 Mam, I was like clueless first of all because I had no idea like what to study and what not. It was mentioned like drama, poetry, fiction, just like that it was mentioned and I don't know what all should be covered under those topics. Only after going through other syllabus provided in the Aditya Karva app only then I got a clear idea like okay all these should be should have been included in that. So only then I got a clear idea Mam and firstly it was like it was very challenging for me to complete all those things Mam but gradually I had I was able to cope up with the pace Mam. In your every single video lecture it was very crisp, important, efficient and effective and it is very easy to understand things even the complex concepts are made easy by you. So that made me to choose this app particularly Mam. I'm very happy to see you Mam. Same year, same year and firstly a big congratulations from my Sai. How should I address you like Sai, Shushma what should I say? I'm feeling nervous Mam. Okay okay I think Shushma looks better. It's just a beautiful name so I would like to call you by that name. So Shushma how do you how are you feeling after qualifying next? How is how that feels? I didn't even expect this Mam. Now I'm like over the moon Mam. I'm very very happy. Wow that is amazing and I am so glad that you know you were able to achieve it and we did it together in this journey. I was able to provide some help so thank you so much for choosing us and thank you so much for you know taking out time for this interview. I am very very sure that the question and answers that we are going to share in this couple of more minutes is going to prove very beneficial to students who are preparing for net or aspiring to sit for this exam. So firstly I want to know more about you where are you from and what have you done in your graduation post-graduation and what made you choose UGC net? Yes Mam. Mine was a science background Mam. I have taken bypass in my intermediate and then in my under graduation I have taken EEH that is advanced English communicative English and history and then I have done my masters in English language and literature and have started my UGC net preparation in November 2022 Mam. I have taken the subscription and I have taken subscription for six months and then I got 79 percentile in my first attempt. I did not get qualified in that and then this was my second attempt Mam in December 2023. My masters got completed in September 2023 that is very recently so I got two months or so for my preparation. So this is this. Oh wow and from where have you done your graduation and post-graduation which college? Undergraduation from Government Degree College Anantapur Mam and post-graduation from Sri Padmavati Mahila Visra Vidyalayam that is in Tirupati and both are in Andhra Pradesh Mam same state. Okay okay same state great and what made you all inspired you to pursue your career and as a lecturer like since you were a science student why the shift? Mam my mother is a lecturer and Mam and she is my greatest inspiration so even I thought of becoming like her. Wow that is that is wonderful and so I have a couple of questions for you regarding your net prep and how did you plan your entire you know how did you cover the entire syllabus. So firstly I would want to ask Sushma that you know how was your study routine like so when you were preparing for net so for how many hours did you study and how did you like plan your preparation like did you study for like the full day just one subject or did you also study paper one with it. Yes Mam as I have said earlier I have started my preparation in November 2022 so then it was the beginning of my third semester Mam so I was not able to manage both my college works and UGC net preparation so I had to wake up early in the morning like four or six four or so and had to study for three to four hours and get back to college and come back to hostel and get my college works done and then give investing my time in UGC net preparation Mam like I used to study six hours Mam while I was doing my masters and in my fourth semester it was very hard for me to cope up with both the works so I stopped my preparation it was like simultaneous like I used to complete modules from both paper one and paper two Mam like it was like a simultaneous preparation but I was not able to complete all the modules for my june exam so I was able to complete 90% of the syllabus for paper one but I was not able to complete half of the lessons in British literature Mam that first module so I have taken capsule course also because I was left hardly with 23 days or so Mam so I have taken capsule course again and I tried very hard to cover all those modules and with whatever conference I have I have appeared for the exam but it's okay I have not qualified for the first time because I know I have accepted it because I have not covered everything I have not covered all the modules so with a positive attitude I have restarted it fresh in the month of October 2023 so in October 2023 again I have taken the subscription and then initially I used to study for nine hours Mam because it was really vast syllabus to cover I used to take every single audio lecture I used to take notes for every single audio lecture so it it was it was really hard for me so I used to spend nine hours initially and then after completion of this British literature module it reduced to six hours Mam because I have completed a greater part from the modules of paper one in my june preparation only so that benefited me so that's wonderful yes and what like what notable difference did you observe between the two attempts that you gave Mam in the first attempt not all the questions are so familiar and it was like just an attempt and analyzing the question paper like in which areas the questions will