CUET 2022 to not be implemented for Meghalaya state, private colleges

The announcement was made by the Chief Minister after he held a meeting with the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi. During the meeting, it was agreed that these colleges would be exempted from following the new system.

CUET 2022 to not be implemented for Meghalaya state, private colleges

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has announced that the students studying in private colleges and colleges aided by the state government will not have to appear for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) to get admission into undergraduate programmes.

The announcement was made by the Chief Minister after he held a meeting with the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi. During the meeting, it was agreed that these colleges would be exempted from following the new system.

“When I expressed the concerns of the students and colleges, the Minister understood the problem and a positive response came from him where they have agreed that there will be certain areas in which they will try to exempt some of our colleges which are not necessarily centrally-funded – privately or aided through the state government – those will not have to appear for the exam,” Sangma said.

He tweeted, "Thank Union Education Minister @dpradhanbjp Ji for his positive response to our request to exempt non-centrally funded/private colleges & State Govt aided colleges from appearing for the CUET exams. This addresses the concerns of students of our State to a great extent."

The Chief Minister said the state government was awaiting the official communication from the Centre in this regard, which is expected to come in a day or two.

“We are hopeful that students who study in these colleges will not have to appear in the CUET. This is a positive response and we will wait for official communication from them to ultimately inform everybody about it,” he said.

This came as a major relief for many students who have been in confusion after the announcement of the implementation of CUET to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admitting students to different undergraduate (UG) Programmes in central universities across the country. Requests and concerns were raised on the applicability of the new system given the lack of preparation and lack of testing centers in the state.

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