UGC NET 2020 Exam Analysis: Check difficulty level & important topics for paper-I and II

The second shift of UGC NET 2020 exam was successfully conducted from 3:00-6:00 PM on September 24. Know what students had to say about the difficulty level of UGC NET paper-I and -II. Also, know the important topics to prepare for paper-I in the UGC NET exam analysis 2020 below.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) successfully conducted the second shift of UGC NET 2020 exam from 3:00-6:00 PM on September 24. The exam was conducted for two papers – paper-I (General) and paper-II (subject-specific). Candidates had to complete both the papers in a single duration of three hours. Check complete UGC NET exam pattern 2020.

UGC NET Exam Analysis 2020 for Paper-I

The UGC NET 2020 exam for paper-I was of moderate difficulty level. Majority of the questions were asked from Teaching Aptitude and Research Aptitude sections. There were less number of questions from Mathematical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning this year. Questions from People & Environment and Data Interpretation sections were easy. However, the Reading Comprehension questions were easy but tricky.

Know what exactly students had to say about the difficulty level and the important subjects and topics of UGC NET paper-I 2020 below:

Priyanka: “Overall, UGC NET 2020 exam was good. The difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Candidates who prepared for the exam well would not have felt much difficulty in attempting the questions. To specifically talk about UGC NET paper-I, there were a lot of questions on Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude and Higher Education System. There were very less questions on Mathematical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning this year. There were hardly three to four questions from Reasoning. Questions from Reading Comprehension were very tricky. There were good number of questions from ICT section. Questions from Data Interpretation were not difficult but easy. Overall, UGC NET paper-I was a good and easy paper as compared to previous years’ UGC NET question papers.”

Gargi: “I found paper-I of the exam moderate to difficult. I spent maximum time in attempting paper-I. There were few questions, which were repeated from previous years but the language was twisted. Among all the subjects in paper-I, DI (Data Interpretation) questions ate up most of my time. There were five DI questions in the exam and I found them tough. The passage reading questions were easier this year as compared to previous years. There were about two questions from Mathematics, which were moderate to difficult. Between Teaching and Research Aptitude, this time there were lesser questions on research. The Teaching Aptitude section of the exam was easy though. There were about four questions on Indian logic this year. Very less number of questions were asked from Communication. I did not found even one question from ICT this year. From People Environment section, there were about two questions. There was about one question from Higher Education. Overall, as compared to last year’s exam, I found UGC NET paper-I 2020 more difficult.”

Ankit: “I found UGC NET paper-I 2020 easy to moderate. The paper was not very difficult. There were about three questions from Indian Logic, which were easy. Questions from People & Environment section were also easy and related to sustainable development, etc. I found questions from Teaching and Research Aptitude confusing but easy. Questions from Data Interpretation were also easy and straight-forward. Questions from Mathematical Reasoning were tough.”

Narendra: “I found paper-I of UGC NET 2020 exam difficult. The distribution of questions in the paper was not balanced. There were about 10-12 questions on Assertions this year and very less questions on ICT.”

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UGC NET Exam Analysis 2020 for Paper-II

Know what students had to say about the difficulty level of Mass Communication and Oriya papers of UGC NET 2020 exam:

Gargi: “For UGC NET paper-II 2020, I appeared for Mass Communication subject in Bangalore. In the paper, there were many questions on Assertions this year. Many questions were the same as previous years but the language was changed. Overall, I found the UGC NET paper-II 2020 for Mass Communication subject tricky.”

Ankit: “I found paper-II of UGC NET 2020 (Mass Communication) moderate to difficult. There were many questions on Public Relations (PR) and Marketing Communication this year. The language of the questions was extremely twisted in this paper. There were not many knowledge-based questions but understanding-based questions. I also found the paper time-confusing.”

Priyanka: “I found the UGC NET paper-II 2020 for Mass Communication subject good. There were many questions from Public Relations and Advertising. Questions were also asked on different film backgrounds this year. The questions in Mass Communication paper were pretty much from the prescribed UGC NET syllabus and not outside of it. Overall, I found the UGC NET Mass Communication paper easy.”

Narendra: “The paper-II of UGC NET 2020 exam (Oriya) was moderate. The questions asked were direct and not tricky. However, the distribution of questions in paper-II was not balanced this year. Overall, my UGC NET 2020 exam went good.”