CUET 4th Phase: Exam cancelled at 13 centres due to 'technical reasons'

CUET 2022 Exam: UGC said that a total of 8,693 candidates were affected out of 1,45,885 candidates who attended the CUET UG 2022.

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Press Trust of India | August 17, 2022 | 09:20 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The fourth phase of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG on Wednesday was cancelled at 13 centres due to some "unavoidable technical reasons" affecting nearly 8,700 candidates, officials said. The CUET is the common gateway for undergraduate admissions in all central universities.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) said, "Due to some unavoidable technical reasons, examination scheduled for today was cancelled in 13 centres in Shift 1 and Shift 2. A total of 8,693 candidates were affected out of 1,45,885 candidates."

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Many candidates who attended the CUET 2022 exam from centres such as the Guru Hargobind Institute of Management and Information Technology in Delhi, Asia Pacific Institute in Jasola (Delhi) AIS Assessment Zone, Aakash International Senior Secondary School in Delhi’s Nangloi and Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies in Pitampura, said that they were asked to go back as the NTA faced technical issues and server problems during the conduction of CUET UG 2022 exam. UGC assured that all the affected candidates will get a chance for a retest.

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