CUET 2022 Live: CUET is a computer-based test that will be held in two shifts and can be taken in 13 languages. (Graphics by Angshuman Maity)CUET 2022-23 Latest Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the application process for the Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) from April 6, 2022. Students aiming to study undergraduate programmes in central universities have to appear in the CUET mandatorily from this year. Interested students can apply online at the official website – cuet.samarth.ac.in
The last date to register for CUET is May 6, 2022. The exam will be conducted in first week of July. It is a computer-based test that will be held in two shifts and can be taken in 13 languages. The three-and-a-half-hour computer-based entrance test will only have multiple-choice questions based on the content of NCERT textbooks. CUET will essentially have three parts.
A student’s Board marks will have no role in determining his/her admission to a college or a programme. It will be based only on his/her CUET score. However, universities are open to use Board marks as the minimum eligibility criteria for admission.
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The CUET 2022 registration is scheduled to begin on April 6, 2022. Earlier, the registration was to begin on April 2 but the NTA announced on Saturday that the registration window will be made live between April 6 and May 6, 2022.
There are 27 domain subjects available for CUET 2022:
Accountancy/ Book Keeping,
Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology,
Business Studies,
Chemistry,
Computer Science/ Informatics Practices,
Economics/ Business Economics,
Engineering Graphics,
Entrepreneurship,
Geography,
History,
Home Science,
Knowledge Tradition–Practices India,
Legal Studies,
Commercial Arts,
Mathematics,
Physical Education/ NCC,
Physics,
Political Science,
Psychology,
Sociology,
Teaching Aptitude,
Agriculture,
Mass Media/ Mass Communication,
Anthropology,
Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting),
Performing Arts
Sanskrit.
The language section of CUET 2022 has been divided into two part — IA and IB
Section IA will be a 45-minutes long compulsory section. In this the candidate's English langauge and an Indian language skills will be assessed. The Indian language has to be chosen from Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia.
Section IB is only for students who are aiming to get admissions in undergraduate programmes for foreign languages. Under this section, students have to choose from a list of 19 languages — French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
The NTA has announced that the CUET 2022 exam will take place in the first two weeks of July. However, no specific date has been finalised yet. Read more
International students seeking admissions in Indian universities are exempted from CUET. Their admissions will be carried out on the existing supernumerary basis.
The quota of reserved seats in colleges and universities will stay as it is, even under the new CUET system. “The only difference is that these students will also have to come through CUET, like students to be admitted on general seats. The reservation policies and ordinances of the universities will remain unchanged,” the UGC chairperson said. Read more
The website dedicated to CUET 2022 will be made live on April 6. It is ecpected that the website will have an active application link and al the required information for CUET regostration.
It has been made clear by the UGC Chairman that the questions for the CUET 2022 registrtaion will be strictly limited to the NCERT syllabus, and students should ensure that they prepare well from their class 12 NCERT books, rather than joining any other coaching class. Read more
In order to not have chaose on the registration day, candidates should keep the following documents ready:
— Class 10 and 12 marksheet
— Scanned passport size photograph
— Scanned image of the signature
— ID Proof (Aadhar card, driving license, passport etc)
— Caste certificate (if applicable)
In an interaction with The Indian Express, Prof Kumar tried to address some of the frequently asked questions concerning the test that will be conducted in 13 different languages. Read more
CUET is a revamped version of CUCET and it’s now compulsory for all 45 central universities to adopt it. This has come after the announcement of the new National Education Policy (NEP), which advocates the need for an entrance test for university admissions. Due to CUET, a student’s Board marks will have no role in determining her admission to a college or a programme. Read more
The NTA has announced that the CUET UG 2022 registration will now begin from April 6, 2022. As per the official notice, the online registration for CUET 2022 will now conclude at 5 pm of May 6, 2022. Also, candidates will have time till 11:50 pm of May 6, 2022 to complete their application fees transactions through payment gateway, using debit/credit cards or internet banking or Paytm. Read more
The wait for CUET application window continues as the official website is yet to activate the application link. As per the official document released by NTA, the registration process had to begin on April 2. However, the application link remains awaited.
As per the NTA's notification on CUET 2022, the test will be conducted in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Candidates can choose to attempt the test in any of the 13 languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu. As per UGC Chairman, this will provide a level field to students of both rural and urban backgrounds.
