UGC NET Books 2023: Best Books for Paper 1 &

Chitwan Sharma
Associat e Senior Execut ive - Cont ent
Updated on Mar 1, 2023 12:58 IST
UGC NET books 2023: Looking for the best books to prepare for the UGC
NET exam? Check below the list of the best UGC NET books that will help
boost your preparation level.

UGC NET Books f or Paper 1 and Paper 2

UGC NET exam is held every year f or determining the eligibility of

candidates f or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/or Assistant
Prof essor. The National Testing Agency (NTA) holds the UGC NET exam
twice every year. The exam is conducted in two combined sessions f or
Paper 1 and Paper 2. Lakhs of candidates appear f or the exam every year

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to obtain UGC NET E-certif icates. As per the University Grants
Commission (UGC) policy, only 6 per cent of candidates appearing in
both Paper 1 and 2 and obtaining the minimum qualif ying marks in
aggregate are declared qualif ied in the exam. With such high
competition, only those candidates can qualif y the exam who have
prepared well in advance.

Good study materials and resources such as books play very crucial
roles in UGC NET preparation. Candidates must choose the right UGC
NET books f or Paper 1 and f or their respective subject f or Paper 2. It
may be noted here that the UGC NET Paper 1 is common f or all
candidates and Paper 2 is held f or 81 dif f erent subjects. Plenty of
UGC NET books are available f or all the subjects and papers in the
market. For the ease of candidates, we have listed below the best UGC
NET books f or Paper 1 and Paper 2 which will help candidates in their
preparations.

UGC NET Best Books

We have listed below some of the best UGC NET books f or Paper 1 and 2
f rom leading publication houses. These are the books suggested by the
UGC NET-qualif ied candidates. We have also highlighted the interactive
f eatures of the UGC NET Paper 1 books so that candidates can select
the book as per their requirements. Also, when it comes to UGC NET
preparation, studying one book is not enough, selecting two or more
books f or each paper will certainly give a boost to one's preparation.
Have a look at the list of books below:

Best UGC NET Books for Paper 1

Here's the list of best books recommended by exam toppers f or
preparation f or UGC NET Paper 1.

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 UGC NET Paper 1 Book Author
M Gagan and
Trueman's UGC NET/SET General Paper I
Sajit Kumar
NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF Paper I: Teaching and
KVS Madaan
Research Aptitude by Pearson
General Paper-1 UGC NET/JRF/SLET – Teaching &
Arihant Experts
Research Aptitude
NTA UGC Paper 1 f or NET/SET/JRF Oxf ord

Let's have a look at the interactive f eatures of the UGC NET Paper 1
books below.
NTA UGC - NET/SET/JRF Paper 1 - Teaching and Research
Aptitude By Pearson
As per reviews f rom the students, this book has very little error or is
almost error-f ree. Also, the book has covered all topics as per the
latest UGC NET syllabus, divided into ten units
Another f eature that will help many candidates is this book has
published previous year’s papers with proper solutions
If you talk about the content of this book, the quality is undoubtedly
good. Along with good content, it has good illustrations and practical
examples, which make this book one of the f avourites among the
aspirants.
UGC University Grants Commission NET/SET for Lectureship
Exam: Paper 1 By Trueman's
This is another book f or UGC NET Paper 1 which is very popular among
the aspirants
Trueman’s books are known f or its high-quality content presented in

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 detail with ample amount of examples and illustrations
This book has explained Teaching and Research Aptitude in a very
interactive way which candidates f ind easy to understand. This book is
very helpf ul to build a strong f oundation.
UGC NET/SET Paper 1: Teaching & Research Aptitude General
(Compulsory) - Guide (English, Paperback, GKP)
The book has recently been updated as per the latest changes brought
in UGC NET
It covers the UGC NET syllabus in detail

Also, they have added previous years' solved paper of UGC NET Paper
1. Hence, candidates can carry on with their practice as well
The main highlight of this book is the ‘communication section’, it is
believed to be better than other books available in the market
The only cons of this book are its price, which is towards the higher
side.
UGC NET/JRF/SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research
Aptitude 2019 By Arihant Publications
Arihant Publications is one of the most renowned publishing houses
which of f ers great resources f or dif f erent competitive exams. This
Book f or UGC NET Paper 1 is also good in quality, each topic has a
detailed explanation with an ample number of examples
They have also added to mock test apart f rom the previous year’s
papers
However, this book alone is not a complete source of material f or UGC
NET preparation, one must f ollow f ew other ref erence books
Oxford NTA UGC Paper 1 for NET/SET/JRF

