The All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), Mysuru district committee, has expressed concern over the reported errors in the UGC-NET examinations.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced re-examinations for English, Commerce and Sociology following reported complaints from candidates about “errors” in the question papers for these subjects.
In a statement here on Monday, the AIDSO said the re-examinations were being ordered nearly seven weeks after the original examinations, accusing “serious shortcomings in the management of national-level examinations”. It claimed that similar issues had been reported during the June 2024 UGC-NET examination as well.
“The reported errors in the question papers included factual inaccuracies, incorrect translations, typographical mistakes, wrong book titles and repetition of questions. These indicated serious lapses in the preparation and quality-checking of question papers,” the AIDSO alleged.
The organisation said merely conducting a re-examination would not compensate thousands of students, research scholars and aspirants for the stress, financial losses and wastage of time caused by the reported errors.
The AIDSO demanded that the authorities dismantle the NTA and order an independent inquiry into the alleged lapses in question paper-setting and quality control. It also demanded that those found responsible be held accountable.
It urged the authorities to conduct the re-examination with utmost care and transparency to ensure that candidates do not face further difficulties.
“The AIDSO stands with all the affected candidates and calls upon the student community to come forward and fight for quality and accountability in the education system,” said district secretary Nithin.
Published – August 17, 2026 08:23 pm IST