The CUET will not rank students but will rather provide them scores. Marks scored in the class 12 board exam will not be given any weightage, however, universities have been given the option to use board exam scores in one count. For example, a particular university can say, irrespective of a candidate’s score in the CUET, their application for admission will be considered only if they score at least 60 per cent in the boards exams. But that will vary from university to university and not all of them will use board exam scores as qualifying criteria.
Experts are divided in their reactions to the UGC’s announcement on CUET being conducted in accordance with the NCERT syllabus as some felt it might put those school boards at a disadvantage where different books are taught.
Sudha Acharya, the National Progressive Schools Conference chairperson, said, “Many state boards are using NCERT books while some have their own books. The CBSE, which uses NCERT books, is more progressive towards competition. NCERT books are very standardized and they are written by renowned experts. The ICSE Board has different books and students from there might be at a disadvantage.”
Section I:
The first part will test a candidate on a language of her choice. This will consist reading comprehension, questions on vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, besides other things. There will be a choice of 13 languages. Apart from compulsorily appearing for one language test (out of 13 languages), a candidate will also have the option of taking another test in an additional language from a basket of 19 — French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
Section II:
The second part of CUET is focused on testing a candidate’s domain-specific knowledge. This section offers a total of 27 domains, and a candidate can choose to have her knowledge tested in at least one and a maximum of six domains. Each central university will specify which domain-specific test a candidate has to take for which programme.
Section III:
The third part of the entrance test will be a general test with questions on general knowledge, current affairs, general mental ability, numerical ability, quantitative reasoning (simple, application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/stat taught till class 8), logical and analytical reasoning. A candidate will appear for the general test only if it’s desired by the programme and university of choice.
An association of private schools has written a letter to the Union Education Minister, expressing apprehension that the introduction of CUET from the 2022-23 academic session may encourage “coaching culture” among students. It also said this batch of students is currently preparing for the Term II exams of CBSE and the prospect of appearing for CUET could be stressful for them.
UGC Chairperson Prof M Jagadesh Kumar has repeatedly assured the students that the CUET 2022 will be solely based on the NCERT syllabus which will require no additional coaching classes for preparation. In his talks with indianexpress.com, he explains the relevance of common entrance test and how it will be conducted.
With the CUET in place this year, students need only to pass their school-leaving exams. Within DU, the administration’s stand has been that this shift will create a more level-playing ground by doing away with concerns on varying marking practices in different boards. In each of the two previous admission seasons, more than a quarter of Delhi University’s undergraduate admissions were cornered by students who scored 95% or more in their class 12 Board exams that were considered for cut-offs — a system that will now be replaced by the Central University Entrance Test (CUET). Read more
When asked whether Central universities that reserve seats for minorities, such as AMU and Jamia, will also have to adopt CUET, UGC Chairman clarified that the test is compulsory for all 45 Central universities funded by UGC. He added that CUET will not affect the quota of reserved seats at such institutions, but they will have to mandatorily admit all students through the common test.
The Standing Committee, which recommended the implementation of CUET, and whose document was finally approved by the AC, has said the new system will be applicable to minority colleges like St Stephen’s and Jesus and Mary College as well. Minority colleges also include a number of Sikh colleges, including the SGTB Khalsa College, SGND Khalsa College, Mata Sundri College, etc. Unlike St Stephen’s and JMC, the Sikh minority colleges so far held admissions on the basis of cut-offs like all other DU colleges. However, they had minority reservations. Read further
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has appealed to public universities under state governments, colleges and private universities to adopt the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admitting students in undergraduate programmes from the 2022-23 academic session. For now, CUET has been made mandatory for the 45 central universities from the next academic year.
According to the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20, out of 3.85 crore students enrolled in all levels of higher education in India, 3.06 crore, or 79.5%, were at the undergraduate level, followed by postgraduate, with 43.1 lakh students or 11.2%. Enrolment has been growing over the years. At undergraduate level, it has risen from 2.74 crore in 2015-16 to 3.06 crore in 2019-20. Read more here
- Class 10 and 12 marksheet
-- Scanned passport size photograph
-- Scanned image of the signature
-- ID Proof (Aadhar card, driving license, passport etc)
-- Caste certificate (if applicable)
CUET will be conducted in two sessions of roughly about four hours duration each. In the first session, a student has to attempt one language paper out of 13 languages (as specified above). They can also choose two domain subjects out of 27 and then if a student chooses to write, they can also write a general test. In the second session, the student can take up to four domain subjects and also write a language test. In this case, the student can pick any language from a list of 19 — French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese. This will be for those looking to sign up for UG degree programmes in foreign languages offered by certain Central Universities.
