CUCET 2021 expected to be conducted in June, check details

CUCET 2021 expected to be conducted in June, check details

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New Delhi, Updated on Apr 12, 2021 13:49 IST

For the academic session 2021-22, there will be a single CUCET 2021 application form for admission to 41 central universities.

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Entrance to a Central University may now be just an exam away! There is a proposal to conduct a common entrance exam for admissions to various undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes of the 41 Central Universities. Under the supervision of the National Testing Agency (NTA), a seven-member Committee of UGC has recommended an aptitude test namely Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET), wherein its scores will be used to offer admissions to the participating colleges.

In a major shift from the past, CUCET exam shall be a part of the new National Education Policy 2020. The entrance exam will enable a candidate to apply or be eligible for all the Central Universities form one single entrance exam. According to media reports, the test will be conducted once a year, preferably in the month of June and results will be declared in July, so as to not upset the admission cycle.

Highlights of CUCET Exam Pattern

Given below are the major pattern highlights for the examination:

  • The test is likely to contain two sections of 50 questions each. Section 1: will have questions on the reading, comprehension, logical and analytical abilities, while Section 2: will have questions based on domain knowledge

  • CUCET will have bilingual questions i.e. in English and in Hindi

  • The time duration for the examination is 180 minutes (3-hour)

Check: CUCET Exam Pattern

Note: In order to qualify or be eligible for admissions to any of the Central Universities, an aspirant is expected to secure at least 50 per cent for eligibility. But, in the end, the Universities will be free to decide to provide admissions on their own set criteria.

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