{
  "id": 5564298,
  "title": "Delhi High Court Seeks NTA, Centre Reply On Plea Challenging Re-Conduct Of UGC-NET June 2026 English Exam Over Paper Errors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/delhi-high-court-seeks-nta-centre-reply-on-plea-challenging-re",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:47:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/delhi-high-court-seeks-nta-centre-reply-on-plea-challenging-re-conduct-of-ugc-net-june-2026-english-exam-over-paper-errors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 4, the Delhi High Court requested feedback from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the federal government regarding a legal challenge to the re-conduct of the UGC-NET June 2026 English exam due to paper errors. The English and Commerce papers will be re-examined on September 9, while the Sociology paper will occur on September 10. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued a notice to the central government and the NTA on a petition filed by a candidate who took the UGC-NET June 2026 examination. On August 31, the high court also directed authorities to decide on refunding the examination fee for the affected exam. The case is set for further hearing on October 6. Petitioner Parul Sheoran asked the court to direct quashing the NTA's August 16 notice to re-conduct the UGC-NET June 2026 English exam and to declare the decision as arbitrary, unreasonable, procedurally unfair, and in violation of Article 14 (the right to equality) of the Constitution. She claimed the decision to re-schedule the exam was made without disclosing the basis or following the procedure outlined in the UGC-NET June 2026 Information Bulletin. The petition sought a directive to authorities to declare or process the results of the already conducted English exam according to the proper procedure. If the court allows the re-conduct of the English paper, the authorities should refund the examination fee already paid by the petitioner, exempting them from paying any extra fee for the re-examination.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Sep 4: The Delhi High Court has sought a response from the National Testing Agency and the Centre on a plea challenging the decision to re-conduct the UGC-NET June 2026 for the English subject. While the English and Commerce papers will be re-conducted on September 9, the Sociology paper will be held on September 10. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the Central government and the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}