Coronavirus Impact on Humanities entrance exam schedule such as DUET, JNUEE
Take a look at the top humanities entrance exams which have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
The impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has been devastating and has affected the entire globe tremendously. Fast forward to July, mattes are slowly improving with more relaxations in the lockdown being introduced, however, the possibility to open schools, universities is a risk not worth being taken. There has been a major debate over whether the Final Year students should give the final year examinations or should be passed on the basis of internal marks. While Delhi University has offered Open Books Examinations, the UGC has decided to host the final year exams in September, given the situation and condition at the time.
Coronavirus: Will there be a delay in the completion of the semester?
As of now, all institutes and colleges in India are closed till August 31, 2020. The semesters have been affected, however, many varsities have introduced online classes by using Google Classrooms or Zoom to conduct online classes. The final year examinations are now expected to be conducted in the month of September, however, an accurate confirmation will be provided by the Supreme Court and the UGC soon.
Are Humanities Entrance Exams affected?
Entrance Exams such as DUET, JNUEE, PUBDET, PUMDET, BHU UET / PET and many more have been extended and postponed their dates. While application windows are being extended, examinations are being postponed until further notice. Candidates can take a look at the following humanities entrance exams.
DUET
The Delhi University Entrance Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to offer students admission to various undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil, PhD and diploma courses which are offered at the university. The window to register online opened on June 20, 2020, and the last date to apply was till July 31, 2020. The schedule for DUET is as follows:
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15 Jan '25
21 Feb '25
17 Mar '25 - 31 Mar '25
14 Nov '24 - 31 May '25
19 Jul '25
9 Feb '25 - 16 Mar '25
| Event |
Date |
|---|---|
| Release of Application Forms |
20-Jun-2020 |
| Last date to apply for DUET |
31-Jul-2020 |
| Release of Admit Card |
TBA |
| DUET Exam |
6-Sep-2020 to 11-Sep-2020 |
| Declaration of Results |
TBA |
With the entrance exam for Delhi University to take place in September, it is highly unlikely for the exam dates to change unless the situation of the coronavirus outbreak only gets worse from here on. The Delhi University has regularly been updating its students and professors and as of now, there are no changes in the DUET admission process and entrance exam.
Delhi University is planning on making the entire admission process online, right from the application process to the entrance exams to the counselling and booking of seats. However, no official notice has yet been released.
JNUEE
The Jawaharlal Nehru University conducts the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Exam with NTA to offer admission students in undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil and PhD programmes at the university. The application window is now closed as the last date to apply for JNUEE was June 30, 2020. The application window is closed and the option to edit the application forms were made available from July 6, 2020, to July 24, 2020.
| Event |
Dates |
|---|---|
| Availability of JNUEE application form |
2-Mar-2020 |
| Last date to apply for JNUEE |
30-Jun-2020 |
| Correction of JNUEE Application Forms |
6-Jul-2020 to 24-Jul-2020 |
| Release of JNUEE admit card |
TBA |
| JNU Entrance Exam Date |
TBA |
| JNUEE Result |
TBA |
Presidency University
The Presidency University, Kolkata conducts PUBDET (Presidency University Bachelors Degree Entrance Test) and PUMDET (Presidency University Masters Degree Entrance Test) to offer students admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the streams of Humanities and Science. The university is closed due to the lockdown. While PUBDET entrance exam has been postponed, the application window for PUMDET has been further extended.
PUBDET
The PUBDET exam was scheduled to be conducted on April 11 and April 12, 2020. However, new exam dates will be released once the lockdown is lifted.
For more information on PUBDET, candidates can go through the following links:
PUMDET
The PUMDET 2020 exam application window has been further extended for now. The entrance exam is scheduled for June 21, 2020. There has been no notice yet been released concerning the postponement of the entrance test.
For more information on PUMDET, candidates can go through the following links:
| PUMDET Application Forms | PUMDET Admit Card |
| PUMDET Exam Pattern | PUMDET Syllabus |
Banaras Hindu University
The Banaras Hindu University conducts BHU UET and BHU PET to offer students admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered at the university. The BHU has now scheduled the BHU UET and PET to be conducted from August 16, 2020, to August 31, 2020. However, the dates mentioned are likely to change given the situation. .
For more information on BHU UET, candidates can go through the following links as mentioned below:
For more information on BHU PET, candidates can go through the following links as mentioned below:
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia has postponed its entrance exam dates, which were scheduled from June 7, 2020, onwards. The application window was extended over the course of months and the last date to apply for UG & PG courses was July 31, 2020, and the last date to apply for MPhil and PhD courses is till August 20, 2020. New dates for the JMI Entrance Exam will be released online soon.
Jamia Millia Islamia had decided not to conduct their final year examinations on pen and paper. Read: Jamia Milia Islamia cancels 'pen and paper' exam for final year students
For more information on Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam, you can go through the following links:
| How to download Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam admit card |
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