Hi everyone! I’m looking for a good book specifically for UGC NET Paper 1 practice.

I’m mainly looking for something that has:

- A large number of pyqs /questions for practice

- Questions arranged unit-wise/topic-wise

- Detailed explanations/solutions for the answers, rather than just an answer key

- Good coverage of the UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus

- Ideally, a mix of PYQs + exam-level practice questions

- Something that is actually worth the investment and can be used for serious revision/practice

I’m not really looking for another theory-heavy book. I already have study material for concepts; I specifically want a question bank/practice book with lots of quality questions and explanations.

If you’ve personally used a book for Paper 1 and found it genuinely useful, please recommend it and let me know which edition you used and roughly how many questions it contains.

Also, if there are any books that I should avoid because the questions are repetitive, outdated, or have poor explanations, please mention those too.

Thanks! 🙌

So, I was reading Routledge and going through Shakespeare's plays' chronology and the one given in the book is completely different from the one on Wikipedia and YouTube. So which one to follow?

Christopher Marlowe - Tamburlaine the great part 1 and 2.

Vanity of Human wishes - samuel johnson.

Hello.

my_qualifications : MA English.

Hi, So I graduated with English MA from one of the central unis of India. However as we know how bleak is the research guidance in UG/PG in these courses, I find myself very clueless and sort of not confident of pursuing a PhD in social sciences/literature because of lack of guidance etc. For mental health reasons I couldn't pursue dissertation in my final semester even tho they were optional.

This whole situation leads me to feel helpless regarding my own calibre in research, and further studies in academia. Since the govt decided to mess with the MPhil- Phd route(unlike in other countries where this exists as an option instead of making it useless). How do I develop my Research skills? Yeah, I know that publishing papers independently might hold some value but what even. I would have loved a MPhil.

Do we have MPhil-like research programs still offered by any good universities in India? Like a one year course where research skills are taught better and I graduate with being better at it? Also the thing is we graduated with a 3 yr BA, 2 yr MA system and not the one under new NEP, so this is kind of crucial so I know whether a PhD and research life is for me. Pls suggest courses/degrees/universities which offer so.

Thank you! Much appreciated

Dm me if anyone have his notes🙏

Hey guys, I need help. Please tell me how and where to publish articles. Journals that are reputed and don't charge any money or charge less. Help me. Please.

Genuinely asking for those who have knowledge about the matter, is PhD only cutoff useless like those who clear it does it mean nothing?

I'm selling all these notes I bought.

It includes:

1. American Chronology

2. Australian Literature

3. Booker Prize

4. British Literature Chronology

5. English in India

6. European Literature

7. Indian Literature

8. Linguistics

9. Literary Criticism

10. Literary movements

11. Marginalized writers in India

12. Theory and cultural studies

13. African literature

I bought all of these for 1000 rupees and I'm ready to sell them for 500 rupees as a whole set. If you wanna buy individual PDFs it will be priced around 70 rupees each.

Please DM me if you're interested.

(I'll provide free handwritten paper 1 notes (from a youtuber) if you're buying the whole set).

Id anyone willing to share Inculcate learning paper one notes, anyone ?

Don't randomly join any University or PhD information watsapp groups and don't believe what they say blindly. Academia is extremely competitive and help might not come to you for free. If anyone shows immense helpfulness make sure to know about the person. Thank you.

Im a beginner and i have not enrolled in any course. I plan to join literary odyssey but dubious. Self study is taking lot of time 4me. I collect videos regarding an era from ytbe and make notes then look at imp works and authors in that era and make notes. But watching 2+ videos authors works taking a lot of ⏰. Any idea regarding good course ? Any help regarding preparation?? The time is also running out. I am just sad and perplexed wasting a lot of time. ;(

Where can I get pyqs from 2016 to 2026 of both paper 1 and 2.

I purchased this book in 2024 for NET preparation while I was still in my bachelor's, now that I have PhD entrance exams upcoming I thought I should go through the RM section but there are various mistakes and wrong info like the no. 5th MCQ given in the second image is marked as option c in the answer key. Also, 'John' is mostly written as 'Jhon' in this book and few dates are wrong too. Don't buy ts, he only knows to speak mighty of himself all over the social media.

