CUET UG 2023: Exam Rescheduled in J&K to May 26; Manipur to May 29
A total of 87309 (Eighty-seven thousand three hundred nine) unique candidates have been registered from the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Common University Entrance Test, CUET- UG, will not be conducted from May 21 in Manipur and J&K. As per the NTA, CUET Exams in J&K will be conducted from May 26 and in Manipur from May 29. CUET-UG candidates from Manipur can opt for change of city even now.
As per a circular shared by UGC Chairman, rescheduling of CUET (UG) - 2023 for the candidates of UT of Jammu & Kashmir – reg. In continuation to the Public Notice dated: 19 May 2023 and Press Note dated: 19 May 2023, it has been decided that the CUET (UG) – 2023 examination scheduled for 21 to 25 May 2023 is cancelled in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
Earlier today, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced to set up a temporary CUET 2023 Exam Centre in Srinagar to accommodate candidates who have been allotted centres outside Jammu and Kashmir. The move comes after several students flooded the social media platforms with complaints that they have been allotted the CUET Exam Centre 2023 in Punjab or neighbouring states while they opted for Jammu and Kashmir. Students also raised concerns over their travel duration and accommodation if the centre is so far off. It must be noted that this year over 87,000 applications are from Jammu and Kashmir.
A total of 87309 (Eighty-seven thousand three hundred nine) unique candidates have been registered from the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. This is a phenomenal increase in the number of registered candidates as per the last year.
UGC Chairman, Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar said that the candidates are also advised to regularly visit NTA website(s) http://nta.ac.in and https://cuet.samarth.ac.in for the latest updates regarding the examination.”
NTA has sent an email to each candidate on their registered email Id attaching the Public Notice informing about Rescheduling of CUET (UG) - 2023 for the candidates of UT of Jammu & Kashmir. Please do check your email.
“Being sensitive to the needs of candidates and to facilitate the students of Jammu and Kashmir, the NTA is exploring the possibility of creating temporary Centres in Kashmir. In view of the above, it has been decided that the CUET (UG) – 2023 will now be conducted from 26 May 2023 onwards in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir,” says Prof M. Jagadesh Kumar.
For further clarification regarding CUET (UG) – 2023, candidates may contact 011 - 40759000 / 011 - 69227700 or e-mail at cuet-ug@nta.ac.in Candidates are also advised to regularly visit NTA website(s) www.nta.ac.in and https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/ for the latest updates regarding the examination.
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