources of Pollution Pollutants and their impact on Human Life, Exploitation of Natural and Energy Resources Natural hazards and mitigation
Unit X	Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration	Structure of the Institutions for Higher Learning and Research in India; Formal and Distance Education; Professional/Technical and General Education. Value Education: Governance, Polity and Administration; Concept, Institutions and their Interactions.

We hope that the above mentioned table helped you to get complete UGC NET Paper I Syllabus.

Let’s move to the next step where you will get to know about the strategies to adopt for every single Unit of Paper I.

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UGC NET Paper I – Tips, Tricks & Strategies

Aspirants who are seeking for Unit wise tips for preparation of UGC NET Paper I can get the help from here.

Strategies and plans for preparation are given by the experts. You can follow these tricks to boost up your overall score in UGC NET Exam.

Unit I - Teaching Aptitude

For preparation of this unit you will have to take help from some standard books or notes. This one is the sections for which you will have to make some extra time for practice. Solve as many questions as you can on teaching aptitude. In additional sources for study you can take help from SET books.

Unit II – Research Aptitude

For this section you will require to follow a particular study material. To clear the concepts, you can take help from various research examples. It’s important to remember the difference between all the research methods while preparing for the exam.

Solve as many questions as you can on research based topics. Deep understanding is essential to get good marks in this unit.

Unit III – Reading Comprehension

You must have good command on reading and understanding the meaning of each para. For making good command over reading comprehension you can practice through various guides of Bank PO or SSC Exams.

Unit IV – Communication

For this unit you can take help from some standard books like Truman’s UGC NET Paper I by M. Gagan, Sajit Kumar and UGC NET Paper I by MHE. Get the details of all types of communication based on the communication channels.

Unit V – Reasoning (Including Mathematics)

It’s a common section in almost all the competitive exam. For preparation of this Unit you will have to know about the order of difficulty of topics. You should manage your study hours as per the difficulty of topics. Give less time to easier one and more time to hard topics.

Unit VI – Logical Reasoning

Same strategies come in Unit VI as in Unit V.

Unit VII – Data Interpretation

For preparation of this Unit, you must have an ability to analyse the given data to reach out at conclusion. Strengthen the basics by practicing more and more. Avoid assuming date while solving the problem. You can take the help of approximation method.

Unit VIII – Information and Communicating Technology (ICT)

In this section, basic knowledge of computer is essential. Take help from the 10^th standard books. To make command over this, you can make a list of general abbreviations and terminology. Take hep form flashcards and charts for preparation.

Unit IX – People and Environment

You can study through 1Oth NCERT Books. It will be sufficient to clear basics. For advanced study take help from the standard books.

Unit X - Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Administration

Many times, surprising questions are asked from this Unit. For the preparation of this section, make strong command on the basics of civics and constitution key facts.

Read all the latest government schemes on regular basis.

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