CUET UG 2022: Low attendance at exam centres in Pune; officials blame rains | Education News,The Indian Express
CUET UG 2022: In terms of the exam difficulty and overall feedback of the examination, students said it wasn’t too tough and most questions were based on NCERT syllabus.
As heavy rains lashed several parts of Maharashtra, its trickling effect was seen on the attendance of candidates who had registered to appear for the first ever Common University Entrance Test, as a large number failed to turn up for the exams.
In fact, at the G H Raisoni College of Engineering in Wagholi, Pune, only 98 of 159 registered candidates turned up for the morning slot (9am to 12pm) while for the afternoon slot (3pm to 6.45pm), 83 of 140 registered candidates appeared for the entrance exams, confirmed officials at the centre.
“Students at this centre are not just from Pune but from nearby cities as well. The absenteeism could be because of the heavy rains across cities, making it difficult to travel. However, if students write to NTA with genuine reasons, they could get another chance since the entrance is being conducted in phases,” said an official requesting anonymity.
Meanwhile, heavy rains did pose a challenge for the candidates as well as the fact that there were no nearby centres and many had to travel from other cities to give the tests.
Aryaa Kulkarni, a resident of Pune was in Nashik two days ago when she received her admit card. “Since both Nashik and Pune were on red alert due to rains and flooding in parts, I was worried about reaching the centre. My father is in the Army and could not come to drop me, so I travelled alone from Nashik and my family was very concerned too. Even after coming here, finding the centre was a problem since it is in a very obscure place and the Google map location was wrong. I just reached five minutes prior and was nervous I would miss it.”
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