Lucknow University Admissions 2021: Number of Applications for Academic year 2021-22 hits new record

As per the admission data released by Lucknow University, the varsity has received a total of 48,022 applications for various Undergraduate courses.

Lucknow University Admissions 2021: Lucknow University's Admission portal has received a record number of applications for admission into its Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses for the academic year 2021-22. The Lucknow University has witnessed an increase of over 8 per cent in the applications forms as compared to the previous years'. 

As per the admission data released by Lucknow University, the varsity has received a total of 48,022 applications for various Undergraduate courses. This is an increase of around 8.5 per cent than 2020 and about 30-40 per cent than 2019 and 2018.

The teaching and non-teaching staff of the varsity feel that the credit for the increase in admission applications to the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents are sceptical of sending their children to educational institutions out of the state due to the pandemic. In addition, this year with the higher secondary board examination being cancelled by most of the state due to COVID-19 and with alternative evaluation criteria drafted by the board, the results have been recorded comparatively higher than the last year.

As compared to previous years, the University this year has also introduced more options and combinations of subjects for the UG courses. Lucknow University is among the few other universities in the country which has executed the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP) implemented by the Central government last year.

Other than UG courses, the university has also witnessed an increase in application for PG courses. For 4,942 seats, a total of 24,397 applications have been received, which is 26 per cent more as compared to 2020.

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