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CUET Results 2022: Students need not worry, ‘normalisation’ of marks causes neither benefit nor loss, says UGC Chairman

CUET Results 2022: Students need not worry, ‘normalisation’ of marks causes neither benefit nor loss, says UGC Chairman

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Prof Kumar made the reiteration in a statement after many students complained that despite performing well their normalised scores are much lower compared to their “actual scores based on the answer keys”. “Normalization causes neither benefit nor loss to the students. Since they are writing in different sessions and the difficulty levels are different, even […]

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‘Normalised’ CUET scores to be used for preparing merit lists, not percentile: UGC Chairperson

‘Normalised’ CUET scores to be used for preparing merit lists, not percentile: UGC Chairperson

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Kumar said that the scores have been normalised to provide a level playing field to students who wrote the exam in the same subject on different days or in different shifts. The results for the debut edition of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG were declared earlier in the day. “The rank lists will […]

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What should you do after NTA announces CUET UG 2022 results?

What should you do after NTA announces CUET UG 2022 results?

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Since there is no common counselling or common admission process to fill seats, the action will now move to the participating universities. “As soon as we release the results, the same data will also be simultaneously available to the 90 universities that adopted CUET for admission to their undergraduate programmes. From this point, the NTA […]

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CUET results: DU aspirants yet to get clear picture of admission to preferred courses

CUET results: DU aspirants yet to get clear picture of admission to preferred courses

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With a novel process in place for undergraduate admissions, the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) results likely to be released on Thursday might not yet give aspirants a strong idea of their chances of getting admitted to their preferred college and programme at Delhi University. Allocation of colleges and programmes to candidates will be done […]

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CUET UG 2022 Results: Universities likely to start new academic year by either October end or November first week, says UGC chairman

CUET UG 2022 Results: Universities likely to start new academic year by either October end or November first week, says UGC chairman

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CUET UG 2022 Results: Universities admitting candidates to undergraduate programmes on the basis of their performance in the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) are expected to start the new academic year for first-year students by either the last week of October or November first week, UGC Chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar told The Indian Express. DU […]

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UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar defends CUET’s MCQ format: Being used for long, no complaint yet

UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar defends CUET’s MCQ format: Being used for long, no complaint yet

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Twelve central universities have been following the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET, now known as CUET) with multiple choice-type questions (or MCQs) for more than a decade, and none has reported problems with quality of students admitted, UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday. Speaking with The Indian Express about the recent criticism […]

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JEE (Main), NEET to be merged with CUET for students’ benefit: UGC Chief

JEE (Main), NEET to be merged with CUET for students’ benefit: UGC Chief

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UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said Friday that bringing JEE (Main) and NEET under the larger umbrella of CUET will reduce the burden on students, adding that the idea is in tune with the National Education Policy, 2020. JEE (Main) is the gateway examination for admission to premier engineering institutes in the country and NEET is […]

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UGC chief says CUET cancelled at few centres due to reports of sabotage

UGC chief says CUET cancelled at few centres due to reports of sabotage

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Facing criticism over cancellation of the common university entrance test (CUET) at some centres, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday said it was done in the best interests of students as there were indications of “sabotage”. The National Testing Agency announced that the test which was cancelled last week will now be conducted from […]

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In three-day event at BHU, heads of 400 institutions to brainstorm over NEP implementation

In three-day event at BHU, heads of 400 institutions to brainstorm over NEP implementation

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate a three-day seminar at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) which will see participation of more than 400 academic experts and heads of higher education institutes who will discuss the implementation of the National Education Policy. A press conference was convened on Wednesday at BHU by University Grants Commission […]

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UGC exploring possibility of allowing part-time PhD for working professionals

UGC exploring possibility of allowing part-time PhD for working professionals

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) is exploring the possibility of allowing part-time PhD programmes for working professionals in tune with the system followed by the IITs. However, such aspirants will be have to produce an NOC from their organisation in order to get enrolled for the doctoral programme. The NOC will have to specify that […]

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