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  • CUET-UG: Tests began past due in 2 according to cent of exam centres: UGC Chairman

    By means of Categorical Information Provider

    NEW DELHI: The Commonplace College Front Check-Undergraduate (CUET-UG ) assessments, which started Sunday, began past due in two according to cent of the centres because of various causes comparable to energy fluctuations, stated UGC Chairman Prof M Jagadesh Kumar.

    He stated assessments began past due in 12 out of 450 exam centres, on the other hand, the primary day of the second one version of the CUET-UG went off easily.

    Giving main points, Kumar stated: “In 2% of facilities (roughly 12 out of 450 these days), the examination began later than scheduled however was once effectively finished.”

    “The examination began past due because of a few causes, comparable to energy fluctuations in some facilities and, in others, scholars wanting to apply staggered access. Scholars have been knowledgeable within the admit playing cards to go into the middle in a staggered way. However in a couple of facilities, since they got here past due, there was once crowding and next extend within the get started of the examination,” he stated.

    He asked scholars to henceforth are available a staggered approach to keep away from a repeat of this kind of state of affairs.

    “Now we have now taken administrative measures to forestall such eventualities someday. In lots of towns, now we have additionally taken lend a hand from the site visitors police to reduce site visitors jams across the facilities,” he informed this paper.

    This time, the Nationwide Trying out Company (NTA), which is engaging in the examination, held the assessments in 3 shifts.

    “All 3 shifts within the first section (21 – 24 Might) had been finished effectively, with a complete collection of applicants scheduled these days, round 2,65,248,” he stated.

    Shift 1 (from 8.30 am to ten.30 am) concluded smartly in all 271 towns and 447 facilities, he stated.

    The entire collection of applicants scheduled in shift 1 was once 87,879.

    The shift 2 (12-2 pm) of CUET-UG additionally went off smartly in all 272 towns and 448 facilities. The entire collection of applicants scheduled in shift 2 was once 87,903.

    Shift 3(6.30 to ten.30 pm) additionally concluded smartly in all 271 towns and 458 facilities. The entire collection of applicants scheduled in shift 3 was once round 89,466.

    Within the first two shifts, there was once 77 according to cent attendance, whilst within the 3rd shift, the proportion stood at 74 according to cent.  “These days’s attendance was once 76%, an important soar from ultimate yr, round 62%,” he added.

    As there have been court cases from scholars and oldsters that they have been made to face within the sizzling solar prior to the graduation of the examination, the UGC leader stated they equipped elementary facilities like water, refreshments, and lined shelters/ready spaces to applicants and their folks/guardians.

    “Applicants and their folks have been additionally continuously knowledgeable in regards to the steps taken and the examination get started standing within the facilities the place there was once a extend in beginning the take a look at. We will be able to proceed to take measures to supply a greater enjoy to the scholars sitting for CUET-UG,” he added.

    For the second one section (25-28 Might), he stated, they’re operating to supply admit playing cards through Might 22 or Might 23.

    The NTA will announce town data slips for the 3rd section (Might 29-June 2) on Might 23. Within the first section, Might 21-24, 8 lakh scholars are slated to seem for the examination for admission to undergraduate classes.

    This yr, a complete of 16.85 lakh scholars have registered for the doorway examination, out of which 13.95 lakh paid the appliance charge and submitted the shape. This yr noticed a 41 according to cent build up in pupil numbers from the debut version ultimate yr. 

    NEW DELHI: The Commonplace College Front Check-Undergraduate (CUET-UG ) assessments, which started Sunday, began past due in two according to cent of the centres because of various causes comparable to energy fluctuations, stated UGC Chairman Prof M Jagadesh Kumar.

    He stated assessments began past due in 12 out of 450 exam centres, on the other hand, the primary day of the second one version of the CUET-UG went off easily.

    Giving main points, Kumar stated: “In 2% of facilities (roughly 12 out of 450 these days), the examination began later than scheduled however was once effectively finished.”googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “The examination began past due because of a few causes, comparable to energy fluctuations in some facilities and, in others, scholars wanting to apply staggered access. Scholars have been knowledgeable within the admit playing cards to go into the middle in a staggered way. However in a couple of facilities, since they got here past due, there was once crowding and next extend within the get started of the examination,” he stated.

