The
Natio al
Testi g
Age cy
is
faci g
e ewed
c iticism
afte
the
ca cellatio
of
th ee
UGC
NET
pape s
a d
the
decisio
to
co duct
a
f esh
exami atio .
The
co t ove sy
has
ow
i te sified
i
Delhi,
whe e
the
Co g ess-affiliated
Natio al
Stude ts& squo;
U io
of
I dia
staged
a
p otest
outside
the
NTA
office
i
Okhla,
dema di g
accou tability
a d
actio
agai st
those
espo sible.
The
affected
UGC
NET
pape s
i clude
E glish,
Comme ce
a d
Sociology.
Acco di g
to
the
i fo matio
cited
i
the
epo t,
co ce s
we e
aised
by
ca didates
ove
alleged
i egula ities
i
the
questio
pape s,
i cludi g
claims
of
epeated
questio s
a d
e o s.
Followi g
a
exami atio
of
the
complai ts,
the
th ee
pape s
we e
ca celled
a d
a
e-exami atio
was
a ou ced
fo
Septembe
9
a d
10.
The
latest
developme t
has
also
t igge ed
a
political
co f o tatio .
Co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
questio ed
the
NTA& squo;s
fu ctio i g
a d
called
fo
accou tability
at
the
leade ship
level.
He
also
asked
whethe
the
latest
dis uptio
was
co ected
to
a
pape
leak
o
a othe
fo m
of
exami atio
i egula ity.
Du i g
the
NSUI
demo st atio ,
stude ts
a d
activists
aised
sloga s
agai st
the
testi g
age cy
a d
displayed
poste s
dema di g
a swe s.
NSUI
ep ese tatives
alleged
that
epeated
co t ove sies
su ou di g
exami atio s
co ducted
by
the
NTA
have
placed
stude ts
u de
imme se
p essu e.
They
dema ded
that
se io
officials
be
held
accou table
athe
tha
actio
bei g
limited
to
lowe -level
staff.
The
p oteste s
also
called
fo
the
esig atio
of
the
NTA
chai ma
a d
dema ded
that
the
age cy
be
shut
dow .
These
a e
political
a d
p otest
dema ds,
while
the
official
fi di gs
ega di g
the
easo s
behi d
the
ca cellatio
of
the
th ee
UGC
NET
pape s
emai
impo ta t
to
establish
the
facts.
UGC
NET
is
a
c ucial
exami atio
fo
ca didates
seeki g
eligibility
fo
Assista t
P ofesso
positio s,
PhD
admissio s
a d
Ju io
Resea ch
Fellowship
oppo tu ities.
A
ca cellatio
a d
e-exami atio
ca
dis upt
academic
schedules
a d
c eate
additio al
u ce tai ty
fo
aspi a ts.
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