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 This is another good book f or UGC NET Paper 1, candidates who are
looking f or a good ref erence book can opt f or this one

In this book, many dif f icult topics have been explained in a very lucid
manner
The most interesting f eature of this book is, candidates, can avail
themselves of f ree lecture videos along with this book
Also, this book of f ers many new questions f or practice based on the
latest UGC NET pattern.
We will advise the candidates to choose books based on their needs.
Rather than buying all books, start with one or two books mentioned
above and gradually move to the other books based on your preparation
levels.
Also Read: List of UGC NET Subjects with Codes

UGC NET Best Books for Paper 2

Here's the list of best books recommended by exam toppers f or
preparation f or the UGC NET Paper 2.

Subjects Books
Economics / Co-operation /
Demography / Rural Economics Trueman's UGC NET Economics
/Development Planning/Development by Sriniwas Shirur
Studies/Econometrics/ Applied UGC NET/JRF/SET Economics
Economics/Development (Paper 2) -Upkar Prakashan
Eco./Business Economics
Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce
Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu
Kataria & M. Shivani
Trueman’s UGC-NET

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Management by M. Shivani
Management UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS)
Management by Mohit Aggarwal
(Arihant experts)
Trueman’s UGC NET Mass
Communication & Journalism by
Sameer K. Mishra
Mass Communication and
UGC NET Mass Communication
Journalism
and Journalism by Atul Udaipuria
and Nitesh Kumar Singh
(Arihant)
UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS)
English English Literature by Arihant
Experts
Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi
Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by
Board of Authors
Samagra Kannada Sahitya
Kaipidi - Usef ul For IAS, KAS,
Kannada KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC),
K-SET by Lokesha
Masavanaghatta
UGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam
Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan
A.P.
Odia UGC NET/SSB/SLET/JRF Odia
U.G.C. NET/SET/JRF Punjabi by
Punjabi
Universal

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 UGC NET/JRF/SLET Sanskrit
Sanskrit Prashan Patra (Hindi) by
Priyanka Tiwari, Arihant Experts
UGC NET & SET (Telugu
Telugu Literature) by GanjiShashidar,
Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy
UGC-NET JRF & Assistant
Prof essor Khazeen-E-Adab
Urdu
Urdu by M.Arshad Ansari and M.
S. Ansari
Trueman's UGC NET Political
Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit
Political Science Kumar
UGC NET Political Science by
Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant)
Trueman's UGC NET
Psychology Psychology by Dr Swati
Maharshi
Trueman's UGC NET Sociology
Sociology
by S.Hussain
Trueman's UGC NET Public
Public Administration
Administration by Sajit Kumar
Bengali NET/SET by Balaram
Bengali
Bapari
UGC NET SET Guide By Assam
Assamese Publishing Company
(Assamese)
UGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide

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Linguistics
by Ringu Ann Baby
Trueman's UGC NET History by
History
Promod Singh
Trueman’s UGC NET
Anthropology
Anthropology by AM Tripathi
Trueman’s UGC NET Education
Education
by Gagan Manocha
Trueman’s UGC NET Education
Social Work
by Yogendra Pal
UGC-NET-JRF Def ense And
Def ence and Strategic Studies
Strategic Studies
Trueman’s UGC-NET Home
Science by Anju Khosla & Ruchi
Home Science
UGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home
Science by Suchi Rastogi
Principles of Population Studies
Population Studies by Bhende, Himalayan Publishing
House
UGC NET Music Exam Guide
Music (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and
Nisha Rawa
Labour Welf are/Personnel
Trueman’s UGC NET HRM/
Management/Industrial Relations/
Human Resource Management &
Labour and Social Welf are/Human
Labour Welf are by Reetu Dogra
Resource Management
Trueman’s UGC NET Law by
Suman Chauhan
Law

