CUET 2022 gets over 11.5 lakh registrations; 9.1 lakh paid application fee: UGC Chairman

NEW DELHI: The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 received 11,51,319 registrations and 9,13,540 applicants paid the application fee, the University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Mamidala Jagesh Kumar informed via social media. CUET UG 2022 registration ended on May 22 at the official website – cuet.samarth.ac.in.

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Kumar tweeted, “A record 1151319 candidates have registered and 913540 have paid the application fee for CUET-UG. Many of them are from remote and rural areas. Students from every state and union territory have applied.”

A record 1151319 candidates have registered and 913540 have paid application fee for CUET-UG. Many of them are from remote and rural areas. Students from every state and union territory have applied. Without the burden of scoring very high marks in the range of 99 to 100%

— Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar (@mamidala90) May 23, 2022

“Without the burden of scoring very high marks in the range of 99 to 100% in board exams, students can now try for admission in the best of the universities through CUET. For students who could not get high board scores, earlier it was not possible to get admission in top universities. But now it is within reach,” he added.

“The participation of a large number of Universities too is very encouraging. In the coming years, more universities are expected to adopt CUET. With the possibility that CUET will be conducted twice in a year, this will further help the students to plan and attempt CUET. Best wishes to all CUET applicants,” UGC chairman further said.

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The CUET 2022 exam is scheduled to be held in the first and second week of July by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates can prepare for the exam by accessing the CUET mock test 2022 updated on the NTA website - nta.ac.in.

Meanwhile, M Jagadesh Kumar has announced that there will be a CUET PG 2022 for postgraduate admissions this year, to be held in the last week of July 2022. The CUET PG application form opened on May 19, 2022, at the NTA CUET official website, cuet.nta.nic.in.