CUET now second biggest entrance exam after NEET-UG, surpasses JEE Main

The Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2022 received 1.49 million registrations in its first year

The Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2022 has become India’s second-biggest entrance exam after getting 1.49 million registrations this year for admissions to undergraduate courses at universities.

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is India’s biggest entrance exam: it selects students for undergraduate medical courses. CUET-UG applications surpassed those for Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-Main), which picks students for technical undergraduate courses.

Candidates applied for 54,555 combinations of subjects through CUET-UG for admission in 90 universities, reported the 'Times of India'. CUET 2022 for undergraduate courses will be held between July 15 and August 20.

The National Testing Agency,