No plans to merge NEET, JEE with CUET for next 2 years: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan – Times of India

Quota: No plans to merge engineering entrance exam JEE and medical entrance exam NEET With Common University Entrance Test (CUET), Union Education Minister, Skill Development and entrepreneurship Dharmendra Chieftain Told.
University Grants Commission President Jagdish Kumar Last month it was said that JEE and NEET will be merged with CUET in future.
“The merger of NEET, JEE and CUET is currently a concept, an idea and the government has not yet decided on it in principle,” Pradhan said while interacting with the students of Allen Career Institute here. He has a one-day city tour on Tuesday.
There is no proposal to merge NEET, JEE with CUET and it will take at least two years to decide on the concept of merging the three exams and conduct a combined exam, Pradhan asked students not to fear.
On increasing content in books from class 9 onwards, so that students do not have to consult other books to prepare for competitive exams, Pradhan said that new books would come out in the next two years under the New Education Policy-2020.
The implementation of NEP-2020 has begun and the books for the five-year foundation course are called hair garden (Kindergarten) will be in schools by February 2023.
The minister said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government envisions setting up a digital university in the country, in which students can pursue multidisciplinary courses leading to dual degrees.
Meanwhile, the Minister asked the students to give their suggestions on the content of books and study material for the National Curriculum Framework Citizen Survey and assured them that their views would be considered.
Thousands of students from across the country enroll in many coaching institutes quota To prepare for various exams every year.