UGC Planning Common Counselling For CUET UG Admissions: Report
Till now, CUET-UG counselling has been done after the announcement of the result. NTA sends candidates’ scores to universities that students have chosen while filling out the application process. The participating institutes release the CUET cut-off with the merit lists of registered candidates qualified. The counselling is conducted by the CUET accepting colleges individually.
However, now the University Grant Commission (UGC) is planning to streamline the counselling process. As per the Economic Times report, the UGC is exploring to follow the common counselling procedure used in the line of medical and engineering courses for CUET undergraduate courses.
As part of the move, UGC has formed a committee comprising officials from various universities to consider the feasibility of the idea. Reportedly, five renowned universities have also been selected for a pilot run being conducted internally to study the pros and cons of the given consideration.
The idea if approved and implemented will provide students with choices on a single portal instead of separately applying to different universities directly. However, this is in the ideational stage and the final decision will be taken on the recommendations of the panel and after consultation with the stakeholders, ET reported.
Earlier, the commission said to merge JEE, NEET with CUET- UG, however no development took place on this front.
CUET – UG 2024
CUET is held for Admission to Undergraduate Programmes into Central Universities and Other Participating Universities, Institutions, Organizations, and Autonomous Colleges. This year the CUET (UG) -2024 exam went through multiple changes including the addition of new subjects, a reduction in the number of papers opted for the exam, a hybrid mode of the examination, and changes in the complexity of the examination pattern.
The NTA will administer the CUET UG 2024 this year from May 15 to May 31, 2024. Students appearing for Class 12 exams in 2024 are also eligible to apply. However, they are required to submit class 12 qualifying documents within a given time frame.
The exam schedule has not been announced yet. The CUET (UG) 2024, will be conducted in 13 languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Notably, National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the CUET (UG) – 2024 form submission last date extension till April 5, 2024. This is the second time that the agency has extended the form submission date following the request of the candidates and other stakeholders. Earlier, the extension was made from March 26 to March 31, and now again till April 5 (up to 9:50 PM).
