JNU Constitutes Committee to Make Entrance Test Online

The administration of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has appointed a 12-member committee to figure out the possibilities of making the entrance exam of JNU, i.e., JNUEE completely from the academic session 2019-20. Joint Registrar of JNU (Admissions), Mr. MK Pachauri revealed that the committee was constituted by Vice-Chancellor to suggest recommendations for holding JNUEE 2019 in online mode.

Now, it is the responsibility of the committee to examine different dimensions and give suggestions to the concerned authority as early as possible. The first meeting of the committee is yet to take place.

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On the other hand, the committee constituted by JNU VC was opposed by former General Secretary of JNU Students’ Union , Satarupa Chakraborthy. He alleged that the 12-member committee does not have a representative from JNU Teachers’ Association and JNU Students’ Union. A decision regarding the implementation of online entrance exam must be taken only after holding proper consultations and taking necessary recommendations into consideration from teachers and students’ union.

The 12-member committee is headed by Professor Deepak Gaur. Director of Communication and Information Services (CIS), Mr. Sanjeev Kumar will hold the position of Member Secretary in the committee.

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Recently, JNU M.Phil Entrance Exam for Hind turned out to be a nightmare for many aspirants, as only 4 out of 800 candidates qualified the JNU M.Phil (Hindi) entrance test . The revised admission guidelines prescribed by UGC is the major reason for drop in the number of students who qualified the entrance exam. Therefore, there is a need to check the admission guidelines and do necessary justice to the aspirants at least from the academic session 2019-20.