No proposal to merge JEE Main, NEET and CUET: Dharmendra Pradhan

No proposal to merge JEE Main, NEET and CUET: Dharmendra Pradhan

Last Updated Sep - 08 - 2022, 11:26 AM | Source : The FELA | Visitors : 88

Dharmendra Pradhan clarified that no proposal is under consideration to merge JEE Main, NEET and CUET 2022.

New Delhi: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that there is no proposal to merge the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main), National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) UG, and Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG 2022. He was interacting with students in Kota. Clarifying on the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recent proposal to merge JEE Main, NEET, and CUET, the education minister said that no proposal is under consideration to introduce an integrated exam, as per the All India Radio News tweet. He further asked students to prepare for the exam without stress.

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The announcement made by the UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar in August regarding the merger of NEET, JEE Main, and CUET received mixed reactions. While the majority of them expressed concerns, students also organized a ‘combined symbolic protest’ at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, over the problems faced during the largest entrance exams this year and demanded extra attempts.

“This idea about merging JEE and NEET with CUET is senseless, rather it's a distraction to overcome the huge blunder done by NTA this year,” a student wrote on Twitter.

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While proposing the merger, the UGC chairman had said that the idea to merge all three national-level entrance exams is aimed to reduce the burden on students from appearing at multiple entrances. Opposing the merger, students on social media pointed out several technical glitches and administrative issues faced during JEE Main 2022, NEET 2022, and CUET UG 2022 exams this year.

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