NTA contemplating to conduct CUET twice a year from next session: UGC Chairman

Central University Entrance Test (CUET) University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Jagdish Kumar on Tuesday said that neither will make board exams irrelevant nor promote coaching culture, adding that students of state boards will not face any harm in the undergraduate admission process. He said that the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is responsible for conducting the exam, would consider conducting the CUET twice a year from the next session.

In an interview to PTI, Kumar said that CUET will not be limited to admissions only in central universities as several leading private universities have indicated that they would like to appear on the board to use common entrance test scores for undergraduate admissions . To start with CUET will be conducted once this year but NTA will consider to conduct the exam at least twice in a year from next session. The entrance test will not be limited to only central universities but will be limited to private universities as well. He said that many leading private universities have indicated that they want to come on board and admit students through CUET.