UGC NET CS — 4-Day Prep Plan

01 — Subject Priorities

Strategic Focus Areas

Priority A — Must Do

Core High-Yield

Theory of Computation

Data Structures & Algorithms

Operating Systems

DBMS

Computer Networks

Software Engineering

50–60% of Paper 2

Priority B — Time Permitting

Secondary Topics

Computer Organization & Architecture

Discrete Mathematics

10–15% of Paper 2

Priority C — Last Priority

Specialty Domains

Compiler Design

AI & ML

Computer Graphics

Web Programming

Skip unless time remains

02 — Daily Schedule

18–21 June Study Plan

18 June

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

TOC Part 1

DFA NFA Regex Pumping Lemma

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

TOC Part 2

CFG PDA CNF GNF

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

TOC Part 3

Turing Machine Chomsky Hierarchy Decidability NP Completeness

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Practice

TOC PYQs

19 June

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Data Structures

Complexity Recurrence BST AVL Heap Hashing

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Algorithms

Greedy DP D&C MST Dijkstra BFS/DFS

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Operating System

Process Thread Scheduling

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Practice

OS PYQs

20 June

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

DBMS Part 1

ER Model Relational Algebra SQL Normalization

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

DBMS Part 2

Transactions Concurrency Recovery

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Networks

OSI TCP/IP IPv4 Subnetting

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Practice

Network PYQs

21 June

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Software Engineering

SDLC Agile Scrum Testing COCOMO

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Discrete Math

Logic Relations Graphs Counting

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Paper 1 Aptitude

Teaching Apt. Research Apt. ICT Reasoning Data Interp.

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Full Mock Test

Paper 1 + Paper 2

03 — Strategy & Resources

Paper 1 & Study Resources

📝 Paper 1 Strategy

Target 25–30 marks (25% of total time). Skip deep prep on Higher Education, Environment, People & Development unless time remains.

Focus On:

Teaching Aptitude

Research Aptitude

ICT

Logical Reasoning

Data Interpretation

📚 Study Resources

DO NOT read full textbooks. Time is limited. Use high-ROI materials only.

Prioritize:

Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

One-shot lectures

Short notes & quick reviews

Formula sheets

Topic-wise MCQs

Time Allocation (96 Hours Total)

Paper 2

72h (75%)

Paper 1

24h (25%)

04 — Expected Performance

Realistic Score Breakdown

Section	Expected Correct	Notes
TOC	8–10	High-yield, clear concepts
DSA	8–10	Complexity & algorithms heavily tested
OS	5–7	Scheduling & memory management key
DBMS	5–7	Normalization & SQL common
CN	5–7	Subnetting & protocols important
Software Eng	3–5	Lower priority but doable
Paper 2 Total	70–80	From 100 marks
Paper 1 Total	25–30	From 100 marks
🎯 Total NET Score	110–130+	Competitive for NET, approaching JRF

⚡ Final Tips

✓ PYQ Focus: Solve last 5-10 years of NET questions. Patterns emerge.
✓ Formula Sheets: Create one-page summaries for each subject by day 3.
✓ Mock Tests: Full mock on day 4, learn time management.
✓ Sleep Matters: 7-8 hours. Rest = memory consolidation.
✓ Hydration & Nutrition: Coffee breaks, light meals, water.

UGC NET CS Preparation

Strategic Focus Areas

18–21 June Study Plan

Paper 1 & Study Resources

Time Allocation (96 Hours Total)

Realistic Score Breakdown

Study Checklist

📅 Day 1 (18 June)

📅 Day 2 (19 June)

📅 Day 3 (20 June)

📅 Day 4 (21 June)

⚡ Final Tips