    He asked scholars to henceforth are available a staggered approach to keep away from a repeat of this kind of state of affairs.

    “Now we have now taken administrative measures to forestall such eventualities someday. In lots of towns, now we have additionally taken lend a hand from the site visitors police to reduce site visitors jams across the facilities,” he informed this paper.

    This time, the Nationwide Trying out Company (NTA), which is engaging in the examination, held the assessments in 3 shifts.

    “All 3 shifts within the first section (21 – 24 Might) had been finished effectively, with a complete collection of applicants scheduled these days, round 2,65,248,” he stated.

    Shift 1 (from 8.30 am to ten.30 am) concluded smartly in all 271 towns and 447 facilities, he stated.

    The entire collection of applicants scheduled in shift 1 was once 87,879.

    The shift 2 (12-2 pm) of CUET-UG additionally went off smartly in all 272 towns and 448 facilities. The entire collection of applicants scheduled in shift 2 was once 87,903.

    Shift 3(6.30 to ten.30 pm) additionally concluded smartly in all 271 towns and 458 facilities. The entire collection of applicants scheduled in shift 3 was once round 89,466.

    Within the first two shifts, there was once 77 according to cent attendance, whilst within the 3rd shift, the proportion stood at 74 according to cent.  “These days’s attendance was once 76%, an important soar from ultimate yr, round 62%,” he added.

    As there have been court cases from scholars and oldsters that they have been made to face within the sizzling solar prior to the graduation of the examination, the UGC leader stated they equipped elementary facilities like water, refreshments, and lined shelters/ready spaces to applicants and their folks/guardians.

    “Applicants and their folks have been additionally continuously knowledgeable in regards to the steps taken and the examination get started standing within the facilities the place there was once a extend in beginning the take a look at. We will be able to proceed to take measures to supply a greater enjoy to the scholars sitting for CUET-UG,” he added.

    For the second one section (25-28 Might), he stated, they’re operating to supply admit playing cards through Might 22 or Might 23.

    The NTA will announce town data slips for the 3rd section (Might 29-June 2) on Might 23. Within the first section, Might 21-24, 8 lakh scholars are slated to seem for the examination for admission to undergraduate classes.

    This yr, a complete of 16.85 lakh scholars have registered for the doorway examination, out of which 13.95 lakh paid the appliance charge and submitted the shape. This yr noticed a 41 according to cent build up in pupil numbers from the debut version ultimate yr. 

  • CUET-UG 2022 effects declared| ‘Normalised’ ranking to come to a decision admission, now not percentile or uncooked marks: UGC chairman

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    NEW DELHI: The much-awaited debut CUET-UG 2022 effects had been after all introduced early Friday, with the UGC chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar stressing that the admission to undergraduate lessons in central universities in India could be during the ‘normalised’ marks and now not percentile or uncooked marks.

    Talking with this newspaper, Kumar mentioned that scholars will have to now not fear in the event that they see the variation of their normalised marks and solution keys. 

    He additionally was hoping that the 90 universities would get a hold of a benefit listing to begin admission for undergraduate lessons inside ten days according to normalised marks. 

    His explanation got here after the Nationwide Trying out Company (NTA) introduced that 21,159 – 12,799 ladies and 8360 boys – scholars scored 100 percentile. 

    Most scholars (8236) scored 100 percentile in English, adopted through Political Science (2,065) and Trade Research (1,669). The opposite topics that were given considerable 100 percentile ratings are – Biology/Biotechnology (1,319), and Economics/Trade Eco. (1,187), Psychology (1,186), Sanskrit (1,166) Historical past (893), Hindi (875) Sociology (261)

    The inside track of the prime percentile ended in panic amongst scholars and oldsters, who spent an nervous lengthy night time anticipating the outcome, which used to be introduced at 4 am Friday as an alternative of 10 pm Thursday, and began bombarding social media on whether or not the percentile would come to a decision admissions into universities. Many complained that their ratings had been downgraded within the identify of ‘normalisation.’

    Maximum of them posted their scorecards which mirrored the variation between their normalised ratings and the uncooked marks that they had gained from the NTA, which had performed the examination in six stages from July 15 to August 30. The NTA had previous shared the solution key with the scholars.

    Clarifying the doubts, the College Grants Fee had informed this newspaper, “The normalised marks will remember the variation within the problem ranges around the periods.”

