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Why Is NTA Conducting UGC-NET Re-Exam For 3 Subjects? Officials Explain


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  • NTA
    e-co ducts
    th ee
    UGC-NET
    exams
    due
    to
    pape
    i egula ities.
  • A
    committee
    fou d
    factual,
    typog aphical,
    a d
    t a slatio
    e o s.
  • E o s
    i cluded
    epeated
    questio s,
    misspelli gs,
    a d
    g ammatical
    mistakes.
  • Re-exams
    occu
    Septembe
    9-10,
    2026;
    othe
    esults
    u affected.

The
Natio al
Testi g
Age cy
(NTA)
has
decided
to
e-co duct
the
UGC-NET
Ju e
2026
exami atio s
fo
E glish,
Comme ce
a d
Sociology
followi g
complai ts
of
multiple
e o s
a d
i egula ities
i
the
questio
pape s,
acco di g
to
NTA
sou ces.

The
decisio
was
take
afte
a
specially
co stituted
committee
exami ed
the
complai ts
a d
fou d
seve al
lapses
i
all
th ee
pape s.

Why
We e
The
Pape s
Re-Co ducted?

NTA
sou ces
said
the
age cy
had
eceived
seve al
complai ts
about
e o s
a d
i egula ities
i
the
E glish,
Comme ce
a d
Sociology
pape s.

The
complai ts
we e
exami ed
by
the
committee,
which
subseque tly
ecomme ded
that
the
th ee
exami atio s
be
co ducted
agai
to
e su e
a
fai
a d
e o -f ee
exami atio .

A
NTA
official
desc ibed
the
exe cise
as
a
ecessa y
clea -up
withi
the
exami atio
system.

“This
clea -up
is
ve y
impo ta t,
just
like
Diwali
clea i g.
A
simila
clea -up
is
bei g
ca ied
out
at
the
NTA
as
well,& dquo;
the
official
said.


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Rahul
Ga dhi
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Ce t e
Ove
UGC-NET
Re-Exam

What
Did
The
Committee
Fi d?

Acco di g
to
the
NTA,
the
committee
fou d
factual,
typog aphical
a d
t a slatio
e o s
i
the
th ee
questio
pape s.

“The
Committee
fou d
that
the
th ee
pape s
had
ma y
factual,
typog aphical,
a d
t a slatio
e o s,
i cludi g
misspelt
ames
of
p omi e t
schola s,
ga bled
book
titles,
e o s
i
the
stem
wo di g
of
questio s,
a d
g ammatical
mistakes,& dquo;
the
NTA
stated.

The
committee
also
flagged
e o s
i
ge de
a d
umbe
ag eeme t,
pu ctuatio
mistakes
a d
the
use
of
o -sta da d
coi ed
te ms
fo
established
co cepts.

A othe
issue
highlighted
by
the
committee
was
the
epetitio
of
a
sig ifica t
umbe
of
questio s
p eviously
admi iste ed,
which
it
said
comp omised
the
i teg ity
of
the
exami atio .


ALSO
READ:

‘Stude ts& squo;
Dema ds
A e
Justified& squo;:
Rahul
Ga dhi
U ges
Hema t
So e
To
Meet
Jha kha d
P otesto s

Whe
Will
The
UGC-NET
Re-Exams
Be
Held?

The
NTA
has
scheduled
the
f esh
exami atio s
as
follows:

E glish:
Septembe
9,
2026

9
am
to
oo Comme ce:
Septembe
9,
2026

3
pm
to
6
pmSociology:
Septembe
10,
2026

9
am
to
oo

The
NTA
has
cla ified
that
the
e-co duct
of
these
th ee
exami atio s
will
ot
delay
the
esults
fo
the
othe
84
subjects.

Results
fo
the
84
subjects
fo
which
the
A swe
Key
Challe ge
was
ece tly
issued
will
be
decla ed
acco di g
to
the
o igi al
schedule,
the
age cy
said.


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