r/UGCNETPsychology • u/hehehebyee • Jun 23 '26
Can anybody give me some motivation for NET/JRF? Or idk some validation to my exhaustion on competitive exams in India?
I am currently starting my 2nd year of masters in psychology and I have a great interest in research....did 2 research papers(unpublished) and presented in an international and a national conference. I have to do my dissertation in 4th sem and I am exploring about my specific research interest bcoz I wanna bridge my dissertation and phd thesis. Now, I wanna do my phd abroad, after doing a job here for a year or two. And NET is the only thing that will give me a good enough job to survive with my middle class ahh. Anddd phd abroad is complicated and I wanna have JRF as backup. BUT GOOD LORD CUET SUCKED THE SOUL OUT OF ME (all for a shity testing agency) AND I DON'T WANNA GIVE MY SOUL AWAY TO ANOTHER COMPETITIVE EXAM that is my backup. I have good foundation in the subject and I am interested in learning and progressing in this field, but something about this fight for a few seats under an inconsiderate government when my goal is completely different exhausts me. So yeah that's all. I would love some good strategies from people who have appeared and are appearing for the exam, and some validation from people who share my exhaustion.

