Congress’s Pupil Wing NSUI On Cancellation Of UGC-NET
NSUI chief has urged UGC-NET college students to affix a nationwide protest scheduled for tomorrow.
New Delhi:
The Nationwide College students’ Union of India (NSUI) has referred to as for speedy motion in opposition to the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) amid the cancellation of the College Grants Fee-Nationwide Eligibility Check (UGC-NET) examination performed on June 18.
NSUI, the coed wing of the Indian Nationwide Congress (INC), in a launch, stated that this growth has as soon as once more highlighted severe issues concerning the integrity and safety of examinations performed by NTA.
NSUI president Varun Choudhary appealed to the Training Minister to take speedy and decisive motion, together with banning the NTA and initiating authorized proceedings in opposition to its officers.
“We’ve got repeatedly identified the issues and vulnerabilities within the examination processes performed by NTA. The latest compromise of the UGC-NET examination is only one extra instance of their failure. It’s time for the Training Minister to behave responsibly and shield college students’ pursuits,” Mr Choudhary acknowledged.
Mr Choudhary has urged UGC-NET college students to affix a nationwide protest scheduled for June 21, 2024, which shall be held at over 180 universities throughout the nation. Moreover, he has referred to as for participation within the Chhattra Sansad Gherav on June 24, 2024, to additional strain authorities into taking motion in opposition to the NTA and addressing the issues of scholars.
“The Training Minister’s inaction and the choice to focus on college students as a substitute of holding NTA accountable is unacceptable. We are going to proceed to protest till justice is served and the examination course of is reformed to make sure equity and transparency,” Mr Choudhary emphasised.
Training Ministry cancelled the UGC-NET held on June 18 “to make sure the very best degree of transparency and sanctity” of the examination course of, a ministry launch stated on Wednesday.
As per the discharge, on June 19, 2024, the College Grants Fee (UGC) acquired sure inputs from the Nationwide Cyber Crime Risk Analytics Unit of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) below the Ministry of House Affairs on the Examination. These inputs prima facie point out that the integrity of the aforesaid examination could have been compromised.
Concurrently, the matter is being handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for thorough investigation within the matter, it added.
The examination was attended by 81 per cent of over 11.21 lakh registered candidates for the examination in 317 cities throughout the nation, UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar stated.
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