A file picture of UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar.
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Normalisation of scores for the Common University Entrance Test-UG (CUET-UG) and the National Eligibility Test (NET) is being done away with from this yr, in accordance to UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar.
“No normalisation of scores will be required this year since both exams will be conducted in a single shift for a subject,” Mr. Kumar instructed PTI.
Normalisation is a course of for revising the rating of a scholar in a manner that it turns into comparable with the rating of one other. This turns into mandatory when an examination in the identical topic is held in a number of periods, every with a special paper.
Students have been elevating considerations in regards to the normalisation of scores “unfairly” impacting their efficiency within the examination.
“Earlier, we had to conduct the test for the same paper for two or three days in our endeavour to provide the first-choice centre to the students as much as possible. But this year, by adopting the OMR mode, a large number of centres will be available at schools and colleges, enabling us to conduct the test across the country on the same day.
“If the check is performed on a number of days for the identical paper, normalisation is required and it’s a scientific methodology,” the UGC chairman said.
The CUET-UG will be conducted from May 15 to 24 this time. In a shift from the earlier pattern of conducting the crucial exam for admission to undergraduate courses in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode, CUET-UG for 15 subjects will be conducted in pen and paper mode while for 48 subjects in online mode.
Similarly, the UGC-NET, which was earlier conducted in CBT mode, will be held in pen and paper mode on June 16.
UGC-NET is an exam to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the “award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as assistant professor”, “appointment as assistant professor and admission to PhD” and “admission to PhD solely” in Indian universities and schools.