Teaching & Education Entrance Exam

Yes, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET exam twice in a year in two sessions namely June and December session. Candidates can give the exam unlimited times. There is no limit in number of attempts. Two sessions increase the opportunity for a candidate to qualify the exam for JRF and Assistant Professor.

The registration for the UGC NET 2026 June session is expected to begin in the April 2026. The authority will release the application form and notification on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Without filling the application form online, candidates will jot be able to sit in the exam.

As per the previous analysis, in the UGC NET Paper 1; Research aptitude and DI can be considered difficult or challenging at times. Also, higher education system or environmental Science require to learn or memorize the facts, policies and is so time consuming. Where as Paper 2 is lengthy and subject specific. Questions are framed in such a way that it requires a deep knowledge or analytical understanding to solve such questions.

Some of the UGC NET Political Science books to prepare are mentioned below:

• Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
• Political Theory: An Introduction by Rajeev Bhargava and Ashok Acharya
• Modern Political Theory by Madan Gandhi
• Comparative Politics: A Global Introduction by Michael J. Sodaro
• An Introduction to Political Theory by O.P Gauba
• International Relations by Peu Ghosh
• Introduction to the Constitution of India by Durga Das Basu
• Public Administration: Concepts and Theories by Rumki Basu, etc.

UGC NET exam is considered to be moderate to difficult in the overall difficulty level as per the experts. The syllabus of the exam is vast and a bit challenging to cover for the candidates. In depth subject knowledge is required to crack the examination. Frequent revision also plays an important role. Paper 1 is about the teaching or research aptitude and Paper 2 is focused on specialised subjects.

Hi Rajiva,

The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission conducted the UP TET 2013-14 exam offline across the state. The result was released online in 2014. The Commission has removed the result PDFs from its official website. You can join the groups in the Social Media and can get the result PDF.

The most important topics for the CTET exam in Environmental studies are family and friends, food, shelter, water, travel, environmental studies and its integration with other subjects, methods of teaching EVS, scope and importance of EVS in primary education, evaluation and assessment techniques in EVS, learning through projects, field trips and experiments, constructivist approach to EVS learning, etc.

It has been said that for the CTET exam preparation around three to four months is required with dedicated study and practice of question papers. It also depends upon the candidate to candidate and their conceptual clarity of the topics. 

Yes, the CTET eligibility can be changed based on the NCTE regulations. The CBSE opened the online application form correction window for the CTET Feb 2026 examination on December 23, 2025. The CTET form correction 2026 link allows candidates to change the already submitted applications, in case of any error. The CTET correction 2026 window last date was December 26. It is to be noted that those candidates who have registered can only make changes if required in their CTET application form.

The CTET exam is a eligibility test and does not have a centralized counselling process.