Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Advocate Vineet Jindal has lodged a formal complaint with the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA), alleging a serious breach of examination integrity in the UGC NET 2026 English paper.
In a post on X, he called for an immediate and independent inquiry after candidates and subject experts claimed that 67 of the 150 questions in this year’s exam were identical to those asked in the 2024 UGC NET English paper. The complaint further alleged that even the sequence of the answer options remained unchanged.
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The post read, “As reported, 67 out of 150 questions were allegedly identical to those asked in the 2024 UGC-NET English paper, with even the sequence of answer options reportedly remaining the same. If these allegations are found to be true, they raise serious concerns about the fairness, transparency, and credibility of one of India’s most important competitive examinations.”
67 QUESTIONS ALLEGEDLY REPEATED
According to the complaint, 67 questions in the UGC NET 2026 English paper matched those from the 2024 examination, with even the sequence of the answer options reportedly remaining unchanged. All the allegedly repeated questions appeared in Paper II, the subject-specific section of the exam.
Academics quoted by the newspaper criticised the alleged repetition, arguing that such extensive overlap should not occur in a national eligibility examination. They said it could have unfairly benefited candidates who had extensively practised previous years’ question papers through coaching institutes and other preparation material.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
