CUET UG Exam 2024: 79.5% attendance recorded on day 2, higher than day 1

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday said the Common University Entrance Examination for Undergraduate Entrance or CUET-UG conducted in four subjects recorded 79.5% attendance and 72% of the scheduled examinations were completed within two days.

CUET UG Exam 2024: 79.5% attendance recorded on day 2, higher than day 1
CUET UG Exam 2024: 79.5% attendance recorded on day 2, higher than day 1

Exams began amid some hiccups in the national capital on Thursday with students complaining of confusion in locating exam centres.

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The third edition of the country’s biggest examination is being conducted in hybrid mode for the first time. Exams for four subjects including Chemistry, Biology, English and General Test were scheduled for Wednesday. Offline tests will be conducted first between May 15 and 19, followed by computer-based tests for other subjects between May 21 and 24.

UGC Chairman M Jagadish Kumar, who is handling CUET along with NTA, said, “The second day of CUET-UG was successfully conducted across India. This examination was conducted all over India for Hindi, Economics, Mathematics and Physics. Today, the total number of centers in use across India is 1578.

“This is 27.29% of the total scheduled slots for students registered in pen-and-paper mode. Yesterday and today, we covered 72% of the total students who registered for CUET-UG. The average attendance today is 79.54% higher than yesterday,” he said.

Meanwhile, despite reminders from NTA, some students in the national capital did not download the new admit cards and reached the wrong exam centres.

Sarik Ansari (18), resident of Mustafabad, Delhi, had reached his old scheduled examination center located in Saket. “When I reached the center the security guard told me that there was no exam scheduled there and I had to go to Pushpanjali. I was not aware of the new admit card issued,” he said.

“It was already very late and I could not reach on time so I went back home and wrote to NTA about my situation,” he said.

A senior NTA official assured that representations from such students “will be considered”.

Meanwhile, the agency again reminded students in Delhi to download fresh admit cards for the exams to be held on May 17 and 18. “Candidates appearing for the CUET (UG) – 2024 examination in Delhi on 17th and 18th May must download a. Revised admit card showing new examination center from the official website of CUET (UG). Candidates who have already downloaded the admit card after 5 pm on May 15 need not download it again,” the agency said.

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