NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission (UGC) announced on Thursday that central universities have the option to conduct their own entrance exams or admit students based on marks in the qualifying exam if seats remain vacant in undergraduate and postgraduate courses after admissions through Common University Entrance Test (CUET). It emphasised that CUET scores will remain the primary criteria for student admission.According to SOP issued by UGC for central universities to fill their vacant seats, even aspirants who had appeared for CUET but had not applied to the respective universities earlier “may also be considered”.
UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said: “Seats remain vacant in some central universities even after three or four rounds of counselling. To keep the seats vacant for an entire academic year is not only a waste of resources but also results in denial of quality higher education to many students who aspire to pursue higher studies in central universities.”
He added, “Hence, in order to facilitate the universities to fill up their vacant seats, SOPs have been formulated. Students who appeared in CUET, but may or may not have applied to the respective university for the courses or programmes earlier may also be considered.” The commission has suggested that students who appeared in CUET may be considered regardless of the domain subject papers they appeared in. The university may relax the domain subject-specific criteria for admission to a particular course. If seats remain vacant even after exhausting the list of applicants who appeared in CUET, the university may consider conducting an entrance examination at its own level or the concerned department may conduct a screening test.
UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said: “Seats remain vacant in some central universities even after three or four rounds of counselling. To keep the seats vacant for an entire academic year is not only a waste of resources but also results in denial of quality higher education to many students who aspire to pursue higher studies in central universities.”
He added, “Hence, in order to facilitate the universities to fill up their vacant seats, SOPs have been formulated. Students who appeared in CUET, but may or may not have applied to the respective university for the courses or programmes earlier may also be considered.” The commission has suggested that students who appeared in CUET may be considered regardless of the domain subject papers they appeared in. The university may relax the domain subject-specific criteria for admission to a particular course. If seats remain vacant even after exhausting the list of applicants who appeared in CUET, the university may consider conducting an entrance examination at its own level or the concerned department may conduct a screening test.