CUET UG 2024: Exam to be held in hybrid mode after 2 years, check updates here

The Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET UG) has been held online for two years. But now, it’s going hybrid so candidates, especially from rural areas, can take the exam closer to home.

Registration for this exam, managed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the UGC, is expected to start around February 19.

M Jagadesh Kumar, the UGC chairman, explained some major changes for the third edition of the exam, happening from May 15 to 31. Subjects with more registrations will use OMR sheets instead of the Computer Based Test (CBT) format.

Last year, about 28 lakh candidates took CUET UG, with the highest number of applications from Uttar Pradesh.

The exam will have three shifts each day: 9 am to 11 am, 12.30 pm to 2 pm, and 4 pm to 5.30 pm. Kumar mentioned that the hybrid format will reduce the number of exam days. Regarding result calculation, he said decisions will be made based on the situation.

Now, candidates can only choose six subjects instead of ten. Kumar explained that not many students were choosing all ten options, and it caused problems in assigning exam centers.

He said, ‘Since few students were picking the large number of choices, allotment of centers became very complex. Since our data shows that most students were only taking 4 or 5 papers, in this CUET UG, we will permit students to take only 6 test papers, which would include three domain subjects, two languages and the general test.’

Kumar also mentioned that the NTA is working to keep the difficulty level moderate for CUET UG 2024 to prevent stress among students.