UGC NET Paper 2 Books: Subject Wise Books List for Preparation
The University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) twice a year to test the eligibility of candidates for the roles of Assistant Professor and/or Junior Research Fellow (JRF). The candidates are tested in order to get offered with these roles in the premier Indian institutes. UGC NET is composed of 2 papers - Paper I is General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude and Paper II is the subject chosen by the candidates. We know that books are very essential for laying the foundation of any subject or topic or for clearing any sort of doubts. In this article, we will discuss about the UGC NET Paper 2 books in detail. Take note of all the mentioned books according to your subject preference and start your preparation. Key takeaways from the article-
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UGC NET Paper 2 Books
Paper 2 of UGC NET consists of 100 questions of 2 marks each, testing the students' abilities in the subject chosen by the student himself. To score well in this section, the preparation must be top-notch, and for that, students need to take the help of the UGC NET paper 2 books. Here we have compiled the best books for UGC NET Paper 2.
The best UGC NET Paper 2 books are-
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Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics |
NTA UGC NET Economics Paper 2 by Arihant |
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UGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper 2)-Upkar Prakashan |
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Political Science |
Trueman's UGC NET Political Science by K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar |
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UGC Net Political Science by Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant) |
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Philosophy |
Trueman’s UGC NET Philosophy by A.M.Tripathi |
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NTA UGC NET Philosophy Paper 2 by Arihant |
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Psychology |
Trueman's UGC NET Psychology by Dr Swati Maharshi |
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NTA UGC NET Psychology Paper 2 by Arihant |
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Sociology |
Upkar’s UGC NET Sociology Paper II by K. Kautilya |
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Trueman’s NTA UGC NET Sociology by S Hussain |
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History |
UGC NET History Paper 2 by D.S. Tiwari |
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Trueman’s UGC NET History by Pramod Singh |
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Anthropology |
Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology by A.M. Tripathi |
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08 |
Commerce |
Trueman’s UGC NET Commerce by Praveen Kataria, Anshu Kataria, and M. Shivani |
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NTA UGC NET Commerce Previous Years’ Papers by Dr Sima Kumari |
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Education |
Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Gagan Manocha |
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Social Work |
Trueman’s UGC NET Education by Yogendra Pal |
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Defence and Strategic Studies |
UGC-NET-JRF Defense And Strategic Studies Previous Years’ Papers by RPH Editorial Board |
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12 |
Home Science |
UGC NET /SET (JRF & LS) Home Science by Suchi Rastogi (Arihant) |
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Public Administration |
UGC Net Public Administration by Deepak Swain (Arihant) |
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Trueman's UGC NET Public Administration by Sajit Kumar |
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15 |
Population Studies |
Principles of Population Studies by Bhende (Himalaya Publishing House) |
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16 |
Music |
UGC NET Music Exam Guide (Hindi) by Gunjan Saxena and Nisha Rawa |
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17 |
Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) |
Trueman’s UGC-NET Management by M. Shivani |
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UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) Management by Mohit Aggarwal (Arihant experts) |
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Bengali |
Bengali UGC NET/SET by Balaram Bapari |
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Hindi |
Trueman’s UGC NET Hindi Sahitya by Board of Authors |
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Kannada |
Samagra Kannada Sahitya Kaipidi by Lokesha Masavanaghatta |
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Malayalam |
UGC NET /SET/ TET Malayalam Pareeksha Sahayi by Sasidharan A.P. |
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23 |
Odia |
UGC NET/ SSB/ SLET/ JRF Odia Paper-II |
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24 |
Punjabi |
U.G.C. NET/ SET/ JRF PUNJABI by Universal (Contributor) |
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Sanskrit |
UGC NET/ JRF/ SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari |
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27 |
Telugu |
UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature) by Ganji Shashidar, Pothula V Reddy |
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28 |
Urdu |
UGC-NET JRF & Assistant Professor Khazeen-E-Adab Urdu Paper-II by M.Arshad Ansari and M. S. Ansari |
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30 |
English |
UGC NET/SET English Literature by Arihant Experts |
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31 |
Linguistics |
UGC NET/SET Linguistics Guide by Ringu Ann Baby |
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36 |
Assamese |
UGC/CBSE NET Set Guide By Assam Publishing Company |
