NTA started conducting UGC NET exam on December 18 and the schedule for the same will end today with the last exam shift ending on 6:00pm. According to the reports, more than 9 lakh candidates registered for the NET exam this year and the exam was held for a total of 85 subjects.
To make the exam fair and transparent and the curb the elements of cheating NTA used CCTV cameras for the live streaming of exam halls from the exam centers. To prevent any unauthorized use of mobile phones during the exam, the agency used 40,000 mobile phone jammers.
The agency is expected to declare the results of the exam on or before January 10, 2019.
On several occasions, UGC NET exam has been questioned by the candidates as the right criteria to judge the ability of a candidate to teach in the university classroom. It was argued that because of the objective nature, the exam fails short in testing the aptitude for the subjects such as Humanities and Arts which require subjective approach.
In the past the exam has also been criticized for its arbitrary time limits and patterns. For the first time, the UGC NET exam is conducted online and the reaction of the aspiring teachers of the nation remains to be seen.
Tags: National Testing Agency
Net 2018
Ugc Net
