 For clearing EDC map, smart work is the key and not hard work because I have seen my friends, many are trying to get into the cleared exam they're studying hours and hours making a dead end at the same time but I think hard work is not the key, smart work is the key because with smart work, we have to know which portion there will be more questions, which portion there will be less questions and we have to plan our strategy according to that that will help us to clear the exam easily. First of all congratulations on clearing UGC net, how are you feeling? I'm feeling great because I cleared the net exam in my first step in itself. Yes, yes that is such a big achievement so before we move on and talk about questions I would first want to know a bit about you, you know where are you from and what have you done in your graduation post graduation? Okay man, I am from Guwahati Assam so I did my post graduation from Guwahati University in English and my graduation from Patan University in English, both universities are in Guwahati itself. Okay, okay and you know when did you sit for the net exam for the first time while you were doing your master's? No, I sat for the net exam after my master's and in 2022 I appeared for the first time in the merge cycles, it was I guess June, October, December 2021 and June 20, 2022 merge cycles. Oh okay, wonderful, wonderful so you know before we dive in and talk about the preparation strategy all I want to first understand from you that how did you plan your entire preparation like how did you begin when you decided that you're going to sit for net? So what was the first step that you took? I followed the materials, I sorted it out but then I thought that I needed some guidance so I got the information of your course online and immediately I purchased the course and after that I was preparing, I studied only three units basically, British literature and literary theory and Indian literature and I was just hoping that it will be on my try attempt from the first time but I cleared it anyhow but just by doing the three modules Indian literature, British and British, oh my god that is amazing, amazing, wow. So for how many months did you prepare? It was, my preparation was like eight months or six months I guess. Okay okay and when you saw the syllabus you know and you started preparing how did you like plan your entire day? I used to listen to audio lectures then I used to make important notes from it after that I used to revise them like I used to revise the whole material the first of the month before next I revise the whole material for one month. Okay wonderful so one month was pure revision you did not do anything new Okay okay and how many hours did you study every day? In the morning I would study four hours and in the evening it would be six or five hours. Okay okay so somewhere around 10-11 hours you studied on a daily basis that is so nice so nice and did you like face any challenge in any particular unit out of the units that you have covered? Did you face any challenge? No ma'am every section was very detailedly covered so I did not face any challenge. Okay and how did you plan your paper one preparation? In paper one I basically took the help of YouTube it was all YouTube which taught me the unit I focused on all the units except mathematical reasoning because I am very poor at math. Okay wow wow wow so how did you learn from YouTube? How did you make the notes? Yes ma'am I used to study I used to get the VF of the syllabus then I used to search for the unit in the YouTube then I followed by I took from health from bi-jews and unacademic videos I used to make notes out of depth and I studied that way. Okay okay and you know for paper two did you find that what you studied in masters was that sufficient for net or what did you feel? No ma'am no master syllabus was like a tiny droplet in the net syllabus like an ocean there is no compulsion. Okay so your master's notes if you would have not gone through any other like if you would not have subscribed to a coaching class so at times people feel that what they've studied in bachelor's and master's if they just revise that thoroughly they can sit for the exam. What was your belief or your take on this? No ma'am I guess it's a totally a misconception because as fresh applicants will not be able to know what the portions are to be covered how we should study so I think we need a guidance for and master's and bachelor's syllabus differs from university to university. So I believe the net syllabus covers the master's and bachelor's syllabus. Okay yes yes I also have found the same thing that master's syllabus is just 10% of what actual net syllabus is like right right and what about you know the distractions that you would have faced in the six months phone social media how did you tackle that and still was able to study so diligently? I did not face any challenge I used to be on WhatsApp I used to be on Facebook nothing distracted me in my study hour I used to study and in my free time I used to be on social media. Oh okay you you you were able to balance both the things together right right and what about you know if I talk about specifically previous year papers and mock tests did you also focus on that during the last one month? No ma'am because I did not have time for the net to be mock test so I directly went for the exam and I was not I was not very sure that I was clearly I did not even think about it I just clearly I don't know that after that I when I was able to do and I came home after giving the papers I needed somehow I would clear it. Okay okay great great and how did you remember so much information like so much data on in paper one paper two how did you you know ensure that you did not forget the information on the day of the exam? No revision was the key I guess because I know that if you study very much it's not that important this is study whatever we should study we should study very properly if we don't miss a single question so I focus the areas which will there will be a various question and I those were my strengths so I make sure that I did not miss a single question that was my Wow that is so so good and any last tip that you would want to give to the aspirants who are now preparing for net? Yes I think for clearing you just see net smart work is the key and not hard work because I have seen my friends many are trying to get into the cleared exam they're studying hours and hours making their doing everything but I think hard work is not the key smart work is the key because with smart work we have to know which portions there will be more questions which portion there will be less questions and we have to plan our strategy according to that will help us to clear the exam easily. True true very nice very nice and that is such a such a wonderful tip that I think every net aspirant should follow diligently thank you so much for you know giving your precious time and sharing your insights about the paper and your prep preparation strategy I wish you all the very best for the future and a special a special bonus good luck for all the other achievements that you are going to do throughout your life. Yes ma'am thank you I had the opportunity to see you directly even to visually guide the pleasure to see you ma'am thank you thank you thank you so much for being such a hard worker for bringing up such a wonderful force which will help students to clear the UDT net exam easily thank you ma'am. Thank you thank you so much thank you for the for giving the time and for being so grateful you know I would just want to say that we teachers would just guide but then the real champions are you who are so dedicated and so diligently they study for 10-10 hours to clear on it so that is amazing and a remarkable thing. Thank you ma'am thank you Chalo wish you all the very best and I'll see you very soon whenever you have any plans to come to Jaipur we'll be more than happy to you know welcome you in the pink city. Yes ma'am yes ma'am definitely thank you thank you bye bye. Bye.