Prof Kumar believes coaching will not be necessary as the questions in the test will be based on the NCERT syllabus which is widely accepted in the country. However, the UGC is mindful of the fact that there are some differences when it comes to certain state boards. “These issues (board-wise syllabus variations) will be taken into account. These exams are not going to be like the IIT exams. Experts will moderate the difficulty level and questions will be confined to class 12 syllabus alone,” Prof Kumar said
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CUET 2022 will be conducted in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. It will be held in held in 13 languages — namely Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu. Additionally, a candidate can also pick from 19 other languages such as French, German, Japanese, Russian, Bodo, Santhali and many more.
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is responsible for conducting the exams, will consider conducting the CUET twice a year from the next session.
“To begin with CUET will be conducted once this year but NTA will consider conducting the exam at least twice a year from next session. The entrance exam will not just be limited to Central Universities but also private varsities. Several prominent private universities have indicated that they would like to come on board and admit students through CUET,” UGC Chairman said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked students to celebrate exams as festivals and not get stressed as they have successfully overcome exams earlier as well. Interacting with students during the fifth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcham the prime minister said, “You are not giving exams for the first time. In a way, you are exam-proof. Thus, do not be stressed. Remember that you have successfully overcome exams before.”
“For us, this is a very positive move. The competence of children in Delhi is not less than anyone else but somehow, many state boards tweak their students’ marks in the name of rescaling and it would become unfair. Now a child will be able to take admission somewhere or the other based on their competency,” he said. Read more
sky-high cut-off marks will now be history given the introduction of CUET for admissions to all central universities for UG courses. However, the concept of common entrance test is not new. It had been launched as the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) in 2010 under the UPA-II government, but had failed to gather steam since only 14 central universities had adopted it until last year.
CUET is a revamped version of CUCET and it’s now compulsory for all 45 central universities to adopt it. This has come after the announcement of the new National Education Policy (NEP), which advocates the need for an entrance test for university admissions.
The government did not favour using Board marks for admission because of the “diversity” in evaluation methods adopted by different Boards. “Some Boards are more generous than others in marking and this gives their students an unfair advantage over others,” said a government official who spoke on anonymity.
Unlike JEE (Main), there will be no common counselling for admission to central universities based on the CUET score. Each university is free to define its admission process based on the merit list prepared by the NTA. However, UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar did not rule out joint counselling in future.
For skill-based courses that have major practical components, such as music, painting, sculpture and theatre, universities will be allowed to conduct practical exams or interviews along with CUET. For professional programmes such as engineering and MBBS, central universities will admit through the entrance exams JEE (Main) and NEET respectively.
An association of private schools in Delhi has stated in a letter to the Minister of Education (MoE) stating that there should have been a broader consultative process with school education stakeholders before notifying the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET). The National Progressive Schools Conference—a body of leading private schools—has written to the MoE to request that at least 50 per cent weightage be given to Board examination performances in central university admissions along with the CUET. Read more
The National Testing Agency will soon activate the link to apply for the Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) 2022. The exam conducting body had informed that the registration process will begin on April 2 however no time was intimated for the link activation.
Yes, a student from the science stream can pursue courses in humanities such as BA Political Science or BA History. However, the admission procedure may vary from one university to another. Some universities may require a student who wants to take up Political Science to take the domain test on the subject, while others may admit students based on their CUET scores.
The CUET will not rank students. It will just provide them scores. There will be negative marking for wrong answers. Also, marks scored in the Class 12 Board examination will not be given any weightage. However, universities have been given the option to use the Board exam scores in one count. For example, a particular university can say, irrespective of a candidate’s score in the CUET, their application for admission will be considered only if they score at least 60 per cent in the board exams. However, that will vary from university to university and not all of them will use it as a qualifying criterion. These aspects will have to be checked by the candidates at the level of the universities they are applying to.
According to the NTA, if any university permits students who have cleared Class XII in previous years to take admission in the current year, they would also be eligible to appear for it.
University of Delhi’s two minority colleges - St Stephen’s College and Jesus and Mary College (JMC) have written to the varsity’s vice-chancellor seeking clarity on the admission process through CUET. “I have asked for clarity on the admission process through an email. We are fine with CUET because it’s either the board exam or the CUET scores. If the university has said it, we are okay with it,” said St Stephen’s principal John Varghese. Read more
In such cases, the NTA says that the candidate may choose the subject closest to their choice. For example, those willing to pursue a BSc in Biochemistry may choose Biology. “Generally, the languages/subjects chosen should be the ones that a student has opted for in their latest Class XII Board examination. However, if any University permits any flexibility in this regard, the same can be exercised under CUET (UG) -2022 also. Candidates must carefully refer to the eligibility requirements of various Central Universities in this regard,” the NTA stated.
