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Time of India
7 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Admissions to 20 IP University PG programmes through CUET open till July 30
New Delhi: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) has announced that it will offer admissions to 20 postgraduate programmes for the academic session 2025–26 through CUET scores. The application window will remain open until July 30. The university said on Wednesday that CUET scores will be considered for admissions to the programmes only after the merit lists of national-level tests (NLTs) and the university-conducted Common Entrance Tests (CETs) for affiliated institutes are exhausted. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi The programmes for which CUET scores will be accepted include: MBA (Code 101), MCA (software engineering) / MCA (Code 105), MAMC (Code 106), MPT (M/N/S/C) (Code 107), MSc (environment management) (Code 111), LLM (Code 112), MA (English) (Code 113), MEd (Code 120), MTech (CSG) (Code 139), MTech (EG) (Code 140), MA (economics) (Code 162), PG in applied geoinformatics (Code 178), MSc (yoga) (Code 187), MSc (medicinal chemistry and drug design) (Code 405), MSc (bioinformatics) (Code 411), MSc (molecular diagnostics) (Code 413), MSc (microbiology) (Code 414), MS (packaging technology), BEd (Code 122), and BEd (special education) (Code 159). Interested candidates can apply online by paying an application and counselling fee of Rs 2,500. However, candidates who have already secured admission to these programmes through NLTs, CETs, or under the management quota are not eligible to apply via CUET scores.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
Mumbai considers holding major common entrance tests (CETs) twice a year
MUMBAI: The state govt is considering the possibility of holding major common entrance tests (CETs), such as the MHT-CET, for admissions to engineering, pharmacy, and agricultural courses, at least twice a year for the convenience of students. The idea is to provide the students an opportunity to improve their scores and rely on more than a single-day exam, said a source. With the computer-based test (CBT) spanning multiple days and the large volume of students taking CETs in the state, the higher and technical education department will need to study the feasibility of conducting the exercise more than once every year. A govt representative stated that there is too much reliance on a single-day test, which can be unfair for various reasons. A student might be unwell, under immense pressure, or face an unexpected issue that day. "If something goes wrong, they risk losing an entire academic year. We, therefore, want to see if we can offer students more than one attempt. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai However, conducting the CET is a massive exercise that spans several days, and we need exam centres for nearly a month. So, giving students more than one attempt could be challenging, but we are figuring out the logistics. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Get ₹2Cr life cover@ ₹700 p.m. ICICI Pru Life Insurance Plan Get Quote Undo It is at the discussion stage," said the representative, adding that they hope the number of students may decline towards the later attempts. The department is also trying to bring in more transparency in the way the CET is conducted for professional courses. For instance, the govt is planning to involve aided colleges to act as exam centres. Meanwhile, the higher and technical education department is planning to hold a one-day national-level conference with testing agencies such as the National Testing Agency for sharing and understanding the best practices in holding entrance exams in a student-friendly manner.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Professional colleges plan to boycott counselling over pending fee reimbursement dues
1 2 3 Hyderabad: With fee reimbursement dues reaching Rs 7,500 crore, all professional college managements are considering boycotting the counselling for various Common Entrance Tests (CETs), including the EAPCET, ICET and LAWCET, and refusing to accept any 'zero fee' admissions for the 2025-26 academic year. The managements of professional colleges have formed a new association, the Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Education Institutions (FATHI), to advocate for their cause, demanding that the state clear the dues by Aug 15. The federation includes management from engineering, pharmacy, law, nursing, MBA, MCA and BEd colleges. "All professional colleges are on the verge of closure. We have not received any fee reimbursement in the last three years. If the state does not clear our dues immediately, we won't be able to survive. This is why we have decided not to accept any 'zero fee' admissions and to boycott counselling," said G Nagaiah, general secretary of FATHI. He added that the outstanding fees would total Rs 10,000 crore by next March. According to its members, the association is even considering legal action to recover the dues. "In a class of 60, at least 20 students will be from SC, ST and minority communities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 임플란트, 지금 시작하세요 [자세히 보기] 임플란트 더 알아보기 Undo They are all eligible for full reimbursement. The Centre released SC/ST and minority funds over the last three years, but we have not received even that amount. Is this not the diversion of funds?" asked K Ramadas from the pharmacy colleges' management association, who is also part of the federation. They stated that, even if the govt allocates seats to students who are eligible for full fee reimbursement, they will not accept their admission unless a student is willing to pay at least 50% of the annual fees before joining the course. Meanwhile, officials from the Telangana Council of Higher Education said that they had tried their best to resolve the issue over the last six months or so. "We tried through different forums. We even recommended that the state clear dues in phases. But nothing has been released to cover fee arrears to date. Now, it is up to the govt to decide, as we too are helpless," the official added.
