UGC-NET Aspirants Allege Paper Leak, Day After Their Exam Got Scrapped

Over nine lakh candidates appeared for the UGC-NET exam in OMR (pen and paper) on Tuesday.

Student protests have rocked university campuses across the country after the government scrapped the UGC-NET exam, which is held to fill Assistant Professor posts in universities and colleges and to determine eligibility for junior research fellowships.

The Education ministry said yesterday its June exam of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) was scrapped after inputs that indicate that "the integrity of the examination may have been compromised".

Students at Lucknow University, however, claimed that their Paper-1 was leaked and were being sold for Rs 5,000-Rs 10,000 through WhatsApp and Telegram groups since the evening of June 16. They said they even flagged the matter online, but the UGC took no action.