Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Govind Jaiswal has said that 9 lakh students appeared in the UGC-NET examination conducted by NTA on June 18. The ministry found that there is a possibility of malpractice in the examination. Therefore, the ministry cancelled the examination. Also said that the new date will be announced soon.
Information provided by the Ministry of Education
Regarding this, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Govind Jaiswal said that 9 lakh students had appeared in the UGC-NET examination conducted by NTA on June 18… Prima facie, the ministry saw that there is a possibility of malpractice in the examination. . A decision has been taken to cancel the examination, the next date of the examination will be announced soon. There is a lot of uproar in the country at this time regarding two examinations. There have been allegations of fraud in the NEET examination conducted for admission to medical courses. There is a demand to cancel it. Meanwhile, the National Testing Agency (NTA), the agency conducting the NEET examination, has canceled the UGC-NET examination.
In which there are more than 11 lakh candidates
The Ministry of Education said that the government is committed to ensuring the purity of the examinations and protecting the interests of the students. Let us tell you that the UGC NET exam was conducted in June 2024 at 1205 examination centers in 317 cities of the country, in which 11,21,225 candidates participated.