India, June 21 -- Frequent exam cancellations and postponements amid allegations of question paper leaks have put candidates on the precipice of despair as they lurch from one disappointment to another for no fault of theirs. For some of them, the run of "bad luck" seems unending.

For instance, it's a hat-trick of woes for Ambedkar Nagar's Ujjwal Mishra and a double whammy for Lakhimpur Kheri's Parak Verma after the cancellation of UGC NET exam following allegations that the examination's integrity has been compromised.

For Mishra, 25, this is yet another instance of an exam getting cancelled due to a paper leak or it being postponed because of unforeseen circumstances.

Hoping to secure a government job, Mishra appeared in the Review O...