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Kumar stated that in a deviation from the standard sample, the examination might be performed in three shifts from this yr (File pic/Timesof24)
M Jagadesh Kumar stated the College Grants Fee (UGC) and the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) are ready to make sure that the second version of CUET-UG is glitch free
The Widespread College Entrance Take a look at (CUET)-UG might be performed in three shifts this yr as an alternative of two and plans for its merger with essential entrance exams like JEE and NEET might be introduced at the least two years upfront, in keeping with UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.
In an interview to PTI, Kumar stated the College Grants Fee (UGC) and the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) are ready to make sure that the second version of CUET-UG is glitch free.
”I agree there have been a number of glitches in the course of the examination final time however this yr all points have been ironed out. Protecting in thoughts the expertise of the scholars, a plan has been chalked out and we’re prepared to make sure that the candidates simply have to fret concerning the examination and never any glitches,” he stated.
”Further computer systems and additional centres have been organized as plan B in order that in case there are any glitches, the candidates will be shifted there and the examination for a specific shift is not going to be cancelled,” he added.
Kumar stated that in a deviation from the standard sample, the examination might be performed in three shifts from this yr.
Requested concerning the proposal to merge CUET with engineering entrance examination JEE and medical entrance examination NEET, Kumar stated, ”It’s undoubtedly doable. The small print are being labored out however each time the merger occurs, announcement might be made at the least two years upfront so the scholars can put together accordingly.” The UGC had in March final yr introduced that undergraduate admissions might be performed in all central universities by way of a standard entrance take a look at and never on the idea of sophistication 12 marks.
The debut version of the CUET-UG was performed in July final yr and was marred by glitches, prompting the NTA to cancel the examination at a number of centres. Whereas a number of college students had been knowledgeable about cancellation an evening earlier than the examination, a lot of them had been turned away from centres.
The UGC chairman had then stated the examination at sure centres have been cancelled following reviews of ”sabotage”.
With 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET, the widespread gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities, turned the second greatest entrance examination within the nation, surpassing JEE-Most important’s common registration of 9 lakh.
”We now have already acquired over 11.5 lakh registrations this yr. The deadline has been prolonged until March 30 and we predict the purposes to cross final yr’s quantity,” Kumar stated.
Requested about ”normalisation” of scores which left a number of aspirants dissatisfied as they discovered their marks decreased from their unique scores, making it tough for them to get their dream school, he stated efforts have been made to minimise any errors in the course of the course of.
”The schedule of the examination has been compressed this yr to 10 days as an alternative of over one and half month with a purpose to minimise any errors within the normalisation because the variation is extra when the examination is held over an even bigger time period,” he stated.
The normalisation formulation utilizing the ”equipercentile technique” has been determined by a panel comprising professors from Indian Statistical Institute, IIT Delhi and Delhi College.
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