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Congress demands accountability as NTA orders UGC-NET retest
The National Testing Agency is the group that runs a big test called UGC-NET for students who want to become teachers or researchers in India.
Some students took this test in June.
But the test papers had mistakes, like wrong facts, bad translations, and questions that were repeated from older tests.
Because of these mistakes, the agency said the students must take the test again in September.
Many students are upset because they did nothing wrong.
Rahul Gandhi, a leader of the Congress party, says the people in charge of the test should be held responsible.
Another leader, Jairam Ramesh, asks why students should pay for the agency's mistakes.
He also worries that students might miss deadlines for university admissions.
The results for many other test subjects are still not out.
Students are waiting to know if they can become researchers or teachers.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) ordered a retest for the Sociology, English and Commerce papers of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination.
The retest will be held on September 9 and 10 after complaints of factual and translation errors and repeated questions from earlier exams.
Rahul Gandhi demanded that NTA's leadership be held accountable, accusing the agency of setting faulty papers.
Jairam Ramesh questioned why students should bear the cost of NTA's mistakes and sought clarity on compensation for missed admission deadlines.
Results for 84 other UGC-NET subjects remain pending, and Gandhi questioned whether the papers had been leaked before the exam.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency (NTA), Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh, and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- What
- NTA ordered a retest for three UGC-NET papers citing factual, translation and typographical errors and repeated questions; Congress demanded accountability
- Where
- India, with the announcement reported from New Delhi
- When
- Announced on Sunday; original papers held June 22-30, retest scheduled for September 9-10
- Why
- Complaints of factual and translation errors and repeated questions from earlier exams prompted the retest
Key facts
- Exam
- UGC-NET June 2026
- Affected papers
- Sociology, English, Commerce
- Original exam dates
- June 22-30
- Retest dates
- September 9-10
- Reason for retest
- Factual, typographical and translation errors; repeated questions from past exams
- Pending results
- 84 other UGC-NET subjects
- Announcing body
- National Testing Agency (NTA)










