Centre exempt Meghalaya Colleges from CUET

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 12, 2022

Taking into consideration the concerns raised by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma pertaining to geographical conditions, hilly terrain, far flung location, limited digital connectivity. Infrastructure etc, the Central Govt on Wednesday decided that the affiliated colleges of NEHU will continue with the existing practice for admission instead of CUET or the Common University Entrance Test.

In a letter to Sangma, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) has been introduced for admission at Under Graduate (UG) level in all Central Universities from the academic year 2022-23 as per the National Education Policy 2020. It has been envisioned to reduce the burden on students, universities and the entire education system.

The CUET would assess the students of different boards at the same level, giving them equal opportunity. The students may apply to more than one universities as per their choice with one application form thereby reducing financial burden and enhancing access. They can appear in the test in 13 languages over hundreds of examination centres for admission.

The syllabus for undergraduate level is based on the understanding of subject at class Xll level, irrespective of affiliations to any board like CBSE, bringing a desirable change in favour of the students from Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDG).

The Ministry/National Testing Agency is making all the possible efforts to conduct the test for the interest of the students sorting out the difficulties in different states and by providing adequate exam centres. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the Computer Based Test (CBT). The online application forms have been invited and the candidates who wish to appear CUET 2022 have been advised to go through the required eligibility criteria of the respective universities for taking admission at UG level.