English Preparation

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UGC NET English is a key to actualize your dreams. Here is the career scope for a UGC NET Qualified in English
Assistant Professor/lecturer
JRF
Jobs in Public Sectors
Advertisement management
Media& journalism
Publishing Industry
Author
Script writer
PR writer
Copywriter
Blogger
And here is the complete list of important topics for UGC NET English Literature http://bit.ly/2Lh9KpF
Modern Period
Victorian Period
Modern British Literature
Contemporary theory
Chaucer to Shakespeare
Romantic Period
History of English Language
English Language Teaching
Indian Writing in English
Indian Literature in English Translation
American and other non-British English Literature
Literary Theory and Criticism
Now how to prepare for UGC NET for the best outcome. As this is country one of top notch examinations so one must come up with a right approach and strategy. Stay always updated with the latest notifications for the exam. Make a strict timetable and stick to it. Practice according to the exam pattern and syllabus. Divide the syllabus into sections. Decide the priority of topics as per difficulty level. Start making short notes from the very start. Use flow charts & diagram. Keep on practicing previous years and mock papers. Hope the information help you aspirants.

To improve your English, you should read daily newspaper, not the every topic, read the articles coming in the middle of the newspaper. You should try writing paragraphs or speech on your own on any topic you like, it may be on pollution, rapid increase in population, discrimination etc. One more thing if you have relatives or friends with you who know English, try to communicate with them in English, anywhere like on social media, or by face to face. In the beginning it feels to be little bit awkward but you will get a habit of it. Try speaking English in front of mirror, you will get to know what your problem is and where are you stucking.

If you have done UG in English Hons. So, it s much easier for you. But you will have to be very attentive to the previous year entrance questions. The first section is poetry. And you have to analyze its name themes etc. So, it's better that you grab the marks in rhyme scheme, meter, rhetorical tool (simile metaphor etc. ). The other section is include theory answer in which you have to attempt 2 answer but they are time bombs literally. So read novels as much as you can and go through to the history of EL. I recommend Routledge that cover all the topic very briefly and don't forget literary theories as in feminism, post modernism, modernism.
Best of luck.

Preparation tips for the PUBDET: Get the syllabus. Usually, the seniors are very helpful in this regard. Collect the last 5 years' question papers. Study the theory portion from Resnick-Halliday-Walker/ Sears-Zemansky, if you have used them for your IIT preparation. Otherwise, any standard textbook for Plus Two would suffice. However, familiarity with the two classics I just mentioned would help you once your course commences.For problems, H. C. Verma is MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. You don't need Irodov. Again. Stick to basics and don't try to digest H. C. Verma, if you haven't used it in the last 2 years, you won't be able to. But do a thorough revision of all the problems you had marked important for your HS/ISC/CBSE 12 exam. Try to solve the papers within the stipulated time. Regards.