CUET UG 2022 Phase 1 concluded, 76% attendance recorded, 58,909 missed alloted slot

Out of the 2,50,495 candidates who were allotted slots in CUET 2022 phase one, a total of 1,91.586 appeared for the CUET Exam 2022. Earlier, the University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Jagadesh kumar informed that nearly 8 lakh 10 thousand candidates will appear in phase 1 and 6 lakh 80 thousand students in phase 2. 

CUET UG 2022 Phase 1 concluded, 76% attendance recorded, 58,909 misses alloted slot

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has concluded phase 1 of the first-ever Common University Entrance Test (CUET 2022) for undergraduate admission in central universities was concluded on July 20, 2022. CUET UG 2022 phase 1 recorded 76.48 per cent attendance. As per reports, 58,909 students missed the allotted slots in Phase 1. 

Out of the 2,50,495 candidates who were allotted slots in CUET 2022 phase one, a total of 1,91.586 appeared for the CUET Exam 2022. Earlier, the University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Jagadesh kumar informed that nearly 8 lakh 10 thousand candidates will appear in phase 1 and 6 lakh 80 thousand students in phase 2. 

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As per the reports, the maximum number of candidates who appeared for the CUET exam 2022 were from Uttar Pradesh (49,915), followed by Bihar (20,840), Madhya Pradesh (19,032), Delhi (16,885) and Rajasthan (14,982), as per the NTA data. Attendance from the northeastern states was recorded low, with Meghalaya recording the lowest. Only 36 of the 319 students allotted slots appeared in the CUET 2022 exam in Meghalaya. Karnataka recorded minimum attendance of 50 per cent and Andhra Pradesh recorded maximum attendance at 70 per cent in the southern states. 

University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar while refuting media reports that for such students retest will be done, issued a statement earlier this week through a video message posted on social media. In the video message, he said that "some students reported examination centres beyond grace time for which he urged candidates to report examination centers before the reporting time regardless of ‘grace time’ allotted to them. If any candidate reaches within grace time then also he is allowed to contest the exam but not after the grace time as per the examination policies issued before."

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