CUET 2023: Application deadline likely to be extended for UG courses
1 min read . Updated: 10 Mar 2023, 07:55 AM IST
PremiumThe CUET exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 21-31.
At least 168 universities have opted for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for the undergraduate admission process so far, according to officials. Last year, only 90 universities accepted CUET for admission to UG courses. More universities are expected to select the test for admissions this year.
The 168 universities include 44 central universities and 31 state universities such as Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics, Karnataka, Cotton University, Guwahati, and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
"There are 27 deemed universities that will admit students based on CUET scores for their undergraduate programs. Sixty-six private universities too are participating in the common entrance test this year which include Bennett University, Uttar Pradesh, NIIT University, Rajasthan, and UPES, Dehradun," a senior official said as quoted by PTI.
Officials also informed that the deadline for application is also likely to be extended. Currently, the last date for application is March 12. The CUET exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 21-31.
The undergraduate (UG) admission process in universities will be completed by July 2023 and the new academic session can begin on August 1.
In March 2022, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced that undergraduate admissions will be conducted in all central universities through a common entrance test and not on the basis of Class 12 marks.
With 14.9 lakh registrations, the CUET, the common gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities, is now the second biggest entrance exam in the country, surpassing the JEE-Main's average registration of nine lakh.
The NEET-UG is the biggest entrance test in India with an average of 18 lakh registrations. While JEE-Mains is a Computer Based Test (CBT) conducted twice a year, the NEET is conducted in pen and paper mode.
There were 21,159 candidates who scored 100 percentile in CUET-UG 2022 of which 12,799 were women.
There were 12 candidates who scored 100 percentile in five subjects. English has the highest number of 100 percentile scorers with 8,236 candidates, followed by political science with 2,065 candidates, and business studies with 1,669 candidates.
(With PTI inputs)