Dear friends, I do not agree with Mr. Vimal Kumar that all who pass UGC-NET are mere calligraphers. But of course, good hand writing and presentation skills play vital roles in success of any written exam, along with the subject knowledge and language skills. At the same time some phrases such as "I am not agree" or "the large number of response by the candidates against this new format shows how they were enthusiastic about this objective type" etc are testimonies about the language skills of NET qualified persons. Personally, I plead for full- proof system whether it may be descriptive or objective. My charge against the descriptive system is about its valuation procedures which do not permit re-valuation in any case. In such a system the invisible evaluator who claims to be the "absolute authority" is at full freedom and the candidate is at their mercy or luck plays a major role. When I requested for photocopy and re-valuation of may answer scripts after June 2010 exam through Kerala High Court, UGC obviously lied in the Court that my answer papers were destroyed as my letter for preserving my papers was not received in their office. The result of the exam was published on 8 th October and I sent my request for preservation of my papers on 9th October by speed post. When I produced the evidence of its receipt by UGC's office, they were voiceless. Getting copies of answer papers of three toppers, publishing answer keys in web site were also my prayers. I contended the case myself and the case was failed due to my lack of experience in court procedures. But due to the decision of Hon.Supreme Court of India, any examining agency is bound to provide the copies of answer books under RTI Act. I think the judicial decisions have bearings on the new pattern of UGC-NET also. You may remember that in June 2010 NET exam only 11 candidates passed in English. There were wide discussions in campuses and in media about the result. See what happened in DEC-2010 exam. More than 350 candidates in English passed NET. Whether the standard of English in India was increased to 3000% just in six months !!! I was informed by UGC that more than 30 crores is with them as "profit" earned by six years by conducting NET exam and UGC is unwilling to disclose the earnings since the beginning of the test. The case is pending with Central Information Commission. There for I have strong evidences to believe that everything is not fine with UGC. As Hon. Courts opined that secrecies tempt to corrupt. Transparency or sun light is the best disinfectant. Sunny Joseph, Knowledge Manager, Govt.IASE, Thrissur. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.