The introduction of CUET has revolutionised the entire UG admissions landscape in the country. For students who are wondering why CUET is important, it is worth noting that CUET will be the sole pathway for UG admissions to over 250+ participating universities in India. Admissions, which were earlier done on the basis of entrance exams of respective universities or merit-based, will all come under the purview of the CUET.

A few significant reasons why CUET is important are listed below:

To understand the significance of the exam, let us first understand a few details about the exam and why CUET is important.

One common exam for all UG admissions

CUET 2024 will be the national-level common entrance exam for all the participating universities in CUET 2024. 249 universities participated in CUET 2023, including 45 central universities. The number is expected to grow to 250+ in the next edition of the exam.
Now, students do not have to appear for different entrance tests for each university separately. The CUET scorecard will be considered one common admission criterion for all 250+ participating universities.

Equal playground for all students

Every student aspires to get admission to their dream university with their choice of courses. However, owing to the merit-based (Class 12 Board result) admission process, some students had undue advantages like uneven marking schemes and question paper difficulty levels practised by different Boards.

Most importantly, CUET is important because it will provide every student with a fair chance to perform their best in this common entrance test and seek admission to the university of their choice on the basis of their CUET scores.

End of biased selection criteria

Are you still wondering "Why is CUET important?"
Another significant reason is the end of biased selection criteria.
Take an example: if a student is seeking admission to a B.Sc. Maths Program and has scored well in the Boards for that particular subject, but due to relatively low marks in other science subjects, the student could not get admission. This shows a completely biased selection criterion. But the change the CUET has brought in will end this!
Now, students can check the course-wise eligibility criteria of different universities and choose their preference of subjects based on those for CUET and appear only for those subjects. The admission will be completely based on the CUET scorecard. This will give every aspirant a fair opportunity to follow their interests.

To help you understand why CUET is important, in the table below, we have provided a few numbers related to CUET 2022 and 2023. These facts and numbers will shed some extra light on the importance and significance of the CUET 2024 exam.

This is a brief comparison between CUET 2023 and 2022. It can be clearly seen how fast CUET has grown, and the CUET 2024 is going to exceed the numbers of CUET 2023 as well. This altogether elevates the significance and importance of the test.
These are a few brief and significant reasons why CUET is important. Based on this information, candidates are requested to formulate their preparation strategy to ace CUET 2024 and get into their dream college.