UGC NET Books 2023: It is essential for the aspirants to make necessary preparation from now to crack UGC NET 2023 exam. You must choose the right book and study according to the UGC NET syllabus, solve the previous papers for better preparedness and time management. Therefore, here the booklist has been prepared after thorough research and student opinions about these books.
Before attempting the NTA NET exam, you should have all the important UGC NET Books in order to start your preparation in a well, organized manner. It shall help in saving time at one point of contact for ease in preparation.
Check out the table below for the UGC Net Paper 1 Books PDF Free Download:
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| UGC NET Paper 1 Study Material PDF | UGC NET Paper 2 Study Material PDF |
In addition to this, you can also refer to the UGC NET Paper 1 books Arihant PDF, or the following topic-specific books for UGC NET Paper I:
| UGC NET Paper 1 Topic | Reference Books |
| General Awareness | |
| Reasoning ability | A Modern Approach To Verbal and Nonverbal Reasoning (S.Chand Publication)A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Nonverbal by B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali (Arihant Publication) |
| Computer Literacy | Computer Awareness by Mini Goyal and Shweta Rani (Arihant Publication)Computer-Based Numerical & Statistical Techniques (Laxmi Publications)Computer Science Computer Skills and Applications (Vinra Publication) |
| Numerical and Arithmetical Ability | Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Aggrawal (S.Chand Publication)Quantitative Aptitude by N.K.Singh (Upkar Prakashan Publication)Magical Book on Arithmetical Formulae (BSC Publishing)
Numerical Techniques (A Conceptual Approach) (Dr. J. S. Chitode) |
| Test of Comprehension and English Language | High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren and MartinReading Comprehension For CAT Exam (Disha Publication)High School English Grammar and Composition Key (SChand Publications) |
UGC NET Paper 2 has 100 Multiple Choice Questions for a total of 200 marks. Here is a list of UGC NET books recommended for each of the subjects for Paper 2:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | List Of UGC NET Books |
| 01 | Economics / Co-operation / Demography / Rural Economics /Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Trueman’s UGC NET Economics by Sriniwas ShirurUGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper-II) -Upkar Prakashan (Author-Gopal Garg) |
| 02 | Political Science | UGC NET/SET for lectureship exam paper I compulsory Sajit kumarUGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Political Science |
| 04 | UGC NET Books for Psychology | Trueman’s UGC NET Psychology by Dr. Swati MaharshiUGC Net Psychology 2018 by Siddharth Mittal and Naroj Kumar Sahu (Arihant Experts)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Psychology |
| 05 | Sociology | Trueman’s UGC NET Sociology by S.HussainUpkar Prakashan UGC NET Sociology |
| 06 | History | Trueman’s UGC NET History by Promod SinghUpkar Prakashan UGC NET History |
| 07 | Anthropology | Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi |
| 08 | Commerce | Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani |
| 09 | Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by GaganManochaUpkar Prakashan UGC NET Education |
| 10 | Social Work | Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal |
| 11. | Defense and Strategic Studies | CBSE UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies |
| 12 | Home Science | Trueman’s UGC-NET Home Science by Anju Khosla & RuchiUGC NET /SET (JRF &LS) Home Science by Suchi RastogiUpkar Prakashan UGC NET Home Science |
| 14 | Public Administration | UGC Net Public Administration 2018 by Deepak Swain (Arihant)Trueman’s UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar |
| 15 | Population Studies | Principles of Population Studies by Bhende (Author), Himalayan Publishing House |
| 16 | Music | UGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa |
| 17 | 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 (Author)UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) Management by Mohit Aggarwal (Arihant experts)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Management |
| 19 | Bengali | Bengali NET/SET by Balaram Bapari |
| 20 | Hindi | Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya (Hindi Literature) by Board of AuthorsUpkar Prakashan UGC NET Hindi |
| 21 | UGC NET Books for Kannada | Samagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi – Useful For IAS, KAS, KES, PUC Lecturer, NET (UGC), K-SET by Lokesha Masavanaghatta |
| 22 | Malayalam | UGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. (Author) |
| 23 | Odia | UGC NET/SSB/SLET/JRF Odia PAPER-II & III |
| 24 | Punjabi | U.G.C. NET/SET/JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor) |
| 25 | Sanskrit | UGC NET/JRF/SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari (Author), Arihant Experts (Publisher)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Sanskrit |
| 27 | Telugu | UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by GanjiShashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy |
| 28 | Urdu | UGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu (Paper II & III) by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari |
| 30 | English | UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature by Arihant ExpertsUpkar Prakashan UGC NET English |
| 31 | Linguistics | UGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby |
| 36 | Assamese | UGC/CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company (Assamese) (ASHIM CHUTIA -Author) |
| 37 | Gujarati | UGC NET/GCET-Commerce Paper (in Gujarati) by Mukesh M Bavaliya |
| 46 | Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education | A brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madaan Singh (Author), New Vishal Publications |
| 47 | UGC NET Books for Physical Education | Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi (Author), A.K. Srivastava (Author)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Physical Education |
| 55 | 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 Reetu DograUGC-NET: Labour Welfare & Industrial Relations / Labour & Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (Paper II) Exam Guide |
| 58 | Law | Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman ChauhanUGC-NET: Law (Paper II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj (R Gupta’s Publication)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Law |
| 59 | Library and Information Science | Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur (Author) |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | Comparative Study of Religions by C.R. JainComparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih |
| 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism | Trueman’s UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism by Sameer K. Mishra (Author)UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism by Atul Udaipuria and Nitesh Kumar Singh (Arihant Experts)Upkar Prakashan UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | Archaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya |
| 67 | UGC NET Books for Archaeology | UGC NET/JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi) by Mohan Lal) |
| 68 | Criminology | (UGC-NET/JRF) Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr. Nitish Kumar Soni Dr. Mridul Srivastava Dr. Anup Yadava |
| 70 | UGC NET Books for Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Folklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr. Kishore Jadav |
| 71 | Folk Literature | Folk Literature: A Concise Guide for NET/JRF by Marya Naim (Author) |
| 73 | 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 (Author) |
| 74 | Women Studies | Advanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/CBSE -NET/JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar |
| 79 | 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 (Author) |
| 80 | Geography | Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. PanigrahiUpkar Prakashan UGC NET Geography |
| 82 | Forensic Science | Forensic Science UGC NET/JRF-MCQ by Dr. Anu Singla |
| 87 | UGC NET Books for Computer Science and Applications | Trueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer MishraUpkar Prakashan UGC NET Computer Science and Applications |
| 88 | Electronic Science | CBSE UGC NET/SET ELECTRONIC SCIENCE by Sunil Kushwaha (Author) |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | Trueman’s UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties | (a) UGC NET/SET (JFR&LS) Human Rights & Duties Paper II & III by FazilAtulUdaipuria (Author)UGC NET Human Rights and Duties by Arihant Experts |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | Trueman’s UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh |
| 100 | Yoga | R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga (Paper II & III) Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board (Author) |
You can click on the link given below and access the study materials from famous publishers for UGC NET Exam 2023:
Before starting preparation for the exam, you should have the latest UGC NET Syllabus of Paper 1 & your chosen subject.
You should know that the Syllabus of Paper 1 is common for all the subjects, whereas the Paper 2 syllabus will be based on the subject that you have opted to appear in the exam.
NTA has updated UGC NET Syllabus 2023 for Paper 1 and all NET subjects under Paper 2.
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