Congress attacks PM Modi after NTA orders UGC-NET retest for 3 papers

The Congress on Monday attacked the government after the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a retest for three papers of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination, English, Commerce and Sociology, following complaints of factual, typographical and translation errors. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asked why students should bear the punishment for the NTA's mistakes and whether the Prime Minister will speak about his own responsibility. The retests are scheduled for September 9 and 10.

Rahul Gandhi called the examination system an 'extraction machine' that takes students' money, years and mental health without returning a job. He questioned whether the question papers were leaked before the exam and demanded accountability from the NTA leadership, saying former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation was the first step. The NTA stated that the committee found errors including misspelt names of scholars, garbled book titles and repetition of questions from previous exams.