Still undecided on implementation of CUET for 2024-25: Jamia Millia Islamia

A senior official from Jamia Millia Islamia has indicated that the university has not yet decided on the acceptance of scores from the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for its undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The university would accept CUET marks for only 15 UG and 5 PG courses, as the administration has not been able to reach a conclusion to implement CUET completely, the official, who did not wish to be named, told PTI.

The official stated that Acting Vice-Chancellor Eqbal Hussain recently convened a meeting with the deans from all departments to deliberate on incorporating CUET for admissions in the upcoming academic session. However, the official added that a unanimous decision on fully embracing CUET could not be reached during the meeting.

While other central universities in Delhi, such as Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University, have embraced CUET for admissions in the upcoming academic session, Jamia Millia Islamia is expected to persist with its existing entrance examination system for the majority of its courses.

Last year, Jamia announced the partial adoption of CUET for 20 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, citing time constraints and academic limitations as the reasons preventing the university from conducting admissions entirely



through CUET.

The varsity had said that it plans to adopt CUET for all its courses from the 2024-25 academic year onwards.

With only a month remaining for the scheduled CUET examinations for postgraduate admissions in March, the university has not yet registered itself on the Samarth portal, which is specifically designed for the registration of admissions into diverse programmes at Central and State Universities.

'I wish to study MA Media Honours at Jamia Millia Islamia, however, the option is not available on the Samarth portal,'' PTI reported a postgraduate aspirant as saying.

''If Jamia was taking admissions through CUET for its PG courses, it would have saved us a lot of time and provided more options for students as we wouldn't have to prepare for Jamia's entrance exam separately,'' says another student.

According to UGC guidelines, all central universities are mandated to admit students to undergraduate and postgraduate courses based on CUET scores. The registration for CUET is presently ongoing, and the deadline has been extended until January 31, as indicated in an official notification.

Meanwhile, Jamia Millia Islamia offers a total of 42 undergraduate courses and 81 postgraduate courses, according to official information.