After DU, JNU to keep admission through CUET, teachers and student unions resist relocation

In an official statement, the administration said the decision to adopt CUCET was “overwhelmingly approved” at the meeting. But the JNU Teachers’ Association says otherwise. The 159th meeting of the Academic Council held recently supported the decision to use CUCET for admissions, which was taken at the 157th meeting on March 22, the university said.

JNU Academic Council decides that JNU admissions for various academic programs in the 2022-2023 academic session will be through the Common University Entrance Examinaton (CUET) to be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). https://t.co/ItJh6QrHA9

“During the deliberations in the Academic Council, a large number of members, including the deans of schools, center presidents and outside council members, emphasized that CUCET would provide a level playing field for numerous eligible students from across the country…” it added.

Denying these claims, JNUTA said there was no overwhelming consensus for the decision, instead, many were even allowed to put forward their views on the decision. “After the meeting ended without members speaking despite their hands raised, it is ironic that the university board has persisted in blatantly releasing a press release claiming it gives ‘overwhelming’ approval for all decisions made during the meeting of the Academic Council held today,” said the JNUTA. said.

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Shortly after the recent announcement, several student associations also opposed the move. The critics have claimed that the university VC “imposed” the decision on the students.

JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh claimed the CUET decision was “imposed” in an autocratic manner. “Once again, the JNU Academic Council has crossed all boundaries to destroy the decision-making process. Autocratic ways of imposing decisions,” she tweeted.

Another Twitter user claimed that,

JNUSU called the move “authoritarian,” JNUSU wrote to the chairman that it would lead to a loss of autonomy and transparency.

They said the members of the Academic Council reported that there was no discussion of CUET at the Academic Council last March. More importantly, when the supplemental agenda was sent on January 10, 2022, 111 faculty members submitted their views requesting the Academic Council to refer the agenda item to the School (BOS) and the Center (Faculty Committee) for further deliberation. Not only did the Vice Chancellor not put this letter on the table, he also did not allow people to express their concerns about CUET’s adoption,” they said.