UGC NET PREP AS A WORKING PROFESSIONAL
I have finished my masters last year 2025, and before I even finished my last semester, I have been working. I started as a school counselor and now I WFH for a pvt organization as a therapist. My shift is 9 hrs long and for 5 days and I have started my preparation for UGC net a few weeks ago.
PhD has always been my long term goal but I also don’t want to stop working while i prepare for it. I have only given the December 2025 attempt and I went into with literally zero prep just to see where I stand and scored around 170. I think this also can be attributed to luck only and also did not clear any cut off.
With the coming December attempt I have been trying a lot more and it’s quite challenging. And ofc I know this will be harder and slower process but how do I even go about it.
I have analyzed the question papers and will ofc prioritize the ones with more weightage but I still think I don’t have enough time. For context, I am studying directly from books. I don’t really have faith in studying from others notes that’s not something that would work for me. But the syllabus is sooo exhaustive. Every sub unit is like a 20 something page chapter and I am also one of those people who writes a lot while studying even tho I’m trying to keep that to a minimum.
I really am unable to give more than 3-4 hours on working days and that usually stretches me out a lot. And on top of it I am not able to make any significant dent in the syllabus and I fear I am not retaining much also. Idk. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.