CBSE UGC NET Recommended Books for All Subjects
For the exam preparation either competitive or academic, there is a need for a better plan with perfect execution. To crack an exam, first and the foremost question of every UGC NET aspirant is –
What are the Recommended Books?
Yes, of course, the guidance for the recommended books is the smart way of UGC NET Exam preparation.
From July 2018, the pattern has been changed from 3 papers (PAPER I, PAPER II & PAPER III) to 2 Papers ( PAPER I & PAPER II) only.
Also Read: Must Read: Some Important Changes for UGC NET July 2018
Now, Aspirants need more clarifications about the exam and suggestion about the books according to new pattern.
In order to help UGC NET aspirants, we are trying our best to suggest you the list of CBSE UGC NET Recommended Books according to the revised exam pattern.
While preparing the list, the importance has been given to Updated Syllabus, Previous Years Question Papers (Solved) and the Study Material for the purpose of practice of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Important Points
- Please Consider the books which have a balance between theory and practice set.
- Check the latest available edition of the book before buying.
- Ask for guidance and sugestions from your seniors, friends or known persons who have qualified UGC NET/JRF.
- Also read your text books for concept clarification, and deep study for MCQs.
The available books in the market are just a Guide, not the text books. So, don’t focus only on Guide Books.
For ease to UGC NET Aspirants, we have also listed updated syllabus links along with recommended books.
List of CBSE UGC NET/JRF Exam Recommended Books with Syllabus
| Subject Code |
Subject | Books |
| 00 | General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I) | Check Books |
| 01 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | Check Books |
| 02 | Political Science | Check Books |
| 03 | Philosophy | Check Books |
| 04 | Psychology | Check Books |
| 05 | Sociology | Check Books |
| 06 | History | Check Books |
| 07 | Anthropology | Check Books |
| 08 | Commerce | Check Books |
| 09 | Education | Check Books |
| 10 | Social Work | Check Books |
| 11 | Defence and Strategic Studies | Check Books |
| 12 | Home Science | Check Books |
| 14 | Public Administration | Check Books |
| 15 | Population Studies | Check Books |
| 16 | Music | Check Books |
| 17 | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | Check Books |
| 18 | Maithili | Check Books |
| 19 | Bengali | Check Books |
| 20 | Hindi | Check Books |
| 21 | Kannada | Check Books |
| 22 | Malayalam | Check Books |
| 23 | Oriya | Check Books |
| 24 | Punjabi | Check Books |
| 25 | Sanskrit | Check Books |
| 26 | Tamil | Check Books |
| 27 | Telugu | Check Books |
| 28 | Urdu | Check Books |
| 29 | Arabic | Check Books |
| 30 | English | Check Books |
| 31 | Linguistics | Check Books |
| 32 | Chinese | Check Books |
| 33 | Dogri | Check Books |
| 34 | Nepali | Check Books |
| 35 | Manipuri | Check Books |
| 36 | Assamese | Check Books |
| 37 | Gujarati | Check Books |
| 38 | Marathi | Check Books |
| 39 | French (French Version) | Check Books |
| French (English Version) | Check Books | |
| 40 | Spanish | Check Books |
| 41 | Russian | Check Books |
| 42 | Persian | Check Books |
| 43 | Rajasthani | Check Books |
| 44 | German | Check Books |
| 45 | Japanese | Check Books |
| 46 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. | Check Books |
| 47 | Physical Education | Check Books |
| 49 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | Check Books |
| 50 | Indian Culture | Check Books |
| 55 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | Check Books |
| 58 | Law | Check Books |
| 59 | Library and Information Science | Check Books |
| 60 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | Check Books |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | Check Books |
| 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism | Check Books |
| 65 | Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre | Check Books |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | Check Books |
| 67 | Archaeology | Check Books |
| 68 | Criminology | Check Books |
| 70 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | Check Books |
| 71 | Folk Literature | Check Books |
| 72 | Comparative Literature | Check Books |
| 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). | Check Books |
| 74 | Women Studies | Check Books |
| 79 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | Check Books |
| 80 | Geography | Check Books |
| 81 | Social Medicine & Community Health | Check Books |
| 82 | Forensic Science | Check Books |
| 83 | Pali | Check Books |
| 84 | Kashmiri | Check Books |
| 85 | Konkani | Check Books |
| 87 | Computer Science and Applications | Check Books |
| 88 | Electronic Science | Check Books |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | Check Books |
| 90 | Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies. | Check Books |
| 91 | Prakrit | Check Books |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties | Check Books |
| 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | Check Books |
| 94 | BODO | Check Books |
| 95 | Santhali | Check Books |
| 96 | Karnatik Music (Vocal Instrument, Percussion) | Check Books |
| 97 | Rabindra Sangeet | Check Books |
| 98 | Percussion Instruments | Check Books |
| 99 | Drama / Theatre | Check Books |
| 100 | Yoga | Check Books |