CUET UG 2023 Results: Despite fewer numbers, over 60% of 100 percentile scorers are girls

Additionally, 14 out of the 22 who secured 100 percentile in at least five subjects and two of the four who aced all six papers are women.

This year, 5.1 lakh female candidates took CUET, the single gateway test for admission to undergraduate programmes across almost all central universities, compared to 6.02 lakh men.

Last year, which was the debut edition of the entrance, 114 candidates, out of a total of 9.9 lakh who had registered for the test, topped at least four subjects.

In a trend similar to last year, English has the highest number of candidates with a 100 percentile score. According to NTA, 5,685 examinees scored 199.6470588 out of 200 marks in English, placing them at the 100th percentile. Incidentally, more candidates (a total of 43,348) have scored 95 percentile in English than any other paper indicating that admission to Delhi University’s BA English (Honours) programme is set to be tough this year. English also had the largest number of candidates taking the test, with a total of 7.19 lakh registrations.

After English, Biology has the second-highest number of candidates placed at the 100th percentile, with 4,850 students scoring full marks, followed by 2,836 students in business studies.

The number of candidates who achieved 100 percentile and the cut-off marks for the same indicate the English paper was relatively easier. The CUET general test, which had the second largest number of candidates (6.71 lakh) appearing for the exam after English, had only 36 candidates achieving 100 percentile with a score of 240.75 out of 250 marks. The general test evaluates logical and analytical reasoning, mental ability, general knowledge and quantitative reasoning.

While the debut edition of CUET was marred by technical problems leading to cancellation of the test on several days, the examination this year was relatively glitch-free. However, there was a brief controversy when the NTA released the answer key on June 29 when teachers and students noticed discrepancies.

For instance, the correct answer for a question on the country leaving the European Union was marked as USA. The NTA then released a revised answer key on July 12. A total of 411 questions were dropped from the answer key.

This year, the exam commenced on May 21 and concluded on June 23. The exams were originally supposed to end on May 31 but were extended till June 23, due to the high number of registrations.