According to the NTA, candidates can take up to nine papers in two different combinations. Under the first combination, a candidate can pick up to two language papers spread over Section IA and IB; up to six domain subjects; and a general test. Under the second, one can pick up to three languages; up to five domain subjects; and a general test. In both cases, the maximum number of papers that can be taken shall be nine.
Jamia Millia Islamia has decided to hold admissions for eight courses through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) in the 2022-23 academic session. These include six BA (Hons) courses — Sanskrit, Hindi, French & Francophone Studies, Spanish & Latin American Studies, Economics, and History. The other two courses are B.Sc Biotechnology and B.Voc (Solar Energy). For the remaining courses, it will hold admissions as per past practice through its own entrance exams.
The Section IA and IB on languages will have 50 questions each and in both cases, a candidate will have to attempt 40 questions each. In Section IA, a student can pick any one language from a basket of 13 — Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia and English.
Section IB is for those looking to sign up for UG degree programmes in foreign languages — students can pick from a list of 19 — offered by certain central universities. The Section-II paper on domain subjects — total 27 are on offer and an applicant can pick up to six — will also have 50 MCQs of which a student will have to attempt 40.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, and Delhi-based Jamia Hamdard University are among the eight deemed-to-be universities open to the idea of adopting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admitting students in undergraduate programmes from the 2022-23 academic session. Apart from these, Gandhigram Rural Institute; Dayalbagh Education Institution, Agra; Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar; Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad; Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore; Ramakrishna Vivekananda Educational Research Institute, Kolkata will also admit students through CUET.
The CUET will not rank students but will rather provide them scores. Marks scored in the class 12 board exam will not be given any weightage, however, universities have been given the option to use board exam scores in one count. For example, a particular university can say, irrespective of a candidate’s score in the CUET, their application for admission will be considered only if they score at least 60 per cent in the boards exams. But that will vary from university to university and not all of them will use board exam scores as qualifying criteria.
UGC Chairperson Prof M Jagadesh Kumar has repeatedly assured the students that the CUET 2022 will be solely based on the NCERT syllabus which will require no additional coaching classes for preparation. In his talks with indianexpress.com, he explains the relevance of common entrance test and how it will be conducted.
The general test will assess a candidate’s general knowledge, current affairs, general mental ability, numerical ability, quantitative reasoning, logical and analytical reasoning among others. This is an optional section and students should check with the university requirements for a course they want to apply and then appear for this section.
This section will test a candidate’s command over core subjects they wish to pursue at the undergraduate level. They can pick up to six subjects from a list of 27.
The 27 domain subjects are Accountancy/ Book Keeping, Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science/ Informatics Practices, Economics/ Business Economics, Engineering Graphics, Entrepreneurship, Geography, History, Home Science, Knowledge Tradition–Practices India, Legal Studies, Commercial Arts, Mathematics, Physical Education/ NCC, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Teaching Aptitude, Agriculture, Mass Media/ Mass Communication, Anthropology, Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting), Performing Arts and Sanskrit.
The test, based on NCERT’s Class 12 syllabus, will be broadly divided into four sections. Under Sections IA and IB, applicants will have to sit for papers on languages. Each of the sections will contain 50 questions of which one has to attempt 40. The papers on languages will test a candidate’s language skills through comprehensions based on factual, literary, and narrative passages. Candidates will be expected to answer questions set in the MCQ format based on their understanding of the passages.
As NTA begins the CUET 2022 application process today, the registration window will remain open for nearly a month for class 12 students to register. The last date to fill the registration form is April 30. It is mandatory for all students seeking admissions in central universities to appear in CUET 2022.
The CUET 2022 will be conducted by NTA in the first week of July. However, the agency or UGC has not yet specified that the exam will be held on multiple days or on a single day. The test schedule is likely to be released soon at the official website - cuet.samarth.ac.in
Students who want to register for the CUET 2022 can visit the official application portal - cuet.samarth.ac.in to fill the application form. Alternatively, students can also visit the NTA website - nta.ac.in to get additional information on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the registration process for Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 from today onwards for admissions in central universities for the academic session 2022-23. The agency has however not specified any time for the activation of the registration link.