CUET to be carried out in 3 shifts; merger with JEE, NEET to be introduced 2 yrs upfront: UGC leader

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: The Not unusual College Front Check (CUET)-UG might be carried out in 3 shifts this 12 months as an alternative of 2 and plans for its merger with an important front assessments like JEE and NEET might be introduced no less than two years upfront, consistent with UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.

In an interview to PTI, Kumar stated the College Grants Fee (UGC) and the Nationwide Trying out Company (NTA) are ready to make sure that the second one version of CUET-UG is glitch-free. “With recognize to enjoy of scholars closing 12 months, I do agree that at few centres there have been system defects and this 12 months we’re taking good care of all problems comparable to these more or less reports that the scholars went thru. We will be able to make certain that this time the scholars need to focal point most effective on assessments and no longer on any imaginable system defects and the way are we doing that. We’re doing that by means of figuring out the centres neatly upfront and by means of taking a look on the infrastructure this is to be had together with the computer systems, bandwidth, technical workforce on the centres, in order that the second one version is glitch-free,” he stated.

“I agree there have been a number of system defects right through the examination closing time however this 12 months all problems had been ironed out. Holding in thoughts the enjoy of the scholars, a plan has been chalked out and we’re in a position to make sure that the applicants simply have to fret in regards to the examination and no longer any system defects,” he stated.

Kumar stated that additional computer systems and additional centres had been organized as plan B in order that in case there are any system defects, the applicants can also be shifted there and the examination for a selected shift is probably not cancelled.

The UGC leader additionally introduced that during a deviation from the standard development, the examination might be carried out in 3 shifts this 12 months.

Requested in regards to the proposal to merge CUET with the engineering front examination JEE and the scientific front examination NEET, he stated, “It’s for sure possible. The main points are being labored out however every time the merger occurs, bulletins might be made no less than two years upfront so the scholars can get ready accordingly. NEP 2020 has obviously stated the load must be diminished on scholars by means of having a unmarried national-level front exam. We floated the speculation to mentally get ready scholars that NEP has proposed this kind of factor and there’s a chance within the coming years. We’re operating internally on methods to take this ahead.”

The UGC had in March closing 12 months introduced that undergraduate admissions might be carried out in all central universities thru a not unusual front check and no longer at the foundation of sophistication 12 marks.

The debut version of the CUET-UG was once carried out in July closing 12 months and was once marred by means of system defects, prompting the NTA to cancel the examination at more than one centres. Whilst a number of scholars had been knowledgeable about cancellation an evening sooner than the examination, a lot of them had been became clear of centres.

The UGC chairman had then stated the examination at sure centres had been cancelled following experiences of “sabotage”.

With 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET, the average gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities, become the second one greatest front examination within the nation, surpassing JEE-Primary’s moderate registration of 9 lakh.

“We’ve already won over 11.5 lakh registrations this 12 months. The closing date has been prolonged until March 30 and we predict the packages to go closing 12 months’s quantity,” Kumar stated.

Requested about “normalisation” of rankings which left a number of aspirants disillusioned as they discovered their marks diminished from their authentic rankings, making it tough for them to get their dream faculty, he stated efforts had been made to minimise any mistakes right through the method.

“The agenda of the examination has been compressed this 12 months to ten days as an alternative of over one and part month with the intention to minimise any mistakes within the normalisation as the difference is extra when the examination is held over a larger time frame,” he stated.

The normalisation components the usage of the “equipercentile way” has been determined by means of a panel comprising professors from Indian Statistical Institute, IIT Delhi and Delhi College.

Kumar defined that CUET centres had been known in 3 classes. “We’ve labeled the centres in classes A, B and C. One of the vital centres the place we confronted issues closing 12 months had been divided into class C and we can no longer use the ones centres this time. The class B can have the centres the place we want to handhold the centres and a few groundwork must be carried out and ensure suitable infrastructure is to be had. Class A centres are completely fantastic,” he stated.

