NTA postpones CSIR-UGC-NET, cites 'logistic issues' as reason

NEW DELHI: Amid preparations for retest of 1,563

NEET-UG

candidates who received grace marks due to time loss, National Testing Agency has appointed observers at each centre. In another development,

NTA

announced on Friday that the Joint

CSIR-UGC-NET

scheduled for June 25 and 26 have been postponed due to "unavoidable circumstances and

logistic issues

."
The NTA, under scrutiny for lapses in conducting NEET and UGC-NET, has changed six of the seven centres for the retest on Sunday.
Meanwhile, political opposition continues to criticise the govt over alleged

paper leaks

and other irregularities. Congress functionary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra claimed paper leaks have become a national problem under BJP rule, "ruining the future" of millions of youths. Congress state units, meanwhile, staged protests over alleged exam irregularities.
These protests followed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's statement ruling out the cancellation of NEET, emphasising that the careers of students who rightfully qualified the exam by their hard work cannot be jeopardised due to isolated incidents of malpractice. A senior NTA official stated that while six centres have been changed, the one in Chandigarh, where only two candidates will appear, remains unchanged. Officials from the agency and the education ministry will be present at these centres to ensure a smooth re-exam.

BSP chief Mayawati demanded strict action against the main accused in the NEET-UG paper leak. In a post on X, she said: "The govt needs to take strict action against the main accused in NEET paper leak case due to which innocent students are suffering. And it is not right to do any politics under its guise."
Bihar deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha announced plans to request CM Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into the suspected links between the prime suspect in the NEET "paper leak" and officials associated with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Sinha claimed that these officials were in constant touch with the prime suspect, Sikander Prasad Yadvendu, and called for a high-level investigation.