A petition challenging the decision to hold a re-examination University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2024 was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Monday. The decision to cancel the previous UGC-NET exam held on June 18 was challenged by the petitioners. They insisted to conduct a re-test on August 21, 2024. The bench, consisting of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra, mentioned that two months had gone by since the initial decision was taken and entertaining a petition at this stage would only lead to uncertainty and result in chaos. The bench further went on to say that over 9 lakh candidates are set to appear for the UGC NET 2024 examination, while only 47 petitioners are challenging the decision.
UGC NET 2024 June examination
The NET 2024 examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency on June 18. However, on June 19, the examination was cancelled by the Ministry of Education, mentioning that the integrity of the examination has been compromised. The Ministry of Education stated that the cancellation was triggered by information from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) that suggested possible compromises in the exam’s integrity.
The Ministry of Education responded to the controversy and announced that the matter would be handed over to the CBI for a thorough investigation. This decision to cancel the examination was made for ensuring transparency and maintaining the sanctity of the examination process and that a new exam date would be announced soon.
UGC NET 2024 Re-test schedule
The UGC NET 2024 was rescheduled August 21, 2024, to September 4, 2024.The test will be taken in a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.
