For the time being, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is unlikely to include admissions to postgraduate programmes in its proposed common entrance test (CET) for central universities, which it proposes to hold from the next academic year.
The test would most likely be held twice a year, according to people familiar with the Education Ministry’s Thursday meetings with vice-chancellors of core universities.
Universities are not likely to adopt a centralised admission approach, as is the case with JEE Mains and Advanced for engineering courses, according to sources.
Admission to undergraduate courses is anticipated to be individually managed by institutions in the coming academic year, based on candidates’ entrance exam scores. Various components of the prospective test were discussed during Thursday’s meeting, according to sources, but the modalities have not yet been finalised.
National Education Policy-2020 evisages a common entrance test to be held by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
