UGC NET 2022 History Paper Leak: Students protested and demanded the removal of NTA as an examination conducting authority due to the leak of the History paper. Scroll down to read more about it and the notice issued by the NTA, denying the allegations.
UGC NET 2022 History Paper Leak: Various students on October 12, 2022, entered the UGC building to protest against the UGC-NET history paper leak that was conducted by the NTA on October 10, 2022. Students also demanded the removal of NTA as an examination conducting authority. Scroll down for more details and about the notice issued by the NTA for the same.
As per the banners, videos and pictures shared on social media, activists from the Student Federation of India (SFI) and All India Students Association (AISA) protested, entered the UGC building with banners, and demanded the removal of NTA's contract to conduct examinations on it. Also, students of the JNUSU demanded a re-conduct of the exam and a committee to investigate the matter of paper leakage and take action.
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JNSU president Aishe Ghosh in a letter to UGC said, "This is to bring to your urgent attention that the recently concluded NET exam for history had got leaked over social media before the conduct of the examination. There are also reports of some other paper leakages which has happened. Such mishaps and negligence on the behalf of the NTA have put student community in a receiving end.”
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What is the notice issued by the NTA?
NTA issued a public notice on October 12, 2022 regarding the leakage of the History paper. The subject of the notice is: Advice to beware of Fake Tweets circulating on Social Media.
A fake tweet & YouTube video is circulating on social media regarding leakage of History(06) paper Shift II, UGC-NET Dec 2021 & June 2022 (Merged Cycles). NTA denies allegation regarding leakage of the question paper. It's clarified that there's no leak of any Question Paper: NTA pic.twitter.com/dfM43OOSqg
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2022
NTA denied the allegations and said that a fake Tweet and YouTube video is circulating on Social Media regarding the leakage of History (06) paper Shift -II, UGC-NET December 2021 and June 2022 (Merged Cycles) conducted on October 10, 2022.
However, NTA clarified that there was no leak of any question paper. Further, the notice read that it is informed that the format circulating in social media is well after the conduct of the examination on October 10, 2022 and also it is not the same that was delivered to the candidates. NTA advised all the stakeholders that they should be beware of all such tweets on Social Media and trying to deviate genuine aspirants from the real issue.
From December 2018 onwards, the UGC-NET is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), and before that, the NET was conducted by CBSE in 84 subjects at 91 cities across the country. The awarding of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/or eligibility for Assistant Professorship depends on the aggregate performance of the candidate in Paper-I and Paper-II of UGC-NET. The examination for UGC-NET is conducted twice a year.
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Student Forum
Answered Yesterday
The NTA released the UGC NET 2025 exam schedule for the December session at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. On December 31 is the first exam in the first shift from 9 am to 12 pm. Subjects are listed below:
- Law
- Social Work
- Tourism Administration
- Prakrit
- Telugu
- Spanish
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
The NTA released the UGC NET 2025 December session exam schedule subject-wise at ugcnet.nta.nic.in on December 17. The detailed schedule is provided here on this page as well.
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Contributor-Level 6
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Beginner-Level 1
Answered 2 weeks ago
The UGC NET 2025 Cut off for the December session will be released at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. It is the minimum qualifying marks required by the student to clear the exam. The Cutoff PDF will be released along with the result.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The NTA opens the UGC NET 2025 Application correction window from November 10 to 12, 2025 at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The Registration process was closed on November 7.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No. The authority has not released the UGC NET certificate for the December session 2025. The exam is scheduled to be conducted from December 31 to January 7, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The authority will release the UGC NET certificate on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in and also on the e-certificate portal at ecertificate.nta.ac.in. Candidates can download it by using their login credentials including the application number and password or date of birth.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Visit at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Click on the link available for the answer key. Use application number and password or the application number and date of birth to open the link. Enter the application number, password/date of birth, and security pin (as shown on the screen). Click on Sign In and submit
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
The UGC NET answer key challenge fee per question is INR 200. It is non refundable whether the challenge is accepted or rejected. It can be paid online via debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
It is released by the National Testing Agency NTA a few days after the exam is conducted. The answer key helps candidates in calculating their probable scores and checking the accuracy of their responsesThe details provided on the UGC NET answer key are mentioned below: Exam, date, Exam shift, Exam
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the UGC NET notification for the June cycle 2024 on April 20, 2024. The NTA NET notification was released as a PDF that comprises the details of the UGC NET June cycle like application dates, syllabus, eligibility, and more. The steps to download the notification are given below: