The NTA is also working on ensuring the difficulty level of the CUET UG 2024 is kept as moderate to avoid stress among students, Kumar said.

The NTA is also working on ensuring the difficulty level of the CUET UG 2024 is ...

“For the subjects where there will be a higher percentage of registrations, we will bring in OMR (in multiple choice question format). In this way, we will be able to conduct the exam for those specific subjects on one day and in one shift for all candidates in the country. We will be able to use several schools, colleges and educational institutes as exam halls, just like we do for other exams such as NEET. “This will be benefit students, specifically those who are in rural areas, as they will not have to travel to far-off places for the exam,” he said.

Last year, around 28 lakh candidates sat for CUET UG, with the highest number of applications received from Uttar Pradesh.

The exam will be conducted in three shifts on each exam day: 9 am to 11 am, 12.30 pm to 2 pm, and 4 pm to 5.30 pm. According to Kumar, the hybrid format will reduce the number of “exam days” as well. When asked if this will bring down the possibility of the usage of the normalisation process for result calculation, Kumar said a decision on this will be taken as the situation arises.

Number of subjects a candidate can choose will be cut from 10 to six. According to Kumar, data by NTA showed not many students were picking all the 10 subject options. The large large number of options was also posing technical difficulties in allotting exam centres for some students.

“Since few students were picking the large number of choices, allotment of centres became very complex. Since our data shows that most students were only taking 4 or 5 papers, in this CUET UG, we will permit students to take only 6 test papers, which would include three domain subjects, two languages and the general test,” Kumar said.

The NTA is also working on ensuring the difficulty level of the CUET UG 2024 is kept as moderate to avoid stress among students, Kumar said.

New Education Policy 2024 (NEP 2024)...

What is the article about	New Education Policy 2024
Who launched the scheme	Indian government
Beneficiary	Citizens of India
Purpose of the article	The main objective of this policy is to universalize education and make India a global knowledge superpower
Year	2024
Scheme available or not	Available

NEP Guidelines 2024: Key Points

• Holistic Approach: The New Education Policy 2024 aims to foster overall cognitive, emotional, and societal development of students.

• ECCE Emphasis: Focus on Early Childhood Care and Education ensures strong foundational learning for every child.

• New Structure: A revamped 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure integrates experiential and skill-based learning.

• Vocational Push: By 2025, the goal is for 50% of learners to have vocational education exposure.

• Regional Language Priority: NEP encourages instruction in regional or home languages up to Grade 5.

• Digital Integration: Incorporating tech-driven platforms like DIKSHA ensures accessible quality education.

• Rethinking Assessments: Move from summative to a more comprehensive, adaptive evaluation system.

• Teacher Training: Continuous professional development and training modules align educators with the new methodologies.

• Inclusivity and Equity: New Education Policy 2024 commits to ensuring education for all, irrespective of socioeconomic or physical barriers.

Rozgar Mela: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan distributes 384 appointment lette...

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday distributed 384 appointment letters to youths in Odisha as part of the Rozgar Mela launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congratulating the newly inducted recruits, Pradhan said, "India has become the fifth largest economy in the world and is poised to become the third largest economy by another three years".

Skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling has become a routine programme. New technologies are evolving with time. The digital world is taking India forward, he said.

“By 2047, when India will be moving towards the goal of a developed nation, the newly recruited candidates need to make efforts from today itself to multiply their skills during the next 25 years,” said the Union Education minister.

In 2036, Odisha will celebrate 100 years of its formation as a linguistic-based separate state. India will develop only if Odisha develops, he added.

UGC notifies regulations for foreign higher education institutions in India...

In a significant development, the University Grants Commission (UGC), exercising its powers under the UGC Act, 1956 (as amended), has notified two key regulations for foreign higher education institutions in India.

The first- 'University Grants Commission (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions -- will offer Twinning Programme, Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes) Regulations, 2022' while the second is titled 'University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023'.

"It is for the information of the general public and all concerned stakeholders that in the exercise of its powers given under the UGC Act, 1956 (as amended); UGC has notified the University Grants Commission (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions to offer Twinning Programme, Joint Degree, Dual Degree Programmes) Regulations, 2022 and University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023," the UGC stated in a public notice.

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