NTA · UGC NET · JRF & Assistant Professor

Qualify for JRF &
Assistant Professor.

Structured prep for UGC NET — the NTA exam that decides Assistant Professor eligibility and Junior Research Fellowship awards — with Paper 1 daily targets, subject-wise Paper 2 practice, and zero-negative-marking strategy built in.

Paper 1 + Paper 2 covered No negative marking JRF + Assistant Professor track Subject-wise mock tests

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What's included

Everything you need,
nothing you don't.

NTA-Pattern Mock Tests

Full-length mocks matching the real Paper 1 + Paper 2 combined format, with zero negative marking applied exactly as in the actual exam.

Paper 1 Daily Targets

10 questions every day across Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reasoning and the other Paper 1 units common to every subject.

Subject-wise Paper 2 Practice

Practice sets organised by your chosen Paper 2 subject, instead of one-size-fits-all question banks that ignore your actual specialisation.

No-Negative-Marking Strategy

Since every attempt counts equally with no downside, guidance on when guessing is mathematically the right call — unlike SSC or AFCAT.

JRF Viva Awareness

Notes on what differentiates a JRF rank from a plain Assistant Professor-eligible rank, and what the fellowship interview stage involves.

All-India Leaderboard

Compare your Paper 1 mock scores against every other UGC NET aspirant on the platform, updated after every attempt.

Exam Pattern

Know the paper before you sit it.

UGC NET — Combined Paper Structure

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
Paper 1 (General — common to all subjects)	50	100	—
Paper 2 (Subject-specific, your chosen subject)	100	200	—
Total	150	300	3 hr (single sitting)

No negative marking for wrong answers Paper 1 and Paper 2 are written back-to-back with no break between them JRF is awarded to top-ranking candidates within reserved quotas separate from plain NET qualification

What Each Outcome Gets You

Stream	Questions	Marks	Duration
NET Qualified	—	—	Eligible for Assistant Professor roles
JRF Qualified	—	—	Fellowship stipend + Assistant Professor eligibility

UGC NET 2026 Cycle (Typical)

June Cycle Notification Mar-Apr

June Cycle Exam Jun

December Cycle Notification Sep-Oct

December Cycle Exam Dec

Syllabus

What UGC NET actually tests.

Teaching Aptitude Research Aptitude Research Ethics Reading Comprehension Communication

Logical Reasoning Mathematical Reasoning Data Interpretation Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

People & Environment Higher Education System — Governance Polity & Administration

Core syllabus for your chosen subject — Commerce English Education Computer Science Management Economics History and 70+ other subjects

Your Faculty

Dr. Shreya Kulkarni

UGC NET Subject Expert, AptiEdge

UGC NET + JRF Qualified · Assistant Professor

Taught by someone who has actually qualified NET/JRF.

Shreya qualified UGC NET with JRF on her first attempt and now teaches as an Assistant Professor while mentoring NET aspirants part-time since 2023.

Her approach treats Paper 1 as the section most candidates under-prepare, since it feels "generic" compared to a subject specialisation — but it carries a full 100 of the 300 total marks.

1st attempt

JRF qualified

900+

Students mentored

180+

NET clears via AptiEdge

What they cover

Teaching Aptitude Research Aptitude Reasoning ICT Higher Education System Subject-wise Paper 2 guidance

Study Plan

60 days to UGC NET.
Here's the structure.

Days 1-15

Paper 1 Foundation

Cover every Paper 1 unit at least once — Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reasoning, ICT, and Higher Education System.

Days 16-35

Paper 2 Deep Dive

Shift primary focus to your chosen subject's Paper 2 syllabus, since it carries double the marks of Paper 1.

Days 36-50

Mock-Led Practice

Two full combined mocks a week, timed at the real 3-hour single sitting, reviewing both papers together.

Days 51-60

Final Revision

Revisit your error log from every mock. With no negative marking, never leave a question blank on exam day.

Success Stories

Students who qualified NET.
In their own words.

Real people. We don't inflate this number.

Selected

Anjali Deshmukh

Qualified — JRF, Commerce

Paper 1: 88/100

"I almost ignored Paper 1 entirely to focus on my Commerce specialisation. The daily targets stopped me from making that mistake."

Verified AptiEdge student

Selected

Rohan Iyer

Qualified — NET, Computer Science

2nd attempt clear

"First attempt I didn't even know the exam had no negative marking. Knowing that changed how I approached every uncertain question the second time."

Verified AptiEdge student

Selected

Pooja Nair

Qualified — JRF, English

Paper 2: 178/200

"Subject-wise practice for English specifically was hard to find elsewhere. Most platforms only cover Paper 1 generically."

Verified AptiEdge student

FAQ

Common questions about UGC NET prep.

No — UGC NET has no negative marking, so attempting every question is always the mathematically correct choice, unlike SSC or AFCAT.

Both come from the same exam — NET qualification alone makes you eligible to apply for Assistant Professor roles, while JRF (awarded to a smaller top-ranking subset, within reserved quotas) additionally grants a research fellowship stipend.

You choose one subject from the list NTA notifies for each cycle — typically your postgraduate specialisation, across 80+ available subjects from Commerce to Computer Science to Education.

There is no fixed cap on the number of attempts — you can apply every cycle as long as you meet that cycle's eligibility and age criteria (relevant mainly for JRF).

No — a postgraduate degree (Master's) with the minimum required percentage is the standard eligibility requirement; a PhD is not needed to appear for NET.

Qualify for JRF & Assistant Professor.

Everything you need,nothing you don't.

Know the paper before you sit it.

What UGC NET actually tests.

Taught by someone who has actually qualified NET/JRF.

60 days to UGC NET.Here's the structure.

Students who qualified NET.In their own words.

Common questions about UGC NET prep.

Your academic career starts with one mock test.

Qualify for JRF &
Assistant Professor.

Everything you need,
nothing you don't.

60 days to UGC NET.
Here's the structure.

Students who qualified NET.
In their own words.