CUET Latest News and Updates- Changes in Marking Scheme and Evaluation Criteria

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On the 18th of April, the National Testing Agency released a Public Notice regarding the corrigendum in the information bulletin. It mentions a few changes to some of the clauses. With these changes, a revised Information Bulletin is made available on the official website of CUET. In this article, we will see the CUET Latest News and Updates for these changes.

  • CUET is a common entrance exam for undergraduate admissions in the Central Universities.
  • Registration process for CUET Exam started on the 6th of April 2022.
  • Candidates can apply latest by the 6th of May 2022.
  • The CUET Exam will take place in the first and second weeks of July 2022.

Changes in CUET Information Bulletin

NTA brought a few changes in the CUET Exam. These include the two major changes of marking scheme and evaluation criteria. CUET Latest News and Updates About the exam, in this article, are for the date of 18th April. This is the last notice released by NTA regarding the examination. Candidates must know the details as it will impact the basic structure of the CUET Exam. The changes are as follows.

Section of Information BulletinEarlierChanged to
Step 2 (sub point vi)Size of the scanned copy of Class 10th/Equivalent Certificate  should be in pdf between 50kb to 300kb (clearly legible)Sub point (vi) is dropped and the sub-points are renumbered. 
10.3 Sub clause VIIf none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped then all candidates who have appeared will be given five marks(+5)  If none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped, then all candidates who have attempted the dropped question will be given five marks(+5)  
11.1-Clause (a)Evaluation of multiple choice questions of all the test/subjects will be carried out using final answer keys and raw(actual) marks obtained by a candidate will be considered  further for computation of the result of CUET (UG)-2022      Clause (a) is dropped and the subclauses are renumbered.  
Appendix- VIII S.No 156Upload Image/Pdf of Class X/ Equivalent CertificateS.No. (156) is dropped and the S.No. are  renumbered

Download the CUET Public Notice of Changes in Information Bulletin

Before this notice, there have been important updates for the CUET Exam. Given below are all the important updates including the latest one.

26th March 2022- NTA releases Public Notice regarding conductance of CUET (UG) 2022. It mentioned the important features of CUET like exam pattern, number of attempts, level of questions, etc. You can download the CUET Notice for 26.03.2022 here.

27th March 2022- NTA releases Public Notice regarding the CUET Exam official notification sent to the Directors and Principals of all the Colleges. Download the Notice for 27.03.2022 here.

6th April 2022- NTA releases Public Notice inviting Online Applications for CUET (UG) 2022. Download the Detailed Notice for 6.04.2022 here.

8th April 2022- NTA releases Public Notice regarding changes in the Information Bulletin.

Takeaways

The following are the takeaways for the CUET Latest News and Updates about changes in the Information Bulletin.

  • In case of a scenario where none of the options are correct, or a question is wrong, or a question is dropped then only those candidates will be awarded +5 marks that attempted the question. Candidates who did not attempt will not get any marks for such question.
  • The raw answer key will not be the sole source of evaluation of marks for all the subjects.
  • The clauses regarding the PDF of the scanned copy of Class 10th certificate are dropped.

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CUET Latest News and Updates FAQs

What are the major changes in the latest notice released by NTA?

The changes in the CUET Exam are regarding the Marking Scheme and the Evaluation Criteria.

What is the last date to apply for the CUET Exam?

The last date to apply for the CUET Exam is the 6th of May 2022.

What is the date for the CUET Exam?

The exam will take place in the first and second weeks of July 2022.

What is the CUET Exam Pattern?

The CUET Exam will consist of three sections- Language, Domain, and General Test. Each question will carry 5 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

When did the registration for CUET begin?

The registration started on the 6th of April 2022.