Explained | CUET conundrum: Why chaos struck entrance examination

By Express News Service

Billed as India’s second greatest examination, which is making its debut, it would determine the way forward for as many as 14,90,000 college students who’ve enrolled to take the check.

What is CUET-UG? 
The Central University Entrance Test (CUET)-Undergraduate (UG) is a compulsory all-India stage examination for admission to totally different undergraduate programmes in central universities.

It’s a single window to hunt admission to taking part universities/institutes.

Envisaged as a part of NEP, CUET hopes to resolve the excessive cut-off drawback and make admission a level-playing area.

14,90,000 college students have registered for CUET-UG 2022. Of these, 810,000 have been allotted Phase I and 680,000 will take Phase II of the examination.

Exam schedules are divided into two slots: 9 am to 12:15 pm and three pm to six:45 pm. Exam carried out in 13 languages – Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

When did it begin?
Billed as India’s second greatest examination, it was to be carried out in two phases, beginning July 15, 16,19, 20 and August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 20 throughout 547 Indian and 12 cities overseas, together with Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE and Kuwait.

How was the examination carried out?
On the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Exam sample was Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

Which universities – each authorities and personal – come beneath CUET?
44 central universities
12 state universities
11 deemed universities
19 personal universities

Exam started on July 15 amid confusion with last-minute centre modifications and cancellations. This led to many college students lacking taking the examination. About 19 college students allowed to take retest within the second part on August 4.
On July 15, exams at two centres in New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and Pathankot in Punjab have been cancelled for technical causes. Around 190 college students have been to take retest within the second part.
The cancellation additionally hit college students searching for admission to the five-year built-in MSc programme on the Central University of Odisha. This hasn’t helped Odisha personal faculties or universities to open up their admission as CUO is the one instructional establishment that gives the course.
In Andhra Pradesh, one CUET examination was deferred for technical causes.
In Telangana, three central universities – University of Hyderabad, English and Foreign Languages University and Maulana Azad National Urdu University – are ready for CUET to be carried out to start out their admissions processes for UG programs.
Only 76.48 per cent attendance was recorded for Phase I

1,58,909 candidates missed their allotted slots.

What was the fiasco?

According to NTA information, of the two,50,495 candidates allotted slots in Phase 1, solely 191,586 appeared for the examination.
As confusion prevailed, PUC lessons had already begun as early June
A much bigger fiasco hit Phase-2 on August 4, with postponements and cancellations from the primary day. The NTA, which conducts the examination, introduced that the check was cancelled throughout 29 centres in 17 states and Union Territories within the morning shift.
Central University of Kerala is determined by CUET to fill 40 seats for BA International Relations and Politics course run from it Thiruvananthapuram campus. Now, admissions might be delayed as NTA delay the CUET check and new dates are but to be introduced.

In the second shift, exams at 489 centres have been cancelled. They have been rescheduled for August 12.

The identical day, NTA additionally postponed the CUET-UG in Kerala, scheduled for August 4, 5 and 6, resulting from heavy rains. Fresh dates have been to be introduced later.
On the second day, technical glitches have been once more reported. Exams for the primary shift have been postponed at 20 centres. At 30 centres, the second shift examination was postponed.
On August 6, NTA introduced that examination postponement at 53 centres. It was to be held between August 12 and14.
But subsequent day, each NTA and UGC introduced that the rescheduled Phase 2 examination for August 12-14 was cancelled resulting from technical glitches, logistics and administrative issues. 
They would now be held from August 24 to twenty-eight. Reason furnished: festivities, change in dates or cities by college students. Fresh admit playing cards can be issued.

Poor communication added to confusion and chaos

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar stated Phase 3 of the examination on August 17,18 and 20 can be on schedule.
Repeated cancellations earned NTA brickbats from Congress’ Rahul Gandhi. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought to firefight, assembly NTA, AICTE and ministry officers to evaluation preparations for the check.
Jagadesh Kumar stated there have been experiences of suspected sabotage. NTA instantly swung into motion and cancelled and postponed exams at centres the place suspected sabotage might have occurred. He stated strict motion might be taken in opposition to saboteurs.
He stated a singular electronic mail id cuetgrievance@nta.ac.in  created to obtain and handle queries and grievances. More college lecturers can be deployed to take care of college students.

Unending glitches

On August 8, the examination went off easily. But at two centres at Itanagar (Rajiv Gandhi University and NIT), the place of the 36 and 154 candidates, respectively, who have been scheduled to take the check, solely three turned up resulting from very heavy landslides. The examination for candidates who couldn’t attain these two centres rescheduled for August 24-28.

Outliers
CUET rating is just not thought-about for admission to Kerala faculties beneath Mahatma Gandhi University, Calicut University and Kannur University. Colleges beneath these universities comply with an admission course of based mostly on marks in qualifying exams and allotment is finished by a single window on-line system.

