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Why the pattern of NET English exam question is unpredictable?

Clearing NET exam is the aim of most of students who want to join as Assistant Professors of English in various Government colleges and Universities. But what makes NET difficult is its unpredictability. If you are a cricket fan I wish you are, you would know that sometimes we get a high scoring game, we see lusty shots from the willow all over the park raining fours and sixes. We love to see sixes because we want it. Similarly if the question paper is normal we see a lot of expected questions. The cut off will be sky high and you will be sure of the result. Most pundits of English literature would love to have such type of question paper where a significant chunk of questions is from classics of literature and history of literature.  There are also some other matches where you can see hardly a six being hit. In these low scoring matches luck plays a higher role. Similarly in some question papers no one knows the answers for majority of the questions. Because of the toughn...

What to do if I want to clear NET exam?

Hi Friends, The result of  Net  English was declared on the 2nd of January 2018. Out of approximately 27,000 students who appeared for the exam in the subject of English only 1600 made it to the list. It roughly translates to 6%.  For those who cleared the attempt a big congrats and for those who did not make it lets try one more time. True the paper was tough when compared to previous years as a result the cut off was low. The question paper focus was on minute details which makes it quite impossible to search it in google and come to a conclusion. Its stress on the importance and need for the students to do more basic reading. If one were to ace the exam comfortably then one has to be thorough with the classics in literature. One should be thorough with British Literature before reading American, Indian and African literature. If you have missed this time, then start your preparation right now. leave no stone unturned. Begin with the history of English literature re...