INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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The Ministry of Education on Wednesday cancelled
the UGC-NET examination 2024, just a day after it was conducted, after getting inputs of irregularities from the cybercrime coordination
The matter will now be handed over to the central bureau of investigation (CBI).
It comes amid the raging row surrounding the NEET fiasco,
which has now reached the doors of the Supreme Court.
On late Wednesday evening, the Ministry of Education issued a statement, saying that
the University Grants Commission (UGC) has received inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) of Indian Cybercrime
The ministry also announced that the matter will be handed over to the CBI for thorough investigation in the matter.
The National Testing
Agency (NTA) had conducted the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination in OMR (pen and paper) mode on Tuesday, June 18 in two shifts across different
cities of the country.
NET is held to determine the eligibility for the post of assistant professor as well as for Junior Research
Fellowship and assistant professors in Indian universities and colleges.First Published: Jun 19 2024 | 10:38 PMIST
