New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced on Sunday that the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) for admission to undergraduate courses will not be implemented from the 2021-22 academic session due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier, the Ministry of Education had declared that university admissions will be based on a common entrance test.
“In view of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, admission process in central universities during academic session 2021-22 may continue as per past practice. Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) may be implemented from academic session 2022-23,” the UGC said via a tweet.
The Education Ministry had set up a committee to look into modalities for the CUCET for undergraduate admissions at central universities as suggested under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
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