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Cracking the UGC-NET

Cracking the UGC-NET. U. Fathima Farzana , Assistant Professor of English, SRI. S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL College. What is NET?. National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellow.

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Cracking the UGC-NET

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  1. Cracking the UGC-NET U. FathimaFarzana, Assistant Professor of English, SRI. S. RAMASAMY NAIDU MEMORIAL College

  2. What is NET? National Eligibility Test for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellow. Conducted twice every year by the National Testing Agency (established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development) Application and registration online. An electronic certificate will be issued after announcement of results. The test is computer based only

  3. Benefits of NET Lectureship – You are eligible to join any college in India as Assistant Professor under the aided scheme. JRF – Junior Research Fellow: You can pursue Ph.D in any one of the reputed universities in India. The UGC will provide full scholarship + contingency provided you do not work while doing research.

  4. Who are Eligible? All students in the third semester of PG are eligible. If passed in the third semester of PG, the UGC provides a minimum of two years to submit PG degree. A minimum of 55% of marks in PG is required.

  5. Pattern Total: 100 + 200 = 300 marks* For further info: ntanet.nic.in * Excluding cut-off range which is different for every year

  6. Paper I – Teaching and Research Aptitude Mathematical ability – sequence, coding, Venn diagram… Logical Reasoning – direction, relations… Professional Skill – teaching skill Higher Education – universities, colleges, UGC… Research Aptitude – data collection, sampling… Information and Technology – internet, digital knowledge, inventions… Environment – pollution, waste management, disasters… Government and Administration – human rights, government bodies…

  7. Areas to Learn for Papers II Famous works by famous authors – read the whole book Get acquainted with less known works by famous authors. Find out less known authors and their contributions. Literature – poetry, prose, essays, short stories, novels, even ballads…

  8. Contd. Criticism – from Plato to Northrop Frye Theories – from Structuralism to Narratives and Metanarratives. Linguistics – from origin of the language to theories of linguistics. Mythology – the summaries of Greek, Roman, Scandinavian and Indian mythologies (Welsh and Scottish). History of England – dates, Kings and battles.

  9. Paper II – Subject Knowledge Author – work – year of publication – historical background. Work – genre – story – characters – intertexuality – references to mythology Poetry – setting – landmarks – important lines (purple patches) Novels – subtitles – setting – characters – opening and closing lines. Drama – characters – acts and scenes – asides and stage directions

  10. Contd. Essays and prose – meanings of Latin and French terms – references to other works. Criticism – lines – verse or prose? – in reply to some other work Theories – author – lines – terms – movements. Contemporary writers – Stevie Smith, Ruth PrawerJhabvala, Kazuo Ishigiro, Thomas Mc Kinnelly, JuliannaBagot, Hillary Mantel…

  11. Sample Questions Subtitles: “A trivial comedy for serious people” is the subtitle of The Importance of Being Earnest. Poet – Poem: The Temple is a collection of poems by George Herbert. Poem – poem: L’Allegro’s companion piece is Il Penseroso. Chronological sequence: Moll Flanders, Pamela, Joseph Andrews, TristramShandy. Full titles: the full title of TristramShandy is The Life and Adventures of TristramShandy, Gentleman.

  12. Contd. Character – work: Bess is the innkeeper’s daughter in The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. Act and Scene: “To be or not to be” is in Act 3, Scene 1 of Hamlet. Lines: “God’s in his Heaven/ And all is right with the World” is from Browning’s “Pippa Passes”. Opening/Closing lines: “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” is the opening line of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Quotations: “Cease to hope and thou shalt cease to fear” – letter 5 to Lucilius from Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic

  13. Contd. Setting/background: Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” is set against the river Wye. Intertexuality/influence: Matthew Arnold’s Sohrab and Rustum was influenced by “Shah Nameh”. Mythology: Medusa is the famous gorgon known for her power of transforming people into stone. History: Lady Jane Grey was the monarch who ruled England for just nine days (1553). Dates: The First Folio was published in 1623

  14. Contd. Less known works: Frozen Deep is a play by Charles Dickens. Prize winners: William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1949. Imaginary towns: Yoknapatawfa country was created by Faulkner. Critical terms: “Lesbian Continuum” was coined by Adrienne Rich. Criticism – other names for works: the other name of Ben Jonson’s Discoveries is The Tumbler. Criticism – ideas: the mistake of judging a work by being partial to the author is “Personal Estimate” – Fallacies. Criticism – technical terms: ABABABCC is the rhyme scheme of Ottavarima.

  15. Contd. Linguistics – phonetics: /h/ is the only glottal fricative. Linguistics – origin: the word “pal” is of Romanian origin. Linguistics – theories: a sign consists of a signifier and a signified. Linguistics – ideas: Count Trubetskoy of Vienna initiated the Prague School of Linguistics. Contemporary writers: Winter of the World (2012) is a modern historical novel by Ken Follett. Other Literatures: the first novel in Japanese Literature is The Tale of Genji by MurasakiShikibu.

  16. Reference Books

  17. Methods

  18. NET Ethics Never fear – consider it a game. Don’t underestimate yourself – you might know something that the others do not. Don’t be overconfident – something difficult for you does not mean that it is difficult for the others too. Take your time – remain in the hall till the last minute. Read the questions again and again – it’s all a matter of twisting things you know very well. Never trust luck – it will blindfold you. Don’t cram up – reward yourself with a treat now and then. Persevere – do not give up. Never trust others. Aim for more marks in the second paper. This will help you get over the cut-off range.

  19. Prepare Your Own NET Journal This little notebook must be your all time reference book. Draw tabular columns for the author-book-publication-historical background method. Section 1 – subtitles, summaries and influences Section 2 – battles and reasons Section 3 – famous lines/opening and closing lines Section 4 – technical terms and coined words Section 5 – prize winners This notebook will help you prepare for the second time. It must be with you on the go.

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