National Education Policy (NEP 2020) has suggested several reforms for ensuring quality and employable education, in which Common University Entrance Test (CUET)is one. As of now, three types of admissions are in practice in Indian universities. Like the University of Delhi, students are admitted solely based on marks secured in class 12 board examinations, in which the cut-off goes as high as 99% in some disciplines. This results in cut-throat competition for scoring higher percentages. But as we all know, the standard of boards across the country is not the same as some are extremely lenient in giving marks while some prefer strict marking. So admitting students only on the basis of board marks is not equitable.
The second way, universities like JNU, and BHU are conducting individual entrance tests on all-India basis, and students appear in multiple tests in multiple centers and pay fees many times for a single admission. This results in additional stress in terms of travel and logistics.3rd way in which Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is being conducted since 2015 for admitting students in UG, PG, and Ph.D. programs, and the demographic data of students in these central universities shows the positive side of CUCET: for example, the Central University of Punjab currently has students from 26 states and four Union Territories.CUET by the University Grants Commission (UGC) should be viewed against the above observations.
CUET for admissions in UG programs will be a computer-based test with multiple-choice questions from the Class 12 NCERT syllabus. No weightage has been given to board marks. Universities can consider board marks as an eligibility criterion for CUET.
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