The state government on Friday informed that according to the National Testing Agency (NTA) no student from Meghalaya is now required to travel beyond Guwahati for the CUET (UG) exam.
“All candidates have been accommodated at centres in Shillong, Tura, or Guwahati, starting from 19th May onwards. The change of centre has already been communicated to the candidates by NTA either through email or message or both,” Commissioner & Secretary Education Department, Vijay Kumar Mantri stated in a press release.
Mantri stated that the state government remains firmly committed to ensuring that every student from Meghalaya has a fair and accessible opportunity to appear for national-level examinations like CUET and close coordination with NTA is ongoing to ensure a smooth and successful examination process.
According to the latest information received from NTA, a total of 11,309 candidates are scheduled to appear for the exam starting May 19, of these, only 1,376 candidates are assigned to centres in Guwahati, the remaining candidates are now scheduled at centres within Meghalaya.
The Commissioner and Secretary also informed that three new centres have been onboarded in Shillong – St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School – 70 computer nodes, Shillong College – 100 computer nodes and Shillong ITI – 29 computer nodes.
He stated that these additional centres have allowed for the reallocation of students who were previously assigned to distant examination venues.
