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Students file online petition, demand biannual NET exams

Students are not only demanding the restoration of the bi-annual exam, but also want the restrictive six per cent cap for NET qualification to be removed

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In April 2017, the Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar had hinted that the government might consider holding National Eligiblity Test (NET) only once in year as the number of students appearing for the bi-annual exams had reduced.

While the HRD minister did not give a clarity on whether the exams will be held this year, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had confirmed that the July edition of NET will be conducted this year. But according to a  notification published by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) dated June 6, the NET exam will be held on November 19, 2017.

An online petition in this regard, started by a certain Kawalpreet Kaur, currently has support from more than 1000 students across the country, demanding the NET to be held twice a year. The petition reads, “ there seems to be a break in the practice of conducting NET twice in a year. CBSE had earlier expressed its unwillingness to conduct the NET exam twice a year as has been so far. After a protest from the student community, the UGC released a press statement saying that the CBSE has been asked to conduct NET exam in July 2017. But to our utter shock, we’ve now come to know that the notification published by CBSE dated 6th June declares that NET exam will be held on 19th November 2017. It is extremely unfortunate that the UGC after releasing press statements has withdrawn from accountability.”

Students are not only demanding the restoration of the bi-annual exam, but also want the restrictive six per cent cap for NET qualification to be removed. Petition also states, “We have also been informed of the alarming move by the UGC to reduce the number of students who will qualify the NET exam. It has been reported in news papers that the UGC has decided to reduce the cap of students qualifying for NET to 6%.”

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