Student Groups Protest UGC-NET Re-Exam, Demand NTA Accountability

Student groups in the national capital staged protests on Monday against the National Testing Agency (NTA) for its decision to conduct fresh UGC-NET exams for three subjects. The groups demanded accountability from the agency over what they described as repeated lapses in the examination process. The protests came amid ongoing criticism of the NTA for examination-related irregularities.

The agency ordered fresh examinations for candidates who appeared in the English, Commerce and Sociology papers in June after an expert committee found errors in the question papers. Several student organisations, including the All India Students Association (AISA), Students Federation of India (SFI) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), protested at the NTA headquarters in Okhla Industrial Estate.

They alleged systemic mismanagement and lack of accountability, urging the complete abolition of the testing agency. The ABVP's National General Secretary, Virendra Singh Solanki, expressed concern over the re-examination, stating that students should not bear the consequences of the agency's mistakes. The SFI demanded structural changes, alleging that the NTA had failed to conduct fair and error-free examinations. The controversy has sparked calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the country's examination system.