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Union Education Ministry cancelled UGC-NET 2024

Posted 21 Jun 2024

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Exam was cancelled due to reports of cheating and paper leak which compromised the integrity of the exam.

  • University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (UGC–NET) is conducted by the National Testing Agency.

Reasons for cheating in examination

  • Positive attitude towards cheating: due to which Students avoid taking responsibility for their actions.
  • Societal pressures: success is measured by marks rather than the ability to complete the learning process with integrity.
  • Delayed justice: general perception of the judicial system being slow and ineffective.
  • Overambition and Pursuit of self-interest: Students may intentionally cheat to gain an unjust advantage over others. 

Ethical reasonings against cheating in examinations

  • Violates deontological ethics: Students have adopted unfair means (cheating) for favourable ends (results).
  • Against Utilitarianism: Cheating does not serve the Society and does not satisfy its interests as people who are not capable of providing the needed knowledge and services are given positions. 
  • Justice as Fairness Principle: Cheating violates human liberties and equality of opportunities and supports unjust differences.
  • Virtue Ethics: Virtues of truth, trust, and excellence of character do not support deception or dishonesty.

Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

  • It was enacted by the government to bring greater transparency, fairness and credibility to the public examination systems.
  • It deals with unfair means by various entities involved in conducting public examinations by the Central Government and its agencies.
  • It lists 15 actions that amount to using unfair means in public examinations “for monetary or wrongful gain,” like leakage of question papers.
  • All offenses under the Act will be cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable.

 

  • Tags :
  • National Testing Agency
  • Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
  • UGC–NET
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