NEW DELHI: The Not unusual College Front Check (CUET)-UG might be carried out in 3 shifts this 12 months as an alternative of 2 and plans for its merger with an important front assessments like JEE and NEET might be introduced no less than two years upfront, consistent with UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar.

In an interview to PTI, Kumar stated the College Grants Fee (UGC) and the Nationwide Trying out Company (NTA) are ready to make sure that the second one version of CUET-UG is glitch-free. “With recognize to enjoy of scholars closing 12 months, I do agree that at few centres there have been system defects and this 12 months we’re taking good care of all problems comparable to these more or less reports that the scholars went thru. We will be able to make certain that this time the scholars need to focal point most effective on assessments and no longer on any imaginable system defects and the way are we doing that. We’re doing that by means of figuring out the centres neatly upfront and by means of taking a look on the infrastructure this is to be had together with the computer systems, bandwidth, technical workforce on the centres, in order that the second one version is glitch-free,” he stated.

“I agree there have been a number of system defects right through the examination closing time however this 12 months all problems had been ironed out. Holding in thoughts the enjoy of the scholars, a plan has been chalked out and we’re in a position to make sure that the applicants simply have to fret in regards to the examination and no longer any system defects,” he stated.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Kumar stated that additional computer systems and additional centres had been organized as plan B in order that in case there are any system defects, the applicants can also be shifted there and the examination for a selected shift is probably not cancelled.

The UGC leader additionally introduced that during a deviation from the standard development, the examination might be carried out in 3 shifts this 12 months.

Requested in regards to the proposal to merge CUET with the engineering front examination JEE and the scientific front examination NEET, he stated, “It’s for sure possible. The main points are being labored out however every time the merger occurs, bulletins might be made no less than two years upfront so the scholars can get ready accordingly. NEP 2020 has obviously stated the load must be diminished on scholars by means of having a unmarried national-level front exam. We floated the speculation to mentally get ready scholars that NEP has proposed this kind of factor and there’s a chance within the coming years. We’re operating internally on methods to take this ahead.”

The UGC had in March closing 12 months introduced that undergraduate admissions might be carried out in all central universities thru a not unusual front check and no longer at the foundation of sophistication 12 marks.

The debut version of the CUET-UG was once carried out in July closing 12 months and was once marred by means of system defects, prompting the NTA to cancel the examination at more than one centres. Whilst a number of scholars had been knowledgeable about cancellation an evening sooner than the examination, a lot of them had been became clear of centres.

The UGC chairman had then stated the examination at sure centres had been cancelled following experiences of “sabotage”.

With 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET, the average gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities, become the second one greatest front examination within the nation, surpassing JEE-Primary’s moderate registration of 9 lakh.

“We’ve already won over 11.5 lakh registrations this 12 months. The closing date has been prolonged until March 30 and we predict the packages to go closing 12 months’s quantity,” Kumar stated.

Requested about “normalisation” of rankings which left a number of aspirants disillusioned as they discovered their marks diminished from their authentic rankings, making it tough for them to get their dream faculty, he stated efforts had been made to minimise any mistakes right through the method.

“The agenda of the examination has been compressed this 12 months to ten days as an alternative of over one and part month with the intention to minimise any mistakes within the normalisation as the difference is extra when the examination is held over a larger time frame,” he stated.

The normalisation components the usage of the “equipercentile way” has been determined by means of a panel comprising professors from Indian Statistical Institute, IIT Delhi and Delhi College.

Kumar defined that CUET centres had been known in 3 classes. “We’ve labeled the centres in classes A, B and C. One of the vital centres the place we confronted issues closing 12 months had been divided into class C and we can no longer use the ones centres this time. The class B can have the centres the place we want to handhold the centres and a few groundwork must be carried out and ensure suitable infrastructure is to be had. Class A centres are completely fantastic,” he stated.