The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUET 2022) stating that it is unfair to Tamil Nadu students.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has objected to this examination and has written a letter to Prime Minister Modi demanding its withdrawal. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct this exam. It has also been said in the University Grants Commission(UGC) notification that the state universities can also use the score of this exam. Apart from this, the options are also open for deemed university or a private university.
In his letter to Prime Minister Modi, Stalin writes that this examination will be based on NCERT syllabus and students of states are not necessarily studying NCERT. He said that state boards run their own books and not all students read NCERT. In such a situation, this exam will become difficult for them and they will not be able to take admission in good universities.
He wrote that the people of Tamil Nadu are worried that the interests of the students of rural areas will be ignored through NEET and CUET. This will increase the business of the coaching center and increase the burden of education on the people. Poor people will also have to buy expensive NCERT books. Stalin said that keeping these things in mind, this step should be withdrawn.
The registration process for the Common University Entrance Test CUET has started on Wednesday. This CUET exam will be conducted for undergraduate level courses in 45 central universities of the country including Delhi University. The UGC has directed the universities to complete the admission process on the basis of CUET scores except for some courses like practical or performing arts.
On the other hand, Chairman of UGC M Jagadesh Kumar says, “CUET, the new common entrance test for central universities is designed in a way that no student is put at a disadvantage. CUET has been designed in a way that it will also ensure that the level of stress that youngsters undergo is brought down.”
Chairman of UGC M Jagadesh Kumar says #CUET the new common entrance test for central universities is designed in a way that no student is put at a disadvantage. CUET has been designed in a way that it will also ensure that level of stress that youngsters undergo is brought down.
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