College admissions will be based on a US-style common entrance test from now, not Class 12 marks, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has said.
Here is what this means:
- Instead of the Class 12 board exam results, college admissions will now depend on the common entrance test. Anyone who has passed Class 12 is eligible.
- Besides the common test, universities can fix a minimum or threshold score for Class 12 for admissions
- The test will be multiple choice and computer-based, similar to America's SAT exams. Test centres will be set up across India by the National Testing Agency
- This will apply to centrally-run universities like Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Private and state-run universities are expected to follow.
- The Common Entrance Test for this year will be held in the first week of July. Applications will begin in April and the exam will be held online.
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