This year, the CUET UG exams have been divided into two phases. (Graphics by Abhishek Mitra)CUET UG 2022 Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the first day of the Common University Entrance Test undergraduate (CUET UG) 2022 today for phase I students. The students who attended the first session are complaining that some of the questions are not from the NCERT books and therefore, they are not sure about their scores.
The admit cards for Phase I students of CUET UG 2022 were released in early hours of July 13, 2022, and students can download the same from the official website — cuet.samarth.ac.in — by logging in through their registered credentials.
Candidates who could not appear for the exam today due to a last-minute centre change yesterday, will be given an opportunity to appear in the second phase in August. All affected candidates have been informed about this via phone and email, said a senior NTA official.
This year, the CUET UG exams have been divided into two phases — the first phase will take place on July 15, 1 6, 19 and 20 and the second phase will be held on August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. Citing security reasons, the UGC Chief and NTA officials have made it clear that the admit cards will be released only three to four days prior to the scheduled exam date. “This is a common practice in all the examinations that NTA conducts, whether it is JEE Mains or NEET. We usually issue admit cards four days before the examination,” the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday.
A total of 14,90,000 students have registered for the CUET UG 2022 exams this year, out of which 8,10,000 have been allotted Phase I and 6,80,000 have been taken in Phase II of the CUET-UG 2022 exam. Students who have been allotted Phase I are unhappy about their schedules.
Talking to the Phase I students said they felt they were being put at a disadvantage, and some are also feeling the pressure of writing a large number of papers in one day itself. Additionally, students who have not been allotted their preference face additional challenges, although the UGC Chairman has said that 98 per cent of candidates have been given the exam centre of their choice.
CUET UG Exam Analysis Updates: Students are advised to wear face mask and maintain social distancing due to the ongoing Covid crisis. (Representative image. Express photo)
The National testing Agency has released an urgent notice for students appearing for their CUET UG exam on July 19. As per the notice, the exam centre of candidates will remain the same as mentioned in their admit cards and candidates have to report at the designated exam centres as specified. There has been no change in the exam centres whatsoever.
As heavy rains lashed several parts of Maharashtra, its trickling effect was seen on the attendance of candidates who had registered to appear for the first ever Common University Entrance Test, as a large number failed to turn up for the exams. Read the full report by Alifiya Khan
Although the day had a rocky start for candidates as some were hassled with the last-minute changes of the exam centre, students found the test to be easy and NCERT-based. Students and experts rated the exam to be easy and mostly not lengthy. The majority of the students felt the questions were straightforward and adhered to the NCERT syllabus. Students and experts have ranked English (language section) to be the easiest out of all sections and subjects.
Section III concentrated mostly on current affairs including economics, politics, legal knowledge, personalities, science, sports, books and authors. Read the full report by Deeksha Teri
In day 1 of the examination today most of the students appeared for English, General test, Maths, Legal Studies, Geography. Aspirants appearing for maths and legal studies found the paper difficult compared to other subjects. Read full report here
“For some of the students, too many papers have been scheduled in one day. They feel this puts them at a disadvantage as compared to those who are appearing for their examinations in the same subjects several days apart. The exam dates and times should be earmarked in such a way that it does not put unnecessary pressure on the students, and rather helps them prepare for their examinations in a peaceful and relaxed manner,” said Anshu Mittal, the principal of MRG School, Rohini. Read full report here
The phase 1 of Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET) 2022 exam in Chandigarh was held at Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Phase 2 Mohali on Friday.
Many aspirants from different states travelled to appear for the CUET exam. On 13 July candidates were informed about their exam centres which made them more dubious about their paper. Students complained about the technical glitches they faced during the exam.
In slot 1 examination, today most of the students appeared for English, General test, Maths, Legal Studies, Geography. Aspirants appearing for maths and legal studies found the paper difficult compared to other subjects.
Akanksha, from Chandigarh, has appeared for the exam; Physical Education, and General Test. She says, “In Physical Education almost all the questions were out of NCERT, there were paragraph based questions that were challenging to complete. Technical problems arose suddenly and distracted my mind".
At the same location, in the evening shift, she had another exam of History, Geography, and English.
Pal Zes from Ladakh appeared for the exam in 3 subjects; Information Practice, English, Geography. The IP test was the most difficult of the three; the questions required a lot of time. Apart from that, I faced some technical glitches. The system was shut down once, and got hanged several additional times.
Sayiam Soni, from Jammu came all the way to give the test in General Studies, Political Science, English, and Sociology. "I did all of my own test preparation using YouTube videos and NCERT books.
No doubt the exam was quite easy as expected, only the system got blacked out, which wasted my 30 minutes", he said.
“Maths exam was difficult, and lengthy, I did not get time to preview the answers, '' says Sonam Angma, a candidate from Ladakh. She added further, the English exam included grammar, paragraphs, and vocabulary related questions that were easy to solve.
(Reported by Harkanwar Kaur)
Yes, there will be negative marking for incorrect answers. Every incorrect answer will result in deduction of one mark, but no points are deducted for leaving a question unanswered.