    He additional defined that scholars in two other periods may have the similar percentile, but if the normalisation is completed, the trouble stage of every consultation is regarded as. So, the normalised marks can be other from the percentiles. 

    “Some say they were given 80 percentile, however in normalised marks, it has come all the way down to 60. They’ve to remember the fact that the normalised marks are other from the percentile. If one will get 82 percentile, 82 other folks get not up to his marks. It’s then transformed into normalised marks, which might be the actual marks taking into consideration the trouble stage,” he mentioned. 

    “Scholars don’t need to fear in the event that they see that their normalised marks are other from the percentiles. With out normalisation, the rating listing can be extremely skewed on account of the trouble ranges. We’ve got used the medical manner of normalising the efficiency of the scholars who gave the tests in numerous periods,” he mentioned, including that it used to be carried out to offer a degree enjoying box to all scholars who took the debut examination at the similar topic on other days or shifts.

    The efficiency of each candidate used to be evaluated the use of the equi-percentile manner during which normalised marks of every candidate had been calculated the use of the percentiles of every workforce of scholars in a given consultation throughout more than one days for a similar topic.

    The method used to be performed through a committee headed through a senior professor from Indian Statistical Establishment, Delhi and comprising senior professors from the Indian Institute of Generation (IIT), Delhi and Delhi College, he mentioned, including that effects had been shared with the colleges.

    The desire for normalisation arose since the Not unusual College Front Take a look at (CUET)-UG had been performed in numerous shifts and because the query paper for every shift used to be other, it used to be now not conceivable to handle equivalence in quite a lot of query papers, or to evaluate their problem stage, as some scholars would have were given a fairly tough query as in comparison to others. So that you could stay parity, the will used to be felt for normalising the marks.

    Technical system faults, last-minute adjustments in examination centres, uninformed adjustments in examination dates and extend in issuing admit playing cards, some even bringing up previous dates, had been one of the many problems confronted through scholars all over the examination.

    With 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET is now the second one greatest front examination within the nation, surpassing JEE-Primary moderate registration of 9 lakh. Sixty in keeping with cent attendance used to be recorded within the CUET-UG examination. NEET-UG is probably the most distinguished front check in India, with a mean of 18 lakh candidates.

    NEW DELHI: The much-awaited debut CUET-UG 2022 effects had been after all introduced early Friday, with the UGC chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar stressing that the admission to undergraduate lessons in central universities in India could be during the ‘normalised’ marks and now not percentile or uncooked marks.

    Talking with this newspaper, Kumar mentioned that scholars will have to now not fear in the event that they see the variation of their normalised marks and solution keys. 

    He additionally was hoping that the 90 universities would get a hold of a benefit listing to begin admission for undergraduate lessons inside ten days according to normalised marks. 

    His explanation got here after the Nationwide Trying out Company (NTA) introduced that 21,159 – 12,799 ladies and 8360 boys – scholars scored 100 percentile. 

    Most scholars (8236) scored 100 percentile in English, adopted through Political Science (2,065) and Trade Research (1,669). The opposite topics that were given considerable 100 percentile ratings are – Biology/Biotechnology (1,319), and Economics/Trade Eco. (1,187), Psychology (1,186), Sanskrit (1,166) Historical past (893), Hindi (875) Sociology (261)

    The inside track of the prime percentile ended in panic amongst scholars and oldsters, who spent an nervous lengthy night time anticipating the outcome, which used to be introduced at 4 am Friday as an alternative of 10 pm Thursday, and began bombarding social media on whether or not the percentile would come to a decision admissions into universities. Many complained that their ratings had been downgraded within the identify of ‘normalisation.’

    Maximum of them posted their scorecards which mirrored the variation between their normalised ratings and the uncooked marks that they had gained from the NTA, which had performed the examination in six stages from July 15 to August 30. The NTA had previous shared the solution key with the scholars.

    Clarifying the doubts, the College Grants Fee had informed this newspaper, “The normalised marks will remember the variation within the problem ranges around the periods.”

    He additional defined that scholars in two other periods may have the similar percentile, but if the normalisation is completed, the trouble stage of every consultation is regarded as. So, the normalised marks can be other from the percentiles. 

