Common exam for under-graduate programmes: Sibal

Updated on: Monday, August 22, 2011

The Government intends to have a common examination for under-graduate programmes across the country from 2013 and prepare a common merit list as part of efforts to improve quality of education, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said.

He also told the Lok Sabha that the government would crack down on fake universities, the practice of taking capitation fee, misleading advertisements and other malpractices regarding which a bill is being brought.

Replying to a debate on a bill to amend the National Institutes of Technology Act, Sibal said the government is keen on improving the quality of education and in this regard world class universities would be set up in the country.

The National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which proposes structural changes in such educational establishments and bringing in its ambit the five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), was passed by a voice vote later.

Talking about the initiatives taken by government to improve the quality of education, Sibal said there was an effort to provide equal opportunities to both rural and urban students.

He said his attempt was to have common entrance test at under-graduate level from 2013 and then prepare an all-India merit list.

As per the merit, candidates would qualify for prestigious technical institutes, the minister said, adding an expert committee was examining the matter.

Common exam for under-graduate programmes: Sibal

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