UGC NET Paper 1

Instead of reprinting question papers year by year, this book is arranged the way you study: by topic. The authors collected all 10,000+ questions asked in UGC NET Paper 1 across 212 sittings from 2012 to January 2026 and selected the 5,000+ that matter most. Each topic’s share reflects how often the exam has asked it since the 2019 syllabus revision; every topic keeps at least ten questions, and recent papers and newer formats such as matching lists, sequencing, and assertion-reason get preference. Near-repeats and questions on dropped topics were removed. A question asked in several sittings appears once, tagged with all of them. The ten units follow the official UGC syllabus, each divided into its topics, so you can learn a topic and practise it at once. Every question carries the examination and shift in which it was asked. Passages and data sets stay together and in order, with 55 Reading Comprehension passages and 55 Data Interpretation sets, enough for eight weeks of daily practice. Each unit ends with its answer key. The book is written by four UGC JRF-qualified research scholars who, between them, have cleared the examination in seven subjects. It also includes an exam guide covering eligibility, marking and cut-offs, study tips with sample timetables for PG students and PhD scholars, and a step-by-step method for using the questions. Ideal for UGC NET, JRF, and SET aspirants, PG students, and PhD scholars preparing for Paper 1. Practise by topic, check the key, revisit what you missed.