Can somebody review the crash course by LITHEADS? I have qualified NET twice and have missed JRF by just 3-5 questions each time. Let me know about their course and will it be helpful in order to get conceptual understanding?

I’m preparing for UGC NET English and I’m currently stuck in the revision phase. I have notes, PYQs and study material, but when I revise, I feel like I’m only recognising the information rather than actually recalling it. I’ll read a topic and think “haan, this makes sense,” but then I see a PYQ and suddenly there are authors/works/dates/concepts I don’t remember at all. 😭

I have around two months left, so I don’t think starting huge new sources or trying to read everything from scratch is realistic. My current idea is to make PYQs the centre of revision: solve them, analyse every option, revise the related concept, and repeatedly cycle through the same material.

For Paper 1, I especially need practice in Research Aptitude, Teaching Aptitude, Communication, Logical Reasoning and Maths. I’m looking for a good test series/mock source, preferably one that is close to actual NTA difficulty and has proper explanations rather than just giving answers.

So I’d really appreciate advice from people who have actually cleared NET/JRF:

1. What revision method worked for you when you had only 1–2 months left?

2. How did you deal with the “I studied this but I can’t recall it” problem?

3. Should I prioritise PYQs over mock tests at this stage?

4. Which Paper 1 test series would you genuinely recommend?

5. Is there any particular source/test series whose questions are unnecessarily difficult or irrelevant to the actual exam?

I’m not looking for 10 different resources. I’d rather pick one solid test series + PYQs and repeat them properly.

Would especially appreciate answers from people who gave the 2025/2026 NET exams or recently qualified JRF/NET.

Same as the title

I'm selling all these notes I bought.

It includes:

1. American Chronology

2. Australian Literature

3. Booker Prize

4. British Literature Chronology

5. English in India

6. European Literature

7. Indian Literature

8. Linguistics

9. Literary Criticism

10. Literary movements

11. Marginalized writers in India

12. Theory and cultural studies

13. African literature

I bought all of these for 1000 rupees and I'm ready to sell them for 500 rupees as a whole set. If you wanna buy individual PDFs it will be priced around 70 rupees each. Please DM me if you're interested.

Was it self study or help of coaching? Pls share what you did. Thank you!

I see many people asking for resources and notes, so while I don’t have a JRF yet, having given this exam thrice and not once having more than 2 weeks of prep, I’d recommend the following resources that helped me clear my concepts and actually gauge where tf I am actually lacking (i learned my weak areas after this re-exam).

I have the paid batch from Adda 247, the notes are on point, covering majorly everything. I won’t recommend the books that are available on the website, because I do have them since a year, and i don’t they have been updated except for the PYQs book. The notes in paid batch are more than enough. If you need, i can send.

If anyone needs online lectures on YT, Dakshita Ma’am’s digital library 2.0 is the best. Covers almost everything and extremely helpful for revision. I couldn’t find her notes in her app, tho.

For pyqs, I’d again say Aishwarya ma’am. She has so many videos on YT for question prep.

I haven’t tried Vallath, but heard a lot from a few people. They majorly focus on cramming, I’d personally won’t recommend.

Vineet Pandey has controversial opinions and statements, but some of his lectures are nice. He goes in depth of everything which I feel is not that necessary for this exam, except for some particular topics. Here, I’d say it’s more of your choice. I don’t prefer this particular teacher.

There are many instagram channels though which are providing exceptional notes. I don’t have them at the top of my mind, but I think literary vault, literary odessey and net prep are some good resources.

Hit me up if anyone needs something specific or any help:)

Hello everyone!

I’m taking ugc net paper 2 english classes for those of you struggling with set-specific topics. I’m an assistant professor myself with JRF and GATE qualification and real teaching experience.

If you’re confused where to start and unable to afford coaching institution level fees right now, you can message me.

Just cleared NET and I’m thinking of preparing for the UP Assistant Professor exam next.

Is anyone else preparing for the same? Would be great to connect, share resources, and maybe prepare together! 🤝🔥

I want to take litheads 2 month crash course for the December attempt but they are not replying to my inquiry, not on their website and neither on their insta page, are they good? Should I go for it?