Overview
- The reallocation window, which opened Wednesday on cuet.nta.nic.in, lets only those allotted outside their preferences pick vacant seats in alternate cities on a first-come, first-served basis.
- NTA says only the exam state or city can change and the original date and shift will stand, with the facility set to close Thursday by 11:50 pm.
- Official data show 96.6% of candidates got a preferred city and 79% received their first choice, while 3.4%—about 53,000 students—were placed outside their preferences.
- The agency cites a three-way match of city, subject combination, and shift plus a surge in demand—43% of registrations from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Delhi—against finite CBT capacity across 35 shifts and 12,906 subject mixes.
- With admit cards released and exams scheduled for May 11–31, students facing far-off centres must plan travel quickly and some may find no nearby vacancies if their subject and shift are full.