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One Nation One Entrance: UGC plan to merge NEET, JEE into CUET UG Exam

UGC might introduce a common entrance exam for NEET and JEE, named CUET for entrance into undergraduate courses. The objective of this exam is to reduce pressure and have one exam instead of three

One Nation One Entrance: UGC plan to merge NEET, JEE into CUET UG Exam
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One Nation One Entrance: UGC plan to merge NEET, JEE into CUET UG Exam

Zuhair Zaidi Delhi
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is planning to incorporate medical and engineering entrances into the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), according to a Times of India report. The motive of this step would be to test students on the same knowledge based on one test.

According to the report published on Thursday, the new proposal will allow students to appear for one entrance test, instead of individually writing tests for Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Their respective score would play a crucial role in deciding their desired stream based on their performance. UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said that

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