Shillong, May 2024: The Ministry of Education, Government of India (GoI) on Wednesday announced that the State of Meghalaya and Nagaland will be exempted from the Common Unversity Entrance Test (CUET) 2024 session.

Making the announcement, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma wrote in X, “Happy to inform our students that admissions to affiliated colleges to Central University’s in Meghalaya have been exempted from CUET for this academic year. I thank @dpradhanbjp ji for his continuous support and understanding”.

Happy to inform our students that admissions to affiliated colleges to Central University’s in Meghalaya have been exempted from CUET for this academic year. I thank @dpradhanbjp ji for his continuous support and understanding. pic.twitter.com/o2iLNfhXNT

— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) May 29, 2024

The letter from Gopal Kumar, the Under Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Education wrote ,”…I am directed to inform you that the UGC had already considered the request received from State Govt. of Nagaland, through NTA and allowed affiliated Colleges in the State to take admission as per prevailing practice by giving exemption from CUET for the academic year 2024-25”.

“UGC has considered the decision taken by the Ministry and agreed to allow admissions in the affiliated colleges of Central Universities in the State of Meghalaya and Nagaland i.e. NEHU and Nagaland University as per the prevailing practice by giving exemption from CUET for the academic year 2024-25 only”, added the statement from the Ministry of Education.