Book Description

The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory body set up by the Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 under Ministry of Human Resource Development, and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standard of higher education. The National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET, is the test for determining the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor and / or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award in Indian universities and colleges. This national level entrance exam is conducted twice every year in the month of June and December. History Post- Graduates usually opt the UGC NET History subject to pursue their career either as junior research fellows or professors or both. National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct UGC NET exam for Assistant Professor and for junior research fellowship. The UGC NET test will consist of two papers, paper 1 and 2. Paper 1 remains common for all subjects and consists of questions from research, teaching & General Aptitude on the other hand paper 2 will consist of questions from only History subjects.