CUET UG 2024: Several candidates allege errors in answer keys; NTA to address grievances

NEW DELHI: On July 7, The National Testing Agency (NTA) issued the provisional answer key for Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2024 exam on July 7. However, candidates who appeared for the entrance test have taken to social media to report significant discrepancies and errors in the CUET UG answer key 2024.

Candidates will be able to challenge the CUET UG provisional answer key 2024 till July 9 upto 5 pm. Candidates have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question challenged.

CUET UG Provisional Answer Key 2024: Student reaction

One student after checking the CUET UG provisional answer key claimed several errors on it. "Sir i found multiple errors in cuet ug answer key and know if I challenge all error (that I think those are errors ) the cost of challenging is much more than my CUET application," he said on X.

Another candidate said, "when I checked my Geography OMR sheet with the CUET(UG) answer key. I am shocked because 80 pc of the answer key was wrong. When I calculated the number with the wrong answer key that NTA provides,I only got 26 but in reality I will get 122 . Where my 17 questions are correct."

"Look @NTA_Exams you provide so many wrong answers in key who is going to pay thousand of rupees for your mistake ? We are not going to pay or accept evaluation on this bogus answer key," another X user said.

CUET UG 2024 re-exam

The will conduct CUET UG retest for affected candidates from July 15 to 19 if any grievance raised by them about the conduct of the exam is found correct. The agency has acknowledged public grievances regarding CUET UG 2024 exam received by June 30.

"NTA is also addressing the public grievances received regarding the exam conducted for CUET (UG) - 2024 and received up to 30 June 2024. If the grievance is genuine, the NTA is committed to redoing the exam for these Candidates at selected centres any day between July 15 to 19, 2024," NTA said.

CUET UG result 2024

The exam was conducted in the national capital later. The NTA had earlier announced that the third edition of CUET-UG will be completed in seven days and there will be no normalisation of scores as all exams will be conducted in a single shift.

Over 13.4 lakh candidates registered for CUET UG exam for admission to undergraduate courses in 261 central, state, deemed and private universities this year.