JKPCC raises question of J&K students seeking students to UG & PG Courses through CUET

JAMMU, June 05, 2023 :J&K  Congress (JKPCC) today raised the important question of J&K students seeking  students to Under Graduate (UG)  & PG Courses through  Central University Enterance Test (CUET) being conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), stating that J&K UT administration by opting CUET pattern pushed the youth to great hardships and great competition.

Talking to media persons at PCC HQ today, JKPCC Chief Spokesperson Mr. Ravinder Sharma raised an important questions as why J&K UT and Jammu University & Kashmir University  opted for CUET, immediately without giving atleast a time period of two years to the students to prepare for the new pattern of CUET. Earlier admissions to Jammu University and Kashmir University were given on the basis of merit in the entrance test Jammu University  Entrance Test (JUET) and Kashmir University  Entrance Test  (KUET) but this year, all of sudden this pattern of CUET was adopted without giving  a gap of one/two years to the aspiring students  to prepare themselves for the new pattern.

As a result of this, the present mess is being witnessed and poor students and their parents are facing economic hardships and lack of proper information. The hue and cry and chaos and confusion led to the postponement of CUET from 21at May till 26^th May and it was assured that the students shall be allotted Exam  Centres within J&K UT. Some students could not appear on 26^th May due to confusions.

Now again the large number of students are confused and frustrated and are waiting for admit cards and exam centres. Again centres are being allotted outside J&K.

Secondly, outside candidates are eligible to apply and compete for their respective states and our poor candidates are facing lot competition and will be deprived of UG and PG admissions especially in Jammu region.

The party questioned BJP for playing with the careers of   students from poor backgrounds by such experiments.

Mr. Sharma demanded that NTA should allot exam centres to the J&K students within their own districts or adjoining districts and remove confusions. He also questioned long sittings and shifts  till late, which is injustice to the students and parents and difficult to Arrange transport. The NTA is saving money by long shifts on one day.

JKPCC also reiterated the demand to reopen/extend the date application forms for JKAS, to allow the candidates/parents to avail the benefit of newly relaxed age criteria.

PCC Spokespersons Kapil Singh and Sahil Sharma and Ex-President NSUI  Rajiv Saraf were present in Press Conference.

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