CUET: UGC to write to edu ministers of all states; hold meetings with VCs of public funded varsities

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will be writing to education ministers of all states and union territories urging them to get the public- funded universities on board for adopting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said. The UGC chief will also be meeting vice chancellors from all state funded universities on the issue and will address their queries about the exam.

“I will be writing to education ministers of all states and UTs about the CUET. I will also be meeting VCs of all state-funded universities to encourage them to come on board for adopting the CUET for undergraduate admissions so more and more students can benefit with the parity and get a level playing field,” Kumar told

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