The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has expressed serious concern over the re-examination of the English, Commerce and Sociology papers of UGC-NET 2026. NTA has cited factual, typographical, translation and language-related errors in the question papers as the reason for the re-examination. ABVP had earlier raised concerns over the delay in releasing the provisional answer key and had demanded its early release. Such serious errors in a national-level examination raise questions over the quality and credibility of the examination process. NTA must explain how these errors occurred and why they were not detected during the question-paper preparation and review process.
Students are being made to bear the cost of repeated examinations in terms of their time, money and academic plans. Merely conducting a re-examination cannot be the solution; NTA must strengthen question-paper preparation, expert review, translation, proofreading and final quality checks, while fixing clear accountability for lapses. ABVP is gathering suggestions from students, academicians and other stakeholders across the country for examination reforms. Meetings have already been held in Chandigarh, Delhi and Patna, and the suggestions will be placed before the high-level committee constituted for examination reforms. ABVP stands firmly with students and will continue to raise their concerns until they are resolved.
Dr. Virendra Singh Solanki, National General Secretary, ABVP, said, “Serious errors in a national-level examination like UGC-NET are deeply concerning. Students should not have to pay the price for NTA’s lapses. Playing with the future of students must stop. NTA must ensure proper examination-centre allocation and adequate travel arrangements for students appearing in the re-examination, so that they do not face additional financial or mental stress. It must also ensure that such lapses are not repeated and fix clear accountability for every stage of the examination process. ABVP firmly cautions that if students’ concerns are not addressed within a stipulated time and necessary reforms are not implemented, ABVP will strongly raise this issue with students across the country. ABVP remains committed to the demands of students and will continue its efforts until a credible, transparent and reliable examination system is ensured.”