We all know that CBSE has revised the exam pattern for CBSE UGC NET 2018 Exam. Previously there were three papers (Paper I, II, III). Now CBSE will conduct only two papers.
Paper I will be same as before but Paper II and III have been merged as Paper II. So, all over only 2 papers will be conducted.
The latest notification of CBSE says that the syllabus of Paper 2 will cover the complete syllabus of paper III that was conducted previously.
Scheme of UGC NET 2018 English Literature Paper
Paper 1
Number of question – 50
Total Marks – 100
Paper 2
Number of Question – 100
Total Marks – 200
UGC NET Syllabus for English Literature
The syllabus for UGC NET English is very vast but you have to stud at least the important topics from the syllabus.
Complete syllabus for UGC NET English Literature can be read as below.
Chaucer to Shakespeare
Jacobean to Restoration Periods
Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature
Romantic Period
Victorian Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
American and other non – British Literature’s
Literary Theory and Criticism
Rhetoric and Prosody
Core Group
British Literature from Chaucer to the present day
Criticism and Literary Theory
Unit – I: Literary Comprehension (with internal choice of poetry stanza and prose passage; four comprehension questions will be asked carrying 4 marks each).
Unit – II: Up to the Renaissance
Unit – III: Jacobean to Restoration Periods.
Unit – IV: Augustan Age 18th Century Literature.
Unit – V: Romantic Period.
Unit – VI: Victorian and Pre – Raphaelites.
Unit – VII: Modem British Literature.
Unit – VIII: Contemporary British Literature.
Unit – IX: Literary Theory and Criticism up to T. S. Eliot.
Unit – X: Contemporary Theory.
(Elective / Optional
Elective – I: History of English Language, English Language Teaching.
Elective – II: European Literature from Classical Age to the 20th Century.
Elective – III: Indian writing in English and Indian Literature in English translation.
Elective – IV: American and other non – British English Literatures.
Elective – V: Literary Theory and Criticism.
Career options after clearing UGC NET English
Junior Research Fellow
Lecturer
Media & Journalism
Publishing Industry
Author, Script Writer, PR Writer, Copywriter or Blogger
Job in PSUs
Advertisement Manager
List of Books to Cover UGC NET English Syllabus
The essentials of Literature in English Post-1914
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
Concise History of Indian Literature in English
A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Beginning Theory
Therefore, before starting your preparation for UGC NET English Literature, you must go through the complete syllabus, exam pattern and the scheme.
To perform well in the exam, you should also practice previous papers and UGC NET English Test Series, so that you can get an idea about the exact feel of the actual examination and answer the questions confidently.