Indian Express
05-06-2025
- Indian Express
No more MH-CET exams outside Maharashtra: Chandrakant Patil
Maharashtra will no longer conduct Common Entrance Tests (CETs) outside the state, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil announced on Thursday. The decision follows recent incidents raising concerns about the exam's integrity. On Wednesday, the five-year LLB CET results showed that all four top scorers were from a single exam centre in Patna, Bihar, sparking suspicion. Earlier, in March 2025, the MBA CET was marred by reports of students receiving unsolicited calls offering admission to top institutes for hefty sums of amount in range from Rs 11 to Rs 20 lakh. A complaint to Mumbai police had led to the arrest of three people in Delhi. Stating that the investigating team has been informed of the latest development from the LLB five-year CET's result which has sparked suspicion, Patil said, 'To ensure transparency, CETs will no longer be held outside of Maharashtra.' The Maharashtra CET Cell conducts over 18 entrance exams for admission to various professional courses in the state. Some of the CETs – such as MHT-CET, MBA and LLB CETs are extended to a few cities outside of Maharashtra like Patna, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru to accommodate out-of-state aspirants. 'These are anyway very limited exam-centres. Further, this year, we had already reduced outside centres post the MBA-CET issue, but couldn't cancel previously announced exams. Now, we've decided to stop them entirely,' said an official from the CET Cell. The MBA-CET scam surfaced in March after students reported calls promising inflated marks to ensure admission to coveted colleges in the city in exchange for large sums. CET Cell had formed a confidential committee to probe the matter following which the matter was reported to the Mumbai Police.
Indian Express
03-06-2025
- Indian Express
Campus Talk: Maharashtra MHT-CET results to be out on June 16
The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell will declare the MHT-CET result for admission to undergraduate engineering and pharmacy courses on June 16. The state CET Cell has announced the tentative dates of results for various CETs. Results have already been declared for admission to 12 professional courses in Maharashtra at undergraduate and postgraduate levels out of the total 18 CETs conducted by the state CET Cell. Results for the remaining six courses are expected to be out between June 4 and June 17, as per the tentative dates declared by the Maharashtra CET Cell. (see box) As per the notification released on Monday, the MHT-CET 2025 result for PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) groups is expected to be out on June 16. MHT-CET was held in two phases: PCB from April 9–17 and PCM from April 19–May 5. Over 2.8 lakh candidates had appeared for the PCB group exam, while over 4.2 lakh took the PCM exam. As many as 40 questions were found to be erroneous across 28 sessions of the computer-based MHT-CET exam. The CET Cell has already declared that this will be taken into consideration during the evaluation of the papers. Other prominent CETs include those for five and three-year LLB courses, which will be out on June 4 and June 17, respectively. Approximately a little over a lakh candidates appeared for the two entrance tests combined. All students who have cleared Class XII are eligible to apply for the LLB five-year course, whereas only graduates can apply for the three-year course. The CET results for admissions to are expected on June 4. This is only the second year after the Maharashtra government introduced CET for admission to these courses last year. This decision was taken after they were brought under the purview of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
