Class 12 Board Exams 2021 cancelled! Here's how DU, JNU, JMI will conduct UG admissions

While the cancellation of the board exams will not impact the JNU admissions and JMI Admissions, since both conduct entrance tests, DU aspirants must note that Delhi University will wait for the CBSE Class 12 result 2021 to begin merit-based admissions.

University Admissions 2021: Top universities such as Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IP University), etc. are all set to commence their admission process in the upcoming months. With the cancellation of CBSE 12^th Board Exams and other state and central boards, students are confused regarding the next step, i.e. university admissions. While the cancellation of the board exams will not impact the JNU admissions and JMI Admissions, since both conduct entrance tests, DU aspirants must note that Delhi University will wait for the CBSE Class 12 result 2021 to begin merit-based admissions. DU vice-chancellor PC Joshi has already clarified that DU Admissions 2021 will be conducted without compromising on merit. Until last year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) had conducted the Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET). According to reports, the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) may be used by 45 central universities, including Delhi University, for admission.

While talking to the media regarding the commencement of DU Admissions 2021, DU VC said, "There are strong chances that we might start registration by July 15 if all the boards cancel their exams.” "The admissions will be merit-based. The various boards are going to give us some marks. Then there is the CUCET exam for which we had already sent a proposal. The ministry has to take a call on whether it has to implement it or not and it will depend on the assessment of the COVID situation," Prof Joshi, who is also a member of the CUCET committee, said.

Talking about JNU Admissions, VC Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar said, "In most Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) such as JNU, the admission to undergraduate programmes is through an entrance examination. We will conduct the entrance examination whenever it is safe for the students to write it.”

If the entrance exam is delayed due to the pandemic situation and if the admissions are done at a later date than usual, the university will adjust its academic calendar to make up for the lost time, Mr Kumar added.

JMI media coordinator and public relations officer Ahmad Azeem also clarified that JMI admissions 2021 will be conducted on the basis of the entrance test results.

"Under the CBSE evaluation criteria, marks will be awarded. If a student meets the eligibility criteria following the CBSE evaluation, they will be able to take the entrance exam," Mr Azeem added.

IP University Vice-Chancellor Mahesh Verma had said, “The cancellation of the board exams will not impact the IP University admission process because admissions are done through the online Common Entrance Test (CET). The university has already started their admission process, with the introduction of five new courses.”

"We just need the students to have passed their exams and that will make them eligible for the entrance exams…." Mr Verma told.

After the CBSE board exam cancellation, Ambedkar University, which conducts admissions on the basis of merit, said it is a "timely and welcome decision by the government". It also said that AUD admissions will be based on merit after the release of CBSE 12^th Results.

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