Previously, UGC had said it was contemplating the merger of the engineering entrance exam JEE and medical entrance NEET with the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG).
CUET UG 2024: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is exploring the idea of conducting a common counselling for undergraduate admissions based on CUET scores on the lines of medical and engineering courses, according to sources. The Commission has formed a committee with officials from different universities to discuss the idea and five renowned universities have been roped in for a pilot run, they added. There is currently no clear indication of when the idea will be implemented if the committee finds it feasible.
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“A panel has been formed to study the idea and the pilot will be conducted internally to study the pros and cons. Such a system will provide a single window for admissions and students can give their choices on a single portal instead of applying separately to universities,” a source said, news agency PTI reported. “Whether or not the idea will take off is not certain right now. It depends on the panel’s findings and then we will have stakeholder consultations,” the source added. Meanwhile, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar declined to comment on the issue.
Previously, UGC had said it was contemplating the merger of the engineering entrance exam JEE and medical entrance NEET with the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG). As of now, there has been no progress on implementing this plan.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on December 28, 1953, and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination, determination, and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination, and research in university education.
CUET UG Registration Date And Time
The CUET UG 2024 registration process has been extended to March 31. Candidates must fill the online CUET application form by 9:50 PM on March 31. The application correction window will open on April 2. With more than 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET, the common gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities, is now the second biggest entrance exam in the country, surpassing JEE-Main’s average registration of nine lakh. Candidates are advised to regularly visit NTA website(s) www.nta.ac.in, https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/ for the latest updates regarding the examination.