AICTE has come up with an alternative way to admit students under PGDM/MBA courses without entrance exams.
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in its latest notification talked about the delay in the conduct of common entrance tests for MBA and PGDM admissions due to the ongoing pandemic situation. AICTE notice reads, “All India Tests i.e. CAT, XAT, CMAT, ATMA, MAT, GMAT along with the 7th option of Common Entrance Test of the respective State are the qualifying tests for admission into PGDM/MBA course."
"In many of the States, some of the above entrance tests could not be conducted due to fear of the spread of Corona Virus and there is no indication as to whether these tests are postponed or likely to be held or cancelled etc,” AICTE said.
To avoid year-loss for many students, the Council has come up with an alternative technique to admit students. The notice further states, “AICTE, being more a facilitator than a regulator considered alternative proposition through which selection of the students could be made for admission into PGDM/MBA course which will benefit both the Institutions as well as the students.”
“Therefore, in the current scenario, the PGDM / MBA institutions are allowed to admit the students on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examination by preparing a merit list in a transparent manner,” the notice adds.
However, first preference will be given to those candidates who have appeared In any of the entrance tests mentioned in the APH 2021-22 and qualified irrespective of their marks secured In degree as long as minimum marks as per APH 2021-22 are secured.
“If vacant seats are still available, candidates shall be selected based on the merit in the qualifying UG exams. The States may also use this relaxation while allotting seats through counselling,” the Council said.
It may be noted that this relaxation to the PGDM / MBA Institutions shall be applicable only for the AY 2021-22, this shall not be taken as a precedent for the future academic years, AICTE further added.
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