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 The Ministry of Education on Wednesday night announced the cancellation of the UGC NET June 2024 examination due to concerns about its integrity. The decision caused confusion among parents and students, so the Ministry clarified in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that only the UGC NET exam has been cancelled. Candidates who had prepared for the NEET exam were taken aback when they learned of the cancellation of the UGC NET instead.This misunderstanding caused widespread concern among parents. According to a statement by the Ministry of Education, the cancellation was prompted by information from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) suggesting possible compromises in the exam's integrity. This incident marks another instance of criticism faced by the National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for conducting major entrance exams nationwide. Earlier this month, the NEET UG 2024 results were also criticized due to anomalies, including 67 students being awarde...

 The Education Ministry late on June 19 announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination after inputs from the Ministry of Home Affairs suggested that the integrity of the examinations had been compromised. The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The development comes at a time when the NTA is embroiled in a controversy over irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical and allied courses. UGC-NET is conducted twice a year by the NTA to determine the eligibility of candidates for the positions of ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor’ and for PhD admissions. Also read: Paper leak government’: Congress on cancellation of UGC-NET The examination was held in two shifts across various cities on June 18. The Ministry of Education said on social media platform X, “Government is committed to ensure the sanctity of examinations and protect the intere...

 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Opposition leaders hit out at the Centre after the ministry of education cancelled UGC-NET on Wednesday evening saying the “integrity of the examination may have been compromised”. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/HT FILE) Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/HT FILE) Mallikarjun Kharge also attacked the government over the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET, and asked when will Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold “NEET pareeksha pe charcha”. Now catch your favourite game on Crickit. Anytime Anywhere. Find out how The Congress dubbed the government led by Narendra Modi as “paper leak government” and asked whether the education minister would take responsibility now. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lashed out at the Centre over the UGC-NET 2024 development ...

 An India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist on Monday said the North-West states of India are likely to receive monsoon by 27-30 June. The northwestern states, according to the IMD, typically include Haryana, Punjab, Delhi Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal. IMD scientist Soma Sen told news agency ANI that the western disturbance is expected over Bihar and Jharkhand from 18th or 19th June. "South-westerly winds from the Arabian Sea may bring some moisture and associated relief over Punjab and Haryana from 18th or 19th June...Over North-West India normal date of monsoon is 27th-30th June..." she added. She also said that the IMD has forecasted extremely heavy rainfall in the next 3-5 days expected over the Northeast India mainly Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur. IMD on rains The weather agency forecasted isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal till 19 J...

 The Election Commission today admitted a mobile phone of an "authorised person" was used by the aide of a candidate "unauthorisedly" while votes were being counted in Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat. The Shiv Sena's Ravindra Waikar had won from this constituency. In a statement to the media, the Election Commission said the returning officer has already filed a police case over the matter. It was alleged that the mobile phone had a capability to receive a one-time password (OTP) for unlocking an electronic voting machine (EVM). The EC said the returning officer has issued notice to Mid-Day newspaper for "spreading disinformation about the EVM and creating doubts in the Indian electoral system." "There is no OTP on mobile phone for unlocking EVM as it is non-programmable and it has no wireless communication capabilities. It is a complete lie being spread by a newspaper, which is being used by some leaders to create a false narrative," the EC...