Jadavpur University Admission 2020: English honours must for master’s at JU
Until last year, the department allowed students from any discipline to study MA in English if the applicants cracked an admission test.
Jadavpur University Admission 2020: Candidates interested in Jadavpur University Admissions must note that the English department at Jadavpur University this year will allow students from other universities in its master’s programme only if they have honours in English. Until last year, the department allowed students from any discipline to study MA in English if the applicants cracked an admission test. Due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the university cannot organise admission test this year. This is why the aspirants for the postgraduate course will be screened based on their marks at the undergraduate level. Hence, only students with English honours will be allowed to apply.
The head of the English department, Rimi B. Chatterjee said, “It is the only tenable option, very far from the best option. But it is the only practicable option…” A teacher of the department said that since they did not consider screening aspirants based on marks as the best option because different universities have different marking patterns, they wanted to conduct a viva voce. The teacher further said, “But we were told by the university authorities that the higher education department insisted on admitting students at state-run universities based on marks this year."
Same concerns got prompted in Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur. However, the college would test the applicants for the postgraduate course in English through home assignments and viva voce this year. While answering to why JU could not follow the RKM model, an official of the university said the education department did not impose its writ on RKM institutions since they enjoy academic autonomy.
Students are advised to monitor the official website of the University to get all the latest updates regarding JU Admissions 2020.
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