CUET 2023 not to be conducted for NEHU, north-eastern central universities this year too: Education Minister

The central universities including Sikkim University, Rajiv Gandhi University, Manipur University, Assam University, Tezpur University, Nagaland University, Tripura University, Mizoram University, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) Uttarakhand have been exempted from CUET.

CUET 2023 not to be conducted for NEHU, north-eastern central universities this year too: Education Minister

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a letter to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said that the central universities in the north-eastern states have been exempted from Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for 2023-24 session considering the current situation. Earlier, the chief minister had written to the education minister to exempt the north-eastern state from the CUET UG for undergraduate admissions this year.

The central universities including Sikkim University, Rajiv Gandhi University, Manipur University, Assam University, Tezpur University, Nagaland University, Tripura University, Mizoram University, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) Uttarakhand have been exempted from CUET.

The Education Minister in the letter stated that, "Keeping in view the present situation, it has been decided that the above exemption may be extended for one more year for 2023-24." While thanking the education minister, CM Sangma tweeted, “Thank Hon’ble Union Education Minister, Sh dpradhanbjp ji for considering our request on behalf of our students to exempt the colleges in Meghalaya affiliated to NEHU to come under the purview of #CUET for 2023-2024, allowing them to continue with existing admission practices.”

In the letter, Sangma said that "the recent assembly election has resulted in the delay of the state board examination giving students unprecedented challenges to attempt the CUET exams."

Last year too, the education minister announced the exemption for colleges affiliated to NEHU owing to the geographical conditions, hilly terrain, far flung location, limited digital connectivity, infrastructure, etc.

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