Introductory edition of this book has been devised and designed as per the latest UGC syllabus of NET paper 1. This book will serve as an educator for those aspirants who have ambition of joining the most coveted career of teaching and research in the institutions of higher learning. This edition comprehensively covers all the ten sections of current syllabus. Each topic of every section has been discussed as an independent chapter followed by sufficient practice MCQs in the style and language of NET question papers. Questions on mathematical reasoning have been discussed with suitable diagrams for effective understanding. Concept of Venn Diagram and related concepts have been intensively and extensively described. This edition judiciously covers theory topics with latest facts and figures. This book will serve as an ultimate source of knowledge not only for NET aspirants but also for aspirants having quest for other careers like Civil Services, Banking, SSC, Executives in public and private sector undertakings. Features: a) Comprehensive theory of all the chapters b) Concepts are supported with lucid and rich examples c) MCQs have been framed with qualitative approach d) Separate exercise for Assertion Reason questions