Exiting exam centres with weary smiles, students hurried towards their parents, who greeted them with warm hugs and bottles of water after the first day of the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate Admissions (CUET UG).
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday released the admit cards for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2025, scheduled to be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across various cities in India and abroad from May 13 to June 3.
Taking to social media X, UGC in a post wrote "A fabricated public notice is being circulated under the name UGC, claiming that all exams are cancelled due to a war situation and advising students to return home.
The Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate programmes (CUET-UG) 2025, which was earlier scheduled to start on May 8, will now commence from May 13, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Tuesday.
CUET-UG 2025 was initially scheduled to be held between May 8 and June 1, 2025, across multiple centres in India and abroad. A statement will be issued soon, according to sources.
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has cracked down on a gang involved in rigging the NEET UG exam and other exams, arresting three individuals in Noida. The gang allegedly demanded money from candidates' relatives in exchange for passing them in the exam.
Over 20.8 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET UG 2025 examination held across 548 cities in India and 14 international centres, said sources at the Ministry of Education on Sunday.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate courses (NEET UG) 2025 is being conducted across the country on Sunday by the National Testing Agency (NTA), with thousands of aspiring medical students appearing at various examination centers across the nation.
The strong security push comes in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, which saw allegations of paper leaks, inflated marks, and legal battles over grace marks, prompting widespread protests and court scrutiny.
With the high-stakes NEET-UG 2025 examination scheduled for May 4, a three-tier monitoring mechanism--at the district, state, and centre levels--has been put in place to ensure the exam is conducted in a free, fair, and secure manner, sources at Education Ministry said.