The Ministry of Education, Government of India and the Press Information Bureau (PIB) informed that the UGC-NET June 2024 exam has been cancelled.
The University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) conducted the exam on June 18, Tuesday and now, on the basis of "inputs from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, prima-facie indicating that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised", the exam has been cancelled, informed the Education Ministry via a post on the social media platform, X today, June 19, at 10.19 pm.
"Fresh Examination shall be conducted, for which information shall be shared separately", the post informed.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been handed over the matter and a thorough investigation is on, the post informed.
It may be recalled that on June 18, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC, had informed that the testing body, National Testing Agency (NTA), had "successfully" conducted the UGC-NET June 2024 session exam.
"The examination has been conducted at 1205 Exam Centres in 317 cities across the country for 11,21,225 candidates. Out of the total registered candidates, ~ 81 % candidates appeared for the exam. Best wishes to all the candidates", the post on social media platform X informed.
It may be noted that NTA is already facing flak for irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET UG) exam.
