UPSC CSE, ICAI CA, MHT CET among major exams rescheduled due to elections; list here

NEW DELHI: Major exams in the country including civil services exam, CA exams, state engineering tests have been impacted due to the Lok Sabha general elections 2024. The upcoming elections spanning from April 6 to June 1 have resulted in alteration of exam dates at school as well as higher education level.

ICAI and even University Grants Commission (UGC) chief M Jagadesh had already said before the announcement of election dates that the CA and CUET exam dates may be revised.

The rescheduling of CA exams 2024 didn’t go well amongst the aspirants who are now demanding postponement of CA Inter, Final exams 2024 further after the elections so that they are able to exercise their voting rights.

However, the National Testing Agency (NTA) reportedly refused to change its decision about the three national entrance exams – Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2024, National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2024, and the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2024 even though the exams will be held amid the elections.

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UPSC CSE Prelims 2024

One of the toughest exams in the country, the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination (UPSC CSE) prelims 2024 has been postponed to June 16 due to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The preliminary exam was previously scheduled for May 26.

ICAI CA exams 2024

The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) revised the CA Intermediate, Final exams 2024 for May session as the dates were clashing with Lok Sabha elections 2024. As per the revised CA May exam dates 2024, CA Inter exams May 2024 will be held on May 3, 5, and 9 for group 1 and on May 11, 15, and 17 for group 2. CA Final exams 2024 will be conducted on May 2, 4, and 8 for group 1 and on May 10, 14, and 16 for group 2.

Maharashtra CET 2024

The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) cell has revised the exam dates for MHT CET 2024, MAH LLB 5-year CET 2024, MH Nursing CET 2024 and other exams. While MHT CET has been rescheduled for April 22-30 for the medical group and May 2-16 for engineering, the LLB exam will now be held on May 17.

Telangana CET 2024

Another major rejig in exam dates happened for the Telangana Common Entrance Tests (CETs) for agriculture, pharmacy, polytechnic, and management programmes. The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) has advanced the TS EAPCET 2024 for agriculture and pharmacy to May 7 and 8 respectively. Earlier, the exams were scheduled for May 12 and 13. On the other hand, TS ICET 2024 has been postponed to June 5 and 6. Moreover, the TS POLYCET 2024 exam has been rescheduled for May 24.

NTA SWAYAM January 2024

The Lok Sabha polls also affected the online course exams as the National Testing Agency (NTA) recently rescheduled the Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) January 2024 semester exam. As per the revised dates, the SWAYAM January 2024 exam will be held on May 27 instead of May 25. The decision came after the exam date clashed with election dates.

The National Entrance Test for Scheme for Residential Education for Students in Higher Classes in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA NETS) 2024 has also been advanced to May 11.

RBSE Class 5 board exams 2024

Besides higher education, school education has also been affected by the elections. Since the schools will be set up as polling booths, the Rajasthan government has postponed the RBSE Class 5 board exams 2024 to April 30. Earlier, the exams were supposed to begin from April 15.