Meghalaya CM appealed to Pradhan for exempting CUET

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 10, 2023

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday called for exempting the State of Meghalaya from conducting the CUET as most of the colleges in the state are affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University.

In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said he is grateful that the National Testing Agency (NTA) as a premier autonomous and self-sustained testing organization is conducting an entrance examination (CUET) for admission/fellowship to higher educational institutions. He also said the Test is to assess competence of candidates for admissions which has always been a challenge.

Sangma informed, “Last year we had requested your good offices to kindly exempt Meghalaya from the purview of the CUET through letter DO.CM/PER-UM/2022/48 dated Shillong, the 25th of April 2022, to which you had graciously agreed through your letter DO.No.65-4/2020-CU.II dated 11th May 2022.”

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The Chief Minister said that they have also taken steps to create a State University, for which they will soon be receiving the approval of the Governor of Meghalaya.

He reasoned that the State of Meghalaya has recently undergone a Legislative Assembly Election the results of which have been declared last week.

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Sangma asserted it has resulted in the delay of State Board examination and in this regard, students are facing unprecedented challenges to attempt the CUET for the State level under graduates institutions.