JNU likely to accept CUCET scores for admission from next academic session

Jawaharlal Nehru University after a Academic Council meeting announced to conduct CUCET exams for admission from next academic session.

JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) is likely to accept CUCET scores for admission to various undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by it from the next academic session. JNU took the decision regarding the same in its recently conducted Academic Council meeting.

In an official notification, the University has stated, “The Council has resolved that whenever the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is conducted by NTA for all the central universities, JNU would accordingly adopt and admit students through CUCET.”

It is worthy to be mentioned here that talks are still underway for conducting CUCET exam for admission to all the 54 Central Universities including JNU. As per media reports, a seven-member committee was formed earlier to take decision on the final modalities of the exam.

However, while the final modalities of the exam are still being chalked out, it has been established that NTA will be entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the CUCET exam. As per media reports, it has also been decided that NTA will conduct the CUCET exam in online mode as a computer-based test.