CUET UG 2022: Students appearing for phase 4 struggle with uninformed changes in dates, centres

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
19:
CUET
UG
2022:
Uninformed
changes
in
exam
dates,
change
in
centres
at
the
last
moment,
far
off
centres
and
no
clarity
on
retest
options
—
students
on
second
day
of
CUET’s
fourth
phase
were
a
worried
lot.
While
two
centres
in
Delhi
were
not
included
for
the
exam
today,
one
centre
in
Gaya
had
a
delayed
start
of
exam
in
first
shift.

The
affected
candidates
from
three
centres
will
be
given
an
option
to
appear
on
August
25.

“Out
of
the
13
centres
where
the
exam
was
cancelled
on
Wednesday
due
to
unavoidable
technical
reasons,
two
centres
in
Delhi
were
not
included
for
the
exam
on
Thursday
and
the
candidates
of
these
two
centres
will
be
allowed
to
appear
on
August
25.
One
centre
in
Gaya,
Bihar
had
a
delayed
start
of
exam
in
first
shift
due
to
which
candidates
were
given
option
to
appear
either
on
Thursday
or
on
August
25,”
UGC
chairman
Jagadesh
Kumar
said.

CUET
UG
2022:
Exam
cancelled
in
13
centres,
check
new
dates
here

Many
candidates,
who
were
permitted
to
reschedule
their
CUET
UG
exam
to
August
30,
were
shocked
to
find
out
that
their
exams
were
advanced
to
Thursday
and
the
centres
were
far
away
from
their
preferred
locations.
They
also
claimed
that
no
intimation
was
sent
to
them
about
the
change
in
date.
“My
intimation
slip
mentioned
my
chosen
city
as
the
exam
centre
city.
However,
when
I
got
the
admit
card,
I
got
a
centre
which
is
150
km
away
and
the
entry
closes
at
8.30
am.
I
have
been
trying
to
reach
the
National
Testing
Agency
(NTA),
but
no
luck
yet,”
said
Neha
Singhal,
a
CUET
aspirant.

Another
aspirant,
Anjali
Mishra,
said,
“Till
Wednesday
afternoon,
my
admit
card
showed
a
different
centre
and
today
it
is
a
different
one.
I
had
no
intimation
if
my
centre
was
changed
last
minute
and
have
no
clue
whether
I
would
get
an
option
for
retest.”
Nikhil
Mishra
said
his
admit
card
was
not
available
till
Wednesday
night
and
he
was
able
to
download
the
admission
certificate
Thursday
morning
only
to
learn
that
his
exam
had
already
begun.
“Till
Wednesday,
whenever
I
checked
the
website,
the
admit
card
was
not
available.
It
was
made
available
today
(Thursday)
morning
and
the
exam
centre
was
two-and-half
hours
away
from
my
place,”
he
said.
Himank
Nassa,
an
aspirant,
said
on
August
14,
a
mail
was
received
that
exams
were
scheduled
for
August
18
and
August
25.

“On
August
16,
a
notification
on
the
website
showed
we
can
either
choose
to
appear
for
the
exam
on
August
18
or
postpone
it
to
August
30
if
we
want
the
centre
in
our
desired
city.
I
opted
for
it
and
my
request
was
approved.
But
this
morning
my
admit
card
showed
August
18
and
the
exam
had
already
begin,”
Nassa
said.

On
Wednesday
as
well,
the
exam
was
cancelled
at
13
centres
following
technical
glitches
affecting
more
than
8,600
candidates.
The
University
Grants
Commission
(UGC)
had
announced
that
the
candidates
affected
on
Wednesday
would
get
a
chance
for
retest
on
August
25.
The
Common
University
Entrance
Test
(CUET)
is
the
common
gateway
for
undergraduate
admissions
to
all
central
universities.

When
will
NTA
release
CUET
UG
result
online?

A
total
of
3.6
lakh
candidates
are
eligible
to
appear
for
the
fourth
phase
scheduled
from
August
17
to
August
20.
The
exam
for
additional
11,000
candidates,
who
were
to
appear
in
the
fourth
phase
from
August
17-20,
has
been
postponed
to
August
30
to
accommodate
their
choice
of
city
for
centre.
According
to
the
initial
plan,
all
phases
of
the
CUET-UG
were
scheduled
to
conclude
on
August
20.
The
NTA,
which
is
responsible
for
conducting
the
entrance
test,
had
later
announced
that
all
phases
of
the
exam
will
conclude
on
August
28.
However,
now
the
schedule
has
been
further
deferred
and
the
exam
has
been
split
into
six
phases.
The
second
phase
of
CUET
was
marred
by
glitches
prompting
the
agency
to
cancel
the
exam
at
various
centres.

UGC
chief
Jagadesh
Kumar
had
said
the
exam
was
cancelled
at
various
centres
following
indications
and
reports
of
“sabotage”.
The
exam
in
second
and
third
phases
was
also
cancelled
at
centres
in
Kerala
and
Itanagar
due
to
rains
and
landslides.
Meanwhile,
Congress-affiliated
National
Students’ Union
of
India
(NSUI)
activists
on
Thursday
burnt
the
effigy
of
Union
Education
Minister
Dharmendra
Pradhan
and
demanded
his
resignation.

They
staged
a
protest
outside
Shastri
Bhavan,
raising
its
concern
over
the
National
Testing
Agency’s
“lack
of
infrastructure
for
conducting
CUET”.
“While
students
from
across
the
country
are
busy
in
their
college
admissions,
those
seeking
admission
in
central
universities
are
struggling
to
appear
for
the
newly
implemented
entrance
examination
CUET,
which
got
cancelled
due
to
lack
of
infrastructure,”
NSUI
said
in
a
statement.