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New Delhi, Sept 7: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated that there may be no concept of merging NEET, JEE and CUET. In conversation with students at a training center in Kota, Rajasthan, the Minister of Education said that there may be no such idea and that students can prepare for the exam in advance without stress.
“Rajasthan: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says that there is no proposal to merge NEET, JEE and CUET. Union Education Minister interacts with coaching students in Kota. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also present on the occasion,”a tweet from All India Radio News reads.
#Rajasthan: Union Education Minister @dpradhanbjp says that there is no proposal to merge #NEET, #JEE and #CUET.
Union Education Minister interacts with coaching students in Kota. Lok Sabha Speaker #OmBirla also present on the occasion. pic.twitter.com/FiBhOY4BJq
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 7, 2022
Last month, UGC President Jagadesh Kumar announced that the merger of NEET, JEE and CUET was under consideration, causing a setback for students and the teaching community. The president of UGC said that one entrance exam would make it impossible for students to prepare for and take multiple entrance exams.
The National Examinations Authority (NTA) is currently authorized to administer the three National Entrance Test cum Eligibility Test (NEET), Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and University Entrance Examination General (CUET). This year, the University Grants Commission (UGC) made the CUET entrance exam mandatory for admission to undergraduate courses at central universities.