Six Central Universities To Offer Admissions Twice A Year, Union Minister Tells Rajya Sabha

HYDERABAD: Six central universities have adopted the policy of offering admissions twice a year, the Union Ministry of Education has informed Rajya Sabha.

The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha.

“The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved the policy of allowing Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to admit students twice a year, in July/August and January/February. However, admitting students twice a year is optional for the HEIs, depending on their preparedness to handle such biannual admissions,” Majumdar said.

“The willing HEIs are required to carefully prepare a plan for all the activities related to the policy of admitting the students twice a year, including a plan for semester examinations,” he added.

The Union Minister informed the House that six central universities — Central University of Kerala, Central University of Punjab, Central University of Rajasthan, University of Hyderabad, Tezpur University and Nagaland University — adopted the policy of offering admissions twice a year.

The University of Grant Commission (UGC) has released the Draft UGC (Minimum Standards of Instructions in the Award of UG and PG Degrees) Regulations 2024 which proposed many sweeping changes in admission and the structure of courses such as multiple entry, recognition of prior learning, and promotion of multidisciplinary learning.

The draft guidelines have allowed biannual admission for those higher education institutes (HEIs) who are prepared to handle biannual admissions and may admit students twice a year, in July/August and January/February.

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