New Delhi: Amid a row over NEET-UG irregularities, the Union Education Ministry on Wednesday announced cancellation of the UGC-NET examination following prima facie indications that integrity of the exam was compromised.
The NTA conducted the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination in OMR (pen and paper) mode on 18th June in two shifts across different cities of the country. A day later, the University Grants Commission (UGC), according to the education ministry, received certain inputs from National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs on the Examination.
"These inputs prima-facie indicate that the integrity of the aforesaid examination may have been compromised. To ensure the highest level of transparency and sanctity of the examination process, the Ministry of Education, Government of India has decided that the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination be cancelled. A fresh examination shall be conducted, for which information shall be shared separately. Simultaneously, the matter is being handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) for thorough investigation in the matter," an official statement from the education ministry read.
The UGC-NET is an examination to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the post of 'Assistant Professor' as well as 'Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor' in Indian universities and colleges.
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