On Tuesday, July 12, the Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC), Jagadesh Kumar, said that over 98 percent of the candidates would get the exam centre in their chosen city.
The decision was taken against complaints by candidates about the delay in releasing the admit card.
"The admit cards have been released four days prior to the examination due to security reasons and in order to avoid any malpractice in the exam. Students should not get worried,” Kumar told PTI. “At least 98 per cent candidates will get the centre in the city of their choice. Those who do not find the allotted centre feasible can reach out to NTA which will entertain their requests," he said.
The Common University Entrance Test, or CUET UG, will be conducted from July 15 to August 10, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced last week. Over 11 lakh candidates have registered for the first edition of CUET. The NTA released the admit cards for CUET UG on Monday.
"Over 14 lakh candidates have registered for the exam which will be conducted across 500 cities. It is a mammoth task and NTA is a professional exam conducting body. The students should not get worried," Kumar said. Kumar had in March announced that CUET scores, and not Class 12 marks, would be mandatory for admission to 45 central universities and that the central universities can fix their minimum eligibility criteria.
In total, 11 deemed universities, 12 state universities, 44 central universities, and 19 private universities have taken part in CUET edition one for undergraduate admissions in the academic year 2022-23.
