NTA announces new dates for UGC NET 2024: NTA i.e. National Testing Agency has announced the new date of UGC-NET (National Eligibility Test) 2024 late on Friday night. UGC NET exam will be conducted from 21st August to 4th September. The postponed Joint CSIR-UGC NET exam will be held in computer based test mode between 25th and 27th July. This paper is going to be a computer based test while the paper cancelled on 18th June was in offline mode. The National Common Entrance Test (NCET) for admission to the four year Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) was postponed, this test will now be held in CBT mode on 10th July.
Earlier this month, an inquiry was launched after reports of question paper leak in the UGC-NET exam held on June 18 surfaced, following which the Education Ministry cancelled the exam the next day.
NTA UGC NET 2024 new date announced at nta.ac.in
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, during a press briefing, confirmed that the decision was taken immediately after it was confirmed that the leaked question paper matched the original one, expressing concerns over the integrity of the exam.
Pradhan said, “UGC-NET question paper was found on the darknet, which was similar to the original question paper.” he/she highlighted the secretive nature of the dark web, where there is anonymity and untraceable transactions.
