Board Exams 2021 cancellation to not impact JNU, Jamia admission process; check details here
The cancellation of the board exams will not have must impact on the JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia and the IP University, since admission to these Universities is conducted through the entrance tests.
With the cancellation of the CBSE Board Exams 2021 and other states following the suit, the students are now really worried about the admission process in major Universities this academic year. However, the cancellation of the board exams will not have must impact on the JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia and the IP University, since admission to these Universities is conducted through the entrance tests.
However, the Delhi University and the Ambedkar University will wait for the CBSE criteria to carry out merit-based admissions. The government on Tuesday decided to cancel the CBSE Class 12 board exams in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the decision was taken in the interest of students and that the anxiety among the students, parents and teachers must be put to an end.
Soon after the announcement, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) also decided to cancel the Class 12 board examinations this year in view of the COVID-19 situation, according to its secretary Gerry Arathoon.
When asked about the Delhi University's (DU) Admissions 2021, its acting vice-chancellor PC Joshi said discussions will be held with the admission committee and the academic council of the university to finalise the process of admission to the undergraduate courses.
Nearly 98 per cent of the applicants to the DU are Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students. "There will be some way to judge merit. These are extraordinary circumstances. The Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) can be a good method as it will be based on pan-India merit. DU will not compromise on merit. We will adjust to the new situation and see what method is to be developed. We will wait and see what are the criterion that the boards come up with for the evaluation of students," Mr Joshi said.
The Ambedkar University, which also conducts admissions on the basis of cut-offs like DU, in a statement said it is a "timely and welcome decision by the government". "It will help the university to complete the admission process in time and begin the next academic session timely. The CBSE will provide the results of Class 12. The process of admission in the undergraduate programmes will be merit-based, as has been done till the last academic session," it said.
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and IP University hold entrance tests and said the decision to cancel the board exams will not have much of an impact on their admission procedure. JNU vice-chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said the varsity will conduct the JNU Entrance Examination 2021 whenever it will be safe for the students to write it. If the entrance test is delayed due to the pandemic situation and if the admissions are done at a later date than usual, the university will surely adjust its academic calendar to take care of the lost time, without compromising the academic rigour, he added.
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