New Delhi : The Ministry of Education on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination due to prima facie evidence indicating compromise in the exam’s integrity.

The UGC-NET June 2024 examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in pen and paper (OMR) mode on Tuesday, June 18, across various cities nationwide in two shifts.

The education ministry in an official statement said that “it received certain inputs from National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs on the Examination. These inputs prima-facie indicate that the integrity of the aforesaid examination may have been compromised.”

“To ensure the highest level of transparency and sanctity of the examination process, the Ministry of Education, Government of India has decided that the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination be cancelled,” the statement sated.