The UGC-NET June 2024 examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency has been cancelled following inputs that its integrity has been compromised.
The examination in OMR (pen and paper) mode was held yesterday in two shifts across different cities of the country.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) today 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,” an official statement said.
To maintain transparency and integrity of the examination process, the Ministry of Education has decided that the UGC-NET examination be cancelled. A fresh examination will conducted, which details will be shared separately.
The matter has been referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a thorough investigation.