Coming up: A common test to enter college ; Class 12 Marks Will Continue To Be A Factor
In a move that’s likely to further stress out students, a committee of vicechancellors has proposed a common entrance test for admission to undergraduate and post-graduate courses for all central university colleges and institutions.
This results of this test, being justified as an aptitude test, will be factored in over and above the school board results to determine admission into university. The committee has proposed that the weightage of school results and the common test be fixed by individual universities.
Funnily, there hasn’t been a problem yet with the current system. So apart from trying to fix something that ain’t broke, the committee’s proposal will be adding another burden on students. The proposal has the backing of HRD minister Kapil Sibal and stands a good chance of going through.
If implemented, this system will lead to the emergence of a formal hierarchy of central universities. It will also lead to junking of successful subject-based entrance tests of universities like JNU.
HRD minister Kapil Sibal maintains that the proposal will be fine-tuned, wider consultation will take place and universities will have the freedom to take it or leave it. In two months, the committee headed by JNU V-C B B Bhattacharya will give its report.
Weightage of Class 12 and common test results to be decided by each university
Proposed system could lead to junking of subject-based entrance exams
‘Minority institutions’ like St Stephen’s and AMU will be excluded from common test Sibal backs move for common test for central universities
New Delhi: A committee of vice-chancellors has proposed a common entrance test for admission to undergraduate and post-graduate courses for all the central university colleges and institutions.
HRD minister Kapil Sibal thinks it’s a good idea, although he maintains that the proposal will be further finetuned and wider consultation will take place and universities will have the freedom to take it or leave it.
“Aptitude test is a good idea. It will prepare a child for the real world and de-stress him from so many entrance tests,” Sibal said. Fifteen new central universities already have a common entrance test but these do not have undergraduate courses.
Source: TOI
