English for UGC-Net/Slet  (English, Paperback, Tandon Neeru)

English For UGC-NET/SLET is a guide that enables aspirants of UGC-NET/SLET and other competitive exams with English as a subject to excel.

Summary Of The Book

English For UGC-NET/SLET is written as per the UGC syllabus and pattern. The volume on English is comprehensive and covers almost all aspects required for a confident preparation. There is a logical organization and coherent flow to the topics discussed in the book. The material in the book is discussed in points, so that the lessons are absorbed easily. All topics covered in the latest UGC-NET/SLET exam are condensed in the form of multiple-choice questions.

UGC and other state examining bodies usually give out instructions on the examination. The questions in the book are framed in accordance with it. The book, however, is only meant to serve as a guide and not as an all encompassing textbook. The readers may therefore benefit by reading additional material. Plenty of model questions, practice question papers along with solutions, and multiple choice questions with solutions, are available to the learner.

The features included in the book are not just aimed at providing pertinent information. They inspire discussions and encourage its readers to seek more information from other sources, thereby making learning interesting. Papers I, II, and III in the book are titled Teaching and Research Aptitude, Objective Type Questions, and Descriptive Questions, respectively. The different topics covered across three papers are Communication, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, People and Environment, Augustan Age: 18th Century Literature, Contemporary Period, Literary Theory and Criticism, English Language Teaching, and History of English Language.

English For UGC-NET/SLET will prove tremendously useful to those aspirants who are willing to use it creatively.

About Neeru Tandon

Neeru Tandon is an author, editor, poet, critic, and feminist. She is an Associate Professor at VSSD College, Kanpur. Neeru’s other books include Anita Desai’s In Custody: A Critical Appraisal, Kiran Desai and Her Fictional World, Anita Desai and Her Fictional World, Thematic Patterns of Emily Dickinson’s Poetry, Feminism: A Paradigm Shift, and Perspectives and Challenges in Indian-English Drama.

Neeru received her PhD in Indian-English Fiction from Kanpur University. The subject of Neeru’s post doctoral research work was feminist fiction of America and India. She is also the associate editor of Atlantic Critical Review and The Expression, and the editor of Illuminati, an international journal. Her main area of interest is contemporary fiction.