NTA reschedules CUET exam for Northeastern students; Meghalaya education minister announces

Meghalaya's Education Minister, Rakkam A Sangma, announced on Thursday that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has made the decision to reschedule the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) for students from Meghalaya who were allocated examination centers outside the state.

By Jitendra Jangid Jun 17, 2023, 12:56 IST

Meghalaya Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma on Thursday said the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to reschedule CUET examination for students from the northeastern state who have been allotted centres elsewhere in the country. The Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) is scheduled to be held on Friday. “The Union Ministry for Human Resources has directed the NTA to reschedule the exam for students from the state who were allotted CUET examination centres outside the state," Sangma told PTI. The rescheduled exam date for the affected students from Meghalaya will be announced as soon as the state administration submits to the NTA the list of the affected students, he said. The students on the list will get another opportunity to sit for the exam on a rescheduled date, he said, adding that data is being collected at the moment and the list will be submitted to the NTA at the earliest. He said the development took place after Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma wrote a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging him to intervene in the matter and issue necessary directions to the NTA to make alternative arrangements for the affected students. He informed Pradhan that students from Meghalaya were allotted exam centres in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Kolkata and other far-off places, following which several aspirants complained to the state government about it. He said the allocation of CUET exam centres for students from Meghalaya in far-off places has caused significant inconvenience and logistical challenges for the students and their parents. Sangma said CUET admit cards were issued only on Wednesday, just two days ahead of the scheduled exam on Friday. Meghalaya had earlier requested the NTA to set up CUET centres in all 12 districts of the state.

Meghalaya's Education Minister, Rakkam A Sangma, announced on Thursday that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has made the decision to reschedule the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET) for students from Meghalaya who were allocated examination centers outside the state. The CUET was initially planned to take place on Friday.

Sangma informed PTI, "The Union Ministry for Human Resources has instructed the NTA to reschedule the exam for students from our state who were assigned CUET examination centers outside of Meghalaya." He further stated that the rescheduled date for the affected students will be announced once the state administration submits the list of those affected to the NTA. Students on the list will be given another opportunity to sit for the exam on the rescheduled date. The collection of data is currently underway, and the list will be submitted to the NTA promptly.

The minister explained that this development came after Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma sent a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging his intervention in the matter and requesting necessary directions to the NTA to arrange alternative arrangements for the affected students. The Chief Minister highlighted that students from Meghalaya were assigned exam centers in distant locations such as Ranchi, Jharkhand, Kolkata, causing numerous complaints from aspiring candidates.

Sangma emphasized that this allocation of CUET exam centers far away from Meghalaya has created significant inconvenience and logistical challenges for both the students and their parents. He also mentioned that the CUET admit cards were issued only two days prior to the scheduled exam, on Wednesday.

It is worth noting that Meghalaya had previously requested the NTA to establish CUET centers in all 12 districts of the state.

NTA reschedules CUET exam for Northeastern students; Meghalaya education minister announces

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