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Verbal Ability section has consistently maintained similar pattern and level of difficulty. This year too, the break-up of questions was even. There were two passage carrying 5 questions each. The passage on the environment was an interesting read, but questions were pretty direct. The passage on how technology like internet etc. has changed the way people behave in social life was also interesting. It had some tougher questions based on inference like the title of the passage, the tone of the passage etc. Both the passages were around 350 words and hence a well-prepared student would have attempted almost all questions in 12 to 14 minutes. Questions based on grammar were divided into two types, phrasal verbs based question in the form of fill in the blanks which were around 5 and Sentence correction based questions which were also around 5. This year, weightage in vocabulary was reduced as there were only 10 questions divided equally into two types viz Word Usage and Fill in the Blanks. Most of these questions can be considered as easy. There were few questions on writing Passage summary as well. Interestingly, there were questions where an entire sentence was to be added in the blank. The same can be considered as Logical continuation type question. Questions based on Parajumbles were moderate as the options were relatively close. Questions on Critical reasoning were missing, though it helped in reducing the level of difficulty, it would have helped improvise the balance of questions. Because of less focus on direct vocabulary questions and better quality of RC, we can consider this section as Moderate and not easy. Good attempts in 45 minutes can be 34+ while good score assuming 85% accuracy can be 112.

National Eligibility Test (NET) which is conducted for the selection of talented candidates who want to pursue their career in the fields of Research & Lecturer-ship.
Earlier, the University Grants Commission used to conduct the Exam. But since 2015, CBSE is conducting the NET Exam on the behalf of UGC.
The NET Exam is held twice a year, usually in the months of June and December.But this year the exam is going to be conducted in the month of November 2017.
As mentioned above, it is the gateway to start the career in Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship, therefore it comes with numerous benefits.
Junior Research Fellowship:
It is the award for those who are interested in Research Programs of various Universities and Colleges. After qualifying the exam, candidates can apply for the PhD programs or Research Jobs in any of the prestigious Indian Universities/Colleges.
The UGC NET JRF Exam provides top rankers an opportunity to avail the scholarship/fellowship to proceed their Research tasks.
Lecture-ship/Assistant Professorship:
Through the UGC NET Lecturer-ship qualification, the candidates would be eligible to apply for the posts of Assistant Professor in any Indian Universities/Colleges.Check out more information on https://scoop.eduncle.com/ugc-net-general-paper-research-and-teaching-aptitude
Note:
1. Only Master's degree graduated candidates can apply for the NET JRF Exam.
2.The candidates can apply for only those subjects in which they had completed their PG.