The National Testing Agency (NTA), entrusted with conducting the UGC NET exam, has announced a retest of the June 2026 exam for three papers, namely, English, Commerce and Sociology, after the body received numerous complaints about errors in the question papers.
A senior official from the NTA has assured candidates that the body is taking adequate steps to ensure the re-test is conducted fairly and without mistakes in the question papers.
He added the agency was taking every possible step to ensure a ‘free and fair’ examination.
NTA promises error-free exam
Addressing concerns over the errors reported in the aforementioned papers, the official gave a clear assurance to the registered candidates. He asserted, “There will be no mistakes now and more information will be provided in due course of time.”
Notably, the NTA received several complaints regarding multiple errors in the Sociology, English and Commerce question papers during the UGC NET 2026 June examination. On receipt of the complaints, the agency constituted a committee to examine the issues and look into the repeated errors.
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On the basis of the committee’s findings, the NTA landed on the decision to re-conduct the exams for the three affected subjects.
UGC NET re-test schedule announced
As per the official notification issued by the NTA, the three exams will now be held on the following dates and shifts.
- English: September 9, 2026 — Shift 1, 9 am to 12 pm
- Commerce: September 9, 2026 — Shift 2, 3 pm to 6 pm
- Sociology: September 10, 2026 — Shift 1, 9 am to 12 pm
NTA officials said the candidates appearing for the aforementioned subjects will not be liable to pay any additional exam fee for the re-conduct.
Exam centre details to be announced soon
While announcing the revised exam schedule, the NTA said further details regarding the test city, exam centre and admit cards would be notified on its official website separately.
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The development is expected to provide relief to candidates who had raised concerns over the reported errors in the question papers. With the re-exam dates now announced, the NTA has also sought to reassure candidates that corrective measures are being brought into force to prevent the recurrence of such problems.