CUET-UG application deadline extended. details here

The applications for CUET-UG will now close on Tuesday (April 11, 2023) at 11.59 pm.

In a statement, UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar wrote, “Following requests from many students, we have decided to re-open the application portal. CUET-UG on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and it will close on Tuesday (11 April 2023) at 11.59 pm. Students are requested to visit cuet.samarth.ac.in for more details.”

Around 14 lakh students have applied for CUET-UG, which is a 41% increase from last year.

after rationalization of NCERT BooksCandidates of graduate entrance examination were confused about whether it will affect the admission.

A senior official of the National Testing Agency (NTA) said, “The notified syllabus will remain the same as the exam is not only for students of a particular board. Not all boards have rationalized the material.”

CUET-UG is the second largest entrance exam in the country in terms of applicants. In the first edition of CUET-UG, 12.50 lakh students registered themselves and out of them 9.9 lakh submitted their applications.

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Medical Admissions Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is the biggest entrance test in India with an average of 18 lakh registrations.

The last date to apply for CUET-UG was March 30 and the exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 21-31. In a departure from the normal pattern, this year the exam will be conducted in three shifts.

The Common University Entrance Test, CUET UG, for undergraduate admissions began in 2022. This year, there has been an increase in the number of students who have registered and paid their application fees as compared to last year.

According to the UGC chairman, five central universities – Delhi University, Banaras Hindu University, Allahabad University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University and Jamia Millia Islamia – received the maximum number of applications for CUET-UG in 2023.