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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

UGC-NET retest: Qualifying candidates, subject-wise allocations won't be reduced: NTA sources

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is reviewing its examination processes and protocols after errors were detected in three UGC-NET papers, while also undertaking a broader overhaul of its examination system, officials said on Monday.

The agency has decided to re-conduct the UGC-NET examinations for English, Commerce and Sociology after a committee examining complaints found multiple errors in the question papers. The re-test will be held without any additional fee, and the NTA has assured candidates that the exercise will not reduce the number of qualifying candidates or alter the subject-wise allocations for the three papers.

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