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37 |
Gujarati |
Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya (Paper – 2) UGC NET / GSET / JRF – Dr D M Bhadresariya |
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38 |
Marathi |
UGC - NET / SET Marathi Paper - II by Dr Sopandeo Pise |
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46 |
Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education. |
A brief Book on Extension Education by Shruti Madan Singh, New Vishal Publications |
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47 |
Physical Education |
Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education by Akhilesh Tripathi, A.K. Srivastava |
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55 |
Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management |
Trueman’s UGC NET HRM/ Human Resource Management & Labour Welfare by Reetu Dogra |
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UGC-NET: Labour Welfare & Industrial Relations / Labour & Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (Paper-II) Exam Guide |
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Law |
Trueman’s UGC NET Law by Suman Chauhan |
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UGC-NET: Law (Paper-II) Exam Guide by Aproov Bhardwaj |
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59 |
Library and Information Science |
Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science by S. Thakur |
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60 |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies |
UGC NET Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and Peace Studies by Deepak Kumar |
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62 |
Comparative Study of Religions |
Comparative Study of Religions by C.R. Jain |
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Comparative Study of Religions by Y. Masih |
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63 |
Mass Communication and Journalism |
Trueman’s UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism by Sameer K. Mishra |
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UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism by Atul Udaipuria and Nitesh Kumar Singh |
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Museology & Conservation |
Archaeology, Museology, and Conservation: A review Edited by Vibha Upadhaya |
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67 |
Archaeology |
NTA-UGC-NET/JRF: Archaeology (Paper II)—Previous Years' Papers by RPH Editorial Board |
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68 |
Criminology |
Criminology Solved Question Paper by Mr. Nitish Kumar Soni, Dr. Mridul Srivastava, Dr. Anup Yadava |
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Tribal and Regional Language/Literature |
Folklore and Its Motifs in Tribal Literature by Dr. Kishore Jadav |
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71 |
Folk Literature |
A Concise Guide for Folk Literature of NET/JRF by Marya Naim |
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73 |
Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama) |
UGC NET/ JRF/ SLET Sanskrit Prashan Patra-II Avum III (Hindi) by Priyanka Tiwari |
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74 |
Women Studies |
Advanced Manual For Women Studies UGC/NET/JRF by Anmol Murlidhar Nimsadkar |
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79 |
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) |
Upkar’s UGC-NET/JRF/SET Visual Art (Paper-II) by M. Vasim |
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Geography |
Trueman’s UGC NET Geography by A. Magon, B.P. Panigrahi |
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82 |
Forensic Science |
UGC NET/ JRF - MCQ of Forensic Science by Dr. Anu Singla |
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87 |
Computer Science and Applications |
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications by Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra |
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Electronic Science |
UGC NET/SET Electronics Science by Sunil Kushwaha |
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Environmental Sciences |
Trueman's UGC NET Environmental Science by Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh |
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92 |
Human Rights and Duties |
UGC NET/SET Human Rights & Duties Paper-II by Fazil Atul Udaipuria |
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UGC NET Human Rights and Duties by Arihant Experts |
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93 |
Tourism Administration and Management. |
Trueman's UGC NET Tourism by Akhilesh |
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Yoga |
R.Gupta’s UGC-NET Yoga (Paper-II) Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board |
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Importance of UGC NET Paper 2 Books
We hope that this article on UGC NET Paper 2 books will definitely benefit the students in all possible ways. For more updates on UGC NET exam, candidates may download the Testbook App.
-> The UGC NET June Result 2025 will be released on the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in on 22nd July 2025.
-> The UGC NET Answer Key 2025 June was released on the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in on 06th July 2025.
-> The UGC NET June 2025 exam will be conducted from 25th to 29th June 2025.
-> The UGC-NET exam takes place for 85 subjects, to determine the eligibility for 'Junior Research Fellowship’ and ‘Assistant Professor’ posts, as well as for PhD. admissions.
-> The exam is conducted bi-annually - in June and December cycles.
-> The exam comprises two papers - Paper I and Paper II. Paper I consists of 50 questions and Paper II consists of 100 questions.
-> The candidates who are preparing for the exam can check the UGC NET Previous Year Papers and UGC NET Test Series to boost their preparations.
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