UGC-NET exam: Hindi questions in Kannada paper

Bengaluru: Candidates across the state who logged in to write UGC-NET exam for Kannada were were in for a shock as a majority of the questions were in Hindi.

The National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The test is a gateway to obtain eligibility for Assistant Professorship, Junior Research Fellowship or both in Indian universities and colleges.

Reportedly, 90 questions out of 100 were in Hindi. Following the test the candidates launched a protest at several centres and boycotted the test.

The issue went viral on social media, forcing the NTA to issue a public notice postponing the test. At around 5 pm, the candidates received a communication from NTA about the postponement.

“Due to the technical issues at some of the centres of UGC-NET December 2020 and June 2021 cycle examination, Subject Kannada held on December 26th (Shift 1) in CBT mode, the scheduled examination could not be conducted. NTA has decided to reschedule the examination of these impacted candidates. The revised dates for the rescheduled examination will be uploaded shortly along with the revised admit card of these candidates,” the notice issued by NTA stated.

NTA advised the candidates to regularly visit their website for the latest updates regarding the examination.

The UGC-NET was postponed at least four times in the last 10 months due to various reasons. The December 2020 cycle was merged with the June 2021 cycle and finally scheduled on December 26, 2021.