The CUET-UG is a computer-based test and will be held on multiple dates between July 15 and August 20. As a result, there will be different sets of question papers on different days for every subject. Naturally, there may be variations in the difficulty level of question papers on the same subject.
Moreover, in the case of CUET-UG, there are apprehensions that candidates taking the test in the initial set of dates may not perform as well as those who will appear for the test in August (and hence will have more time to prepare). The normalisation formula will address these concerns by ensuring that candidates are neither benefitted nor disadvantaged due to such factors. Sourav Roy Barman explains the process.
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While technical glitches and last-minute change if exam centres confused and frustrated aspirants, easy questions have lightened up their mood. Take a look at some pictures from CUET exam centres as students head to slot 2 exam.
The phase 1 of CUET examination in Karnataka was held in two centres in Bengaluru- Rajarajeswari College of Engineering, Mysore Road and Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Techonology, Devanahalli. According to the data provided by Gowri Nataraja CUET coordinator for Bengaluru, 185 students registered for slot 1 examination, whereas only 89 were present.
Many students complained of the admission card reaching them 2 days before the examination , which increased their uncertainty about the examination centre.
However, many students who appeared for slot 1 examination papers like General test, Economics, English, legal studies, mathematics among others, found general test and legal studies difficult while the rest manageable. Some of the questions asked in general test related to Hindu kingdoms, logical reasoning, family tree among others. In English, questions were related to anonyms and synonyms, poetic devices, grammar among others.
Kul Gaurav, who appeared for English, Legal studies and general test, said, " I felt legal studies a bit difficult because it was not my domain. However, I prepared for this subject referring to legal service related videos on YouTube. The other subjects were quite easy," said Gaurav who wants to pursue medical and is preparing for NEET as well.
Astha Verma, who appeared for English Mathematics, General test and computer science believes that more time should have been given for preparation. Moreover she also complained that the examination centre was very far. "The examination dates and the admit cards were all scheduled and processed haphazardly, leaving me very uncertain. I almost traveled 27km (from Hebbal) to write the examination. Most of the questions were NCERT based and I felt the questions were easy," said Verma who wants to pursue computer science engineering.
A NTA official on condition of anonymity said that long distant examination centres would have caused many students to drop out of the examination in the last moment.
Adyanshika Rai, a PU student from Bengaluru complained of technical glitches hampering her CUET examination. She is appeared for two papers - Eonomics, General test and English which was sloted for morning and Mathematics which was sloted for afternoon, on the same day.
But she faced technical glitches that caused a delay in completing her examination. "I was supposed to finish the first slot exam by 12:15 pm , but I finished 30 mins late. The system started hanging and the screen blacked out. The technical glitches affected all my three papers and I lost 20 minutes in total due to this. There were a couple of other candidates as well who flagged flagged technical problems in the system," said Rai who wants to pursue economics in Banaras Hindu University.
A NTA official said, "We are allowing a buffer time of 15 minutes after the deadline of the reporting time, ensuring that students don't miss out on their examination. Students look a little stressed out, considering that CUET is for the first time and it an important milestone in their academic life."
(Reprted by Sanath Prasad)
Candidates were seen queuing up for second slot oh Day 1 exam at Rajarajeswari College of Engineering in Bengaluru. (Express photo by Sanath Prasad)
"Questions based on basic Maths, Simplifications and basic calculations were asked in section III. General Knowledge based questions were mostly on current affairs including economics, politics, legal knowledge, personalities, science, sports, books and authors. Nearly 25 questions were based on current affairs and remaining on numerical ability and reasoning including visual reasoning, which is closer to the mock test given by the NTA," says Amitendra Kumar -Product Head CUET and Under Graduate Programmes at Career Launcher.
“We got a confirmation mail only on Wednesday (July 12) that our university is allotted as tje center for CUET. This remains the centre for July 16, 19 and 20 as well. First we had declined conducting the exam. This was till yesterday night. This was because there were no servers, jammers given to us till around 1 am in the night, “ Lalit Adhikari, Registrar of Rai University told The Indian Express.
(Reported by Rashi Mishra)
Section
No. of Questions
No. of Questions to be attempted
Time Allowed (min)
Section I: Language
50
40
45
Section II: Domain Subjects
50 (each subject)
40 (each subject)
45 (each subject)
Section III: General Test
75
60
60
"The general reactions have been positive, with students commenting that the CUET paper was easy and not lengthy. The question paper followed a generic format with English and Maths papers being uncomplicated and fairly easy to solve. What must be credited as it was the first CUET paper, the questions were straightforward, requiring plain and simple answers. There were no loaded or indirect questions, which probably could have confused students. The questions did not require a lengthy response, but short and crisp answers, which also relaxed and saved time for students," Pallavi Upadhyaya, Principal, DPS RNE said on CUET Slot 1 paper.
A last-minute change of exam centre led to many candidates missing the debut edition of the CUET. Of the many who could not appear for the exam was 18-year-old Anchal. Standing outside the examination centre at the North Campus, she said her exam centre was earlier in Dwarka but when she reached there, she was not allowed entry. (Via PTI)