Hello
everyone!
I
am back with a new blog on how to clear UGC JRF and NET. I feel blessed to tell
that I have qualified UGC NET held in June 2019 with a percentile of 99.98% but I feel a
bit hesitant to tell the subject. It is home science (LOL ;-) ). Why Home
Science? Because UGC doesn't conduct JRF/NET exam for Food Technology (ICAR
does, which I have already cleared) and the only subject in the list which
suits a Food Technology candidate is the Home Science, as it has some sections
on food.
Now,
since so many people have asked me about my strategy to clear this exam. So I
thought it would be better to write a blog on the topic.
Some Prerequisites:
- Now, the first thing I want to say that you can never clear the exam using hard study, simply because it’s not your subject. So don't study hard, rather study smart.
- Clearing JRF will require a good performance in both the papers. Paper 1 being general and common and paper 2 is subject specific.
Now, what, how and from where to study.
For paper 1:
- Follow the YouTube channel of “Arpita Karwa”. She has not taught the topics, but has very nicely explained- what to study, what not to study and from where to study. The channel has videos of Paper2 on English Literature too, so don't waste your time on those videos. Only focus on paper 1 content on the channel.
- Do as much previous year papers as possible. It will certainly improve your score.
- Meanwhile, a number of channels on youtube, have posted question sets of paper 1. See as much such videos as you can and keep on noting important points in a notebook.
For Paper 2:
- Being a food tech student, topics like Textile is just a diversion for me. I tried to study it and failed to clear even NET. I skipped the “diversion” in the third attempt, and cleared JRF. So it’s up to you. If you think you can cover it, you should! Else you can spend that time and energy on your core topic.
- Focus on the food related topics, with extra focus on therapeutic nutrition portion and try to learn as much clinical symptoms of the deficiency diseases as you can. Because, knowing that Scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency will not help you in this exam. Rather you should know the clinical symptoms associated with scurvy (like ‘proptosis’).
- In the portions related to schemes, laws and programmes: Just learn the date and year in which it was implemented as the only question asked in such topics is to arrange them chronologically.
- Solve previous year questions with in depth analysis and proper introspection. Google the details of options, even if it is not the correct answer. Because that may become the answer of some other question. Who Knows!
VVI Topics:
- Topics like Research Methodology, Statistics, Extension education and Communication need special attention as they are common in both paper 1 and paper 2. They will prove to be score-boosters.
Reference Book and resources:
- UGC NET/JRF book of Home Science by Arihant Publication.
- Youtube Channel of Arpita Karwa
- e-PG Pathshala
- Random Youtube Videos for question sets in paper 1 topic.
Common sense matters a lot in this exam.
Update (17.09.2020):
Me and my friend Arun Kumar Gupta, have started an initiative to put 5 #FoodTech questions on twitter daily. The questions are relevant to Entrance/NET/JRF/FSO/FSSAI/ICAR Exams. Please do have a look and share among your friends too!
Best wishes!
जय महामना
I am providing the contact details below, feel free to get in touch regarding any query
Email-ID: abhinay.muz@gmail.com
Blogspot: AbhinayFoodTech.blogspot.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhinayFoodTech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinay-shashank-9746b9b9/
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-Abhinay Shashank
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