CUET likely to be conducted twice a year by NTA from 2023
New Delhi, Mar 29: The Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) will neither make the board exams irrelevant nor give a push to "coaching culture", University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday, asserting that students from state boards will not be at a disadvantage in the undergraduate admission process.
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is responsible for conducting the exams, will consider conducting the CUET twice a year from the next session, he said.
In
an
interview
to
PTI,
Kumar
said
CUET
will
not
just
be
limited
to
admissions
in
Central
Universities
as
several
prominent
private
universities
have
indicated
that
they
would
like
to
come
on
board
for
using
the
scores
from
the
common
entrance
exam
for
undergraduate
admissions.
"To
begin
with
CUET
will
be
conducted
once
this
year
but
NTA
will
consider
conducting
the
exam
at
least
twice
a
year
from
next
session.
The entrance exam will not just be limited to Central Universities but also private varsities.
Several
prominent
private
universities
have
indicated
that
they
would
like
to
come
on
board
and
admit
students
through
CUET,"
he
said.
Kumar
had
last
week
announced
that
CUET
scores,
and
not
Class
XII
scores,
will
be
mandatory
for
admission
to
45
central
universities
and
the
central
universities
can
fix
their
minimum
eligibility
criteria.
Asked whether the exam will lead to a "coaching culture" for undergraduate admissions, Kumar said, "The exam will simply not require any coaching so there is no question of it giving push to a coaching culture. The exam will be completely based on class 12 syllabus. Lot of students are getting concerned whether the exam will also have questions from class 11 syllabus. The answer is a clear no".
PTI