JNU to conduct entrance exam when COVID situation subsides and is safe for students

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar has said that the university will conduct the entrance exam whenever it’s safe for the students to write it.

The JNU VC added that if the entrance exams get delayed due to coronavirus then the university would adjust its academic calendar to take care of lost time.

"We will conduct the JNU entrance examination whenever it is safe for students to write. If the entrance is delayed due to Covid and if admission happens at later date, we'll surely adjust our academic calendar to take care of lost time without compromising academic rigor," JNU Vice-Chancellor Jagadesh said.

Asserting that the JNU would continue to hold admissions to its undergraduate courses through entrance exams as it did, Kumar said universities that hold admissions based on class 12 marks could devise “appropriate procedures” which are “fair and transparent”.

“The decision taken with regard to 12th standard exams is pragmatic and rational considering the fact that this Covid pandemic is a once in a century occurrence. The health and safety of students are of paramount importance. In most Higher Educational Institutes such as JNU, admission into undergraduate programs is through an entrance examination. We will conduct the entrance examination whenever it is safe for the students to write. If the entrance is delayed due to the pandemic situation and if the admission of the students happens at a later date than usual, we will surely adjust our academic calendar to take care of the lost time without compromising the academic rigour,” he said.

Delhi University, which conducts its UG admissions based on cut-offs determined by the class 12 marks, has said it will follow the CBSE “merit” criterion to release its cut-offs.

Acting Vice-Chancellor PC Joshi Tuesday said, “This decision has been taken in view of the unprecedented Covid situation. We are with the Government of India. Our admission criteria will strictly be based on merit. We will honour the Board’s criterion.”

DU had earlier submitted a proposal to the UGC to hold admissions this year by giving 50 per cent weightage to class 12 marks and 50 per cent weightage to the CUCET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test) if it is held.

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