be asked and all but this time it was like very very familiar Mam every single question looked so familiar to me and I was very confident approaching all those questions and attempting all those questions Mam this time I was very confident wonderful and it is so nice to hear from you that you felt so confident when you sat for the paper because that actually showcases that you put in so much effort and you were all well prepared to crack this exam and how did you balance your preparation for paper one and paper two both yes Mam I focused more on paper two Mam and after completion of all the modules in from paper two I started revising them with that revision I have included this preparation for paper one Mam so simultaneously I used to do that Mam division for paper two and starting these modules from paper one so that's how yes great great and which unit did you find most challenging in paper one and what was your strategy to you know prepare for that unit yes Mam this mathematical aptitude and data interpretation map it was like very challenging to me so I've watched a few videos in YouTube Mam I have taken those videos help so I was able to solve those problems in the exam which were given Mam okay so Burlik how much importance do you think mathematical reasoning logical reasoning DI play in paper one and do you think that somebody who is not very good with mathematical portion can also secure decent marks uh Mam it depends Mam if they are good at in different areas other than this mathematical aptitude that is a scope there is a chance of getting secure securing good marks in a genetic exam but they should be very confident of other areas so absolutely you have to balance your weakness with your strengths right so true so true and as far as paper two is concerned so like how did you approach like we first asked chronology based questions because this time there were a lot of chronology based questions did you like remember dates or what what approach was there Mam again it was very challenging to me to remember all those two dates because there many works many authors and many dates to remember so the only thing that has helped me a lot is sequencing Mam your way of explaining things in a sequence so I remember things very well in a sequence so whenever I get a question which were based on chronology I use just use this technique Mam like there was a question from Thomas Hardy Mam like arrange the novels in the order chronological order right so the other time I was like okay just let me recollect in which sequence have determined the most in which sequence Mam has explained this so that has worked out Mam wonderful wonderful and I think that is the best approach also nowadays to we are also starting with this story form in chronology we are giving like stories to students but then remembering in a sequence is way better than trying to remember publishing dates of these works because it is very very challenging like you cannot remember it even for a day so exam that the Yad Rakhna is extremely difficult so which topics areas do you think or do you consider most important and UGC net paper to like any any modules do you think which are very very important I think theories and moments moments and concepts and then and they are repeated questions from the from those areas Mam and then in British literature more questions are asked from after the LGBT period it was so surprising I thought Shakespeare will be very important from that perspective but it was like it was not like that so after the LGBT period it was there were so many questions it is important right right and literary theory as you mentioned I would want to also ask that it is often considered to be the most challenging topic for UGC net assurance because it is not taught in bachelors and masters so what was your strategy or approach when you prepared for that yes mam it's very hard to remember all those members who will be included in all those moments and theories and the terms coined by them so the only thing I tried is practice and practice and multiple times of revision so I just believed in revising things multiple times and I started waking up early in the morning like for us who I have said earlier so I tried to remember all those things even on the exam day also I got up early in the morning because I don't want to regret after coming back from my examination so I just wanted to give my 100% so I studied every single minute for that I invested all my time in that so remembering things is very important for clearing UGC net exam so getting up early in the morning will work mam definitely absolutely because it is so peaceful that you can put in all your energy in learning and recalling those information and after reviewing the paper to syllabus for the first time like when you decided that okay you're going to appear for UGC net so you must have gone through the syllabus prescribed by UGC so when you went through that syllabus so what was the first step that you took like you know the syllabus and now how did you decide that okay this is how I'm going to plan my preparation mam I was like clueless first of all because I had no idea like what to study and what not it was mentioned like a drama poetry fiction just like that it was mentioned and I don't know what all should be covered under those topics only after going through other syllabus provided in the adhita karva app only then I got a clear idea like okay all these should be should have been included in the in that so only then I got a clear idea mam and firstly it was like it was very challenging for me to to complete all those things mam but gradually I had I was able to cope up with the pace mam pace that's that's that's really nice and I really you know I really feel good that the syllabus that we have displayed on the app kind of