In a few months, the admission process for undergraduate courses at Delhi University (DU) will begin, and for the first time, candidates will be required to pass the Common University Entrance Test (CUET EXAM) in order to be considered for admission to one of India's top colleges. According to the university's most recent standards, there will be no cutoffs for admission to DU starting in the academic year 2022-23, as students will only need to pass Class 12 and the CUET EXAM to be considered.
The varsity's executive council approved a proposal to consider passing marks in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) instead of cut-offs for admissions during its meeting on Friday.
Delhi University (University of Delhi) is one of India's most prestigious universities. In the fields of science, commerce, and the arts, the university provides a variety of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs.
Admissions to the University of Delhi for the academic year 2022 are likely to begin in the first week of August. With the release of the DU application form 2022, interested students can go to admission.uod.ac.in to access the DU admissions portal 2022. Applicants for admission to DU in 2022 must submit their applications by the end of August.
The University of Delhi (DU) is planning to abandon its long-standing practice of admitting students to undergraduate programs based on class 12 grades. Students will be admitted to the varsity, as well as other central institutions, based on the Common Universities Entrance Test (CUET). This, however, does not mean that the fight for top grades in class 12 board exams is over.
According to the most recent rules, candidates should take the CUET (common university entrance test) only in subjects that they passed in Class 12, and if the subject they studied in Class 12 does not feature in CUET, they must study a subject that is comparable or closely linked to it.
The Delhi University Academic Council declared on March 17 that hopefuls must earn a minimum of 40% in their class 12 board exams in order to be eligible to take the varsity's entrance exam.
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"Merit will be assessed based on a combination of subjects in which a candidate has appeared in CUET as defined in the program-specific eligibility," according to the guidelines.
All institutions within the DU umbrella, including St Stephens, will use CUET to process admissions.
M Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of the University Grant Commission (UGC), stated earlier this week that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the CUET for undergraduate and postgraduate programs beginning in the 2022-23 academic year.
"When admitting students to their programs, all central institutions will have to take CUET scores into account," he said.
Beginning in the academic year 2022-23, all admission to central institutions will be dependent on an entrance exam administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA). CUET applications are expected to open in April.
The application process for undergraduate CUET will begin in the first week of April, according to the UGC. Meanwhile, in the first week of July, the CUET entrance exam for undergraduate admissions to central universities will be held.
The question material for this entrance exam would be divided into three large portions, according to a story in The Print. The first will be a language test focusing on reading comprehension, verbal skills, grammar, and other areas. Candidates can choose from 13 languages: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Depending on the course for which the candidate is applying, the second session will include questions from four domain subjects.
The third section will include questions that will assess the candidate's general knowledge, current events awareness, and logical reasoning skills, among other things. An optional subpart of further language testing will be included in the third.
French, Spanish, German, Konkani, Bodo, Nepali, Persian, Italian, Tibetan, or Japanese are among the 13 languages that candidates must be fluent in.
DU will allow students to modify their degree tracks as part of the NEP 2020. Students will only be needed to take the CUET if they passed all of their subjects in class 12.
While most of the CUET guidelines have been agreed upon by DU, there may be minor outliers. According to the CUET rules, students should specify their minor and major subjects in the third semester of their study; however, at DU, the specification must be given in the first semester. In addition, if necessary, the DU vice-chancellor reserves the right to make minor changes to the admissions process.
CUET 2022-23: CUET, formerly known as CUCET, is an obligatory entrance examination for 45 central universities beginning in the academic year 2022-23. The examination will most likely take place in the first week of July.
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
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Date of Examination |
The first and second week of July 2022 |
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Mode of Examination |
“Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode |
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Slot |
Slot 1 |
Slot 2 |
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Timing of Examination |
09.00 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. (IST) |
03.00 p.m. to 06.45 p.m. (IST) |
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Duration of Examination |
For 3 Hours 15 Minutes* |
For 3 Hours 45 Minutes* |
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*Assuming the applicant completes all of the available sections/subsections throughout the shift. Note: As per government guidelines, compensatory time for PwBD candidates who are eligible for Scribe (whether or not they use the Scribe option) of 15 minutes for 45 minutes examinations and 20 minutes for one-hour examinations will be extended. Extra time will be given to each test individually, rather than in the morning/afternoon period as a whole. |
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Entry in the Examination Centre/Hall/Room, frisking, biometric registration/ record of manual attendance by Invigilator, document verification/cross-checking of Admit Card, signature, and photo match to be completed by Invigilator, etc. Instructions by the Invigilator(s) |
07.00 a.m. to 08.30 a.m. |
01.00 p.m. to 02.30 p.m |
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08.30 a.m. to 08.50 a.m. |
02.30 p.m. to 02.50 p.m |
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Candidates log in to read instructions |
08.50 a.m. |
02.50 p.m. |
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Test Commences
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9.00 a.m
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03.00 p.m.
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Test Concludes |
As per timing given in Admit Card |
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Exam will be held on multiple days, in two Slots, morning and afternoon:
Examination Structure in Slot 1 (Morning Session) :
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Sr.No |
Tests/Subjects |
No. of questions to be attempted |
Marks per question |
Total marks |
Duration |
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1 |
Language (any one of the 13 languages opted in Section IA) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per language |
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Domain-Specific Subjects (Max. 2 subjects) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per subject (Max. duration can go up to 90 minutes for 2 subjects) |
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3 |
General Test |
60 out of 75 |
5 |
300 |
60 minutes |
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Note: One mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0).
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Examination Structure in Slot 2 (Afternoon Session) :
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Sr.No |
Tests/Subjects |
No. of questions to be attempted |
Marks per question |
Total marks |
Duration |
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1 |
Language (any one of the remaining 12 languages opted in Section IA (if one already taken in slot 1) and 1 from Section IB - as applicable) OR as an applicable per note below |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per language |
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Domain-Specific Subjects (Max. 4 subjects) |
40 out of 50 |
5 |
200 |
45 minutes per subject (Max. duration can go upto 3 hours for 4 subjects) |
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Note: One mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0). |
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