CET for PG, PhD, MPhil at central varsities

Updated on: Tuesday, January 25, 2011

A commitee comprising of VCs from Central Universities has proposed to have Common Entrance Exam towards admission for Postgraduate (PG) and M.Phil / Ph.D courses across the 42 Central Varsities.

If the model is successful, it would also be implemented for undergraduate courses, revealed sources in the committee.

The committee for the decision regarding a common entrance test for admissions into Central Universities had been constituted by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal last year. The suggestion for the common entrance test may result in strong reactions.

The committee said that a common entrance test for postgraduate courses must be based on both performances in the entrance test as well as in the graduate examinations. The performance of a student in the first two years of graduation will be factored. The weightage given to the entrance test marks would be 70% and the weightage allotted for performance in the graduate course would be 30%.

The common entrance test for admission to the CUs would consist of two sections that would be scholastic aptitude and knowledge of subject in which admission is being sought. The committee also suggested, the relative weightage for the two sections could be along the ratio 40:60.

The common entrance test for M.Phil and Ph.D. courses would be made similar to the National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Scholarship conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The panel also has recommended that the CUs would be allowed to have their own interviews for M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes.

The CUs will also be given autonomy regarding the weightage given to interviews.

CET for PG, PhD, MPhil at central varsities

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