New Delhi: The National Testing Agency will conduct a retest for CUET-UG candidates from July 15 to 19 if any complaint raised by them about the conduct of the exam is found correct, officials said on Sunday.
The NTA also announced the answer key for the undergraduate entrance examination, paving the way for the announcement of the results, albeit with a delay.
"Candidates can submit their challenges for the answer key before 6 pm on July 9," said a senior NTA official.
“The NTA is also addressing complaints from the public regarding the examination conducted for CUET-UG which were received till June 30. If a complaint is found to be genuine, the NTA undertakes to redo the examination for these candidates at selected centers any day between July 15 and 19," the official added.
While NTA officials did not comment on the complaints received by the agency, candidates claimed that there was wastage of time at certain examination centers and technical problems.
"The candidates' questions will be verified by a panel of subject experts. Based on the final revised answer key, the result will be declared," the official said.
The delay in CUET-UG results comes amid a furious row over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including NEET and NET.
The CUET-UG exam, conducted in hybrid mode for the first time across the country, was canceled in Delhi a night before the exam, citing logistical reasons. The exam was later held in the national capital.
Previously, the NTA had announced that the third edition of CUET-UG will be completed in seven days and there will be no normalization of scores as all the exams will be conducted in a single sitting.
For 15 subjects, the tests were conducted in pencil-and-paper mode and for the other 48 subjects, the examination was conducted in computer-based mode.
More than 13.4 lakh candidates registered this year for the common entrance test for admission to undergraduate courses in 261 central, state, deemed and private universities.
In the first edition of the exam in 2022, the test was plagued by technical glitches. Furthermore, as a result of subject tests being conducted in multiple shifts, scores had to be normalized during the results announcement.
In the line of fire over alleged irregularities in NEET medical entrance test and NET doctoral entrance test, the Center removed NTA director general Subodh Singh last week and notified a high-level panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organization chief R Radhakrishnan to ensure transparency. , smooth and fair conduct of exams through NTA.
While the NEET is under the scanner for several irregularities, including an alleged paper leak, the UGC-NET was canceled when the Education Ministry received information that the integrity of the exam was compromised. Both matters are being investigated by the CBI.
The NTA also announced the answer key for the undergraduate entrance examination, paving the way for the announcement of the results, albeit with a delay.
"Candidates can submit their challenges for the answer key before 6 pm on July 9," said a senior NTA official.
“The NTA is also addressing complaints from the public regarding the examination conducted for CUET-UG which were received till June 30. If a complaint is found to be genuine, the NTA undertakes to redo the examination for these candidates at selected centers any day between July 15 and 19," the official added.
While NTA officials did not comment on the complaints received by the agency, candidates claimed that there was wastage of time at certain examination centers and technical problems.
"The candidates' questions will be verified by a panel of subject experts. Based on the final revised answer key, the result will be declared," the official said.
The delay in CUET-UG results comes amid a furious row over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including NEET and NET.
The CUET-UG exam, conducted in hybrid mode for the first time across the country, was canceled in Delhi a night before the exam, citing logistical reasons. The exam was later held in the national capital.
Previously, the NTA had announced that the third edition of CUET-UG will be completed in seven days and there will be no normalization of scores as all the exams will be conducted in a single sitting.
For 15 subjects, the tests were conducted in pencil-and-paper mode and for the other 48 subjects, the examination was conducted in computer-based mode.
More than 13.4 lakh candidates registered this year for the common entrance test for admission to undergraduate courses in 261 central, state, deemed and private universities.
In the first edition of the exam in 2022, the test was plagued by technical glitches. Furthermore, as a result of subject tests being conducted in multiple shifts, scores had to be normalized during the results announcement.
In the line of fire over alleged irregularities in NEET medical entrance test and NET doctoral entrance test, the Center removed NTA director general Subodh Singh last week and notified a high-level panel headed by former Indian Space Research Organization chief R Radhakrishnan to ensure transparency. , smooth and fair conduct of exams through NTA.
While the NEET is under the scanner for several irregularities, including an alleged paper leak, the UGC-NET was canceled when the Education Ministry received information that the integrity of the exam was compromised. Both matters are being investigated by the CBI.
