UGC NET Computer Science (Paper 87) preparation
Paper I (teaching & research aptitude) + Paper II (CS): eligibility for assistant professor and JRF.
Where UGC NET CS leads
- Assistant Professor eligibility; JRF fellowship on rank
- Paper II: 100 questions, 200 marks, no negative marking
- Syllabus: DSA, OS, DBMS, CN, TOC, compilers, AI, software engineering
How placd prepares you
- Subject banks with explanations and an AI tutor on every question
- Year-wise pattern sets — timed, scored exactly as the paper scores
Schedule & eligibility
The UGC NET CSschedule is being verified against the official notification. Until then, use the conducting body’s site.
Official siteThe subjects
Computer Science Fundamentals
What service companies actually ask
OS, DBMS, CN, OOPs — crisp notes and the exact questions that show up in TCS, Infosys, Wipro & Accenture interviews.
Networking
From TCP/IP to the wire
TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS and firewalls — the fundamentals network and infra interviews drill, from support to senior.
Aptitude
Clear the first filter
Quant, logical reasoning, and verbal with timed mock tests modelled on AMCAT, eLitmus, CoCubes and company aptitude rounds.
Past papers, year by year
The UGC NET CS year archive is being verified against the conducting body’s site — official links, paper shape and cutoffs for each year land here.
Frequently asked
- What does placd cover for UGC NET CS?
- Computer Science Fundamentals, Networking, Aptitude — the paper's sections, as practice banks with explanations and an AI tutor.
- Are UGC NET CS practice papers the real previous-year papers?
- No. placd's year-wise sets are original pattern sets authored to each year's real distribution — section split, question types, mark weighting and duration — with our own detailed solutions. Past-paper text is not reproduced.
- Where can I find UGC NET CS previous-year question papers?
- The UGC NET CS year archive is being verified against the conducting body's site.
- Where do I apply for UGC NET CS?
- Only on the conducting body's official site — placd links to it in the schedule section above and never hosts an application form. The dates and eligibility shown are read from that site and carry the date they were verified.
- How is a UGC NET CS practice set scored?
- There is no negative marking in this exam, so a practice set scores one mark per correct answer.