The National Testing Agency, which has come under heavy criticism over alleged irregularities and paper leaks, has announced new dates for UGC NET exams. The University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), which was cancelled a day after being held on Jun 18, is to be conducted afresh from August 21-September 4. The Joint CSIR UGC NET will be conducted from July 25 to 27. The postponed, National Common Entrance Test (NCET) will be conducted on July 10.
The UGC-NET-2024 exam is for the selection of junior research fellows, assistant professors, and PhD scholars. The National Common Entrance Test (NCET) for admission to the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP).
The government is under fire over the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance examination NEET-UG and PhD entrance NET, with discontent simmering among lakhs of students. While NEET exams were being probed, UGC-NET was cancelled midway after receiving input from the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs. CSIR-UGC NET and NEET-PG were cancelled as a preemptive step. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) UGC-NET is accepted for PhD admissions in Chemical Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences.
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