CUET UG 2023: Candidates in J-K appeal to allocate exam centre in valley instead of Punjab

Sinha had on Friday raised the issue of lack of CUET examination centres in Jammu and Kashmir with the Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, following which the test was postponed for the local candidates.

Scores of candidates from Ramban area have received admit cards showing their exam centre in Punjab's Jalandhar, about 300 Kilometers away. (Representative image- Express Photo).

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The candidates of Central University Entrance Test (CUET) exam from Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday requested Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s interference in allocation of exam centres close to the Union Territory and not in Punjab. CUET is a national-level entrance exam in which students from every coroner of the country participates in, aiming to secure admissions into the top universities across different disciplines.

However, the current arrangement of exam centres in Punjab instead of J&K has been a source of inconvenience for the students hailing from J&K.

Sinha had on Friday raised the issue of lack of CUET examination centres in Jammu and Kashmir with the Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, following which the test was postponed for the local candidates.

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Scores of candidates from Ramban area have received admit cards showing their exam centre in Punjab’s Jalandhar, about 300 kms away.

“Many candidates from Ramban district have received admit cards with exam centres in Jalandhar or some other city outside Kashmir,” a candidate said.

Several candidates have said they are too hard up financially to travel outside the Union Territory and urged to the LG and the exam authorities to change the exam venue to somewhere near their place.

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