No Normalisation of Scores for CUET UG, NET This Year: UGC Chief

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CUET UG 2024 will be conducted in 7 days and 16 shifts. The exam will be held from May 15 to May 24, 2024. The UGC NET 2024 will be held in pen and paper format on June 16, 2024. There will be no normalisation of scores for both exams.

No Normalisation of Scores for CUET UG, NET This Year, Says UGC Chief

New Delhi: UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar has announced that there will be no normalisation of scores for the Common University Entrance Test or CUET UG 2024 and National Eligibility Test or NET 2024 this year. The announcement was made on April 22, 2024.

Informing about the decision, he shared, "No normalisation of scores will be required this year since both exams will be conducted in a single shift for a subject". This step was taken after students raised concerns over the unfair normalisation of scores for CUET and NET, which negatively impacted their exam performance.

CUET UG 2024 to be Held in Pen and Paper Mode for 15 Subjects

Following the changes announced by UGC, the CUET UG 2024 exam will now be held in pen and paper mode for 15 subjects and in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for 48 subjects.

This year, the CUET UG 2024 exam will be held from May 15 to May 24, 2024, for admission to various UG courses in all participating colleges and universities in India, including central, government and private universities.

Shortest CUET UG 2024 to be Conducted in 7 Days and 16 Shifts

Informing about the changes in CUET UG 2024, NTA Director General, Subodh Kumar Singh said, "This year, the CUET UG 2024 will be held in seven days and across 16 shifts. All the subjects will be in single shifts and therefore there will be no normalisation of the scores. All the candidates will have the same question paper, and thereby face the same difficulty level".

UGC NET 2024 is to be Held in Pen and Paper Mode on June 16

Similarly, UGC NET 2024 will be held in pen and paper mode on June 16, 2024, for all registered candidates. The exam will be held to determine the eligibility of candidates for the "award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as an assistant professor", "appointment as an assistant professor and admission to PhD" and "admission to PhD only" in Indian universities.

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