NTA postponed the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination June 2024 which was scheduled to be held between June 25 to 27. It is being postponed due to unavoidable circumstances as well as logistic issues. The revised schedule for the conduct of this examination will be announced later through the official website: NTA
CSIR UGC-NET examination postponed due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’ and ‘logistical issues’, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Friday. “The candidates are hereby informed that the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination June-2024 which was scheduled to be held between 25.06.2024 to 27.06.2024 is being postponed due to unavoidable circumstances as well as logistic issues. The revised schedule for the conduct of this examination will be announced later through the official website,” the NTA said in a statement. The development comes days after the Education Ministry cancelled the UGC-NET examination, which is held to determine the eligibility of assistant professors, junior research fellowship (JRF) and admissions to PhD courses in Indian universities and colleges, was cancelled. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan revealed that the UGC-NET examination paper was leaked on Darknet and had to be cancelled.
The development comes amid allegations of irregularities in the medical entrance examination NEET. The examination was held on May 5 across 4,750 centres with around 24 lakh candidates appearing in it. The results, expected to be declared on June 14, but were announced on June 4, the day counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections took place. The NTA had said that evaluation of the answer sheets got completed earlier.
The NEET results saw 67 students scoring a perfect 720, unprecedented in the NTA’s history, with six from a centre in Haryana’s Faridabad figuring in the list, raising suspicions about irregularities. It has been alleged that grace marks contributed to 67 students sharing the top rank.The Supreme Court on Friday refused to defer the NEET-UG counselling process, scheduled to kick off on July 6, saying it is not an “open and shut” exercise.The National Testing Agency (NTA) is gearing up to conduct on Sunday a retest for the medical entrance exam for 1,563 candidates who were earlier awarded grace marks to make up for the loss of time at six centres.
CSIR-UGC-NET 2024: Why did NTA postpone the exam? Explained
CSIR-NET is held for five science subjects: Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, Chemical Science, and Mathematics.The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Friday that the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) examination scheduled for June 25 to June 27, 2024, has been postponed
Candidates were advised to check the official website (https://csimnet.nta.ac.in) for updates. For any questions, candidates can contact the NTA Help Desk at 011-40759000 or 011-69227700, or email csimet@nta.ac.in.
The Education Ministry previously cancelled the UGC-NET, held on June 18, to ensure transparency and integrity. The ministry received inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit indicating potential compromise of the exam’s integrity. The matter is now being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar noted that 81 per cent of the 11.21 lakh registered candidates attended the exam in 317 cities across the country.What is the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination?The Joint CSIR-UGC NET exam determines eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professor roles in Indian universities and colleges. Applications for the test are invited online twice a year through nationwide press notifications, according to the Ministry of Education website
CSIR-NET is held for five science subjects: Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, Chemical Science, and Mathematics. In contrast, UGC-NET covers all humanities subjects.
The exam assesses candidates’ eligibility for teaching positions in Indian universities and colleges. Those who qualify for JRF are also eligible for Lectureship/Assistant Professor roles, provided they meet UGC’s criteria. Some candidates qualify solely for Lectureship/Assistant Professor based on their test performance, and their qualifications remain valid indefinitely.The Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowship is a fixed-term award without guaranteed employment. JRF recipients receive a stipend of ₹31,000 per month for the first two years and an annual contingent grant of ₹20,000.Why did the NTA postpone the exam?In a press release, the NTA announced that the exam is being postponed due to unavoidable circumstances and logistical issues. The new exam dates will be shared later on the official website
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