NTA rejects claims about UGC-NET History paper leak, says the tweets and videos are fake

Denying allegation of any paper leak, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has said the video and the tweet about the History paper leak held on October 10 is fake. NTA Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar also circulated the NTA notice on his Twitter handle to clarify that the alleged UGC NET paper leak is a fake news.

The NTA in a statement said, "A fake Tweet and YouTube video is circulating on Social Media regarding leakage of History (06) paper Shift --II, UGC-NET December 2021 and June 2022 (Merged Cycles) conducted on October 10, 2022."



Rejection the news NTA said, "NTA vehemently denies this allegation regarding leakage of Question Paper of History (06) paper Shift -- II. It is clarified that there is no leak of any Question Paper."

NTA said that the format circulating on Social Media is not the same that was delivered to the candidates.

"Further, it is informed that the format circulating in Social Media is well after the conduct of the examination on October 10, 2022, and also it is not the same that was delivered to the candidates," it said.

It urged all stakeholders to beware of such tweets on social media that are "trying to deviate genuine aspirants from the real issue".

What is UGC NET History Paper Leak Issue?
The History paper of UGC NET was held on October 10, in the evening shift. However, just before the start of exam, a video was circulated on the social media alleging that the question paper was leaked. This created concerns among the students who were already depressed as the NET exam has been delayed several times earlier due to different reasons.

A group of students had also protested in front of UGC building. The students have also written a letter to the UGC chairman demanding the immediate removal of NTA from the examination body. In their letter, the body suggested that these kinds of major negligence are detrimental to the students who work hard for exams like UGC NET. The letter also appealed to the commission to launch a probe against the agency for this whole mishap.