200K candidates appear for CUET, some hiccups logged
Hindustan Times|May 22, 2023
Nearly 200,000 students appeared for the Common University Entrance Test for undergraduate admissions (CUET-UG) on Sunday, hoping for admission to undergraduate courses in universities across the country. However, some candidates reported facing glitches during the exam — an issue that had marred the first edition of the test last year. 
Sadia Akhtar and Fareeha Iftikhar
200K candidates appear for CUET, some hiccups logged

According to officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the CUET-UG, 265,248 students were scheduled to appear for the two-hour exam on Sunday, which was held across three time slots — 8.30am, 12pm and 3.30pm.

The first shift of the test was conducted in 271 cities and 447 centres, in which 87,879 candidates were scheduled to appear. The second shift was conducted in 272 cities and 448 centres, with 87,903 candidates scheduled to take the exam. Shift three was held in 271 cities and 458 centres, with 89,466 candidates scheduled to appear.

At the end of the day, officials said the NTA recorded an overall attendance of 76%. This was lower than the 85% attendance recorded on the first day of the test in 2022, but considerably higher than the overall CUET-UG attendance of 62% in 2022.

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