JNU to conduct entrance examination for 2 PhD programs not lined beneath UGC-NET, test particulars | Schooling
Jul 02, 2025 03:25 PM IST
The choice to carry JNUEE for the 2 PhD programmes was taken by the respective colleges, college sources knowledgeable.
Jawaharlal Nehru College will conduct its personal entrance examination – JNUEE – for admissions in PhD programs for Korean Research and Cinema Research, which aren’t lined beneath the UGC-NET, whereas admissions for all different doctoral diploma programs shall be primarily based on NET scores.
In keeping with college sources, the choice to carry JNUEE for these two programmes was taken by the respective colleges.
“All of the deans have accepted and signed the method. This resolution is their very own, not of the vice chancellor or the administration,” stated a supply, including that the college’s construction is decentralised and democratic.
The administration famous that exams like NET-JRF and CUET are extra inclusive and broadly accessible.
“Earlier, JNUEE was held at about 80 centres, whereas NET-JRF is now performed at over 200 and CUET at round 500,” an official stated, highlighting that JNU’s publication report is rising by 5 per cent yearly.
Nevertheless, JNUSU President Nitish Kumar informed PTI, “It is because there are not any NET topics for these two programmes. That’s the reason the administration has to conduct entrance examination for these two topics.”
In the meantime, the JNU College students’ Union continues its indefinite starvation strike for the fifth day, demanding the reinstatement of JNUEE for all PhD programmes.
A scheduled assembly with the vice chancellor on Tuesday was postponed with out additional discover. The protest started final Thursday after the discharge of the PhD admission schedule for the educational 12 months 2025-26.
