The National Testing Agency (NTA) held the fourth day of the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG) for three subjects - History, Political Science and Sociology - at 603 exam centres on May 18. A total of 137601 candidates appeared for History in 542 centres, with 84 per cent attendance. Additionally, 161360 candidates in 580 centres appeared for Political Science exam, with an attendance of 78 per cent, while 35728 candidates in 431 centres appeared for Sociology exam with attendance of 84 per cent. "Since students write multiple tests, the above is equivalent to handling 539110 students on a single day. This constitutes 5.78% of the total scheduled slots for students registered in pen-and-paper mode," the UGC Chief, M Jagadesh Kumar, said. "To make sure students get their first choice of test centre, NTA ensured that across the country almost every alternate district has a test centre particularly in tribal areas, hilly areas and north-eastern region," he added. So far, NTA has covered 87.09 per cent of the total students who have registered for CUET UG. The average attendance on May 18 was 83 per cent higher than the previous days. Now, the CBT (Computer-Based Test) mode examination for remaining 48 subjects (31 languages and 17 domain specific subjects) will be conducted on 21, 22, and 24 May 2024 in more than 600 examination centres located in about 300 cities across the Country and abroad. The admit cards to the concerned candidates for the same has already been issued.
