Since University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that National Eligibility Test (NET) will only be held once a year (November) instead of twice (July and November), students from multiple universities in New Delhi have been sitting on protest outside the UGC office.
The protest is led by All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students Federation of India (SFI). They demand the NET examination to not discontinue from being geld twice a year. The examination is a qualifying test for those who wish to join the teaching profession.
“It was through the notification published by the Central Board of Secondary Education on June 6 that we got to know that the upcoming NET exam will be held on November 19. It means the exam, which used to be held in July as well, is effectively skipped,” said Sucheta De, national president, AISA.
The students also hovered over the reduction of cap to qualify for NET at 6 per cent from the 15 per cent earlier. They have also started a “Save NET exam” online petition, which will be submitted to the UGC chairman.