UGC NET 2026 June Exam: NTA Cancels Sociology, English, and Commerce Papers Over Copy-Paste and Spelling Errors, Announces Re-Exam Dates Following major typographical blunders and blatant copy-pasting of past exam questions, the National Testing Agency has cancelled the Sociology, English, and Commerce papers of the UGC NET June 2026 exam. A fresh re-examination schedule has been announced for September 9 and 10, 2026. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has cancelled the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2026 examination for three major subjects following widespread allegations of content duplication and severe typographical errors. The examinations, which were originally conducted between August 22 and August 30, 2026, sparked widespread outrage among candidates and coaching experts. The affected subjects are Sociology, English, and Commerce. Upon receiving formal complaints regarding spelling blunders in academic names and identical question replication from previous exam cycles, the testing agency constituted an expert committee to examine the claims. Following the panel's findings confirming the irregularities, NTA officially annulled the papers and announced a fresh schedule. Candidates re-appearing for these tests will not be charged any additional examination fee. Revised Re-Examination Schedule Following the verification of the irregularities, the National Testing Agency published the modified timetable for the re-examination of the three subjects. The re-tests are slated to be held on September 9 and September 10, 2026. The shift-wise breakdown of the schedule is as follows • September 9, 2026 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM): The English paper will be administered during the morning session. • September 9, 2026 (3:00 PM to 6:00 PM): The Commerce paper will take place during the afternoon session. • September 10, 2026 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM): The Sociology paper will be conducted in the morning session. The testing agency stated that updated admit cards containing fresh details regarding examination centers will soon be accessible on the official UGC NET portal. Candidates are advised to keep track of official announcements for downloading their hall tickets. Sociology: Gross Misspellings of Prominent Thinkers Candidates taking the Sociology paper encountered unprecedented typographical errors that fundamentally altered the meaning of several questions. Standard names of globally renowned sociologists and theorists were printed incorrectly across multiple question items. For instance, the name of famed sociologist Ritzer was printed as 'Putzer'. Similarly, Indian sociologist Ghurye was misprinted as 'Ghunye', functionalist theorist Parsons was rendered as 'Parsow', and philosopher Nussbaum appeared on the question sheet as 'Nusbaut'. Test takers noted that such elementary errors in a national qualification exam made identifying correct options unnecessarily confusing and detrimental to scoring. English Literature: Verbatim Duplication of Past Papers In the English Literature paper, the primary concern was direct question copying rather than spelling mistakes. Examination feedback revealed that numerous questions were copied verbatim from the December 2024 and 2025 NET exam cycles. The question setters not only replicated the stems of the questions but also preserved the exact sequence of multiple-choice options. Questions covering theoretical concepts such as Ecocriticism and the Flâneur, alongside chronological ordering tasks involving William Shakespeare's plays, were repeated without modification. Furthermore, matching-type questions concerning theorists Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes, as well as literary works like HG Wells's 'The Time Machine', Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World', and Raja Rao's 'Kanthapura', were pasted directly from previous papers. Commerce: Outdated Corporate Tax Provisions and Identical Numericals The Commerce question paper reflected identical patterns of recycled content. Questions concerning corporate tax laws and financial accounting were copied directly from earlier test editions without updating relevant statutory provisions or current fiscal norms. Conceptual items on capital structure theories, such as the Modigliani-Miller hypothesis, and the 7 Ps of service marketing maintained option sequences identical to past papers. Additionally, numerical problems involving Arms Length Pricing, TDS Sections 194C and 194F, and Break-even Analysis featured identical numerical values and dataset calculations lifted directly from past test papers. What this means for you • For Candidates: Aspirants of the cancelled subjects (Sociology, English, Commerce) must reappear on September 9 and 10, 2026, at no additional fee. • Preparation Strategy: Candidates should prepare for revised question patterns as NTA is expected to set fresh items avoiding recycled questions. • Admit Card Download: Test takers must download fresh admit cards from the official UGC NET portal once the revised center details are released. Questions & Answers 1. Which UGC NET 2026 exam papers have been cancelled by NTA? NTA has cancelled the papers for Sociology, English, and Commerce subjects. 2. What are the revised re-exam dates for UGC NET 2026? The re-examinations are scheduled for September 9 (English and Commerce) and September 10, 2026 (Sociology). 3. Will candidates need to pay an extra fee for the re-examination? No, candidates do not need to pay any additional fees to appear in the re-exam. 4. What errors were found in the UGC NET Sociology paper? The Sociology paper contained major spelling blunders, misprinting famous sociologists' names such as Ritzer as Putzer and Ghurye as Ghunye. 5. Why were the English and Commerce papers cancelled? Both papers contained verbatim copy-pasting of questions, option choices, and numerical data from the December 2024 and 2025 exam cycles. https://trendkia.com/en/exam/ugc-net-2026-juna-pariksha-ke-tina-pepara-radda-spelinga-misteka-aura-prashnon-ki-nakala-para-nta-ki-bari-karravai-17525 TrendKia — Har trend, sabse pehle.