The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday postponed the CUET UG 202 Central Delhi Examination that was scheduled for May 15, 2024 (Wednesday). As per the next revised date, the exam will be conducted again on May 29th, 2024 (Wednesday). However, the exam scheduled for May 16th will be held in Delhi on the 17th and 18th of May as planned earlier.
The CUET UG 2024 examination for all other cities nationwide, including Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, and Noida, as well as abroad will smoothly proceed as scheduled.
NTA has released its official notice that states, ”It is being informed to all the concerned candidates and stakeholders that due to unavoidable reasons, the test papers (Chemistry -306, Biology – 304, English – 101, and General Test – 501) which were earlier scheduled on 15th May 2024 stand postponed for the candidates appearing in Centres across Delhi only.
“The examination will now be held on 29 May 2024. The revised admit Cards will be issued for candidates appearing in centers across Delhi.” Source - NTA
NTA announced the release of admit cards for the CUET UG 2024 examination on 13th May 2024, but later in the evening, there was another notice that stated that the candidates could download their examination hall tickets only after 14th May 2024 (evening).
CUET UG 2024 examination will be conducted between May 15th and 24th for approximately 13.48 lakh candidates who were allotted multiple exam centers in 380 cities, including 26 cities outside India. While exams between May 15th and 18th will be held in pen-paper mode, the remaining exams till May 24th will be conducted online through computer mode.
The NTA declared the postponement of the exam very last minute i.e. just a few hours before the examination across all the centres from around the country. Some NTA sources claim that the reason behind the postponement is due to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and manpower issues as it was also necessary due to the rise in the number of aspirants and insufficient infrastructure availability.
The CUET UG 2024 examination offers 63 test papers this year and the duration of these tests will be 45 minutes except in subjects that include Economics, Accountancy, Physics, Computer Science / Informatics Practices, Chemistry, Mathematics / Applied Mathematics, and General Tests, where the test duration will be 60 minutes (1 hour).
