CUET UG 2024 to be Conducted Offline for Subjects with More Than 1.5 lakh Examinees

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that it will conduct CUET UG 2024 in offline mode for the subjects with more than 1.5 Lakh applicants. The agency has taken this decision to overcome the hassle of normalisation during the CUET UG 2024 Results. 

The subjects with less than 1.5 Lakh applicants will be conducted as per the usual computer-based method. CUET UG 2024 Exam will be conducted from May 15- 31, 2024 for a total of 27 main subjects. 

With this, NTA has also announced that it will conduct the exam for all the subjects in a single shift only. This will eliminate the need for ‘normalisation’ of scores post the result release. 

From this year, the number of subjects you can apply for has been limited to six. Earlier, you could opt for ten subjects for the exam. 

The CUET UG 2024 Registration process is expected to begin from February 28, 2024. With the commencement of registration process, it is expected that NTA will also release the official date schedule for the exam. 

As per reports, CUET UG exam 2024 will be held in hybrid mode this year to encourage participation of students from rural areas. The OMR-based exam will be held along with the computer-based test (CBT) for the subjects with highest number of registration.

“Conducting entrance tests in a hybrid mode can benefit students, particularly those residing in rural areas. The idea behind conducting CUET-UG in hybrid mode is to provide more test centres nationwide so that candidates from less urbanised regions can participate in the examination closer to their homes. This inclusivity promotes equal opportunities for all, ensuring that geographical constraints do not hinder students' educational aspirations in rural and remote areas. Additionally, the hybrid mode acknowledges the importance of adapting to diverse testing environments,” says M Jagadesh Kumar, chairman, UGC.

Apart from this, NTA has also declared that there will be ample gap between two exams conducted on the same day. This has been decided to reduce stress on the students and give them some time to relax between the two exams. 

 “This year, instead of attempting 10 papers, students will be permitted to write a maximum of six papers. The rationale behind this decision is that only a tiny percentage of students have opted for 10 papers in the past years. However, the scheduling of papers becomes very complex, leading to conducting the test over several days. Since students can write six papers in different combinations, such as 4 domain papers, 1 language paper, 1 general test paper or, 3 domain papers, 2 language papers and 1 general test paper, CUET-UG can be scheduled over fewer days, which is good for the students,” says Professor Kumar.    

A moderate difficulty level in an entrance test for university admission can contribute to reducing students' reliance on coaching centres. “We want to keep the difficulty level of questions in CUET-UG moderate because students are more likely to perceive it as a fair and manageable challenge. Answering such reasonable difficulty level questions can improve students' intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy, as they believe in their ability to prepare for and perform well on the test without undue external help. This positive feeling experienced by the students diffuses from one batch to another and reduces their dependency on coaching,” added Professor Kumar.

Moreover, nearly 28 lakh students participated in the second edition of CUET, making it the second-largest entrance exam in the country after NEET UG. 

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