The UGC-NET exams for English, Commerce and Sociology have been cancelled. The National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Sunday that the question papers for these subjects contained spelling and printing errors.
NTA said some questions that had appeared in earlier exams were also repeated. After the answer key was released, students raised concerns about these errors.
The agency said the problems could not be fixed simply by removing the questions.
NTA has now announced fresh exam dates for all three subjects. The English, Commerce and Sociology exams will be held on September 9 and 10.
No new fee will be charged for the re-exam
- NTA said the English exam will be held on September 9 from 9 am to 12 pm. The Commerce paper will take place the same day from 3 pm to 6 pm.
- The Sociology exam will be held on September 10 from 9 am to 12 pm. Students will not have to pay any additional fee for the re-exam.
Answer key was released today
The decision came just hours after NTA released the provisional answer keys for 84 of the 87 UGC-NET subjects.
Even around seven weeks after the June exam, the answer keys for these three subjects had not been released.
NTA said a committee was formed after it received several complaints about the question papers.
