Pass online UGC NET/JRF in English

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” 

Dear Student….

My best wishes in advance! I will focus on the preparation aspect in this blog.

It has got five stages.

Stage One:

All competitive exams are about a combination of strategy and hard work. Plan comes first before preparation. So first chalk out a plan that works for you!

So what I suggest is this. In the second paper there are 100 questions from 14 different areas. By keeping the vastness of the syllabus it is nearly impossible to study them all. But we don’t need 100 marks either! Thus select five to six areas as core focus. For example, say Romantic Period to the Contemporary Literature and Literary Theory. This covers 5 units and on average you can expect close to 40 questions! (i.e 7 to 8 questions on average per unit)

Stage Two:

Now pick up a standard History of English Literature book. I leave that choice to you. You are wise enough to select one. You can also download it free from some website.

Then start reading the units that you have selected. Make a quick reading to get a connection of it. Then read it again and take notes of all the writers and works mentioned. Google the summary of important works. If you look at the previous question papers, about eighty percent were direct questions. So if you do this you will able to answer many questions.

Stage Three:   

Now choose other five or six left out areas. If possible try to read a short history and make short notes. Don’t study multiple choice question books alone! It is a trap. You can use such books for revision but not as primary materials.

Stage Four:

Now pick your syllabus that you have already studied. Browse through it. In multiple choice exams “familiarity is more important”. So revise the entire syllabus. This should be done only after doing from stage one to three. I have seen many students repeatedly studying their syllabus again and again to get a different result!

Stage Five:

Study the basics. For example after studying criticism from Glossary of Literary Terms you should at least know the following terms.

Carnivalisation, Anti-historicism, A priori, Archetype, Canon, Chora, critique,  difference, dissociation of sensibility, dream analysis, ecriture, engagement, gynocriticism, id, ego, imaginary, impressionistic criticism, intertextuality, libido, matriarchy,  objective correlative, Oedipus complex, phenomenology, logocentricism, dialogic texts-monologic texts, touchstone, synchronic study, test, trace, positivist philosophy, repression, Andocentric, super-ego, ideology, mirror stage, neurosis.  

Let’s clear UGC NET exam this time.

In the next blog, I will speak about how to attempt online UGC NET exam in a time bound manner.

Thank you for reading!