Meghalaya CM Writes To Education Minister Pradhan For Change Of CUET Exam Centres

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma urged Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday to make alternative arrangements for state students sitting the CUET, who had been allotted test centres in remote locales such as Ranchi and Kolkata.

Sangma stated in the letter that the students received their admit cards on Wednesday, from which they learned the locations of the examination centres on June 16.

“Kindly intervene in the matter and issue necessary directions to the NTA to make alternative arrangements in respect of the students of Meghalaya,” he said in the letter addressed to Pradhan.

According to Sangma, the placement of CUET exam locations in remote areas has generated tremendous hardship and logistical issues for students and their parents. This year, the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG for admission to undergraduate degrees is being held in three shifts, with over 14 lakh candidates applying. The findings are scheduled to be released in July.

Meghalaya had earlier urged the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is conducting the examination, to set up CUET centres in the state.