NTA to release CUET 2022 details tomorrow: UGC Chairman

Candidates must note that the official notice will provide detailed information on the structure of the CUET 2022 exam. NTA for the very first time will conduct the CUET 2022 in 45 central Universities.

National Testing Agency (NTA) to release the Common University Entrance Test (CUET 2022) official notification tomorrow; i.e. March 22, 2022. University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar made the announcement during a media interaction. 

CUET 2022: Details 

Candidates must note that the official notice will provide detailed information on the structure of the CUET 2022 exam. The detailed structure of CUET UG is however available on the NTA website; nta.ac.in. NTA for the very first time will conduct the CUET 2022 in 45 central Universities. However, the Universities will have liberty to decide their respective admission processes. As per the UGC notification, Application for CUET UG will be made available from the first week of April 2022.

While explaining the exam modalities, the Higher Education Regulator Chairman said that the aim is to reduce the burden of the admission process on students while increasing their choices. The exam, scheduled to be conducted in the first week of July, will have three main components including a compulsory language test, domain-specific exam, and a general test.

For postgraduate admission, the CUET scores will be given weightage as decided by the respective university, Kumar said. NTA will conduct CUET 2022 for 27 domain-specific exams, 13 language tests out of which one is compulsory, and another additional 19 languages which are optional for the students. These domains include accountancy, biology, biotechnology, economics, history, performing arts like dance, theatre, music, arts, and more.

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CUET 2022: Syllabus

To maintain uniformity, Kumar said, the CUET 2022 syllabus will be entirely based on Class 12 NCERT textbooks.

CUET 2022: Answer Key

Candidates must note that CUET Answer Key will be released through online mode. The provisional answer key will be released by the NTA for all the students. With the help of the answer key, candidates will be able to calculate their marks even before the result declaration. 

Candidates will also be given the option to make objections regarding the answer key. It must be noted that no candidate will be allowed to make an objection once the final answer key is released.

CUET 2022: List of participating colleges

CUET was supposed to be conducted last year, however, it was not implemented in all the Universities due to the Pandemic. The 42 Universities that will be offering admissions based on the CUET 2022 are Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Jamia Milia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University, Visva Bharati University, Central University of Tamil Nadu, University of Hyderabad, Central University of Kerala, North Eastern Hill University, Central University of Punjab, among others.

While speaking to Shiksha, the Dean of Colleges, Delhi University, Balram Pani said, “Last year, as the board examination was not conducted, many students with good marks were not able to secure seat in Delhi University. Some state boards gave students 100 per cent marks in board exams even when the main examination was not conducted. In order, to bring a common platform for all, it was mandatory to revise the admission process. Hence, the University decided to adopt the CUET from 2022.”

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