CUET exemption for Meghalaya? MDA 2.0 awaiting Centre’s response

Staff Reporter

Shillong, March 15: The state government is still awaiting the response of the Education Ministry for exempting Meghalaya from conducting the Common University Entrance Test (CUET).

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“Our chief minister had met the union minister and sought for exemption for the state and the response from the ministry is awaited,” Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma told reporters.

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In a letter to the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on March 7, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma had said, “and as most of the colleges in the state are affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University, I request your good office to kindly exempt the state of Meghalaya from conducting the CUET.”

“The state of Meghalaya has recently undergone a Legislative Assembly election, the results of which have been declared last week. This has resulted in the delay of State Board examination and in this regard, students are facing unprecedented challenges to attempt the CUET for the state-level undergraduate institutions,” he said.

The chief minister had also informed that the government has also taken steps to create a State University. “We will soon be receiving the approval of the Governor of Meghalaya.”

In May, last year, the union education minister had agreed to exempt Meghalaya from conducting the CUET based on the request made by the chief minister.

Meghalaya: VPP already gearing up for 2024 MP polls

Staff Reporter

Shillong, March 8: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) has appealed to the citizens of the state to support the party candidates for the upcoming district council and MP elections to be held next year.

In a statement, VPP spokesperson Dr Batskhem Myrboh said however, as of now the party has not decided the names of the candidates for these elections. “The matter will be decided by the party at the appropriate time,” he added.

Expressing appreciation and gratitude to all the supporters of the party across the state, Dr Myrboh said, “Your strong support has made a mark in the politics of Meghalaya when four of our candidates emerge victoriously to represent the issues affecting the citizens of the state. Your support to the party that stands for clean and principled politics and substantive democracy provides hope that the state of Meghalaya will one day be a model state in India- a state that we will be proud of.”

The VPP has won 4 seats in the 60-member House in the just concluded 2023 Assembly polls.