CUET-UG 2022: 60% Attendance Recorded In Debut Edition, Says National Testing Agency

CEUT-UG Exam 2022: Today, on the last day of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) examination, more than one lakh students appeared for the exam.

Students in the examination hall (Source: File photo/Getty)

New Delhi: National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the final day examination of the Common University Entrance Test Under Graduate (CUET-UG) 2022 phase six on Wednesday recorded 60 per cent attendance, as reported by news agency PTI.

60 per cent attendance recorded in debut edition of CUET-UG, says National Testing Agency

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Meanwhile, the exam couldn't be conducted that day at a centre at Jharkhand's Radha Govind University because of slow internet speed affecting 103 candidates, said, officials.

"The exam will be conducted on a later date for these candidates," a senior NTA official said.

Earlier, all phases of the CUET-UG were scheduled to conclude on August 20 according to the initial plan. However, the examination was additionally deferred and split into six stages to accommodate students whose exam was rescheduled because of a few glitches that marred the test.

Today, on the last day of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) examination, more than one lakh students appeared for the exam. Students and parents were also upset on a large scale due to the postponement of CUET examinations which lasted more than one and a half months. 

Today was the last day of the examination which has been going on for one and a half months. Therefore, students had come from far and wide to give the exams which were postponed again and again. 

The Phase 6 exam was conducted in 385 centres across 241 cities, including nine cities outside the country including Manama, Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, and Kuwait City.

The second day of Phase 5 on 22 August (Monday) was scheduled in both slots for 79459 candidates in 347 Examination Centres throughout 234 cities across 33 States/UTs.