    “Some say they were given 80 percentile, however in normalised marks, it has come all the way down to 60. They’ve to remember the fact that the normalised marks are other from the percentile. If one will get 82 percentile, 82 other folks get not up to his marks. It’s then transformed into normalised marks, which might be the actual marks taking into consideration the trouble stage,” he mentioned. 

    “Scholars don’t need to fear in the event that they see that their normalised marks are other from the percentiles. With out normalisation, the rating listing can be extremely skewed on account of the trouble ranges. We’ve got used the medical manner of normalising the efficiency of the scholars who gave the tests in numerous periods,” he mentioned, including that it used to be carried out to offer a degree enjoying box to all scholars who took the debut examination at the similar topic on other days or shifts.

    The efficiency of each candidate used to be evaluated the use of the equi-percentile manner during which normalised marks of every candidate had been calculated the use of the percentiles of every workforce of scholars in a given consultation throughout more than one days for a similar topic.

    The method used to be performed through a committee headed through a senior professor from Indian Statistical Establishment, Delhi and comprising senior professors from the Indian Institute of Generation (IIT), Delhi and Delhi College, he mentioned, including that effects had been shared with the colleges.

    The desire for normalisation arose since the Not unusual College Front Take a look at (CUET)-UG had been performed in numerous shifts and because the query paper for every shift used to be other, it used to be now not conceivable to handle equivalence in quite a lot of query papers, or to evaluate their problem stage, as some scholars would have were given a fairly tough query as in comparison to others. So that you could stay parity, the will used to be felt for normalising the marks.

    Technical system faults, last-minute adjustments in examination centres, uninformed adjustments in examination dates and extend in issuing admit playing cards, some even bringing up previous dates, had been one of the many problems confronted through scholars all over the examination.

    With 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET is now the second one greatest front examination within the nation, surpassing JEE-Primary moderate registration of 9 lakh. Sixty in keeping with cent attendance used to be recorded within the CUET-UG examination. NEET-UG is probably the most distinguished front check in India, with a mean of 18 lakh candidates.

  • JNU Scholars’ Union, Academics’ Affiliation query appointment of Jagadesh Kumar as UGC head

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The scholars’ union and academics’ affiliation of Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU) puzzled the appointment of the school’s Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar as UGC chairman, announcing he was once being ”rewarded” for “enforcing the federal government’s schedule”.

    Moushumi Basu, secretary of JNU Academics’ Affiliation (JNUTA), stated she was once “stunned” via the verdict.

    “Is there a dearth of skill that the similar set of other folks determine within the operating for best posts? Used to be there no different academician worthy of being appointed as UGC chairman?” Basu stated.

    She additionally stated he had now not taken any measures to paintings on construction college’s infrastructure foe virtual era, and academics had been compelled to spend their very own cash for taking on-line categories.

    “How will he construct the Virtual College that has been proposed within the price range is any one bet?” she stated.

    JNU Scholars” Union president (JNUSU) Aishe Ghosh echoed Basu’s sentiments as she tweeted, “After destruction of JNU for the closing 6 years, Mamidala Jagdesh Kumar is about to grow to be the Chairman of UGC. Dismantling establishments is what Mamidala has experience in. Precisely why the BJP government selected him to take over the placement”.

    Her Deputy, JNUSU vice-president Saket Moon claimed Kumar have been rewarded for ”enforcing the federal government’s schedule in an autocratic approach”.

    “This displays that those that put in force what the federal government desires are given awards. He has ruined JNU,” he alleged.

    From the sedition row of 2016 and lockdown of his administrative center a couple of occasions to then HRD minister getting caught for over six hours on the venue of JNU’s convocation in 2019, Kumar’s tenure because the VC has been marred via controversies.

    Kumar, who was once made the VC in January 2016, had his first brush with controversy only a week after his appointment when scholars locked horns with the management over preserving of an match in opposition to the putting of Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru.

    In a commentary, Kumar stated his speedy center of attention goes to be the implementation of the Nationwide Training Coverage.

    “As Chairman, UGC, this can be a nice alternative for me to paintings for the younger minds of our nation in Upper Instructional Institutes. My speedy center of attention goes to be fast implementation of Nationwide Training Coverage, enabling analysis and innovation ecosystem in HEIs and making upper training extra inclusive and available the usage of era. I sit up for running with scholars, academics and heads of upper instructional establishments around the nation,” he stated.