UGC NET Phase 2 Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction Video: Check Difficulty Level

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Updated on Mar 1, 2023 14:25 IST
UGC NET Phase-2 Exam 2023 is being conducted by the National Testing Agency from February 8 to March 2, 2023. In UGC NET Phase-2 Exam, the exam is being carried out for 5 subjects in two different shifts i.e., 9 am to 12 pm & 3 pm to 6 pm. Candidates can check the detailed UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023 in this article.

The National Testing Agency is conducting UGC NET Phase-2 Exam 2023 for 5 subjects. The overall difficulty level of the UGC NET English paper held on March 1, 2023, was Moderate. Candidates can check the detailed UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023 in this article.

UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023

UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023: UGC NET Phase-2 Exam 2023 is being conducted by the National Testing Agency from February 28 to March 2, 2023. In UGC NET Phase-2 Exam, the exam is being carried out for 5 subjects in two different shifts i.e., 9 am to 12 pm & 3 pm to 6 pm. The NTA has conducted the UGC NET English Paper on March 1, 2023. The Shiksha team has reached out to the candidates and prepared a detailed UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023 and UGC NET Phase-2 Student's Reaction. UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis is very helpful for the candidates as it helps candidates to know the difficulty level and exam pattern of the UGC NET 2023 exam.

According to the candidate's reaction, the overall difficulty level of the paper was Moderate compared to last year. As the paper was moderate, UGC NET cut-off for this paper is expected to be less compared to last year. According to UGC NET exam pattern, paper 1 carries 50 questions from Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reading Comprehension, Communication, Reasoning (Including Maths), Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), People & Environment and Higher Education System: Governance, Polity & Administration. Total marks allotted to the Paper 1 exam are 100. Paper 2 carries 100 questions on specific subjects.  In this article, we have also mentioned UGC NET Paper-1 Analysis and UGC NET Paper-2 Analysis. Read this article below to know more about UGC NET Phase-2 exam analysis 2023.

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Table of contents
  • UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction for March 1
  • UGC NET Phase-2 Student Reaction Video
  • UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023: Section-wise Analysis
  • UGC NET Exam Pattern 2023

UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023 & Student Reaction for March 1

The NTA has conducted UGC NET English Paper on March 1, 2023. According to the candidates, 8-9 questions were asked from British and American literature. Chronological questions were dominant in the paper. Almost, 20 questions were asked from Chronology. A few Indian literature questions were present in the paper. Few questions were asked from DI, Teaching Aptitude & Research Aptitude. Paper 2, which carried subject-specific questions, was moderate in nature and Paper 1 was easy to moderate in difficulty level.

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Mundsar Alam, who appeared for the English paper said, "Paper 2 was of moderate level and it was not easy. In Paper 1, the maximum number of questions were asked from DI, Current Affairs, Teaching & Research Aptitude. In Paper 2, 8-9 questions were asked from British and American literature. "

Simran said, " Paper 1 was of easy to moderate level and Paper 2 was moderate. In Paper 2, chronological type of questions were asked maximum. The cut-off will be less as the paper was moderate to difficult." 

Rohit said, "Overall exam was moderate, Paper 1 was moderate to difficult and Paper 2 was moderate. In Paper 2, major questions were asked from cultural theory & literary terms."

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UGC NET Phase-2 Student Reaction Video

Shiksha team has curated the UGC NET Phase-2 Student Reaction Video & UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023 by reaching out to the candidates on the UGC NET Exam Centre. Candidates can find the UGC NET Phase-2 Student Reaction below.

UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023: Section-wise Analysis

Based on the reviews of the candidates for the UGC NET exam Phase-2 Shift 1 exam on March 1, the paper 1 exam was moderate in nature. 6 to 7 questions were asked from Research Aptitude, 5 questions were from Reading Comprehension, and 7 questions were from Communication. On the other hand, People & Environment and Higher Education System had 7 to 8 questions that were overall moderate in nature. The aspirants can check the difficulty level of the UGC NET Paper 1 exam in the table below.

UGC NET Phase-2 Exam Analysis 2023
Section  Difficulty Level

Teaching Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

Research Aptitude

Easy to Moderate

ICT

Moderate

Data Interpretation

Moderate
Communication Moderate

Reading Comprehension

Easy to Moderate

People & Environment

Moderate

Higher Education

Moderate

Mathematical Reasoning

Easy to Moderate

Logical Reasoning

Easy to Moderate

Total

Moderate

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UGC NET Exam Pattern 2023  

The exam pattern for the UGC NET exam has been given below for the candidates in the table. The candidates can analyse the UGC NET exam pattern which will help while calculating their scores for the UGC NET Phase-2 exam

UGC NET Exam Pattern 2023  

Total Number of Questions  

150 
Paper 1: 50 MCQs 

Paper 2: 100 MCQs 

Total Marks  

300 
Paper 1: 100 Marks 

Paper 2: 200 Marks  

Marks for Correct Answer  

2 Marks  

Marks for Incorrect Answer  

Zero Marks  

Marks for Unanswered Questions  

Zero Marks 

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