Kohima, March 10 (MTNews): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union in a letter to the Chief Secretary has appealed for exemption of Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for affiliated and autonomous colleges in Nagaland for the academic year 2023-2024 citing operational difficulties.
According to the ANCSU, although they understand how CUET will not just remove the disparity between students from different boards, reduce the hassle of multiple examinations and bias in evaluations but also enable the students to pursue their field of interest with a fair opportunity and seek admission to the best possible university, the Students’ Union said that in Nagaland there are still operational difficulties to ‘ardently implement CUET through online mode CBT’.
“There is no proper digital connectivity in many parts of Nagaland due to geographical condition/hilly terrain and even in areas where access to internet is available there is no consistency and stability of the network because of poor electricity,” the student body stated.
The National Testing Agency has identified 523 Common Service Centers from 10 districts in Nagaland for conducting the CUET exam. However, according to the student body, many CSC/Facilitation centers are not operating for the reasons mentioned above.
“Moreover, there is no CSC/Facilitation centre in some districts, especially far-flung locations,” it added.
The students’ union has therefore appealed the Chief Secretary to request University Grants Commission and Ministry of Education to consider the case of colleges in Nagaland (affiliated to NU & autonomous) from the purview of CUET and allow the students to take admission in their affiliated colleges as per the past practice for the academic year 2023-2024.
ANCSU, while looking forward to some positive response, added that the response towards this appeal will not deprive or jeopardize the career of students in any manner.
