The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced the postponement of the common university entrance test for undergraduate admissions (CUET-UG) in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The entrance examination will now take place on 26 and 29 May respectively.
In J&K, the NTA has rescheduled the exam to establish temporary examination centres within the region, facilitating students in taking the test conveniently.
In a statement, the NTA clarified that the CUET-UG exams, in line with the National Education Policy 2020, will proceed as scheduled in the remaining parts of the country. The exams are set to be held from 21 May to 6 June.
“After contacting the state (Manipur) administration, it has been advised to keep all examinations in the state of Manipur from 29 May 2023 onwards,” the agency said in the statement.
University Grants Commission (UGC) chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said, “Being sensitive to the needs of candidates and to facilitate the students of Jammu and Kashmir, the NTA is exploring the possibility of creating temporary centres in Kashmir. Therefore, it has been decided that the CUET (UG) will now be conducted from May 26, 2023 onwards in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.”
He further said, “We are trying to give centres to maximum students appearing from J&K within the state. In the case of Delhi students, whose centres are in Meerut, we are also in the process of shifting as many as possible back to the NCR region.”