JNU to carry separate entrance check for 2 PhD programmes exterior UGC-NET; examine particulars right here
Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU) has introduced that it’s going to independently conduct the Jawaharlal Nehru College Entrance Examination (JNUEE) for admissions to 2 particular PhD programmes — Korean Research and Cinema Research, for the educational 12 months 2025–26. These two disciplines should not at the moment included below the College Grants Fee’s Nationwide Eligibility Take a look at (UGC-NET), which is in any other case the usual route for doctoral admissions.The choice to carry a separate entrance check was taken by the respective colleges inside the college, not the central administration. For all different PhD programmes, JNU will proceed to make use of UGC-NET scores as the idea for admission. The transfer to conduct JNUEE for the 2 programs is available in mild of the truth that no particular UGC-NET topics exist for both Korean Research or Cinema Research.
Protests and starvation strike proceed over demand for full JNUEE restoration
In the meantime, tensions proceed to simmer on campus as JNUSU presses for a wider reinstatement of JNUEE throughout all PhD programmes. The scholars’ union has been staging an indefinite starvation strike, now getting into its sixth consecutive day. Their core demand is the restoration of the standard JNUEE format for all doctoral admissions, not simply the 2 programmes in query.The protest started final Thursday, following the discharge of the official PhD admission schedule for the upcoming educational 12 months. A scheduled assembly with the college’s vice chancellor, which was anticipated to handle pupil considerations, was postponed with out clarification on Tuesday, additional fuelling discontent.As of now, there isn’t any official phrase from the administration on whether or not the demand for a full reinstatement of JNUEE might be thought of.
