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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
JNU to conduct entrance exam for two PhD courses not covered under UGC-NET, check details
Jul 02, 2025 03:25 PM IST Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct its own entrance exam - JNUEE - for admissions in PhD courses for Korean Studies and Cinema Studies, which are not covered under the UGC-NET, while admissions for all other doctoral degree courses will be based on NET scores. Jawaharlal Nehru University will conduct the JNUEE for admissions in PhD courses for Korean Studies and Cinema Studies that are not covered by UGC NET. (HT file) According to university sources, the decision to hold JNUEE for these two programmes was taken by the respective schools. "All the deans have accepted and signed the process. This decision is their own, not of the vice chancellor or the administration," said a source, adding that the university's structure is decentralised and democratic. The administration noted that exams like NET-JRF and CUET are more inclusive and widely accessible. "Earlier, JNUEE was held at about 80 centres, while NET-JRF is now conducted at over 200 and CUET at around 500," an official said, highlighting that JNU's publication record is increasing by 5 per cent annually. However, JNUSU President Nitish Kumar told PTI, "This is because there are no NET subjects for these two programmes. That is why the administration has to conduct entrance exam for these two subjects." Meanwhile, the JNU Students' Union continues its indefinite hunger strike for the fifth day, demanding the reinstatement of JNUEE for all PhD programmes. A scheduled meeting with the vice chancellor on Tuesday was postponed without further notice. The protest began last Thursday after the release of the PhD admission schedule for the academic year 2025-26.
Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
JNU brings back in-house entrance test for 2 centres
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has reinstated its in-house entrance exam, JNUEE, for its two academic programmes; Korean Studies Programme under School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (SLL&CS) and Cinema Studies Programme under School of Arts and Aesthetics (SAA). "All Deans have accepted this process and it is signed by them. It is their decision and not VC and her administration's. We are decentralised and democratic. PhD seats are already oversubscribed and 90% Master's (PG) seats are filled in the first round. We have very good response from students from all states and sections of society," official sources said. "JNU Administration is conducting JNUEE for 2 Centres as per the wishes of their Deans and Chairpersons. Administration is open to all options for admitting students. We respect the decisions taken by the Faculty, Centre Chairpersons and Deans," You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Highlighting the shift to national-level entrance exams, the source said, "JNUEE could previously be conducted in around 80 centres and NET-JRF exam (200+ centres) and CUET is being conducted in nearly 500 centres." Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
India Today
25-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Tamil Nadu Governor accuses DMK of using police to intimidate vice-chancellors
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi slammed the DMK government, alleging it used state police to intimidate and stop Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of state-run universities from attending a pre-scheduled academic conference in a post from Raj Bhavan's official handle on X, Governor Ravi likened the situation to the Emergency era, accusing Chief Minister MK Stalin of using 'telephonic threats' and 'secret police' to block participation in the event. advertisement'VCs who reached Ooty had midnight knocks on their hotel room doors,' the post claimed. 'They were threatened by police with dire consequences to their life and told they wouldn't be allowed to return home if they attended the conference.' He also claimed that one VC had been taken to a police station on the day of the event and that others had written to him saying the state government had warned them not to questioned whether Tamil Nadu had become a 'police state' and raised concerns about academic freedom. 'Or is Chief Minister Stalin afraid of the consequences of the rise in standards of state universities which largely cater to Dalit and poor students?' he to reporters, the Governor said, 'One of our Vice Chancellors is in the police station. Some VCs who reached Ooty faced something unprecedented. Secret police, Special Branch of the State told them: 'If you participate, you will not be able to go home and meet your family.''advertisementHe also criticised the state of Tamil Nadu's education system, saying that many government school students were unable to read Class 2-level textbooks or recognise two-digit numbers between 11 and blamed a steady decline in university standards on state interference and said this affects students from poor and Dalit backgrounds the most. 'State universities have produced more than 6,000 PhDs but less than 1% are NET-JRF qualified,' he Nadu Higher Education Minister Govi Chezhian hit back at the Governor, accusing him of politicising education.'The Governor is doing deliberate politics,' he said. 'If he wants to do politics, he should apply for the post of BJP's state president.'The Minister added that VCs may have known that attending the conference could be against the law. 'Threatening politics is in BJP DNA. Fighting for the state's rights is in our DNA,' Chezhian said.'How can a Governor make such baseless allegations against his own Government? The Vice-Chancellors have not attended this illegal conference called by you because they understand that your intention is to poison our universities with a particular ideology and politicise them,' wrote DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson in a post on X.