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Law
UGC-NET: Law (Paper II) Exam
Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj
Trueman’s UGC NET Library and
Library and Inf ormation Science Inf ormation Science by S.
Thakur
UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina,
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and
Gandhian and Peace Studies by
Peace Studies
Deepak Kumar
Adult Education/Continuing Book on Extension Education by
Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Shruti Madan Singh, New Vishal
Education Publications
Trueman’s UGC NET Physical
Physical Education
Education by Akhilesh Tripathi
Comparative Study of Religions
by C.R. Jain
Comparative Study of Religions
Comparative Study of Religions
by Y. Masih
UGC NET/JRF/SLET - Sanskrit
Sanskrit traditional subjects
Prashan by Priyanka Tiwari
Advanced Manual For Women
Women Studies Studies UGC/CBSE -NET/JRF by
Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar
Visual Art (including Drawing &
Upkar’s UGC-NET/JRF/SET
Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied
Visual Art (Paper-II) by M Vasim
Art/History of Art)
Archaeology, Museology, and
Museology & Conservation Conservation: A review Edited
by Vibha Upadhaya

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 by Vibha Upadhaya
UGC NET/JRF Archaeology and
Archaeology Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by
Mohan Lal
(UGC-NET/JRF) Criminology
Solved Question Paper by Mr
Criminology
Nitish Kumar Soni, Dr Mridul
Srivastava and Dr Anup Yadava
Folklore and Its Motif s in Tribal
Tribal and Regional Language
Literature by Dr Kishore Jadav
Folk Literature: A Concise Guide
Folk Literature
f or NET/JRF by Marya Naim
Trueman’s UGC NET Geography
Geography
by A Magon, BP Panigrahi
Forensic Science UGC
Forensic Science
NET/JRF-MCQ by Dr Anu Singla
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET
Computer Science and
Computer Science and Applications
Applications by Sanjay Singhal,
Sameer Mishra
CBSE UGC NET/SET
Electronic Science ELECTRONIC SCIENCE by Sunil
Kushwaha
Trueman's UGC NET
Environmental Sciences Environmental Science by Anil
Tyagi and Virendra Singh
UGC NET/SET (JFR&LS) Human
Human Rights and Duties Rights & Duties by Fazil Atul

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Tourism Administration and Trueman's UGC NET Tourism by
Management. Akhilesh
R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga Exam
Yoga
Guide by RPH Editorial Board

UGC NET Preparation Tips 2022

Have a look at the general tips and tricks to crack the UGC NET 2022
exam below:

To crack the exam, candidates must have a concrete UGC NET study
plan
Candidates must solve the UGC NET previous years’ question papers
and UGC NET mock tests to improve speed and accuracy
Candidates should develop a habit of practising the Teaching and
Research Aptitude section to ace Paper 1

Make your own notes

Practice important topics and strengthen your weak areas

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Dif f erences & Similarities between UGC NET & CSIR NET
UGC NET eligibility criteria 2023

UGC NET Best Books FAQs

Q. Why UGC NET 2023 books are important f or preparation?
A. The books play vital role in the preparation f or the UGC NET exam as it
helps the candidates to cover all the topics prescribed in the syllabus, if
the candidate f ollow their time table seriously. The candidates can clear
the f undamentals of the UGC NET exam through the books. The

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enhancement of the knowledge through the books can help the
candidates to get more marks in the UGC NET exam. The candidates can
learn more about the UGC NET topics easily through books without
wasting time on videos that are available on the internet.

Q. What are the best Paper 1 books that are available f or the UGC
NET exam preparation?
A. The UGC NET preparation books f or the paper 1 has been given below
f or the candidates:
CBSE UGC-NET - Teaching and Research Aptitude

NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF of (Paper 1)

2019 Latest Syllabus of NTA UGC NET / SET / JRF – (Paper 1)

NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF (Paper 1)

Trueman’s UGC NET or SET General Paper I

Q. What is the exam pattern of UGC NET exam?

A. The exam pattern f or UGC NET has been given below f or the
candidates:
The UGC NET exam comprises two papers - paper 1 and paper 2

Both the papers are compulsary in nature and the candidates have to
qualif y in both the papers
Exam duration of the exam is three hours

Total number of question is 150

For correct answers are awarded 2 marks and no marks is deducted
f or the incorrect answers

Total marks in UGC NET exam 300 marks

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