{"id":33180,"date":"2026-08-16T21:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/nta-ugc-net-re-exam-english-commerce-sociology-papers-cancelled\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T21:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:00:19","slug":"nta-ugc-net-re-exam-english-commerce-sociology-papers-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/nta-ugc-net-re-exam-english-commerce-sociology-papers-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"NTA UGC-NET Re-Exam: English, Commerce, Sociology Papers Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/16\/cover_1786893893735.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/16\/cover_1786893893735.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/16\/cover_1786893893735.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">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.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The agency said the problems could not be fixed simply by removing the questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">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.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>No new fee will be charged for the re-exam<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"f5e1d774\" style=\"border-bottom:none\">\n<ul class=\"d7ef6cb6\">\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Answer key was released today<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The decision came just hours after NTA released the provisional answer keys for 84 of the 87 UGC-NET subjects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Even around seven weeks after the June exam, the answer keys for these three subjects had not been released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">NTA said a committee was formed after it received several complaints about the question papers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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