Billed as India’s second greatest examination, which is making its debut, it would determine the way forward for as many as 14,90,000 college students who’ve enrolled to take the check.

What is CUET-UG? 
The Central University Entrance Test (CUET)-Undergraduate (UG) is a compulsory all-India stage examination for admission to totally different undergraduate programmes in central universities.

It’s a single window to hunt admission to taking part universities/institutes.

Envisaged as a part of NEP, CUET hopes to resolve the excessive cut-off drawback and make admission a level-playing area.

14,90,000 college students have registered for CUET-UG 2022. Of these, 810,000 have been allotted Phase I and 680,000 will take Phase II of the examination.

Exam schedules are divided into two slots: 9 am to 12:15 pm and three pm to six:45 pm. Exam carried out in 13 languages – Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

When did it begin?
Billed as India’s second greatest examination, it was to be carried out in two phases, beginning July 15, 16,19, 20 and August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 20 throughout 547 Indian and 12 cities overseas, together with Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE and Kuwait.

How was the examination carried out?
On the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Exam sample was Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

Which universities – each authorities and personal – come beneath CUET?
44 central universities
12 state universities
11 deemed universities
19 personal universities

Exam started on July 15 amid confusion with last-minute centre modifications and cancellations. This led to many college students lacking taking the examination. About 19 college students allowed to take retest within the second part on August 4.
On July 15, exams at two centres in New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and Pathankot in Punjab have been cancelled for technical causes. Around 190 college students have been to take retest within the second part.
The cancellation additionally hit college students searching for admission to the five-year built-in MSc programme on the Central University of Odisha. This hasn’t helped Odisha personal faculties or universities to open up their admission as CUO is the one instructional establishment that gives the course.
In Andhra Pradesh, one CUET examination was deferred for technical causes.
In Telangana, three central universities – University of Hyderabad, English and Foreign Languages University and Maulana Azad National Urdu University – are ready for CUET to be carried out to start out their admissions processes for UG programs.
Only 76.48 per cent attendance was recorded for Phase I
1,58,909 candidates missed their allotted slots.

What was the fiasco?

According to NTA information, of the two,50,495 candidates allotted slots in Phase 1, solely 191,586 appeared for the examination.
As confusion prevailed, PUC lessons had already begun as early June
A much bigger fiasco hit Phase-2 on August 4, with postponements and cancellations from the primary day. The NTA, which conducts the examination, introduced that the check was cancelled throughout 29 centres in 17 states and Union Territories within the morning shift.
Central University of Kerala is determined by CUET to fill 40 seats for BA International Relations and Politics course run from it Thiruvananthapuram campus. Now, admissions might be delayed as NTA delay the CUET check and new dates are but to be introduced.
In the second shift, exams at 489 centres have been cancelled. They have been rescheduled for August 12.

The identical day, NTA additionally postponed the CUET-UG in Kerala, scheduled for August 4, 5 and 6, resulting from heavy rains. Fresh dates have been to be introduced later.
On the second day, technical glitches have been once more reported. Exams for the primary shift have been postponed at 20 centres. At 30 centres, the second shift examination was postponed.
On August 6, NTA introduced that examination postponement at 53 centres. It was to be held between August 12 and14.
But subsequent day, each NTA and UGC introduced that the rescheduled Phase 2 examination for August 12-14 was cancelled resulting from technical glitches, logistics and administrative issues. 
They would now be held from August 24 to twenty-eight. Reason furnished: festivities, change in dates or cities by college students. Fresh admit playing cards can be issued.
Poor communication added to confusion and chaos

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar stated Phase 3 of the examination on August 17,18 and 20 can be on schedule.
Repeated cancellations earned NTA brickbats from Congress’ Rahul Gandhi. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought to firefight, assembly NTA, AICTE and ministry officers to evaluation preparations for the check.
Jagadesh Kumar stated there have been experiences of suspected sabotage. NTA instantly swung into motion and cancelled and postponed exams at centres the place suspected sabotage might have occurred. He stated strict motion might be taken in opposition to saboteurs.
He stated a singular electronic mail id cuetgrievance@nta.ac.in  created to obtain and handle queries and grievances. More college lecturers can be deployed to take care of college students.
Unending glitches

On August 8, the examination went off easily. But at two centres at Itanagar (Rajiv Gandhi University and NIT), the place of the 36 and 154 candidates, respectively, who have been scheduled to take the check, solely three turned up resulting from very heavy landslides. The examination for candidates who couldn’t attain these two centres rescheduled for August 24-28.

Outliers
CUET rating is just not thought-about for admission to Kerala faculties beneath Mahatma Gandhi University, Calicut University and Kannur University. Colleges beneath these universities comply with an admission course of based mostly on marks in qualifying exams and allotment is finished by a single window on-line system.