Candidates preparing for the UGC NET exam must take care to pick the most relevant study material during preparation. There is a wide variety of materials available both in online and brick-and-mortar stores. In the article below, we recommend some of the best books for candidates preparing for the UGC NET exam.
The UGC NET 2024 exam consists of 2 papers Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both of these papers cover different topics and require different types of study material. Paper 1 deals with teaching and research aptitude, while paper 2 deals with one on 81 optional subjects to be chosen by candidates. In the content below, we discuss the best books for UGC NET 2024 preparation for papers 1 and 2 separately.
Candidates can check some of the best book for UGC NET paper 1 here. They can also check the JRF NET book from the below table.
Candidates can check the UGC NET books paper 2 from the below table.
Subject Name | List Of UGC NET Books |
Sociology | Trueman’s UGC NET Sociology by S.Hussain |
History | Trueman’s UGC NET History by Promod Singh |
Economics / Cooperation / Demography / Rural Economics /Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Trueman’s UGC NET Economics by Srinivas Shirur UGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper-II) -Upkar Prakashan by Gopal Garg |
Political Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant) |
Anthropology | Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi |
UGC NET Books for Psychology | Trueman’s UGC NET Psychology by Dr Swati Maharshi UGC Net Psychology 2018 by Siddharth Mittal and Saroj Kumar Sahu (Arihant) |
Commerce | Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani |
Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by GaganManocha |
Defence and Strategic Studies | CBSE UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies |
Social Work | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal |
Home Science | Trueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & Ruchi UGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi |
Population Studies | Principles of Population Studies by Bhende (Author), Himalayan Publishing House |
Public Administration | UGC Net Public Administration 2018 by Deepak Swain (Arihant) Trueman’s UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar |
Music | UGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa |
Management (including Business Administration Management/Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | Trueman’s UGC-NET Management by M. Shivani UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) Management by Mohit Aggarwal (Arihant) |
UGC NET Books for Kannada | Samagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi – Useful For IAS, KAS, KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC), K-SET by Lokesha Masavanaghatta |
Bengali | Bengali NET/SET by Balaram Bapari |
Hindi | Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of Authors |
Punjabi | U.G.C. NET/SET/JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor) |
Malayalam | UGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. (Author) |
Odia | UGC NET/SSB/SLET/JRF Odia PAPER-II & III |
Urdu | UGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu (Paper II & III) by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari |
Linguistics | UGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby |
Telugu | UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by Ganji Shashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy |
Sanskrit | UGC NET/JRF/SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari, Arihant |
Gujarati | UGC NET/GCET-Commerce Paper (in Gujarati) by Mukesh M Bavaliya |
Assamese | UGC/CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company (Assamese) (ASHIM CHUTIA -Author) |
English | UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant Experts |
UGC NET Books for Physical Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi, A.K. Srivastava |
UGC NET Books for Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | Trueman’s UGC NET HRM/ Human Resource Management & Labour Welfare by Ritu Dogra UGC-NET: Labour Welfare & Industrial Relations / Labour & Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (Paper-II) Exam Guide |
Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education | A Brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madan Singh, New Vishal Publications |
Law | Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman Chauhan UGC-NET: Law (Paper-II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication) |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar |
Library and Information Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur (Author) |
Mass Communication and Journalism | Trueman’s UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism by Sameer K. Mishra UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism by Atul Udaipuria and Nitesh Kumar Singh (Arihant) |
Comparative Study of Religions | Comparative Study of Religions by C.R. JainComparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih |
Museology & Conservation | Archaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A Review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya |
UGC NET Books for Archaeology | UGC NET/JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by Mohan Lal |
UGC NET Books for Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ / Navya Nyaya/ Mimansa /Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya) | UGC NET/JRF/SLET – Sanskrit Prashan-Patra II Avum III by Priyanka Tiwari |
UGC NET Books for Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Folklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr Kishore Jadav |
Folk Literature | Folk Literature: A Concise Guide for NET/JRF by Marya Naim |
UGC NET Books for Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | Upkar’s UGC-NET/JRF/SET Visual Art (Paper-II) by M. Vasim |
Women Studies | Advanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/CBSE -NET/JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar |
Criminology | (UGC-NET/JRF) Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr Nitish Kumar Soni, Dr Mridul Srivastava, Dr Anup Yadav |
UGC NET Books for Computer Science and Applications | Trueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra |
Electronic Science | CBSE UGC NET/SET ELECTRONIC SCIENCE by Sunil Kushwaha (Author) |
Environmental Sciences | Trueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh |
Forensic Science | Forensic Science UGC NET/JRF-MCQ by Dr Anu Singla |
Human Rights and Duties | (a) UGC NET/SET (JFR&LS) Human Rights & Duties Paper II & III by Fazil, Atul Udaipuria UGC NET Human Rights and Duties by Arihant |
Geography | Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi |
Yoga | R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga (Paper II & III) Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board |
Tourism Administration and Management. | Trueman’s UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh |
Apart from the UGC NET books 2024, candidates must also know about the syllabus. The National Testing Agency released the UGC NET 2024 syllabus and mentioned it in the notification/information brochure.
The syllabus of UGC NET papers 2 is for 81 subjects as there are 81 optional subjects in it and candidates can choose the subjects as per their own preference. Candidates must go through the detailed syllabus of UGC NET 2024 while preparing for it.
The UGC NET syllabus for both paper-I and -II are mentioned in it. UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-I is common for all and consists of 10 units - Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Comprehension, Communication, Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Information, and Communication Technology (ICT), People, Development and Environment and Higher Education System.
Along with knowing the UGC NET 2024 books, aspirants must know about the exam pattern also. The National Testing Agency along with the syllabus also mentioned the exam pattern of UGC NET in the information brochure.
The UGC NET exam pattern has been released for both paper-I and -II. As per the UGC NET exam pattern, both papers contain multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The time duration for both papers is three hours. The exam was conducted in online mode and there was no negative marking in the exam.
Accompanying the books of UGC NET 2024 in study materials are also the question papers. The previous years question papers of UGC NET 2024 help candidates know about the difficulty level of the exam, paper pattern and types of questions asked. The National Testing Agency releases the UGC NET question papers in online mode for the exam.
Candidates appeared for the exam must have solved the question papers for better preparation. To download question papers, they might have used their application number and date of birth/password as login credentials. Along with the question papers, NTA releases the UGC NET answer key which candidates can download from the official website to match their answers and spectate their marks.
Not just the UGC NET books 2024 or the question papers, but one of the best ways to prepare is solving mock tests as well. National Testing Agency releases the UGC NET mock test 2024 on its official website before the commencement of the exam. To evaluate preparations and get an exam-like feel before the actual exam, candidates can take mock tests.
The mock test is an online test platform provided by NTA for free to the candidates appearing in the exam. With the help of these mock tests, applicants can help themselves improve their efficiency, question-solving ability, and accuracy.
