NEW DELHI, Jul 4
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced new dates for the UGC NET June session due to previous postponements. The NCET 2024 will be on July 10, the Joint CSIR-UGC NET from July 25-27, and the UGC NET June 2024 Cycle from August 21 to September 4. All exams will now be computer-based. The AIAPGET 2024 will proceed on July 6 as scheduled. A high-level committee led by Dr K Radhakrishnan is reviewing the NTA’s procedures after the June 18 UGC-NET exam was canceled due to irregularities.
In a notification, it said, "This is to inform all concerned candidates that due to certain unavoidable circumstances, some of the National Testing Agency (NTA) examinations were postponed/cancelled. Now, the fresh dates for these examinations have been finalized."
As per the notification, the NCET 2024 is now to be held on 10 July 2024. The Joint CSIR-UGC NET will be held between 25 to 27 July 2024.
The UGC NET June 2024 Cycle is to be held between 21 August 2024 and 04 September 2024.
All the three are computer based tests. Earlier, the UGC NET June 2024 Cycle examination was earlier held in Pen & paper (offline) mode. However, it will now be held in the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode too.
The All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2024 will be held as earlier scheduled on 06 July 2024, NTA added.
For more clarification regarding the NTA examinations, the candidates have been advised to contact at 011-40759000 or e-mail at the respective e-mail
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected], and
[email protected].
For further information, the Candidates are advised to visit the official website of NTA (www.nta.ac.in).
About a week ago, the UGC-NET exam scheduled for June 18, 2024, was cancelled due to reported irregularities by the National Testing Agency (NTA). A high-level committee has been formed to seek feedback from students and parents to reform the NTA and enhance the examination process. "There have been indications of irregularities in the examination conducted by NTA, due to which the UGC-NET 2024 held on June 18 stands cancelled. The exam will be rescheduled."
A committee headed by former ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan has been tasked with ensuring the transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations amid the ongoing NEET and UGC-NET issues. The public is invited to submit suggestions and ideas through a dedicated website until July 7.
The committee will focus on reforming the examination mechanism, enhancing data security protocols, and restructuring the NTA's functioning. It will also review the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and protocols of the NTA.
The committee aims to propose measures to strengthen these procedures and implement monitoring mechanisms to ensure compliance at every level.
"Earlier the ministry of education constituted a high-level committee of experts to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations amid the NEET and UGC-NET row."
The committee's findings and recommendations are expected to bring significant changes to how the NTA conducts its entrance examinations in the future.
The Economic Times