List of books for preparation of U.G.C. (C.B.S.E.) NET/SET (English) Exam

Hello aspirants,
Welcome again. When it comes to U.G.C. (C.B.S.E.) NET/SET in English Literature, we obviously first of all think about the vastness of the subject as it is inclusive of world literature too. Despite so many unpredictable patterns (such as recently introduced comprehension type of questions), there are students who come out with flying colours. The first and foremost thing to 'remember' is to 'forget' shortcuts. A detailed reading accompanied with revision will help you. A recurring acquisition will be your saviour. Moreover, you should be using deductive method. Know everything about periods, major movements, branches that are extended upto literature of other languages, political events which shape a particular period and of course chronology. This seems to be time consuming but it will give you a desired result. Here I try to enumerate books that will help you:

- UGC NET/SET English Literature (Trueman's Specific Series)
- R. Gupta's Popular Master Guide UGC NET/SLET English Literature
- English for UGC NET/GSET (University Granth Nirman Board, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
- Pratiyogita Sahitya UGC: NET/SET/JRF English (paper III)
- Upkar's UGC: NET/SET/JRF English (paper II)
- Glossary of Literary Terms by M.H. Abrams
- The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms
- Modern Literary Criticism and Theory A History by M.A.R. Habib
- A History of English Literature by William Vaughn Moody and Robert Morrs Lovett
- Shakespeare A to Z by Charles Boyce
- The Concise Encyclopaedia of Modern World Literature edited by Geoffrey Gregson (e-text)
- An Illustrated History of Indian Literature in English, A.K. Mehrotra

One more thing to remember is that you shouldn't be much dependent on ready to read M.C.Q.s because most of the material in the market shows you wrong answers in answer keys. Such books are nothing more than a mere compilation and you will find all of them repetitive. It is better to use e-sources to confirm and it's advisable only when you're running out of the time. All the best.