CUET-UG will return to the computer-based format from 2025 and college students might be allowed to look for any topic regardless of the themes studied in school 12, in accordance with UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar.
The period of CUET-PG has additionally been decreased from 105 minutes to 90 minutes.(Arun Sharma/HT file)
In an interview with PTI, Kumar mentioned an professional panel arrange by the College Grants Fee (UGC) performed a overview of the examination and proposed a number of adjustments.
The panel examined numerous points of the check, comparable to its construction, variety of papers, period of check papers, syllabus alignment and operational logistics. The adjustments beneficial by it have been authorised by the fee in a current assembly.
“The exam will be conducted only in CBT (computer-based test) mode from 2025. We conducted the exam in hybrid mode last year but we will move to CBT mode because it is much more reliable and secure as compared to other modes of examination.
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“Candidates may even be allowed to go for topics in CUET-UG which they have not studied in school 12 to permit the scholars to cross over the inflexible disciplinary boundaries in increased schooling,” the UGC chief said.
“We’ve got additionally decreased the variety of papers from 63 to 37 and admissions for the dropped topics might be performed on the idea of scores of the Basic Aptitude Take a look at (GAT),” he added.
Instead of separate tests for 33 languages, tests will be offered for only 13 languages — Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
The domain-specific subjects have been reduced from 29 to 23. The dropped domain-specific papers are Entrepreneurship, Teaching Aptitude, Fashion Studies, Tourism, Legal Studies and Engineering Graphics.
Explaining the changes in the 2025 edition of the exam, Kumar said students will be able to appear for CUET-UG in a maximum of five subjects as against six previously.
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“Equally, the examination period which assorted from 45 minutes to 60 minutes relying upon the topic, has now been standardised at 60 minutes. The idea of non-obligatory questions within the examination has additionally been completed away with and all questions might be obligatory now,” Kumar said.
“When some questions are non-obligatory, college students might reply in a different way and the issue degree may very well be completely different,” he added.
The duration of CUET-PG has also been reduced from 105 minutes to 90 minutes.
The first edition of CUET-UG in 2022 was plagued by technical glitches. Also, as a result of tests for a subject being conducted over multiple shifts, the scores had to be normalised during the announcement of results.
The exam was conducted in hybrid mode for the first time in 2024. It was cancelled across Delhi a night before it was to be held citing logistical reasons.
“Yearly, studying from the previous expertise we are attempting to enhance the CUET-UG to make the examination extra conducive for the scholars,” Kumar said.
“The authorised adjustments might be put within the public area quickly for suggestions from stakeholders and in the end a notification might be issued bearing in mind the suggestions,” he mentioned.
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