New Delhi:
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has launched a brand new spherical of assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) following the announcement that the UGC-NET for 3 topics could be re-conducted as a consequence of defective query papers.
The NTA, which had been firefighting the fallout of the NEET paper leak protests, yesterday mentioned the UGC-NET for English, Commerce and Sociology have been cancelled and the exams could be held contemporary.
The protest in opposition to the NEET paper leak had value Dharmendra Pradhan his Union Schooling Minister’s submit.
Rahul Gandhi, drawing the prime minister’s consideration to the matter, mentioned in a submit on X, “Modi ji, have a look at what your NTA has simply completed.”
The Congress MP criticised the testing company for forcing college students to bear the brunt of its administrative failures. “Hundreds of candidates who ready for years, stuffed types, paid the charges, travelled to distant centres, should now do all of it once more in September. NTA makes the error however the pupil serves the sentence,” he mentioned.
The NTA introduced the re-examination practically two months after the checks had been held. The NTA mentioned it took the choice after a particular committee regarded into complaints about defective query papers.
Rahul Gandhi mentioned the present state of teachers within the nation was “deeply flawed”.
“I mentioned this in Kota, in Dehradun, in Prayagraj, and I’ll maintain saying it – that is now not an schooling system. It’s an extraction machine. It takes your cash, your years, your psychological well being, and your confidence and returns nothing. Not even a job,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.
He requested whether or not the query papers had been already compromised properly earlier than the checks had been held. “The NTA nonetheless will not reply the actual query – had been these papers leaked earlier than the examination? Identical to each different compromised paper, I’m completely certain there might be no accountability,” he mentioned.
Modi ji, have a look at what your NTA has simply completed.
UGC-NET exams for Sociology, English and Commerce had been held between 22 and 30 June. Practically two months later, NTA has cancelled all three as a result of it set defective papers and repeated outdated questions.
Hundreds of candidates who ready… https://t.co/TUMhhMhjvL
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 17, 2026
The Congress chief mentioned Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation was step one, not the final, in fixing the system. “The NTA’s management have to be held accountable too.”
The NTA introduced that English and Commerce candidates will take the retest on September 9, whereas the Sociology paper is scheduled for September 10.
The NTA mentioned no extra charge might be charged for the September re-examinations. It additionally confirmed that outcomes for the opposite 84 topics might be declared as scheduled and that the general allocation of seats won’t be lowered.
