UGC NET 2023 English Exam Analysis (Dec 6): Difficulty Level, Memory Based Questions & More

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the UGC NET English exam on December 6, 2023. The candidates can check the exam analysis, memory-based questions & more in the article.

UGC NET English Exam Analysis (Dec 6)

The National Testing Agency (NTA) successfully conducted the UGC NET exam for English on December 6, 2023. The exam was conducted in one shift 9 am to 12 pm. The overall difficulty level of the paper was moderate as compared to the previous year. Paper 2 comprised questions from the Victorian, Romantic, and Elizabethan Age from the British literature whereas the questions from the Indian literature were from the Post Modernism. On the other hand, Paper 1 was easy. It comprised questions from ICT, teaching aptitude, reasoning, and maths. 

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University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) or NTA UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor posts in Indian universities and colleges. The UGC NET 2023 exam will be held for a total of 83 subjects. Until 2021, the NTA UGC NET exam was conducted for 83 subjects.

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UGC NET Exam Analysis: English (Shift 1) 

The UGC NET exam for shift 1 got over at 12:00 pm for English. Shiksha visited one of the exam centres in Delhi and took the review of students who had taken the exam. According to their reviews, the difficulty level of Paper 1 was moderate. On the other hand, paper 2 was easy in comparison to the previous cycle. The cultural studies was dominant in Paper 2 whereas the  6 to 7 timeline questions were asked related to authors, books, birth year, etc. The difficulty level of cultural studies was above average as compared to the previous year.

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UGC NET Exam Analysis 2023 English: Student's Review

The aspirants preparing for the UGC NET English exam can check the reviews for the candidates who took the exam on December 6, 2023:

• Ruchi said, "Paper 1 was easy, and the questions from logical reasoning were dominant in the paper. Paper 2 was moderate, the timeline,  books & author name questions were asked in Paper 2."
• Shilpa said," The overall exam was moderate. Paper 1 comprised questions from logical reasoning and data interpretation. Paper 2 comprised the question from Indian & British literature. The questions were asked from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. The author's timeline questions were also present in the paper."
• Deepika said," Paper 2 was easy as compared to the previous year. Paper 1 was difficult, the question from DI was difficult, percentage questions were easy. Questions from authors like Emily Bronte and Charles Dickens were dominant in the paper."

UGC NET Exam Analysis (English) & Student's Review

The candidates can check the exam analysis and student review for the UGC NET English exam in the video below:

 UGC NET 2023 Paper 1 Analysis: December 6

The paper 1 was easy in nature as compared to the previous cycle. However, the questions from maths and DI were on the tougher side. Check the difficulty level  for the UGC NET Paper 1 exam in the table below:

UGC NET 2023 English Exam Memory Based Question: December 6

The UGC NET English exam memory-based questions are shared below for the English subject exam conducted on December 6, 2023. The memory-based questions are taken from the candidates who have taken the exam. The memory-based questions will be shared soon below. 

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