<p><strong><u>Updated on 5<sup>th</sup> April, 2023 | 9:51hrs</u></strong></p>
<h1><strong>Approximately 14Lakh aspirants will write CUET 2023 (UG)</strong></h1>
<p><strong>CUET 2023: </strong>The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2023 is scheduled to be conducted on May 21-31, 2023 by the NTA. The exam going to be the gateway to 200+ universities who have confirmed their participation in it. Further, the CUET score is considered as a basis of admission by many other universities as well who are not participating in it.</p>
<p>In its latest announcement, NTA has declared that approximately 17Lakh students registered for the CUET 2023 and out of which around 14Lakh students have made the payment, and are expected to take the test. To facilitate the smooth conduction of the test the NTA has confirmed that the exams will be conducted in 600+ centers in India and 24 centers abroad. The exam mode will remain to be an online-CBT one, and this time around it will be held in 3 different shifts.</p>
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<p>CUET 2022, was the inaugural edition which saw 90 universities participating in it for filling approximately 2Lakh UG seats in its constituent colleges. In its debut year 12.5Lakh students registered and out of them 9.9Lakh paid the application fee to take the test (CUET 2022). Comparing to data of CUET 2023, both the number of participating universities as well as UG seats have gone up significantly. Subsequently, it saw a jump of 41% in the number of applicant for CUET 2023. The increase number of applicants will also increase the level of competition in it.</p>
<p><strong>The details are mentioned in the table below:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Name of the Exam</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Universities participating</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Registration</strong></p>
</td>
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<p><strong>Final Payment</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>CUET 2022</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>90</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>12.50L</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>9.90L</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>CUET 2023</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>200+</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>16.85L</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>13.99L</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p>The decision to introduce CUET was taken by the UGC and MoE with the aim of unifying all the UG entrance exams in the country under one single umbrella. This would eliminate the irregular and unfair marking schemes practiced by various boards. SO far in 2023, 200+ universities have confirmed their participation in the CUET for taking UG admission and in the coming years many more are expected to follow the same.</p>
<p>All the students who are aspiring for a seat in any of the top universities and colleges for their UG should prepare meticulously and be ready to face the challenge.</p>
