[LIS-Forum] SC relief to NET Candidates

[Kiran]

Dear professional friends,

See the today Times of India newspaper 24/12/2012 page no.3SC relief to NET
candidatesTNN | Dec 24, 2012, 04.19 AM IST

PUNE: In a relief to thousands of aspirants taking the
national<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/The-National>eligibility
test (NET), the UGC has withdrawn its decision to increase the
cut-off marks for clearing the NET, following a Supreme Court order on
Friday. The UGC had increased the eligibility score by 15% without notice.

The national educational testing bureau of the UGC conducts the NET for
determining the eligibility for lectureship and for awarding junior
research fellowship to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the
teaching profession and research. The NET is conducted in June and December
every year.

The UGC, however, made several changes in the June 2012 exam, including
increasing the cut-off marks. The candidates learnt about the changes only
when the UGC announced it a day after announcing the results of the exam on
September 18.

As per the initial notification, candidates belonging to the SC/ST sections
needed 35, 35, and 60 marks respectively for qualifying papers 1, 2 and 3.
The marks to be obtained by the OBCs were set as 35, 35, and 68 and for
those belonging to the general category it was 40, 40, and 75. But, when
the results were announced, candidates who would've been eligible as per
the initial criteria failed to qualify.

As per the new criteria, the percentage of marks to be scored by candidates
belonging to different categories has been increased by 15%.

This made several students file an affidavit with the SC against the UGC
regarding change in norms. On Friday, the SC issued an order saying that
the UGC's decision was invalid as it did not follow the exam policy in
announcing the changes in cut-offs and that, too, in such a short period of
time. An official at the University of Pune that conducts the NET exam
said, "The SC decision is valid for all candidates who sat for the June
2012 examinations. The old cut-offs will be considered and new results will
be announced."

Dear friends let us hope for revised UGC-NET 2012 result soon.
-- 
*G. Kiran Kumar*
              *B.Sc.,  M.L.I.Sc., M.Phil., P.G.D.L.A.N.*
Library Assistant, Library and Information Centre,
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS),
Deemed University, Hosur Road / Marigowda Road,  Bangalore - 560029
Karnataka, India.

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