- By Mayukh Debnath
- Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:40 PM (IST)
- Source:ANI
JNU PhD Admission: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is considering a return to in-house entrance examinations for the intake of PhD scholars, as per the teachers' body of the central university. This follows the cancellation of the June 2024 session of the UGC-NET examination over 'integrity concerns'.
Starting this academic session, admission into PhD programmes at JNU was supposed to take place through the now-cancelled exam. In a statement on Thursday, the JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA) announced that the public university is considering conducting its own entrance examination for those seeking admission as PhD scholars.
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JNU PhD Admission: Students, Teachers Opposed UGC-NET
According to JNUTA, university Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit took on July 3, 2024 a decision to open up the possibility of resurrecting the old system of JNU conducting its own entrance examination for PhD admissions. A senior JNU official cited by ANI confirmed that such a proposal is indeed under consideration.
Over the past year, several teachers and students at JNU have opposed the UGC-NET, which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). They have urged the JNU's management to reassume the responsibility of selecting candidates for admission into the university's PhD programmes.
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In its statement, JNUTA said, "It welcomes the decisions taken in the meeting of the Vice Chancellor and Deans of Schools on 3 July 2024, as well as to refer the matter to the faculty of Schools/Centres for their opinions." It added, "JNUTA considers this to be a vindication of its long-standing position on the matter of entrance examinations, as well as a positive response to the specific demands raised by it after the cancellation of the June 2024 UGC-NET Examination."
(With inputs from ANI)