Postponing UGC-NET a right decision: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin [Video]

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin commended the Union Education Ministry for its decision to postpone the UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET), originally scheduled for January 15.

In a social media post on X, Stalin stated: “I had written to the Union Education Minister requesting the rescheduling of the UGC-NET exams. It is a rightful decision that the exams have now been postponed!”

“It has become a recurring practice for the Union Government to announce major exams on Tamil cultural festival days, only to reschedule them following state intervention. Let us hope that, moving forward, every institution in this country respects its rich diversity and considers the sentiments of all its people when making decisions,” CM Stalin said.

On January 13, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the postponement of the UGC-NET, citing multiple requests from various stakeholders.

In an official statement, Rajesh Kumar, Director (Exams), NTA, said: “The NTA has …