04-07-2025
CUET results out: Students aim for top varsities outside state
Kochi: National Testing Agency (
) declared results of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) on Friday, enabling students to secure admission to undergraduate programmes in various universities across the country.
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Since the Central University of Kerala is the only institution in the state participating in CUET-based admissions, most students are eyeing top universities outside state.
Although the statewide breakup of the data was not made available, among the 10,71,735 students who appeared for the examinations from across the country, 544 students opted to write the exam in Malayalam, according to data released by the NTA.
Out of these, 406 students took the examinations for an undergraduate degree in Malayalam, with the highest NTA score recorded at 238 for the subject.
The examination was held in computer-based test mode from May 13 to June 4 and was conducted across 300 cities in 13 different languages, including Malayalam. Although a detailed state-wise breakdown was not provided, it is evident that the number of students from Kerala was relatively low compared to those from North Indian states.
"In science subjects like Biology and Chemistry, several students secured full marks, and in English, many scored over 98 percent," said Benson Varghese, a teacher at Brilliant Pala.
"Since I was thorough with my Class XII subjects, the exams were relatively easy for me. I scored full marks in Biology and look forward to pursuing an undergraduate degree from
," said Johannes John Illickan, a native of Kanjikkuzhy, Kottayam.
