Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan requesting him to exempt the State of Meghalaya from conducting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
In a letter to Pradhan dated 7th March, 2023, Chief Minister Sangma said, “…The State of Meghalaya has recently undergone a Legislative Assembly Election the results of which have been declared last week. This has resulted in the delay of State Board examination and in this regard, students are facing unprecedented challenges to attempt the CUET for the State level under graduates institutions.”
“In light of the above, and as most of the colleges in the state are affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University, I request your good office to kindly exempt the State of Meghalaya from conducting the CUET,” he added.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) as a premier autonomous and self-sustained testing organization is conducting an entrance examination (CUET) for admission/fellowship to higher educational institutions to assess competence of candidates for admissions. However, this has always been a challenge for Meghalaya.
“Last year we had requested your good offices to kindly exempt Meghalaya from the purview of the CUET through letter DO.CM/PER-UM/2022/48 dated Shillong, the 25th of April 2022, to which you had graciously agreed through your letter DO.No.65-4/2020-CU. dated 11th May 2022,” Sangma added.
The Chief Minister further informed that the steps were taken to create a State University, for which soon approval will be received from the Governor of Meghalaya.