UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said the central universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes this year.
He said the CUET, in all likelihood, will be conducted in the first week of July.This means that apart from the eligibility criterion of different universities, Class 12 board examination marks will not have any bearing on the admission of the students.”From the 2022-23 academic year, the National Testing Agency will be conducting the CUET for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. All the central universities will have to consider CUET scores for admissions to their programmes,” Kumar said at a press briefing.There are 45 central universities funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
“From the 2022-23 academic year, the National Testing Agency will be conducting the CUET for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. All the central universities will have to consider CUET scores for admissions to their programmes,” Kumar said at a press briefing.There are 45 central universities funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC).The syllabus of the CUET will be mirrored with the Class 12 model syllabus of the NCERT, Kumar said.The CUET will have Section 1A, Section 1B, general test and domain-specific subjects. Section 1A, which will be compulsory, will be in 13 languages and candidates can choose the language of their choice.
The options are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Section 1B is optional and for students who want to opt for another language apart from the ones that are a part of Section 1A. Some of the languages on offer are French, Arabic, German, etc, he added.Under the domain-specific subjects, a candidate can choose up to a maximum of six domains that they wish to pursue at the undergraduate level, Kumar said.
There are some universities that have general test as eligibility criteria for admission to even domain-specific courses so that is a part of the CUET, he said.The UGC chairman said the reservation policy of the universities will not be impacted due to the CUET.”The universities can enroll candidates for the general seats as well as for the reserved seats on the basis of CUET scores. It will not impact the existing admission and reservation policy that are in accordance with the Ordinances of the varsity,” he said.
