UGC Writes to AMU and JMI, Says CUET Scores Mandatory for UG Admissions in All Central Universities

CUET 2023

New Delhi: UGC has written a letter to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), stating that all central universities have to mandatorily adopt Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG 2023) scores for admission to undergraduate courses.

The letter came after AMU released its admission guide, which states that only a limited number of courses will be offered to students through CUET UG 2023 scores. Similarly, JMI has shared that it has no plans to accept CUET scores for admission to its undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

In the letter, UGC said, "UGC has asked all the central universities to use CUET scores for admissions to all the courses. However, it has been observed that AMU has opted to participate in CUET-2023 for a limited number of programmes/courses, as was done last year”.

"Please note that all the central universities, including AMU, are required to participate in all UG programmes in CUET 2023 to provide equal opportunities to aspiring candidates, which is in the student's best interests," the letter further added.

The letter further stated that Common University Entrance Test (CUET) provides students with a common platform and equal opportunity at securing admission seats. The exam is helpful for students across the country, especially those in northeast areas.

CUET is a step toward establishing a better connection with universities in India. A single admission test allows students to be a part of the admission process in various CUET Scores accepting universities including all central and participating universities, it added.

However, the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia stated that the university has no plans to implement CUET for UG and PG Courses as it has its own entrance exam. The university will stick to its exam to ensure timely admissions for the upcoming academic session, he added.

While AMU has also announced that only a few courses will be offered through CUET, which are BSc (Hons) Community Science, BA (Hons/Research), BA (Hons/Research), BVoc Production Technology, BVoc Polymer and Coating Technology, and BVoc Fashion Design & Garment Technology.

Earlier, the UGC Chief announced that all central universities will implement CUET in the admission process. He further shared that for the academic session 2023, already about 120 universities have signed up for the exam.

UGC also has written to all the Central Universities that their UG course admissions should be based on only the CUET score. Last year, UGC permitted a couple of central universities to use CUET scores in a limited number of UG courses since CUET was introduced for the first time in 2022.

The UGC letter adds, "From the 2023 academic session onwards, all central universities must use CUET scores in all UG course admissions. Even if there are reservations for a particular category of students, such as local students in a central university, they should still use CUET scores only for all categories."

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