The admission dilemma

With second PU and sophistication 12 examinations cancelled, universities are in a repair as to how one can conduct admissions for undergraduate programs, with some varsities saying that faculties affiliated to them can conduct their very own entrance exams.

K.R. Venugopal, Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University, stated faculties which have obtained extra purposes than the variety of seats can conduct their very own entrance check and admit college students primarily based on the scores. “Colleges can also admit students based on entrance test as well as class 12 marks allotted by their respective boards. However, colleges which have low demand for seats need not conduct an entrance test and can just use the marks allotted by the boards to shortlist students.” He stated that of the 300 faculties affiliated to the college, solely 20 faculties are in excessive demand by college students.

The Vice-Chancellor of one other state-run college, wishing to not be named, stated officers of various universities are deliberating and wish to conduct a typical admission check, the scores of which can be utilized to confess college students in all universities. “If we leave it to the college management, each college will conduct one entrance test and that will make it extremely difficult for students as they have to appear for multiple tests. Therefore, we want to conduct one entrance test that students can appear either offline or online.” However, the schools are ready for the federal government to take a name on this subject.

An official of the Higher Education Department stated that whereas they have been mulling over asking college students who needed to pursue B.Sc programs to seem for the Common Entrance Test (CET), there was no deliberation on how college students who needed to pursue commerce and humanities programs could be admitted. “The demand for arts courses is low, so students can be admitted based on the marks given by the respective boards. But the demand for commerce is very high and there is a need to devise a screening method for these courses,” the official added.

C.B. Annapurnamma, principal of National College, Basavanagudi, stated the faculty was ready for the federal government’s path and would observe the norms prescribed.

Many college students, nevertheless, are not looking for faculties and universities to conduct an entrance check and easily use the scores that will likely be allotted by the boards to confess college students.

Amaresh Kadaga, State president, Students’ Federation of India, stated, “When the State government has cancelled the examinations due to the COVID-19 situation, colleges and universities should not be allowed to conduct their own entrance test. Private colleges and universities will only take advantage of this situation and exploit students by charging a hefty fee to conduct the examination.”