National Testing Agency releases new dates of UGC-NET, CSIR-UGC-NET, NCET exams amid paper leak row
These competitive entrance examinations were either cancelled or deferred in light of recent allegations that their integrity may have been compromised.
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The National Testing Agency on Friday announced the new dates of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test, the National Common Entrance Test and the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test.
These competitive entrance examinations were either cancelled or deferred in light of recent allegations of paper leaks and other irregularities in tests conducted by the National Testing Agency.
The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test, conducted for the post of assistant professor in universities and colleges, will now be held from August 21 to September 4.
The exam was held on June 18, but cancelled the next day on the grounds that its integrity “may have been compromised”. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said on June 20 that the question paper was leaked and circulated on the Telegram messaging app.
Pradhan took moral responsibility for students’ loss of confidence in the conduct of competitive examinations.
The Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test, conducted for the posts of Junior Research Fellowship and lectureship or assistant professor in universities, will now be held from July 25 to July 27.
On June 21, the National Testing Agency had deferred the examination citing “unavoidable circumstances as well as logistic issues”.
The National Common Entrance Test is conducted for admissions to the four-year Integrated...
