Saralnama
Fifty days after CUET-UG 2025 results on 4 July, ICAR has not started counselling for agriculture courses. Thousands of students fear losing an academic year as state-level admissions proceed. ICAR says delay is due to streamlining the admission process and plans to begin counselling in September. The delay shortens teaching and practical training time, say university teachers. ICAR counselling fills 20% of seats in 63 state agricultural universities and 100% in central agricultural universities like RLBCAU Jhansi and RPCAU Bihar. Students from Odisha and Bihar worry about falling behind peers admitted through state counselling. University officials have not yet received counselling details from ICAR. Last year, counselling began 10 days after results. Students want ICAR to announce dates soon to avoid losing a year. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 22:08 IST; source: link)