Shillong, July 4: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday in the national capital to discuss the issues related to the Common University Entrance Test (CUET).
Taking to social media, CM Conrad wrote, “Have requested Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ji to issue necessary directions to the Ministry of Education and NTA to conduct a special CUET examination for those students of Meghalaya who have missed the said examination due to allotment of CUET examination centres outside the State”.
He also said that the Meghalaya government have requested GoI to consider to set up CUET centres in all 12 (twelve) Districts of Meghalaya in the institutions which possess adequate infrastructure and testing facilities for CUET examination.
“For immediate attention of the Government, we have suggested that the CUET centres be set up in Shillong, Tura, Jowai, Nongstoin and Williamnagar which will cover the other adjoining districts”, he said.
It maybe mentioned, the National Testing Authority (NTA) has decided to postpone the CUET examination for students from the northeastern state who have been assigned to other sites throughout the country.
Many Meghalaya students were slated to take the CUET exam in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and other regions of the country.
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