The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the CUET-UG and PG. All central universities should join CUET-PG just as they have done for CUET-UG, it will enhance the opportunities for students across India to join India’s best universities, the UGC chairman said.
UGC Chairman urges central universities to adopt CUET PG for admissions from next academic year
University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has urged all the central universities in the country to adopt the Common University Entrance Test Postgraduate (CUET-PG) from the next academic session. However, like the CUET UG exam, the CUET PG is until now not mandatory for central universities.
"As you are aware, CUET provides a common platform and equal opportunities to candidates across the country, especially those from North-East, rural, and other remote areas and helps to establish better connections with the Universities. A single examination enables the candidates to cover a broad outreach and be part of the admission process to various Central and participating universities," Kumar said.
"The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the CUET-UG and PG. All central universities should join CUET-PG just as they have done for CUET-UG, it will enhance the opportunities for students across India to join India’s best universities. Therefore, I urge all central universities to use CUET-PG scores for admission to the PG programmes," he added.
Meanwhile, Delhi University has recently announced that from next academic year it will be conducting admissions to both UG and PG courses solely on the basis of CUET scores. On the other hand, Jamia Millia Islamia has formed a committee to decide the implementation of CUET in UG admissions.
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