College Admissions 2021: How will DU, Jamia and JNU plan to admit students with Class 12 Board Exams Cancelled

College Admissions 2021: Top universities including Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi University (DU), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (IP University), etc. will commence their admission procedure in the upcoming months. With the cancellation of the CBSE 12th board exams and other state and central boards, the next step for students is university admission. However, they are confused regarding the same. 

JNU and JMI Admission 2021

While the cancellation of the board exams, JNU and JMI admissions will not be impacted as both the universities conduct admission entrance test.  The  JNU Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar had earlier said the decision is "pragmatic and rational" because the Covid pandemic is a once-in-a-century occurrence. He further said, "In most Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) such as JNU, the admission to undergraduate programmes is through an entrance examination. We will conduct the entrance examination whenever it is safe for the students to write it." 
He also added, if the entrance exam is delayed due to the pandemic situation and if the admissions are done at a later date than usual, the university will adjust its academic calendar to make up for the lost time. As per media updates, JMI media coordinator and public relations officer Ahmad Azeem said that said admissions are done based on the entrance test results. He added, "Under the CBSE evaluation criteria, marks will be awarded. If a student meets the eligibility criteria following the CBSE evaluation, they will be able to take the entrance exam." 

Delhi University Admission 2021

As per the reports, Delhi University will wait for the CBSE Class 12 result to begin merit-based admissions. DU-affiliated colleges admit students to most of the UG programmes based on merit, while admission to some of the programmes is given based on the entrance exam. DU acting Vice-Chancellor Professor PC Joshi said, "There are strong chances that we might start registration by July 15 if all the boards cancel their exams." 

He further said that, "The admissions will be merit-based. The various boards are going to give us some marks. Then there is the CUCET exam for which we had already sent a proposal. The ministry has to take a call on whether it has to implement it or not and it will depend on the assessment of the COVID situation," Prof Joshi, who is also a member of the CUCET committee."

Till last year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) had conducted the Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET). According to reports, the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) may be used by 45 central universities, including Delhi University, for admission. 

IP University Admission 2021

Vice-Chancellor Mahesh Verma of IP University had said the cancellation of the board exams will not impact the admission process because admissions are done through the online Common Entrance Test (CET). The university has already started its admission process, with the introduction of five new courses. He also said, "We just need the students to have passed their exams and that will make them eligible for the entrance exams…." 

Ambedkar University Admission 2021

After the CBSE board exam cancellation, Ambedkar University, which conducts admissions based on merit, said it is a "timely and welcome decision by the government". "It will help the university to complete the admission process in time and begin the next academic session timely. The CBSE will provide the results of Class 12. The process of admission in the undergraduate programmes will be merit-based, as has been done till the last academic session."