Admission to colleges of the University of Delhi (DU) from the following academic year can be based solely on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores, if a proposal in this regard is approved by the decision-making bodies of the university. The university’s academic council will meet on Tuesday to discuss changes to the college admissions process in view of the varsity the admissions testing system applies.
With the implementation of CUCET, the DU will abolish the previous admissions system, with which she announced cut-offs based on class 12 board results. In addition, the minimum exam marks of class 12 to take CUCET will be the pass.
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The DU Academic Council will meet on March 22 to discuss the changes in the eligibility criterion as the varsity has decided to choose CUET from the 2022-23 academic year. The decisions made in the academic council meeting are likely to be taken up by the university’s board of directors, which is scheduled for March 25.
The executive council is the highest decision-making body of the varsity. The Standing Committee of the Academic Council, in its March 17 meeting, had recommended that admission to the varsity be based solely on CUET scores.
According to the minutes of the meeting, the members said it will not be feasible to include another criterion based on marks obtained in board examinations. The minutes stated that members believed the eligibility criterion should be inclusive to invite a large number of candidates from across the country.
“Minimum criteria should be reworded as candidates must have passed the Class XII exam or its equivalent from a single recognized board,” read the minutes of the meeting. The members have suggested that candidates should only appear in CUET in those subjects in which they have passed Class 12.
In the event that the subject studied in Class 12 is not mentioned in CUET, the members suggested that candidates should appear in the subject which is similar or closely related to the subject studied in Class 12. Merit is calculated based on combination of subjects in which a candidate has appeared in CUET as stated in the program specific eligibility, read the minutes.
The standing committee was also of the opinion that admission to all redundant seats, with the exception of foreign students, should be done through CUET. It suggested that for admission to courses under the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, and BSc in Physical Education and Sports, a combined CUET score and performance-based test, weighing 50 percent for both, will be given.
It was also decided that admission to minority schools such as St. Stephen’s and Jesus and Mary would also be through CUET. During centralized counseling, separate merit lists will be generated for non-reserved and minority candidates as per the reservation policies for these colleges.
Under the cut-off system, these colleges released separate cut-offs and candidates seeking admission to these colleges were required to complete two forms: a college-specific form and the university common form. However, members have decided to recommend that admission to the School of Open Learning (SOL) and the Non-Collegiate Women Education Board (NCWEB) will be according to past practice.
Cut-offs are released for the NCWEB, while for SOL, different subjects have separate eligibility criteria and different grade requirement. The committee also recommended that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be requested to add geology, environmental studies and languages to Section II (domain-specific topics) of CUET.
If these topics are included, appropriate changes will be made to program specific eligibility. According to the preliminary structure of CUET, there will be three sections.
Section-I will have questions about reading comprehension, verbal ability, synonyms and antonyms. Candidates can choose one of 13 languages for this section. Section II will be topic specific and so far 27 topics have been listed under it.
Section III will have two subsections: general vocational training tests and open eligibility programmes. Meanwhile, the members have proposed to grant admission into postgraduate and PhD programs for the 2022-2023 academic session through the Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET), which will be conducted by the NTA according to past practice.
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However, they are likely to submit certain eligibility relaxations in light of the new National Education Policy (NEP), with appropriate regulatory approval. It was decided that additional fields should be created in the postgraduate registration form to record data related to CGPA, GPA and percentage.
The issue of admission to the College of Art, which has not been covered by the University of Delhi for the last few academic sessions, was brought up for discussion in the standing committee meeting. The University of Delhi has been informed that the Lieutenant Governor’s office has approved in principle the merger of the College of Art (COA) with the city-administered Ambedkar University, subject to the de-affiliation of DU. “The standing committee has recommended that admission to the College of Art can be taken over by the university, in case it is not dissociated from Delhi University,” the minutes read. DU has not yet approved the de-affiliation.
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