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CUET-UG phase-4 exam postponed: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has postponed the CUET-UG phase-4 exam for more than 11k candidates. The UGC deferred the fourth phase of the Central Universities Entrance Examination-Graduation to August 30 to accommodate the candidates as per their choice of city for the examination centre, officials said on Saturday.

The exam was scheduled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) from August 17 - August 20. A total of 3.72 lakh candidates were set to appear.

"The exam for over 11,000 out of 3.72 lakh candidates has been postponed to August 30 accommodate their choice of city for exam centre. NTA has increased the capacity at centres and also added more exam centres besides making efforts to ensure that the quality of the centres is enhanced," UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said.

"It has also been decided to station additional technical manpower by deploying the facility of Associate Professor level as technical observer at every centre to ensure smooth conduct of examination," he added.

The second phase of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) was marred with glitches prompting the agency to cancel exams at various centres.
Kumar had last week said the exam was cancelled at various centres following indications and reports of "sabotage".

(With the inputs of PTI)