UGC NET 2026 Paper Leak Row: Education Ministry Orders Probe

UGC NET June 2026 faces fresh controversy as NTA investigates alleged paper leak claims and question paper errors reported by candidates. Check updates here

UGC NET June Exam

UGC NET 2026 Paper Leak Row: National Testing Agency is once again under the scanner after fresh allegations of paper leak in UGC NET June exam. Along with alleged paper leak, candidates have also reported multiple errors in UGC NET Sociology question paper 2026, spelling mistakes and incorrect translations. As per media reports, Ministry of Education has asked NTA to investigate allegations that 100 page PDF related to preparation of UGC NET June 2026 Sociology exam was circulated before test.

This document is alleged to have nearly 90 questions that later were asked in actual UGC NET exam 2026. The document and allegations are under investigation. NTA has not yet issued any official statement confirming any claims.

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Candidates Raise Concerns Over Sociology UGC NET June Question Paper 2026

Apart from alleged UGC NET paper leak, many candidates who appeared for Sociology paper reported multiple errors in question paper. They claimed that exam paper had spelling mistakes, distorted names of well-known sociologists and social thinkers and incorrect Hindi translations of several questions. 

As per media reports, candidates pointed out typographical errors in UGC NET Sociology question paper. The names of well known sociologists and commonly used academic terms were allegedly printed incorrectly. Some of reported errors were"Ritzer" being printed as "Putzer", "social" as "oval", "Parsons" as "Parsow", "Ghurye" as "Ghunye", "A R Desai" as "A K Desai".