Jamia Millia Islamia is likely to decide whether to implement the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admission to all undergraduate courses from the next academic session in January, a senior official said Thursday.
The varsity has formed a committee to decide on the possibility of adopting the CUET, which was introduced earlier this year, for all courses.
This year, the university increased students to 10 courses. “We formed a committee to investigate the implementation of CUET. The committee is investigating the matter. The commission is expected to submit a report on this issue soon,” said Jamia Millia Islamia clerk Nazim Husain Al-Jafri.
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The committee’s report will be presented at an Academic Council meeting in January, after which the Executive Board, the university’s highest decision-making body, will take up the matter.
The academic council is discussing the issue at a meeting in January. After that, EC will discuss the matter,” Jafri added.
Only admission to 10 undergraduate courses was made this year through the CUET at Jamia Millia Islamia University. JMI opened a registration portal in August for candidates seeking admission to these courses. The 10 courses are: BA (Hons) Turkish Language and Literature, BA (Hons) Sanskrit, BA (Hons) French and Francophone Studies, BA (Hons) Spanish and Latin American Studies, BA (Hons) History, BA (Hons ) Hindi , BA (Hons) Economics, BSc Biotechnology, BVoc (Solar Energy) and BSc (Hons) Physics.
Major central universities in the national capital have adopted all or part of CUET for admission to UG courses in the 2022-23 academic session. The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced in March that it will be mandatory for all central universities to admit students through the CUET. More than 14 lakh candidates appeared for the CUET in the first edition of the exam.
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