UGC allows universities to conduct their own entrance exams for vacant seats

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that central universities can now conduct their own entrance exams or admit students based on their marks in the qualifying exam if seats remain vacant in undergraduate and postgraduate courses after admissions through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET).

The UGC's decision comes after noticing that some central universities still have vacant seats even after multiple rounds of counselling



through CUET.

UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar stated, "It has come to the notice of the UGC that seats remain vacant in some of the central universities even after three or four rounds of counselling."

"To keep the seats vacant for an entire academic year is not only a waste of resources but also results in denial of quality higher education to many students who aspire to pursue higher studies in central universities," he added.