New Delhi: Over 1.9 lakh students appeared for the first phase of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), which concluded on Wednesday. CUET, which has replaced the system of ‘cut-offs’ for admission to undergraduate programs in several universities, was the maximum number of students from Uttar Pradesh who took the exam, data compiled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) shows.
Data accessed by ThePrint shows that 2,50,495 students were allotted centers to write the exams in the first phase, which took place on July 15, 16, 19 and 20. Of those to whom the centers were allotted, 1,91,586 candidates appeared for the exam.
According to the NTA’s state-wise data, the maximum number of examinees – 49,915 were from UP, followed by 20,840 from Bihar and around 19,000 from Madhya Pradesh.
While students from the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu have dominance High-cut off seats in Delhi University colleges, in CUET, the number of state takers was not large. Over 7,000 students from Kerala and over 1,000 from Telangana took the exam, while only 667 from Tamil Nadu took the exam. The number of examinees from Karnataka was less than 526.
The second phase of CUET will start from August 4.
The first phase of the exam witnessed a chaotic scene with the change of exam center at the last minute due to which some students missed the exam. The examination was held at two centers in New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and Pathankot in Punjab. Cancelled Due to technical issues.
The NTA, however, later said that “genuine cases” where students were informed about their center change at the last minute and who were allotted centres, where the exam was cancelled, would be given. One More Chance To take the test during Phase 2.
CUET saw 14.9 lakh registrations in the first year, making it the second largest entrance exam in the country after the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
(Edited by Jinnia Ray Chowdhury)
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