NTA to re-conduct UGC-NET for English, Sociology and Commerce after paper errors

Direct fact

In August 2026, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a re-conduct of UGC-NET for English, Sociology and Commerce after complaints over question-paper errors in the June 2026 examination held across 87 subjects.

Key specifics

• English and Commerce re-exams are scheduled for 9 September 2026, while Sociology will be held on 10 September 2026.
• The June 2026 UGC-NET covered 87 subjects and is used for Assistant Professor, Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and PhD admissions.
• In English, 67 of 150 questions were reported as repeated from the December 2024 NET paper, including answer-option order.
• In Commerce, over 80 questions were allegedly repeated from the same earlier paper, according to complaints cited by NTA.
• The NTA said no extra fee will be charged, and the qualifying norm for Assistant Professor remains 6% of candidates who appeared in June 2026 or the retest, whichever is higher.

Exam lens

Question type: education governance and exam administration, NTA, UGC-NET, 87 subjects, 6% qualifying rule, 9 and 10 September 2026. TNPSC may ask which subjects were re-conducted and why the retest was ordered.