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CUET 2022 Registrations, CUET 2022 News Updates: The last date to register for CUET is May 6. Interested students can apply online at the official website - cuet.samarth.ac.in
CUET 2022-23 Latest Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the application process for the Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) from April 6, 2022. Students aiming to study undergraduate programmes in central universities have to appear in the CUET mandatorily from this year. Interested students can apply online at the official website – cuet.samarth.ac.in
The last date to register for CUET is May 6, 2022. The exam will be conducted in first week of July. It is a computer-based test that will be held in two shifts and can be taken in 13 languages. The three-and-a-half-hour computer-based entrance test will only have multiple-choice questions based on the content of NCERT textbooks. CUET will essentially have three parts.
A student’s Board marks will have no role in determining his/her admission to a college or a programme. It will be based only on his/her CUET score. However, universities are open to use Board marks as the minimum eligibility criteria for admission.
Registration commencement dates
The CUET 2022 registration is scheduled to begin on April 6, 2022. Earlier, the registration was to begin on April 2 but the NTA announced on Saturday that the registration window will be made live between April 6 and May 6, 2022.
What are the domain subjects available?
There are 27 domain subjects available for CUET 2022:
Accountancy/ Book Keeping,
Biology/ Biological Studies/ Biotechnology,
Business Studies,
Chemistry,
Computer Science/ Informatics Practices,
Economics/ Business Economics,
Engineering Graphics,
Entrepreneurship,
Geography,
History,
Home Science,
Knowledge Tradition–Practices India,
Legal Studies,
Commercial Arts,
Mathematics,
Physical Education/ NCC,
Physics,
Political Science,
Psychology,
Sociology,
Teaching Aptitude,
Agriculture,
Mass Media/ Mass Communication,
Anthropology,
Fine Arts/ Visual Arts (Sculpture/ Painting),
Performing Arts
Sanskrit.
Explained: Language section of CUET
The language section of CUET 2022 has been divided into two part — IA and IB
Section IA will be a 45-minutes long compulsory section. In this the candidate's English langauge and an Indian language skills will be assessed. The Indian language has to be chosen from Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia.
Section IB is only for students who are aiming to get admissions in undergraduate programmes for foreign languages. Under this section, students have to choose from a list of 19 languages — French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
The NTA has announced that the CUET 2022 exam will take place in the first two weeks of July. However, no specific date has been finalised yet.
International students seeking admissions in Indian universities are exempted from CUET. Their admissions will be carried out on the existing supernumerary basis.
The quota of reserved seats in colleges and universities will stay as it is, even under the new CUET system. “The only difference is that these students will also have to come through CUET, like students to be admitted on general seats. The reservation policies and ordinances of the universities will remain unchanged,” the UGC chairperson said.
The website dedicated to CUET 2022 will be made live on April 6. It is ecpected that the website will have an active application link and al the required information for CUET regostration.
It has been made clear by the UGC Chairman that the questions for the CUET 2022 registrtaion will be strictly limited to the NCERT syllabus, and students should ensure that they prepare well from their class 12 NCERT books, rather than joining any other coaching class.
In order to not have chaose on the registration day, candidates should keep the following documents ready:
— Class 10 and 12 marksheet
— Scanned passport size photograph
— Scanned image of the signature
— ID Proof (Aadhar card, driving license, passport etc)
— Caste certificate (if applicable)
In an interaction with The Indian Express, Prof Kumar tried to address some of the frequently asked questions concerning the test that will be conducted in 13 different languages. CUET is a revamped version of CUCET and it’s now compulsory for all 45 central universities to adopt it. This has come after the announcement of the new National Education Policy (NEP), which advocates the need for an entrance test for university admissions. Due to CUET, a student’s Board marks will have no role in determining her admission to a college or a programme.
The NTA has announced that the CUET UG 2022 registration will now begin from April 6, 2022. As per the official notice, the online registration for CUET 2022 will now conclude at 5 pm of May 6, 2022. Also, candidates will have time till 11:50 pm of May 6, 2022 to complete their application fees transactions through payment gateway, using debit/credit cards or internet banking or Paytm.
The wait for CUET application window continues as the official website is yet to activate the application link. As per the official document released by NTA, the registration process had to begin on April 2. However, the application link remains awaited.
CUET 2022: Attempt exam in any of the 13 languages
As per the NTA's notification on CUET 2022, the test will be conducted in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Candidates can choose to attempt the test in any of the 13 languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Odiya, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, English, Hindi and Urdu. As per UGC Chairman, this will provide a level field to students of both rural and urban backgrounds.
The CUET will not rank students but will rather provide them scores. Marks scored in the class 12 board exam will not be given any weightage, however, universities have been given the option to use board exam scores in one count. For example, a particular university can say, irrespective of a candidate’s score in the CUET, their application for admission will be considered only if they score at least 60 per cent in the boards exams. But that will vary from university to university and not all of them will use board exam scores as qualifying criteria.
Experts are divided in their reactions to the UGC’s announcement on CUET being conducted in accordance with the NCERT syllabus as some felt it might put those school boards at a disadvantage where different books are taught.
Sudha Acharya, the National Progressive Schools Conference chairperson, said, “Many state boards are using NCERT books while some have their own books. The CBSE, which uses NCERT books, is more progressive towards competition. NCERT books are very standardized and they are written by renowned experts. The ICSE Board has different books and students from there might be at a disadvantage.”
15:03 (IST)02 Apr 2022
CUET 2022 syllabus section-wise decored
Section I:
The first part will test a candidate on a language of her choice. This will consist reading comprehension, questions on vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, besides other things. There will be a choice of 13 languages. Apart from compulsorily appearing for one language test (out of 13 languages), a candidate will also have the option of taking another test in an additional language from a basket of 19 — French, Spanish, German, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Sindhi, Kashmiri, Konkani, Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Manipuri, Santhali, Tibetan, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.
Section II:
The second part of CUET is focused on testing a candidate’s domain-specific knowledge. This section offers a total of 27 domains, and a candidate can choose to have her knowledge tested in at least one and a maximum of six domains. Each central university will specify which domain-specific test a candidate has to take for which programme.
Section III:
The third part of the entrance test will be a general test with questions on general knowledge, current affairs, general mental ability, numerical ability, quantitative reasoning (simple, application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/stat taught till class 8), logical and analytical reasoning. A candidate will appear for the general test only if it’s desired by the programme and university of choice.
CUET 2022: Private schools raise concern over rise in ‘coaching culture’
An association of private schools has written a letter to the Union Education Minister, expressing apprehension that the introduction of CUET from the 2022-23 academic session may encourage “coaching culture” among students. It also said this batch of students is currently preparing for the Term II exams of CBSE and the prospect of appearing for CUET could be stressful for them.
CUET 2022: UGC Chairman explains the exam pattern, syllabus
UGC Chairperson Prof M Jagadesh Kumar has repeatedly assured the students that the CUET 2022 will be solely based on the NCERT syllabus which will require no additional coaching classes for preparation. In his talks with indianexpress.com, he explains the relevance of common entrance test and how it will be conducted.
The Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) will require students to attempt 40 multiple choice questions (MCQs) each in the case of language and domain subjects and 60 MCQs in the general paper, which will test a candidate’s general knowledge and numerical ability among others.
This entrance exam will be held in the first two weeks of July 2022. as per official notification, the first slot of the exam will be of 3.15 hours (195 minutes) and the second will be tad longer of 3.45 hours (225 minutes). It will be a LAN based CBT (Computer Based Test) and all questions will be multiple choice questions (MCQs).
