Normalisation of scores for CUET-UG, NET to be done away with: UGC chief
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Normalisation of scores for the Common University Entrance Test-UG and the National Eligibility Test is being done away with from this year, according to UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar.
“No normalisation of scores will be required this year since both exams will be conducted in a single shift for a subject,” Kumar told PTI.
Normalisation is a process for revising the score of a student in a way that it becomes comparable with the score of another. This becomes necessary when an examination in the same subject is held in multiple sessions, each with a different paper.
Students have been raising concerns about the normalisation of scores “unfairly” impacting their performance in the exam.
“Earlier, we had to conduct the test for the same paper for two or three days in our endeavour to provide the first-choice centre to the students as much as possible. But this year, by adopting the OMR mode, a large number of centres will be available at schools and colleges, enabling us to conduct the test across the country on the same day.
“If the test is conducted on multiple days for the same paper, normalisation is required and it is a scientific method,” the UGC chairman said.
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