SHILLONG, May 24: Despite the exemption of colleges affiliated to North-Eastern Hill University from the purview of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 for undergraduate programmes, the University has now suggested the ones who have applied for the test to appear for the exam nonetheless.
In a statement, the NEHU contended that appearing for the CUET will broaden the prospects of students to take admission in other central universities of the country.
“As is already evident from the previous records, the representation of the North-East students, especially the Meghalaya students in other central universities is miniscule. Therefore, CUET brings the opportunity for the students of our state to take admissions in other central universities which run different courses which may not be available in NEHU,” the University said.
The NEHU also said that the exposure, brought about by the CUET to secure admissions in other central universities, “will widen the scope and horizon which are required by the students of our state in present times”.
The University also informed that admission process in the affiliated colleges to the NEHU shall be carried out as per practices followed in the yesteryears for the academic session of 2022-23. “With regard to the admissions in UG courses run by NEHU in its campus all admissions will be done through CUET except the B.Tech courses which takes into account the JEE score,” it said.
The University has also encouraged the aspiring candidates to register for CUET for postgraduate programmes.