gave you that blueprint and okay this is what you have to cover in what not so how did you research and select the online coaching platform that best suited your needs like why did you opt for us there were so many other people out there so how did you choose yes mam I used to watch your videos in my undergraduate education level also mam so then I got to know about this app which is helpful for you using it so in in your every single video lecture it was very crisp important efficient and effective and it is very easy to understand things even even the complex concepts are made easy by you so that made me to choose this app particularly mam okay okay thank you thank you so much I'm glad that we could be of help in your preparation and another interesting question that I have in mind which I would want to ask is you know a lot of students that face this challenge in preparing notes for UGC-Net because you know syllabus is so vast so what was your note making strategy like did you make notes how how did you make it and how did you revise from then yes mam as I have mentioned earlier I have noted every single audio lecture I have started making notes for that so there I have started noting every single important point and then like like bullet points also so then I have started revising them multiple times so that's it mam okay okay so you noted everything and you think that making notes is very very important for this example yes if you if do you think that somebody who doesn't make notes can also succeed is there any other alternative way in general sense it depends man but when it comes to UGC-Net exam it's very vast the syllabus is very vast so it's better to make notes it would definitely help you not only for UGC-Net exam and we can we can appear for set and jls and jls and dl so that notes will be of great help yes mam great help so true so true and how many mock tests did you attempt before the exam like like did you go through the mock test section of the website or did you also go through previous year papers I have not gone through any of the previous year question papers mam because you were giving the questions from previous years like in the in every single audio lecture so I was just even I have to make a note of them and then I have appeared for mock tests also mam and that boosted confidence levels so that was like a quick revision for me that's that's true that's true and how did you handle that last minute anxiety and pressure that you feel when exam is just a week or 15 days away yes mam in the last few weeks I have stopped covering new topics mam and I was left with European literature half of the lessons were not covered but still I have to take a step and I've stopped the preparation and then I have started revising multiple times so this time I was very very this time I am very very confident that I have covered a lot I have studied a lot and I have invested a lot a lot of time and I have revised multiple times so there is no such thing like tension or anxiety mam so I was very confident and appeared for the exam that's wonderful and like while you were there in the exam hall and you saw those tough or unfamiliar questions so how did you tackle those questions like did you find that inspired inspired of the fact that you've done so much preparation you've done multiple revisions were you able to like attempt all the questions or were there questions which you found tough and you found okay this is unfamiliar to me yes mam most of the questions look so familiar but there are few questions which I don't find familiar but with whatever knowledge I have acquired from that app with the notes and all I was able to solve all those questions also mam I was able to answer all those things with the knowledge I have acquired you've had right right so looking back is there anything that you think you would have done differently in the preparation like were there any mistakes that you made and you regret I don't think so mam but I would have spent a little more time so that I could have cleared JRF also so this time I would work on that mam I'll rectify that wonderful wonderful and we would love to see you in that list of JRF achievers next time and I would personally be really really happy you're such a sweet student like I've just seen your face and it is so innocent and there's this very little cute vibe that you send across to people you meet so I wish you all the very best for all the future endeavors that you are going to embark and I'm definitely going to see your name in the next JRF list I'm very very sure and the wish you know I really really wish that not just in JRF but in life in general whatever you aim for you were able to achieve you're able to find courage to move on that path with full dedication and perseverance and send my best wishes and regards to your parents as well and give them a big hug from my side for bringing up such a sweet daughter and thank you so much for taking out time for this interview I'm really really happy yes mam it was pleasure talking to you mam and and a great a big thank you for you for giving me this opportunity to thank you directly for making my dream come true mam thanks a lot thank you thank you it means a lot and I'm really happy that we and like our entire team was able to sketch out a course which was helpful in your preparation I really believe that you know the like 80 to 90 credit definitely goes to the student because he's the one or she's the one who's putting in effort to learn those notes to you know sit for hours and prepare to burn that midnight oil but then if right guidance is given then the journey becomes way more smoother so I'm I'm happy that you chose us and we were able to help you and assist you in this process thank you so much thank you thank you okay thank you so much bye bye bye bye