The Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) organised a session on UGC net exam preparation for the students of 3 MAIS on 1st September 2021. The session was conducted by the skill development committee as part of the skill development module. The session was targeted at helping students prepare for the UGC NET exam. the session was conducted by the skill development committee as a part of the skill development program developed by the Department. the session was spearheaded by Dr. Anurag Tripathi. He began the session by talking about the basic structure of the exam and then began to discuss the specifics. he highlighted the need for conceptual understanding of the subject which would make the process of memorization easier. he repeated the point that the UGC net exams require significant memorization and learning of factual knowledge as compared to analytical understanding. He followed this up with some recommendations for the reading and learning process. He put special emphasis on understanding current affairs and international relations for the area studies specialization paper. He repeated that majority of the questions would come from current affairs. He again provided some papers and magazines for reading recommendations. the session was closed out by a short session on doubt clarification. Vikas GN from 3 MAIS delivered the vote of thanks. the session definitely helped students better prepare for the exams.