Overview
- The National Testing Agency announced late on Sunday that both shifts of CUET (UG) papers set for May 28 are postponed after a Department of Personnel and Training office memo changed the Id‑ul‑Zuha (Bakrid) holiday date.
- NTA said it will publish revised dates separately and told candidates to rely only on the official NTA/CUET websites and to use the helpdesk for queries at 011-40759000 or cuet-ug@nta.ac.in.
- The postponement affects only the May 28 sessions; all other CUET (UG) papers already scheduled to run between mid‑May and early June will go ahead as planned.
- CUET (UG) is a large, computer‑based multi‑shift test with about 1.57 million registered candidates and roughly 67.56 million aggregate test instances across subject choices, so the change requires wide logistical adjustments.
- The decision comes while NTA is under heightened scrutiny after it cancelled NEET‑UG on May 12 over alleged malpractice; investigations, a refund portal and a re‑test date for NEET candidates remain in progress, increasing pressure on the agency’s scheduling and communications.