NTA to reconduct 3 UGC NET papers in September after errors

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will reconduct three papers of the UGC NET 2026 exam after an expert committee found factual, typographical and translation errors, as well as repeated questions. The affected subjects are English, Commerce and Sociology. The English and Commerce papers will be held on September 9, 2026, and Sociology on September 10. No additional fee will be charged from candidates.

According to Hindustan Times, the committee identified misspelt names of scholars, garbled book titles, grammatical mistakes, and non-standard terms. NDTV reported that errors included names like "Ritzer" being printed as "Putzer" and "Ghurye" as "Ghunye". National Herald India quoted NTA officials defending the decision as evidence of accountability, stating the retest protects honest candidates. The NTA is reviewing its internal procedures to prevent such errors in future.

The NTA had earlier released answer keys for 84 UGC-NET subjects, five CSIR-NET subjects, and 92 ICAR subjects, which will not be delayed. The re-exam schedule and admit card details will be announced on the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in.